FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 17880, 28 January 1922, Page 16

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Cr Walter, on behalf of a number of | workmen who had served under the City 1 Corporation's inspector of works (Mr J. Barnes) presented him with a silver watch, gold chain, and gold ring. _ Mr Barnes, in reply, stated that some of the men had been working under him for sixteen or seventeen years. He had been a foreman and a master since he was fourteen years of age, and when fifteen he. had 160 men working under him in England. This was under the. Corporation of .Stockport, where lie was employed about three years. i «• * * * i There’ have been extensive robberies of wool at the Steam Company’s wharf, Sydney, eight hales being stolen in one week. Five men have been arrested on suspicion, including a merchant. * * * •» It is stated that the Milton pottery works have been purchased by Bishop F'evil.l for £1,400- * * » # A Canterbury fifteen defeated the Australian Eleven by six wickets. Scores; Australia 46 (Ashby two for 19 runs, C, Frith three for 20, W. Frith live for 2| and 145 (C. Bamicrman 25, Horan not out SB, Murdoch 21) ; Canterbury 135 j.Spnrfortli nine for 77) and 58 fur eight wickets. atir» y miiM whit, worse* art