Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (2024)

August 5, 1924

Publication:

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocatei

Location:

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Issue Date:

Tuesday, August 5, 1924

Page:

5

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HERALD AND ADVOCATE TUESDAY AUGUST 5 1921 5 PEACE EUROPE IRISH PROBLEM THE CESSNOCK TRAGEDY CARRINGTON SCHOOL PORT LYTTELTON CASE STATE BUDGET DISTRICT NEWS IRQ VISIT THE MINISTER MR LANG REJOINDER NOT TILL NEXT MONTH NOW BELIEVED POSSIBLE CARDI EAR THE RENCH OPINION GOVERNMENT DENOUNCED (Australian Cable Association) (Australian Cable Annotation) cl at the opening of Parliament llla had bM invited to the round table con drop In the income tax Even IY MURDER IN MEXICO Is reported from Mexico City that EECT ON GOLD STANDARD party CALI that TB Bas that he had a SPEERS' POINT Co MR RALPH GONINAN TRUSTEE INVESTMENTS IRE ON LAKE MACQUARIE BACK ROM ENGLAND STOCKTON fOR MOTOR LAUNCH BURNED THE BOY SCOUTS Rhaw SWANSEA Iosins K' eni a on Saturday franc: Heel and veatmrnts LABOUR COUNCIL'S VIEWS WEST WALLSEND PERSIAN POLITICS the tn The former urged the boya thp Turkish i Premier sta AMERICAN LABOUR £730 DEATH MR CONRAD SQUALLY AND COLD gat CARRINGTON SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS VICTORIA THE CHINESE LOODS the CK Li SIX OR ONE REVOLT IN HONDURAS QUEENSLAND COM THE WORLD LIERS EXPLOSION IN MANCHESTER by a ABATTOIRS BOARD 1 i GENERAL CABLE NEWS DAVIS CUP MATCHES VISIT GRAZIERS NEWCASTLE POSTMASTER pro The Nirwcastle Jiielrirt Abattoir MR HOWE APPOINTED LE T( ARICAN WAR MEMORIAL WALLSEND PREHISTORIC LIBRARY I THE CAULIELD MURDER AN ARREST HOPED OR they were hoo IE 1 LL T( WAR REMINISCENCE LATE MRS DURIE the ASSOCIATION OOTBALL TOUR ENGLISH TEAM BASEBALL CARNIVAL GOL COMPETITION The RIVERINA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP only be obtained by MH Mr thoee message from Baghdad reports Constituent Assembly has been I at the Port of Lou in tha trustee eate rtally only one to build a new public service the courage to in the way It one arises to Nt DEL The nf the inely Ot the 860 varieties of blrde found in Great Britain only 140 arc re Idente all the year round further showers are to be expectedIon the elopes and tablelands pass ing to parts of coastal districts with squally west to south winds In western divisions however it should ba flue and cold with some frosts Prea ree lied Jled inder that dis have gold will Grand Cardiff Cardiff school Ri hool Union declared by a tom the Port Lyttlcton that the wen hud offence A a fow ls good enough for Mr Bavin the ap task of reflecting Johnston of were grand Neal and 9 Ruehen an Busbaiian namely end American world fliers IJcutewinta and Waiie loft Kirkwall for llor Smilh arrived there but Wade half way between SYDNEY Monday New Sooth Wales Council of the rootball uode bus Ralph Coninan works manage! Uoninan and tyumimny Mr Retd of tbe Royal Observa tory Ope nt Good Hom hag discovered new enmet up by Mr uaimioga tne urictsn mem d'Affojrw and an acrimonious dispute between him and the Mexican authorities on behalf ot Mra Evans resulted in the Gtivernm nt'R demand tor hie wUbdra Reuter BAKING POWDER at all QracBra 77U The Rinlth nail ord descended in the sod Scape Elow uud llornaflord His machine was taken In tow trawler William A plain paper and fancy dren frnllo will be held at the Masonic Hall to night from the distln General Smote slight OMratlon which he endeavoured to postpone in or der to attend HYDNKY Monday Lang leader of the Stale the Anal ot the Ouropean sector of Daria Cup between rance and won the two PICK MB UP SAUCE Makes all the diSereme to Cold Meats tMiijB run iu'( dll Qreesra tho to Aided blooil ThnuKands ot pounds damage was caused by a severe street explosion owing to the fusing ot electric cables at beanagate tn Manchester Six shop fronts were wrecked and pedestrians had narrow escapee from tho upheaval of paving stones RE3l't'i'b can using Obtainable LR 1 tricot go nt SYDNEY Monthly Australian modal goMng competi pall bearers were 't "lx I'ctlt Tfortalen' Hiicncss MELBOURNE Monday Keith Drew rt Lennox street Yarra ville reported to night that be was held up by a man who accosted him In Wil lls etraet Tarravllle Tbe man suddenly presented a revolver at Drew saying ''Stand or I will blow your brains Drew stopped whereupon the man went thyougb bls pockets taking £3 in money and some documents The man kept tha money threw tha documents on the ground and ran away Immediately tbe report was received several detectives were sent to scour the district MELBOURNE Monday Mr Tunnoctlffe tbe State Chief Sec retary said ibis afternoon that tbe Ca lilnct was greatly horrified at the war der of Irene Tuckerman at Caulfield They expected the police to strain every nerve to run down the murderer If necessary a reward would be announced A brother of Irene Tuckerman told the Police this afternoon that be thought tbe murderer must have been somebody liv ing in the Tidally He must have known her otherwise she would not have spo ken to him The detectives are hopeful of making so arrest shortly but have one impor tant point still to elucidate wrsnas in Caulfield have arranged that their children should be driven or es corted to and from schools as there Is general apprehension that the murder was the work of a maniac All new Isuos should Government license bi MTR In the Czecho Slovakia rance first single matches Cocbet (rance) beat Zemla Czecho slovakia) 8 1 8 6 4 lacoste (rance) beat Macenauer (Czedio Slovakla) 6 2 8 6 6 4 SON IDY Tlio dentil announced of Mr Joseph Conrad the novelist at Blahopsbourne near Canterbury He went for a motor drive on Sat urday end died suddenly at eight o'clock long The British Association decided to support the proponed tour of which fc so tbit kw1 lol 0 A owe A I 1 airt ta rapid industrial development would pro bably rnm rapidly forward and be a rloiiK Industrial competitor Clearly tin' general results of th solution of airsilon which hai taxed the brains of the world's statesmen for lhe past five virus will be to establish the confidence the advantages ot which will far out wrtgh any spr In) nail temporary dlffer rp'es which would proKuianbly follow an tmrn return on the part of Great Britain to the gold standard" Hooter Jr is reported from Berlin that tho Ger nrm delegation left tor London this morning Tho tlon was playvd on tha Kensington links this afternoon Soutar who wwnt round in in the morning ratunwd card of T4 1b the afternoon aad won tbe medal with acore of IM Denton 1H oenaad Sayers 158 third Council pre deceaeed other members ot tho party It is stated that tbe travelling tin kers wwi at Abermaln on the last back Saturday in May but wore tn Cessnock some days earl'cr so that they mist have been working from a camp between the two places Evidently Ixnnon did not go with them io Ceosnoek after hw rough treatment so that there are at least men who should he able to give some Information about after his departure from Kuvrl Kurrb Murphy while red tn hta wife keeping a email In Brisbane Italians have been hanged la daughters Henry James Mrs Neal (the Smith and Mra 32 nd 10 great graofr'bil nn Sunday morning Mr Conrad was born In December 1857 had been suffering from asthma Miss Brosnam BA Department of Education hag been transferred from tbe Lakemba Public School to the Car rington Public School where he took up ner duties as fants' department Mrs Olsen the thy kindergarten Carrington school jiired Is progressing favourably In tbe Newcartle Hospital and expects to be able to resume duty In a few weeks LONDON Monday Tbe death Is reported from Toronto of Sir Edmund Osler the president ot the Dominion Hank of Canada In connection with the tenth anni versary ot the war the London news papers publish page of reminiscences and tributes to the goldlera and lhe army and n'y leaders Including Britain's debt to the ovtsseas Dominions A New York message states that at Rwlyn Hagen and Kirkwood defeated Crandy and Borling 3 aud 1 la an 18 hole exhibition match A Copenhagen message reports that Arne Borg tais established a world's swimming record for 1000 yards doing lhe distance In ISmln 20 4 5sec SYDNEY Monday The Interstate baseball carnival was continued at tho Waverioy oval thia af ternoon when Victoria and South Aus tralia who were both defeated by New South WalM an Saturday plans a match The game ended In a draw play being abandoned owing to the tad light The flnal Korea were South Australia 6 Vic toria I A gathering such as baa rarely been witnessed In Capetown aasembled on Sunday on the occasion of unveiling Capetown's war memorial siuialod at the toot of Adderley streeL The Earl of Alhloue the Governor General in performing tho ceremony de clared tbst he fek it a special prlviless as a comrade of many present and ot uose wnoee memory our Ing A notable eboentew gulshed gathering was who has undergone a her 18 itnics iuey ire orawn uy toe arcua tcet in colours and show each dimension and floor of tbe varlo'n pyramids and templea One drawing shows four gables with pointed pooka four terraces on each elds end end bat ao entrance The Pyramid Temple io these days bad no entrance They weite approached by ladders like the cliff dweller and when entrance was gained those ladders were drawn up for safety's sake In inter days atone steps were Installed by tbo JL OUR Ct wards Heavy ralus continue up WAGGA Monday Tbe Rlverina tannls obamloBsblp tournament concluded to day In tho men's singles Anderson heat if Clemesigar ta tbe ftnsi by 7 6 6 0 Mr and Mt and Mrl Mrs Indies CREU HEEf JOILI I never Mr Bavin thing that General toSerlmuncv'H Bet txu'ka have rent many a man for ward The United States of America tn the most neurotic country in the world with Britain a close second according to a well known doctor SOL could He Carrington school ing was end he turned to the brick one at the northern it offered an opportunity for remodelling With wider windows and other Improvements they mtgbt be able to do with the build lug Turning to the other building tbe Minister said do not think we can do anything wtth thfli Ho mentioned that there was a difficulty with the drainage of lhe ground as there were no means of getting tbe water away He would see wbat tho architect proposed to do to carry tbe water away I will go into the whole matter as soon aa I re turn to Sydney" said Mr BruntnelL you can rely on something being done to tbla hod this year and It depends on tbe money as to whether 1 can make a proper Job of It Before leaving he added that the deputation could take it aa definite that something would be dune and while they were at it be would like to make It a proper job Evon it he did not get tbe amount ot money he de sired he stni felt as It vu an Al case tha money whleh ought to be spent would be spent at once There was no doubt the school was ont ot date TTianks were accorded Mr BruntaoU fur bls visit and for his promise lottenll and the girls MrTame Murray Mr end Mrs kinson and family Messrs ry Mr sad Mrs Kay The death of Mra Miriam widow of tbo late Mr Hugh Ord faptij biewc A message from Atlantic City states that the hwids of the American ederation of Labour have published a document en dorsing the platform of the Cleveland Conference for progressive political ac tion and the Convention's nominees Sena tor la ollette for President and Mr Wheeler for Vice ft denounces both the Republican and Di'raocnttic parties The former is charg 'd with having flaunted lhe deuires of Labour in an arrogant manner and the tatter with having flaunted those desires with that evasiveness which is its cus 1'ituury mark of insincerity Both par ties are morally bankrupt and manipulat ed by machine Kditicians who have in volved lhe nation in mural obliquity and uoaxhamed betrayal Reuler LONDGN Monday Harriot the rench Prime Minis Ini ri lowed by iha London rspre attri of lhe Allied Confer neo primarily to Mr Ramsay Macdon ntJ who he said had shown himself a occurred at the rvsldeive of her son in law Aiderman Neal the Mayor "Bright Me" Devon stroet on riday night She was 73 ars of cge and was native ot South Wales She came to Australia In 185 landing at Adelaida and two years later went to Tomago She hod been a resident ot WallsendInce her marriage in the town tn 1866 By her death the local napttst Church loses one who had manlfn'ted a keen Interest In Its work since foundation Her busband who st one lime was a member ot the old PlaJte burg years sgo and she ki survived hy four sons and thro Meesra Tbomut Hugh Buchanan Meyorew) Mrs Walpole Descendants comprise granacniiuran dren The funeral was largely attended on Suntoy afternoon The interment took place hi the Baptist portion of tho toeai cemetery tastor Delating Tho pall bearers eons namely: Meara Walpole Hugh Buchanan Neal junior Tffie chief mourners in cluded the rams daughters aona in law daugbters ln law grandchildren Messrs John Edward and Enoch Williams (bre athers) and Mr James Melkle bcotber In lawl The relatives were tha recipi ents of many menage expronlve of sympathy and wreaths were laid on tbe grave on behalf of Mr and Mra Smith and family Dave Kate and fam ily Eva Harry and family Jane Harry and family Tom Jim May and family Hugtile Bella and family Sid Bella anJ family Superintendent and Scholars Baptist Churcb Ladles' Guild Baptist Ghuri Members Buptiet Church Rev Parker and family Mr end Mra Ash Mr and Mra William Man ager and Staff Coastal armers' Soci ety Mr and Mrs Wilkinson Mrs Dean and family Violet Vlgnro CUnb Mrs Truw ott und family Mr and Mrs Amifh liitifrsr Mra rhrnngwt nn3 and family Brothers John Edward Eboch Mdlle panmmtne chil dren were seen In a musical revue at the Masonic Hall last evening The popularity of these entertainments was again shown by the largo audience pre sent The programme was well received and tha children were freely applauded for their flue display contributed lo tlxe Tongue A Sawyer Robertson Reddle A Redding Pike M'Carter Jean Knigbt Dempsey Bell Llfv Harrison itzgibbon Mrs Hartup's orchestra were tbe accompanists It Mrw Rnoalle Evans tho widow of a for mer president of the Bank ot London In General Btnuta interviewed by DreaaatUive of the Com on tenth anniversary ot tbe war related on luteresting incident st the end ot July 1614 General BMha was on boiltoy In Rhodesia and General Smuts tele graphed asking when tn wowld return He replied "1 am returning by sea on tbe east coast on a German mail boat" or tunately General Btnuta was able to warn him In time end he retuned overland He thus escaped internment by tbe Ger mam a contingency which would have profoundly altered tho history of South Africa but It some developments should any ot tinkers be located The death took place tn Sydney yester day of Mra Duria wheat busband a former well known resident of New castle died twelve moMbs ago The deceased lady who woe 76 years of age is survived by as adult totally ot seven Tha eons are Messrs George Durte manager of Paeidc Colliery Ter alba Robert (Dorrigo) David iStrath fleld) William (Manning River) and Alexander (Drammoyno) The daughters are Meadaaeo Borrower (Warrimon and Hogg (Btratlrteld) Ths funeral Is announced to take ptace la Sydney to day The funeral of Mr George Lucas whose death occurred in the Waileend Hospital on Bunday at the age of 31 yean took place yesterday from his late residence RusselMtreet Cardiff the interment being In the Church of England cemetery Sandgate The deceas ed had lived In Cardiff practically the whole of his life and besides being a member of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows and the Buffalo lodges ha was also secretary of the local branch of the Australian Labour Party and the Cardiff progress Association The large attendance of residents at the funeral was sufficient proof of bls popularity included among those Messrs Connell MhP Re hch lCOToked Olden Mr Keynes the editor of theEconomic Journal'' who was the princi pal representative of tbe Treasury ut the Paris Peace Conference tn an address upon foreign Investments urged that home enterprises were being starved He sharply attacked tbe Trustee Acte and said that lhe trustees were invest ing sixty lo seventy millions outside ot consols In the Dominions end India with the result that the money for harbour works In New South Wales was cheaper i than harbour work don which is not Mr a Bruntnoll tbs Minister tor Education made aa inspection yester day ot lhe Carrington Public School the condition of which has been lhe sub ject ot strong adverse comments by tbe Carrington Parents end (Juliens' Asso ciation supported ty tbs district mem bers of Parliament who had previously visited li Tbe deplorable stats of the buUdilngs and playground tbe conges tion of tbe class rooms and other dio the 23 In for tR Iha With I hr Irra I flanAd'4 r9 fs Tuvin drfeme I will any nothing ex ept that I always thought It wan the duly of an Attorney General to upheld tii4 law vuvw tt is potent tribunal In ca the Judge said committed no legal abiding citizen that me and I trave to latently congenial upon tbo decisions of the Court" I SYDNEY Monday The feature of the weather system operating over the eastern Australian Stales during tbe week end was a south disturbance which displayed great ac tivity and caused strong westerly wlndn over a considerable region Tbe greater part of the Tasman Bea be twecu New Snutb Wales and New Zea 1 land was aflevted and rough to high' seas were experienced in (bis area The cold equally change which set in over New South Wales on Saturday Was accompanied hy rain during the week end over southern parts and also on the klsklnnle Tk Mazdas 1 as uc io wlff Miutobi (igUL but useful amounts were reported from several places tbe beet belug 83 points at Klundra and 56 pointe at Blayney The cold has been severe In most dis tricts with very strong westerly winds Snow has fallen on tbe southern table lands at places on tbe Blue Mountains about Bathurst and on the northern tablelands Temperatures fell to below freezing points at many places lust night tbe lowest being 20 degrees at ti la frAlp i from Tientsin that Illh Dyke burnt yesterday morning near Yanglluehlung flooding a depres sion southward between the Grand Canal and the Hsiho The Isntnedlnte result Is that Tientsin's River In a foot lower ind It is antici pated tha this roltef will continue for four days when (he depression wilt be filled The waiter is then expected to tnirst the Grand Canal dyk'M and flow ses coun crons It Is offMally stated that the Government has no Intention of compen sating these growers The agitation among the State Clvfl servants for tbe restoration of tbe 6 per cent reduction In wages and the 44 hour week eonUnnea to spread through out tbe State Speaking at a etop work meeting In the Wool)ocngabbn railway yards this morning one of the speakers said: "Bong out ail these traitors that turned against lhe prin ciples upon which they were elected They are simply scabs end no greater scabs have been kmxn in history We cannot depend on politicians but must hack our argument with industrial forces" The railway employees at Maryborough Intend bolding a slop work meettug to morrow aftornoon The new Cabinet is considerably stronger than the Irast and la expected to expedite the blllsatlon of tbe Reuter SYDNEY Monday A request to (he Ktate Government that It tomild pay the legal expenses incurred by the seven union officials who were acquitted on a charge of con spiracy Wilt be made by the Sydney lab our CrwiDcil If as expected the Gov ernment refusev to consider the request all Labour members will be asked to pro mise that should a labour Government come into power tbe legal expemms of the seven win be immediately refund ed The co of the defenres ran into over £730 The school I th In I ta rtrt a A MAnulel I AVI waa txiugroirui muu tuv pMuecnt iTft i i jg ififliQ Ul ibe place was growing the congestion ilas everything to do with their treat would become more acute Children hadiment The ordeal the defendants In the to be put into old weather sheds In the prt Lyttleton cae hart to underso was arl ilia 21 telTmmA 1 I not only Wheal ields Is secured when ths people gurafaaae JOHN BULL" RAI81NQ LQU Hand tn band Ecanomv and KING TEA 647 A telegram from Managua states that Honduras is in the throes uf a revolu tion our hundred insurrectioniato attacked San Marorree de Colon Many were killed and wmurdetLon both sides LONDON Monday The Belfret "Telegraph'' commenting on the Irish crisis saya "If the British Governmrnt proceeds with Its mad wleked project civil war Is certain" Mr Johnson the larder of the Irish Labour Party Interviewed by a repre sentative of tbe "Dally Herald" said "The Treaty was accepted by tbs Irish as better than the continuance of war fare Ireland kept her bargain Bri tain hae failed so we ought to say that the treaty no longer binds us and re make tbe Constitution free from duress Tho failure of tho treaty will not be re gretted In Ireland The alternative is self determination" BEA JNE1 present were nd Murray White officiated at the graveside being assisted by Mr Hull (Oddfellows) and Mr Wllsun (Buffaloes) The Messrs Williams end Hall (Odd fellows' Lodge) I Johnston (Pro gress Association Hrltcher (Labour Party Cardiff Branch) Anderson and Humble (Buffalo Lodge) Wreaths and floral tributes were sent from 1 United Order of Oddfellows Branch Sulphide Corporation Progress Association staff public Cardiff pupils Cardiff Public i mates of Australian Workers' Mr and Mrs Harrison and gr)s i Mr and Mrs Anderson Mr and Mrs Bevan Mr and Mrs Smith Veda i and Pave Mr and Mrs Bevan Mr and Mrs Malcolm Mr and Mrs A rkl warde Mr and Mrs Johnston Mr and Mre Thompson and family Mr and Mrs Abraham Annie and Rert Mr and Mrs Merrton Mr and Mra If Wilson Mr and Mrs Humble Auntie Ada and Uncle Albert May and Doug Mr and Mrs Bald win oar anu airs Huvourt Mrs Clinton and family Mr and Mrs A Robb Mr and Mrs A isher Mr and Mrs CUfton Mr aud Mrs Jones Mr and Mrs Hodgins Mrs Tlodglns and family Ettie and Char He Mr and Mrs Mason Mr and Sirs Wald ron Ad family Mr and Mrs Beau mnnt Mr and Mra Spinks Mr anrt Mrs de la Tore Mr and Mrs 1 Hall Mr and Mrs Arthur isher Mr end Mrs Williams Mr end Mrs A irew mr ano mrs rlsner sen Albert Heber Mr isher Mr Mrs A Birrrows Annie and Pert and Mrs Hilton end family Mr Mrs Driscoll Mr Wade and Mra Sutcliffe Mr and Itonghedge Mr and Mrs lick Bar bara Mr and Mrs A Rhaw I and Allsop Mr and Mra Egginton Mr Kearns and family Mr and Mrs Brltcher Jack and Annie and Miss asBlktant in the in on Thursday teacher In charge of department at the who was recently In Proteseor Niven and Dr Cornyn have uneovorad in Mongolian library 10 to 25 feet and the earth Juat beneath a third layer of vol canic ashes The profeasor estimates the library to be "at least 7000 yea's old and possibly 10000 We know that tbe volcanic deluge came about 6000 years ago fur we can measure that by the various strata that are above tbe volcanic debrie This entire valley was a great volcanic eons wtth 60 active volcanic mountains and at least three of these giauta constantly threw out streams of lava and ash and Are which Inundated this valley like a great flood it was at that Inundation that thio pre historic library was covered and tbs at tendants (Rte library 11111 that tbe various pyramids that were er ected in the valley also represented wor ship of the volcano gods They are shaped like a volcano and the chief me thod of worship was to build Bros on the tops of these pyramids and keep them burning for 58 years which was the century of these ancient peoples It was on top ot these pyramids that hu man saeriBcaB were made to tbe volcano gods long before the Astecs came along with their human sacrifices In addi tion to the books that have been un earthed from tbe shelves of this ancient library architectural drawings have been dug up by hundreds These are draw ings of tbe pyramids and temeles They uu vtai wiiivu iu unj iMi en bngllsh team to Australasia ondil( impregnable even by ths d'gger's steps will be taken to finance (he lour I Prg They ere from sixteen Inches to At present the proposal la for ihe eleven inehee In surface and two Inches EMgUofrmen to ptay matches beginning thick They ire drawn by tbe arthi ac rerun sun ou arrival id xvw sonrn Wales matches will be held at New castle and Cesonock It la estimated that tbe gate receipts for the whole tour must reach £20000 to meet lhe necessary expenses In volved In the toor at Kurri Karri rrter wha be stated wn shop or bonrd'nghousc Detective Sergeant ergrwran who has the case In hand Is atlll engaged en Innulrv work He Is air week nr Itwo months behind in forking for iliiea Ka It I 4 tkaSA trill KA He iimo un ly Newcastle LUel jn the State I Mr All nve members are nt Gonlnan lht sane opinion are in accord on Hie matter have all made nur re prcHcniat ions lo you and as you have in spected the school we leave it with Mr Skelton raid that the Carrington Parent and Citrzcns Association hud dom tbeir part They had purchased a quantity of material for school equip ment and everything that could be done by tire awociatton had been done They r'lem ral Smuts speaking in Capetown srcll "Th world ran nt last breathe frri ly 1 have very little doubt rminy wilt accept the decision "Tlio ment may however Important results on the In i 'rntreh as Great Britain now flml that America and Germany Will once mnre be on gobi basis It wit ihrforo bo a most serious ques tion for England wholhor she should not itirn to a uold baste without further hiy Th fy the ointment for Mr Mnr lonaid that In that event there Ofjtato Burmeeter aged 10 years a pupil of tbe Boolaroo public School was se verely cut on tho head while playing in tbe ecbool grounds yesterday irst aid was rendered by the Boolaroo Am bulance The boy was afterwards at tended by Dr Morrison who Inserted three stitches In the Injury after which the tad was taken tn hin home at sneers' i Point IL UL an exceedingly fine combtnauuu There was a good attendance to wit ness tbe football mat hee on Saturday afternoon but the spectators wero greatly disappointed when It was learn ed that only five Mayfield players had arrived The early game between tbe local (hira grade and Rovers proved a hard contest resulting in a win for Westy the only reore coming from Kaiser who shot and after the goal keeper bit II the ball bounced up to lhe bar and skied Into the net The early part of the game was marred by Connelly of the Rovers having bls leg broken expected That there will be me cnthu lasm Hi" luln i ppcd the measure aa vig nrutiely aa any and woe almost breath tea when hr stopped after ten minutes' furloux dancing Ptindays thanksgiving service at Wembley Stadium was wonderfully im iw'lvi Over jnoofl Scouts packed rhoubler io sbouhb filled the great'soived and the Cabinet has resigned arena where they wore addressed by nw Cabinet baa formed Yoshio th Vrin ot Wale? and the ArchbishoppikSba Al formerly ft In Of YOfK Io rarrv out flic Scout Laiw and be pre pared to lake their share In developing the boundless possibilities nritAtA'r trtat ir um as That the aJvnnlnuA ttf 'a HrsonaJ visit I thought that as I was going to Raymond Tttnstv 1 would call and inspect it mjtielf 1'tautt and specitidUoim are ready for extensive al terations to the school but I now want lo go through them lo ace if they meet requirements It la an case which means that it Is for attention tills financial year end it is all a question ot tbe money I can secure tor the coming year 1 want about £600060 to deal with end "A2" cases aod If It ts any consolation I can tell yea there are worse cases than even this one" Tbe Minister in this regard mentioned the Gosford school where owing to congestion two basem*nt rooms In the town hall had been put Into use no claasrooms He could not see to read the books there end things were In a shocking condition The department was trying to remedy things as best they onld do bls best for the As far aa one build wns driving Iler hair caught In the wticcta and the body was dragged the face being badly mutilated John Stra'iert the German manager of Mrs Evans' hacienda who was accompanying heras seriously wounded The murderers arc believed lo be agrarians incited hy antl forign agita tors They escaped with a pay roll of 2000 pesos which Strauss wae carrying i The name of Mrs Evans recently came up in connection wtth alleged attempts by Mexican troopa to seize ber great ea iill riu vliubly be a restriction ofjtat'' 11 reported tnat large portions rtll arid the immediate coneequencoa I of her arable lands have been taken over might I felt eomewhal severely by the I 01 majiy of the live stock driven off Working r1iKM Moreover Germany Mra Evens' flgtrt egalrwt the alleged nt onre friv and fully equipped rorjnpta to seize her property was taken nii ia 11 iir hv Mv CttrnmlRmB ffiA Rrltlah ChorAfe The body found in tbe watorbole st Ceeeaoc by Mr Nelson on Sunday morn ing has boon Nentified as that of a man who received a reference from tbe Erlna Shire health inspector In ebruary and who wae arrested at Kurri Kurri io ebruary by Constable Whlteehurcb Mr George tetcher health officer of Erlna Stake Ooeford whoso reference was found In deceaaed'a pocket arrived In Cessnoto yesterday and kten'lfied the body as that of the man Murphy to whom he had glvrn a reference So far as he knew deceased left tfoaforil on ebruary 6 He told letcher that he intended to go north There were two other men with deceased at the lime and It Is beloved that they left Gosford with him Constable Wbltecburch of Kurri Kurri viewed tbe body and Identified ft as that of a man named Patrick Murphy whom he arrested at Kurri Kurri tor being drunk and disorderly Murphy was brought before the Kurri Kurri Pol ice Court on May 9 and was fined Ids In default throe days He served three days Murphy nt that time was lo com pany of two or three other men appar ently travailing tinkers He described htmaelf aa a tlnemitb when he was be fore the court James Lrnnon wbo was a member of the party wns narrat ed for his own protection on May 13 on a ctmree o' drunkenness Ho Informed the police that his mates had attacked Mexico an Englishman was shot dendl6'!" and battered him He was In fwn In the vicinity of Texmeluean In the atate that Sergeant Stein had him State ot Ifoebla on Saturday evening orreeted fob hte own protection If Mra Evans was shot through the left 'bls man can be found he should be side falling from a buggy in whleh to information concerning the Mr I Howe who has for ten yearn been in charge of the poet office at Goul burn has been appointed lu Newvaatli and expci take up his new duties in the course of a few weeks Mr Howe is due to retire in twelve months' lime He has had nearly fifty years' service in lhe Postal Department lie ined ihn service us a probationer in the West Mail land Post office on May 187S ami a few yearn later was sent lo open the Hratixion office He afterwards opened the offices nt Wnllalmdah andlorry's Plainn He was employed suc cessively al lhe Singleton Maitland and Newcastle offices as a telegraphist or twenty four veurs he was in tbe telegraph branch trie General Poet Offkw Syd ney and while there rose lo the powi tron uf supervisor of the nighl staff He was luler appointed postmaster at Wagga and after three years was pro moled to th office uf district inspector at Cootamundra a which he held for a aiinilar period prior to taking over c*ntriil al Goulbttrn in succession (i Mr Curry on the latter's retirement us postmaster in lfll7 Apart from hie pleamnt personality Mr Howe is held in high esteem for his pub lic services He has while in Goulbnrn been identified with church patriotic and public inovvmenta With hie wife who is a Newcastle native he has been a prominent worker in various local bodies tn tin Giailburn district from which his departure will be much regretted abilities were fully detailed la "Newcastle Morning Heratd" of July and the article was followed by creased pressure upon the Mintater immediate attention to tbe school Mr Urunincll reached the school shortly attar 930 am Id oompaey with Mr netne: urea dem nf Children's Welfare bupartment Mafr Parsonage superintendent of tbe Gos tord Training School and Mr Naugle Director ot Technical Education Tbe Minister wae met by Alderman Parker Mayor of Carrington Meesra Bud deley Skelton IL Connell Murray and Cromarty MsP Mr egau chairman of the School Board Alderman Wilson Messrs Brown secretary and Bull trea surer ot the Carrington Parents and Citizens' Association and Messrs A M'Lagan and it Ledaam The was conducted upon a visit ot Inspec tion by tne schools inspector Dunlop BA and Mr Yabsley principal ot the school After tbe Inspection the party formed In a group jn the school yard between two of tho school buildings Aiderman Tarkcr Mayor of Carrlugton addressing Ibo Minister said "We feel after your Inspection that you can promise us something definite Tbe school Is a dis grace as it stands for present day re quirements aud there la need for some big alteration There is thing to do and that is school Mr Brown said large family going to the school They were not asking tor anything unreason able They knew the Government was not overtlusb with money but as ibe Minister bad seen tbe school with the members uf the district he ft ift now ugreo with them lhat It was nu a fit ploce to teach children In An entirely new school was needed for any attempt to renovate the old buildings would be a waste uf public money SYDNEY Monday Tbe (Rate Budget Is now not likely to be delivered till next month in view of lhe dlfftenlllea that ere being ex perienced tn bringing tbe Etetlmstes of the different departments down to something like a reasonable limit Tbs work associated with the Loan Confer ences has also been a factor in delay ing the presentation of the annual fin ancial statement According to a state ment by Rtr Arthur Geeks ths State Treasurer recently published in our ooL umns it would appear that be finds It difficult to see In what way taxation can be reduced The promise of a reduc tion wae contained in the speech and tt is likely that It will be carried out by had the promise not been made to go to the country without making a reduc tion alter what baa besu done In the ederal rphere would court disaster for the Government and ita follower TTie Treasurer haa a difficult row to hoe Tbs demands ot tbe different de partments are of such a nature aa to create tbe impression that the people cxlrt only to be taxed for tbe upkeep ot an aireaay overmanned No Government hoe had deal with tbe ecrvfce shonid and until some take the bold but unpopular stop its heavy weight win be felt by those who have to arrange the financial affairs of tbe State The present Government haa done something by way ot reorganisa tion but it han encountered a good deal of opposition aa mm In tact as if tt had gone about the thing in a drastic way The Estimates have had to be re turned to the departments for revision and ft this work Is not satisfactorily 'arrled out It may have to be done by the Treaixirer himself Sir Arthur forks has to fane the posi tion that he has to find £606000 more In interest this year ttran last and he has tn submit to the loss of about £SOn 006 In motor taxation which will be used for main roods under the condltiorM of the Main Roads Bill As against this there are the iru ome tax assessments not sent mH and collectable prior to tbe cIom ot the lai financial year and tbeee are estimated to run into a big sum or instance we find that during July tbo Income tax receipts umoumed to £40741 as against only for the same month In lf23 The following programme: Tonaen Jean tr at siatraman Th (nt ure he added would show that th" decisions taken were not only In eon fornitty with tho Interests of Britain but wen likely to I'Tomote powerfully th ciiirne nt pence The most prvvnJIcd throughout the Con rciic and wns felt that peace was nn luisHlble It wns now for Germany' show herself equally wise and to I ilnr alut the final re eetabllshment BRISBANE Monday With (he modifleation ot the embargo on ratoon cotton and tbe payment of a guarantee price for ratoon seed the question again arises what cotnpenaa ttnn tt any will be paid to those ffbfiVDfa whri nbfrvtoA th Mfwin htn Wariolda ind JI degrees at Konciufko previously In fottft and dwtrtryed thir Wrmbtey Exhibition which he described hail r(athed their limit aud could du us ing an ex' cptlonaily fine one or( AjjRrxdlan eecgk a had been found oil The Mayor mentioned that a con pie of considerable Interest to visitors to the I b(1 follnd tbe Khoo exhibition and tbe products of tins un (ipj he erected one nt his own country especially the primary 0D(' exMnae He was not saying so for unv were generally kn inspected and llal knd(J bit to show that the favourably commented upon Tbe Nsw W(rQ helping the custle steel tudusty wus rePr 'wbcud The parents and aasM sented by tne exhibit of the Broken Hili uliun retvlUy BUMked lhe Proprietary Company Limited and tbt(( a intended in a lesser degree of the omfoon wealth inai lwn npw rmuhinM Th Rtr wereUint oskin'ghe6 JlniiaterhelpJ tiie castle and South Maitland wae'reliol without helping it tberawlves not represented to the extent that Itl ALierman dson said that a num mht have been Beyond that Mr Oo parents rent Ueir children to other ninun would not make anv comment laehuUs nuber than yeonardw their health There was considerable Industrial ac i by sending them to their own school tlvlty in rance The devastated areas Mr A Lagan stud that be had wero being raplrtly rebuilt hy flue ehidren attending the school but of buildluga It was probable that lhe if he could have afforded to wend them great amount ot money being thus spent elsewhere be would have done accounted tor much of the Industrial Mr luuueil: Thia school like others activity Asked as to wbot was the speaks for itself Everyone was hop oosilion In Uiwmnny Mr Goninan aaldling it would rain io day for your visit It was very rliffi ult to Judge the condl so that you could have had a full idea tlons Then' was do apparent poverty 'of ita disabilities The westerly winds and the works that visited appeared have however dried the ground and to be fully manued He would say that shown the school at ita best generally the Germans were muklngB Mr IJruntnell said that he bad known supremo effort to get back into lh the school was in a bad condition be markets Judging by the hotel cause in tbe first place officers of the charges living eondltforfe were almost department bad made reports upon it prohibitive He was charged 34 rentenanL secondly the whole of tho district equal to 1w room per day members had repeatedly brought il be at tbo where he stayed The fore him did not know however" nw tn rhr mach'ne Shona h' visited uuu ked lhe Minuter "that it were equal lo 34a per wceK wmii bad as it is hours per day In Belgium the a pentona oiln at fhlbir Mr Labour jwtrty lo Dtght replied to the remarks made by Mr Ifovin (the Attorney Generul) on Saturday concerning the court proceedings arising out of tne al leged bold up of lhe eleamer Port Lyttel ton "I cannot rongratuhte Mr Ifovin on lhe defence of hL aitioiis in regard to lhe Port Lyttleton conspiracy case" he said "While he displays the keenest possible anxiety to di cnm the conduct of the seamen who refused to man the unseaworthy vraml he shows a suspicioua relqetance to direll upon tbe circ*mstances which led to the filing of the criminal charge against the union secretaries wbo fercnce Mr M'Ticrnan made no at tempt to take the business of Parliament out nt the hands nf the Government He merely exercised hie right aa a member in asking for an opportunity to folly dfo ctigb the matter an our of nrjjmoy I can quite underetand Mr Bavin's desire to avoid whul he calls on the fact which fori thr be rniue it is with fheeo facta and nothing that we are st present concernedvc are not diacnssiag the action nf the seamen who refused to man the ship al though Mr Bavin's ndnitw ion tbai'the vessel wag 'in a sinking slate' is vitally important in that vonnccljun 1 fanes Mr Bavin himrelf would much prefer even a prison on dry fond to the forecastle of a snip on the ocean 'in a sinking state' 1 people will be inclined extravagant cfoptrup aor fonnrehy in the Ilia) the irrihiu sorro (u bo the side of i lhe A iloniey General a morass of spleen g' Mrs Emms James wife of Mr Thomaslames the well known cocah proprietor of Wallsend jHuaed away at her resi lience Murntn atreet on Saturday morn ing after an illne of only a few days Born nt Hamilton in 1856 she was in one of Hamilton's pioneers he hav ing carried on a successful butchering busi ness in Chaucer street for a number of years Mrs James came to Wallwnd iu 1888 remaining a resident until her de mise the causes of which were an aeute attack of pneumonia and heart trouble bhe was of a most generous and indus trious disposition and ber death creates a aad void in tne life of her husband and sorrow lo four sons and three daugh ters who survive her The sons are Mr James (Singleton) Mr A (Warstah) Mr James (West Wallsend) and Mr Bert Mames (Wall end) and tbe daughters are Mra John Dean (Wallsend) Mrs Bert Shanahan end Mra Smith both of Hamilton The funeral took place on Bunday the remains being conveyed per tram and train to tbe Anglican Cemetery Sand gate Bev Pyke conducted ser vice nt the house and also officiated at the grave The principal mourners in cluded the husband sons soua in fow Mem Smith and A Smith (broth ers) and Mr Arnold (brother in law) Mem Scott Jenkina Pond and Lnwley acted aa pall bearera The relatives received numerous mesoages of condolence and wreaths were placed on the grave on behalf of ather Harry Bella and krank Kitty and Jack Phoebe and Peter Maud and Albert Lili and Jkrt' AdA nd fom Mr and Mra Arnold (Wanatah) Mr Murray MLA Mra Deantutor Mr and Mra (1 Smith senior and family Mr and Mrs Williams Mr snd Mra Hupe and family the coal oceraeer and peraonal staff Port Wars T' Moore Mr and Mrs Wil Lord and The launch i MNalJ iTSwteti The fares which was wen carried out waa the source of mocri amusem*nt am) wHh mustral Kerns and dunctng passed tbe time awwy until the email hours of tbe morning The dredge Latona has finished dredg ing at Pelican and Is now at work on the bar which is in a very bad state Work has been started tn removing the old wharf end building the new pri vate wharf several of the piles of which have been driven Visitors complain ot the smell arising from the water bole in Hlgb etreet and think It about time they were filled up to prevent fever Mr Tegg presided over a repre sentative meeting ot tbe rogTws As sociation on Saturday Correspondence was received from the Shire Council giving the unimproved capital rating vahie of Swansea as £35148 Another letter which caused considerable dh ussion wae to the effect that no reduc tion could be made In tho sanitary charges namely 9d per service paid yearly in advance but the council would acceift payment In two Instalments This matter is to be placed before a public meeting to night Tbe council also Informed the association that In regard to tbe drain complained of at the corner ot Josephson and Belmont streets they cannot revoke their de cision to spend no money from rates In side streets As for the kerblng and guttering of High street no money wv available but it may be done next year Public Works Department wrote saying that Swansea Bridge would be redecked tn tbe present financial year No complaints of broken springs caused by tbe rough nature of repairs had been received Aa the amount promised by residents ot Channel street Is In hand the secretary was Instructed to so inform tbe Shire Council and oak when the work will be done The secre tary wie instructed to post notices tor the working bee In the school groun strung all who are wilting to ssatot to be on tbo ground with tools on Satur day August 18 The secretary informed the meeting that four S3ft crossings had been provided for on the proposed perk In closing the meeting tbe president said It was gratifying to know that they bad received eleven new members since last meeting The straying stock several young bulls being among them are becoming a danger in tbe public street 1 IRDII 4 turies appeared to workioff at enu t0MrCaGnlnan tbo esrlv ances of Steel Wortcs Tknui ley Exhibition und he had a tton with Mr Italic rondurtor band Mr Dalle iprwd his eonfl donee in his hand ami is tbo good Impression they had created Ths baud expe te1 to Mr Gonlnan left England Many of Mr Qonlnan's English friends prise at such a high eta band ueinga product ot Australia end It classed Lr Onrt AAfflMnitlflU aa And nii hmiuiTif' to discount hrs aixiit 'revolution' Ifoht of tbe fact tiTies were found the law whereas rriR lonnrtrt itL ertnurr MUTH Mr Ravin snyr ihnt hmk he is tng to exprew rontritinn I uni mistaken kt a moment expected chiiigf About the only would bring lhe Attorney a full realisation ot the ot his eonrlllM tnr itioiile authority rfeai with plm ln Hetty the same wav as he dealt with the unfortunnte defomtanta in the ronwjr ary raae A spell In tbe dock a night ar two in laina Pay prison widespread niihlielty a a perron cbarged with a riminal nflrn and the refusal of ball wnnld considerably humanise the out look nf a gentleman who thinks that the character of lhe defendnnts has nn a n'ol a a a ve i ri uni i Lte IO I Mr Ilnvln that the character of men ew people ere or so ms Vey think UkqeiTea to be in Mr era tn he sane Antra raid weather RhWli 1hftnree in i ax ix mu tixis ii ti taiirii nt i a ww i a it i Lie ctiti i 4 ii as i ilrnltcJ ennLnl Qvrin bo th UQIfflM ttf Ahfl thft 0431 Of tOmmfr 'in fanif vet to Oxsuva on riday after ten months' I People who bad Inspected tbe school to the men themselves buc to their fam ausence auroaa iu mo inieruatB oi cuv nao suicr a iuai vuerc wuidvihis Urm same evening When Kcin yesterday Mr looked the picture ot health and said that be had hail an enjoyable voyage Ho stated that be bad made extended tours of Groat Britain and ot portions of the Couiiiient Briefly discussing in dustrial conditions he said that be found the Iron induetlileU In England fairly slack and the manufacturers wero meet ing uili keen competition from Euro pean countries lie had visited the Tbe motor launch Raynorn one of the finest of Eta type of craft on Lcike Mac quarie and owned by Mr (' ry ot Toronto waa totally destroyed by fire In tbe very early hours of Sunday morn Ing The vessel bad been uned on a cruise of the lake on Saturday afternoon and! on returning about 630 pm It was moor lv' i wersen sa itMttv vi east rif iffVi tbe Toronto public jrttr I was the first to notice tbe launch on fire about 12 45 am on Sunday and he yr iuh 1 1 auiair rj awanruru rrj wliu JlUT" ried down to find ber a mass of flames Strenuous endeavours were made to save Esol I The Newcastle Dirtrirt Alrnttoir Board his been informed by aixty three gnzwn that they urc accepting tbe boards lun iAiion to inspwt the abattoirs and sale yards on Thursday lu addition the narty will include tho Mayors ol New viitfde aud uuburbH local and representative citizens he visitors will iuuude fat stuck men from Vee Wu Willow Tree Singleton IfoU num Uun Tamworth Gnyra Lambs Ue Grtefurd Wallarrblia Wcrris Creek Jerry's Plains Aberdeen Dennun Wd getl Quirindi Glen lunes MuswellbrooK Kempsey Casino Wingluim loraki Bu)n Scone (iiinubdah and mwa Mr? Lewsoo the aeun tary and Eeral manager states that tie board also received replies from several hundred graziera regretting tbal other engagement and tbe distance prevents tbeir acceptance of the board's mvitauon Many have expressed approval ui the board's action iu giving publicity to their sdeyardx a step in the right diuiclmn A Moree man thinks Newcastle stock market should not only provide for tbe local weds but should become a recog nised outlet for export Mr Cram me chairman of the Australian ileal Council "ho be absent from 1 Blate feels certain that those making the inspection will recognise lhe cxiellent ci (orta the board is making on behalf the producers and consumers of meat A Gunnedah producer says be is i)esM to see that Newcastle people are wakening and he does not see why Newcastle should not become the shipping port for the north and north west Mr Bowman of Upper Manilla uys there is uo ftann why Newcastle should nut be a very large fut stock market Mr Williuns Earraba writes: "The muv meut is a good oue and wish you all suceea and hope to have the pleasure of sending many consignments to your city Another BarTaba man Mys he regrets he cannot come but he wii be represented by a trnek of bullocks Mr leming of Itaan Baa hopes there will be a good muster at the inspection und that it will mean improved bnsinmsi in (he future The viators qll first insisit (hi' uhit toirs and the asleyurds In the niter noon they will visit the works of Hy land Limited and lhe 8lcel Works uud in the evening they will le entertained st dinner at Scottish Houm Six Amite Louisiana for the murder three years Rgo of a man named Caltnea Only one was really responsible for the crime but al! persistently refused to disclose his identity Every effort made by the prison officials to Induce a confession signally fulled All stuck together declaring "They'd die as one man" sooner than give away their guilty comrade ellow countrymen Id the United States applauded their de cision and sent (o the prisoners in gaol parcels of food cigars and home made wine Before the hour fixed for the execution the actual slayer Roy Leona confessed his guilt but It was too late to save the lives pt his com rades The case aroused International Interest and culminated In an appeal from Signor Mussolini ntmsel to sldcnt Coolidge According to the secutlon at the trtal Calmu a taurant proprietor interrdpten gang while they were attempting rob a local uanK hounds the police tracked the gang to a deserted house where all were arrested and eubsequently convicted Leona who lived tn Brooklyn and I'm more of New Orleans went bravely to (heir deaths Lamantla or Chicago stabbed himself in six places wtth a pocket knife and Bocchto also ot Chi cago tried to commit suicide by throt tling himself with rope but the at tempts ot both men were unsuccess ful They were placed in chairs nnd rushed hurriedly to the scaffold Gig lio of Brooklyn and Rihi ot New Or wev ite i icaitra wrre utuppeu juiuufu ujc nip her Olb year She was the eldest dangh 1 at four Both were bravo (o ter of lhe late Mr Henry Nnutn wnoltne last and talked cheerfully to the reporters With two exceptions all retained their Italian citizenship A double scaffold was used three times and each pair of prisoners as they approached the scaffold waa attended by a priest holding a crucifix As Deamore was led out he crlud go ing to Leona Insisted upon kissing the deputy sheriff and the re porters flint protested his Innocence saying man is guilty of mur der and America to day Is hanging five innocent men Do you call this lhe land of Justice? I hope capital punishment will now be abolished' While the elx men mentioned wero be ing hanged st Amite Louisiana the first triple execution by elootrlelty was completed In the Western State penitentiary at Eddyville Kentucky two whites and a negro paying tlis penalty for murder The doomed trio walked to the death house from their cells singing "Onward Christian Sol diers" One of them named rank Thomas exclaimed night ovs: I'm going home This world le'nt worth worrying about" The hangman In the first executions received £60 for his afternoon's work payment at the rale ot £10 for each victim chief electrician tn the older rxeeu Hons received an equally hondsume re muneration night Buy nuts' sing song wore strik pi I uretvque Hu foiiiirs of the crimn fin wKe it iholr a hundred killed Scots S'lints nt ihr special request nr tborlncc of Wal tlancnl a reel to tbo mninirn nt Iho Euen1tu Kiiil I dinly discarding hL hat tho Prloco Wales jump Into tho arena and1 advocateff the repeal of all Trustee heartily Joined in lhe dam lng amid tre iA'to "'l rationing of overseas In um A social evening was given by Plain on riday night laeL to who assisted In saving her property in the late fire There wav a large Cather ine Mrs Plain thanked IhnM wKn haS I ara A Vrt ansi timaa la iwwxa ra sa VIIHVO an aJi Tl 'flrwer Rerresaernnta were served Tbe urtBUXie fealnre of the evening was a mock wedding those taking oart being bride WalM MW VS groom Charlton as Pul 'em: the parson Outram as Rev Windbag Iskras as thaaa kei te I A a iiBtac sscav vui co kps UOIL the launch which was drawn Into shallow mani and Ha water while buckets of water were putehaf ne honoured guest was Mr Joe Into use bnt despite all efforts she waeismjth a high hand gentleman aa Mr uurunu iu lua "Hit vuge uuvu was a cabin one and waa built by I Holmes Bros of Sydney about 18 months I ugo It was 24 feet long with a beam ot 7 feet and waa equipped with a "twin Acme oil engine tt was valued at £350 and was insured with tbe Queensland In surance Oonvany for £200 In the black nesa of the night and wtth the reflection on the water tbe burning vessel fanned by a strong westerly wind made a tine spectacle Hie heat from the flames was so intense tool it was oimcnit to near them uBU 0.

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