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PEEPS AT PEOPLE.
Jacob Asher, well known in Kalgoorlie
for very many yars, died at
Fremantle on Thursday last.
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Local handicapper, Billy Brew, was
one of the few who profited by the
Railway Stakes and Berth Cup double.
He had the nice
bet
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of £500 to 14.
Harry Hicks, of J. A. Hicks
and
Co., Hannan-street, is off to the Fast
to-day on a buying expedition.
Me
expects to be back in about
three,
weeks' time.
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George Staplee in Kalgoorlie in advance
of Lieut. Parer, claims the distinction
of being one of three of the
surname Staplee. The other two
are his sons.
Mark Parer, coming to Kalgoorlie
as mechanic to cousin Ray, the
intrepid aviator, is a brother to Harry
Parer, the well known market gardener
of Kalgoorlie. he is only 21
years of age.
Stated on good authority that Grant
Hervey in liis paper has returned
to
the attack in his criticism of the C. .1.
de Garis schemes.
Also it is alleged
a number of ' Mildura
people hav.-
rightly or wrongly, been converted to
hi$ way of thinking.
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Tuesday's eastward _ bound train
took away a well known Boulder man
who it is alleged owed the bookmakers
in the vicinity of £500. It was
rather a severe knock to the odd merchants,
but we have not heard that
any of them have been compelled \o
cake on hard work.
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Lieutenant Parer, who hopes to accomplish
the trans-Pacific flight, surmounted
untold difficulties in his flight
from England with the ill-fated
Lieut. Mcintosh. He is quite young,
and of a retiring disposition. The
party during their stay in Kalgooilie
will be located at the Railway Hotel.
Airs. Elgood, of Ileliopolis. Egypt,
has had conferred on her by the
Sultan of Egypt tile Companionship
of the Order of the Nile, the first
occasion on which such a dihunctioo
has been awarded to a woman. Mrs.
Elgood is a medical practitioner,
ihough not in practice, and during thecrisis
of 1913 rendered invaluable ser_
v-k-.es to Australian and other suloieiv:
m Egypt, many of whom will be very
gratified to learn that her services
siave been officially « * * recognised
Mr. J. H. Fergus, who lias acted a;;
e.ond'uctor on the express between J
Adelaiu-2 and M el bou r lie lor > car.-,
iias retired from the service of the
\ ictorian Railways department upon
the attainment of the age of 00 years.
Mr. Fergus, who is the senior conductor
in the service, was on the Royal
train when His Majesty the King
visited Australia, and again when
the Prince of Wales travelled in Victoria.
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Acting-Warden, acting mining registrar,
clerk of courts, registrar of
ninhs. deaths and marriage-', regi.-trar
of old age and invalid pensions, agent
for the. curator of intestate < s.a.es.
State returning officer for tin- ehate
of Kalgoorlie, and sever.a oih'-r
Government positions, most f thi m
carrying no salary, all tha.t e c-
;;ectfcd of Ted McUinn. Yet they talk
,,f effecting further savings b;. eon -
••.ulidation of olhcc-s!
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Hal ide JKdib Hanem, Tnrkei's woli
novelist, has been given Ml
liink
aorpcra 1 by K'-mn! hi"' Turl: h ade
r in -Vsia Minor) for having liandled
a rifle in th.; recent fighting against
the Greeks.
Besides doing war work
she is said to have almost completed
at novel dealing
with Turkey., figs;-,
for independence.
lhtlide Kdib v.a-s
the pioneer of the feunnin- rnovem -m
iu Islam, and was the first
Turkndi
girl to enter the American eoli<-;e
..omen at Constantinople. fc!i.- man a d
a doctor uiid bccame a war nurse,
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The
application of brine as r. genera?
i ule will affoi d relief to a sprain
oi st.ftncis . A man called at a Ilann.ui
a,reel butcni n-J a lew days ago for
a.
ho!tie lull, ana
of course was sapplied.
The shop youth .was told
it
was ginger beer, and took a mimtiiiu'.
Having been caught
himself
in
Pad
the cheek to take it to a .••<•:.h,c
employee
at the rear of the >!e>p
Loid the same stor%. The i- * i- b '.m,
thirsty., look
puli
at tne !'o:ti« •
Moai.v. iiiie lite >onfii dci»artv>l ha-'r.- •
I'y. a'-n he has eA.t; ita'.t s.n.iea
rv' wl ie berth since
IV C. Jio') Mill en. hi-- new pre.-ajeet.
-,f I he Boulder Ihh'.f... has^ i,.ae. !-H
'gnce ha came to IhAtider, ; n-t r.hs j
;.l.e:ervas tiie lienor membei- :ia\e n.- j
corded him. His h art ana soul aia j
hi the branch, and. nothing "-'iat '/'lli j
turther the iiHC'.'t-.-:ts of tlie .hg- j
1 too much for hh:a :-hr.< e • h- seesetary"-
ah/ence, Mr. IMilh n ha d - o j
has been tireless in his efforts 10 au- j
vance the brancii. lie l.ielong-- to j
well known Boulder fauiiiy, his iath-r j
being an ex-counciilor ul the mun-r-.- j
pality and one of the piyne.-rs of -he j
district.
j
From Staniford Smith (c-x-jnayor ,
and Senator) comes a radio message j
from Ft. Moresby. Papua, conveyim: j
the compliments of the season to the j
Mayor, Councillors and staff of th •
Kalgoorhe Municipality. The s'-asc-n's
greetings besr wishes were also rcceiv- j
c-d from Milton Bastwood. one time !
markets manager, now in business ai J
Tamworth, New South Wa.-es; It. W. |
Hague, one time Health Inspector, ;
and now with the St wage Dt-paruren: j
Hobart; C. Wordsworth Jan.-.es. r.Di- |
time Town Surveyor and Einhna.-r, \
now holding a position at Murray
Bridge; J. S. Knowles, erstwhhl, cashier
to the council and now in bu.vlne.ss
at Biyth. South Australia. Xei-d <--.s
to say the good washes are must
heartily reciproci-.ated.
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