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VoL. r. PERTH, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, rgo8. No. 2. ======-· The Coo-ee. Sporting and Theatrical Weekly . • Turf Tattle and Tips. • " IMPARTIAL NOT "EUTRAL." By '· ABAC US.'' Printed and Published EVERY SATURDAY by the Proprietor, H. P. FALKINER at the Ken ington this afternoon. ure to draw aid that the stewards bad no idea of "Morning Herald" Job Printing Office, a big crowd. inquiring into the running of Independent James Street, Perth, West Australia. till the owner complained that be l1ad been * PUBLISHED ONOE A WEEK. Some ve*ry ~i nister* st.o1• *ies are• fioa,ting; taken down a,t Canning. round r·oncerning a prominent registered * * * * * TERMS TO So SCRIBERS : racing official. Some of Lhe K arra;ka;tta entries are neat ly P E R ANN UM 5 o * * * name.d. Repetition ~Le Va ,·-Once l\I0re), HALF- Y E ARLY 2 6 tipendiaries ar running a grave ri k \\ J,irligig (G1·afton-Pierette), High o­ QUARTE RLY 6 of being charged wiLh obtaining money un­ t'Jety (True Blue-Lady Mary), and Screon CASH IN A DVANCE. der false pntences. (riarbineer-Vabnce) are distinctly good * • * fl'ort.s in nomenclature, but Fusilier (Fu­ Centml Publishing Office: S holl' a Build n gs, Hay Derby entrie are rather disappointiJ1g. ilade----Bridget) hould not have been l'e- Street, Perth, adjoining" Morning Herald" Up­ Could be picked in three a.t this early gil'>tet'!ld, as there is a sire of that n ame town Office. date-The Brewer, Tiercel, and Connolly'. in ~ ew South Wales. I et, with Durham Court as a fall back. * * * * * By sending direct to THE Coo-EE Office * * * * Lc.ng-pl'omiserl improvements to the Hel­ FIVE SHILLINGS you can have THE Quite refreshing to ee so many fashion ­ mont course are to be put in band this Coo-EE posted regularly to you every week ably bred young ters in the Karrakatta month. And, while the r;;-cing tr :~c k i~ for a year. Plate. Iew blood is sadly needed on local being brought into line with present-day Cheques, Drafts, etc., and all Business c- urses. re:qt-irements, proprietor Cockram might • Communication to be addressed to H. P. * * * * * alsc. consider the comfort an:! convenience FALKINER, Coo-EE Office, Hay S treet, Perth. Appearance of May Ki11g's name in the of patrons, more particularly in the Lager V.R.C. rational Hurdles may surprise enc-losure. ' som . people, but not tho e who have been * * * * * Correspondents to 'fi·IE Coo-EE would Comatawah, Toora, and The m·prise oblige the paper (and , to an extent, immediately connected with the horse. The natty little son of Positans is a natural have been tran fe:rred to James Washing­ themselves) by taking some care as to ton. It -has long been under tood that the methods of addre&s. jumper. * * * * * Hay-street t.obacconist bad a controlling in­ Busines letters (with regard to subscrip­ terE'st in these horses. tions, adver tisements. etc.) should in no case Dangar's late finishing run in the Rel­ mont 'T'rial ga,ve backers a good tip for the * * * * * be addressed to the Editor, but to the If one of the s teward had been station d Manager, To send them to the Editor is to Hurdle Race a.t Ascot, and. with Peken riding a nice. patient race. Bolger's geld­ down near the turn while the Foundation invite inattention . H andicap wa.s being run, he might as the It is not a good thing to address editorial ing had no diffif'nlty in settling Booby np the Ftmight on . fonday. :\fi ~ ~ing Friend ' advts. say "have heard letters to anyone by name. '' T he Editor, .ome thing t.o his advantage." Coo-EE," is the proper superscription for * .. * * * ' ' copy." Delay, and even loss, is some­ Lightweight jockey Edwards ha~'; been * * * * * mR.de the scapegoa.t for Lh Tndependent in­ Regrettable fatal accident to " keeter" times caused by addressing to persons in­ 'T'homa at Belmont might have been pre­ ouirv. for i.t is ~mpossib l •to believe tha,t stead of officials. The person may not be vented by a stricter supervision that at there; the official always is. the lad took it on ut Canning "on hi c.wn." Possibly the "std rac9 on Loch hiel on Monday, Nearly every race-goer, except the three mitted, whether in the form of Sporting, is an Enj?:li h boy, who worked pa,ssage Rnlnried officialR, sa.w what h appened at i11.S Theatrical, Social or other Articles, Verse, ont to Austt·aliil. He ha,d no e::-:rpel"ience or Sketches (tho, e dealing with Australian Canning, and t here W'!IS a wild rusl1 to get with hors')s till he got a job on Temby's subject. are specially acceptable), Para­ on wl1e11 betting openoo on the Belmont farm. As ho was a handy weight, and gaJloway race. If the stewards are going graphs. Letters or Newspaper Clippings. t.o 'Na• nnxious to lear:1 he was put up to All communications will be regarded as pass such strong ramps. and await re­ ride work occ a ~iom~.Uy. The lad bowed o vergaJR before ta.king a.ction thl · will be strictly confidential. nmch aptitude that Temby gave him every THE Coo-EE will return all unsuitable b'\dlv bea.ten. · chance, nnd unless he puts on flesh MS. when the address is specified and - * * * * • Qllic-kly, Young Marks sho,Jld prove one of ~1:ust h~ve taken Little Marv over 2.21 stamps are enclosed. But no MS . will be the bfst "colts" in Temby'~ 1!table. returned unless these conditions are ob­ t.o .run 10 furlongs at Canning. ·seven day~ served. When MS. is fcrwarded without l~ter sl1e won en~i l v over the same distan~e * * * * • stamps for return it will be understood that ~t Belmont in 2.14. Of C'Onr~e. Rama.ge The plaC'e-tip "Boy" offered readers of the copy is to be destroyed if not acceptable. hauled the ·molars out of the Gow m~~·~ nt thiR pnper for the BelmonL Trial duly Personal applications for return oi M.·. can­ C'~1m i ng in l1is mistaken ioP.a of not mak­ r-a.me off. He was not as forward as we not receive attention. THE Coo-EE desires, ing pace with t-he top-weight onrl m'mP·l had expec.ted him to be "on information further, those sending MS. to di ti nctly . t~ver , in a slow-nm race. till. thH " received." but ran well enough to warr­ understand that it is not responsible fo r the w~.~ room for inquiry, but the ste-waT~~ rnllt he !m g ~e, tion tJ1at he w.il.l be worth preservation or transmission of M S. (hdn't think r;o. following in July. 4 TilE COO-EE. Saturday, June 61 rgoS,

\Yith E. and R Sutherland out of the The late Mr. C. B. Fisher, of South Aus­ nly nme went to the post when Orby :-:ltnLe, \\". Cody mn, L rank a om be~t tralia was in the early days associated with sutceeded last season. Spearmint's time hc,rsoman on the flat. Though some lbs. his brothers in large breeding operations 2min. 3 4-5sec.) for the mile and half is ~hort of perfadion, ho has improved a ton in Victoria, and iL was clue to the enter· easy a record for the race, but this year, since Cypher ran home with him in tho prise of the Fisher family that Australia a<'cording to the cabled betting prior to the l'orLh up, and his tini hing efi"ort on was able to claim the posses,ion of that rat"e, longer price ruled than has been the Con1atawah at Belmont, while 11ot alto­ ··stayer of slayers" Fisherman, the black ea. e heretofore. At the end of last sea on gether :\rListic Lo the eye, was a good son of Heron being imported from England Si1· Art'hibald and V1'hite Eagle were re.' P\assault, ellthu­ to thoughLs of murderous Noctuiform's liking for racing has improved rier shortened to 3 to r, but receded with a sial\Lically c·ongratula.ted Haut Nove' in the same ratio as his looks secn,Jngly a poor di~phy in the Two Thon­ owner after the Belmont Steeple. As the * * * * saud Guineas. The cahled quotation on . table. gained nothing but stallion in c·oul'l'e. If ~Lreet c-orner talk t·an be re­ Newmarket, on Nov,:mber 1 last. She then Australia and England. Had Positano lied on. Booby has only one lung (the ve promi;P. of developing into a good been stationed in the Old Country and !'•• other iR diseased), therefl)l'o hi .• omewhmare on t he * * * * * cmclit in the Commonwealth, it may be turf. She was also bred by •the C,(lvalier, r\ one-horse owner made a semi-publi" taken as quite certain that nothing less than and 11 a got fJ-0111 St. Simon from 'tar of announcement some weeks back to cthe a sum running into five figures would have l'or.t iei , by Heir-;tt-Law from Verbena, by ~fr~ct that no matter how long he had to been entertained for his purchase. Mr. S. 1 e R.liyLer. Signorinetta is well engaged 1 a1t he_ would not accept a short price Green. who effected the purchase of Posi­ lhis season, and i · 'n the 't. Leger. :~bout h1s nag. Long odd. were obtain­ tano, made a trip to England last year in * * * G * able about his quadruped at &cot om quest of a stallion to occupy the feeding box l'rimer, who wa. second to Signorinetta :\lonuay, and the said owner duJy collect­ aL the establi. hment he has recently set up i•· the Derby, only started once as a two­ ed after the l'ace. in Victoria; but the prices asked, even for year-old, when he ran second to Frenc.:h * * * * * untried horses, were such as to quickly con­ l '<.1 tridge in the Critenion Stakes at New­ La Toq':lera, the dam of the Liverpool vince the Australian that £ro,ooo would be market, Numan III. filling ·third place. Grand Natwnal Steeplechase winner Rubio required to secure any sire of note. Mr. Primer is by St. Simon from Breviary, by wa. got by the Nev· Zealand-bred Sir Mo~ Green must be accounted extremely fortn Bona Vi tRock Sand in England some two years back winner. 6,000 sovs. One mile and a half. for £25,ooo. ·• * * •· * * * * STGNORI ETTA , by Chaleureux­ It is generally supposed thrut Edward * ...... 1 Among the will" lately proved was that Signorin"l, 8.9 ...... 'mi•th Stanley, Earl of Derby, founded ·the of a Dunedin lady, who left personal e!tate PHD1ER, by St. Simon-Breviary, race. valued at .£rs86. The testatrix bequeathed 9.0 ...... 2 -:!- by l\1issel Thru~h-Llan­ * * * one hilling to her husband, a well-known LLANGWN, were 35 subscribers for .the first garren Lass, 9.0 ...... 3 'I'here " sport," and the residue of her estate to an race (1780), but only nine sta11ters, and aunt. For the Derby just d2cided there werd Diomecl seems to have had an easy task. * * * * * 301 c;nt1'ies, and they closed on June 24, ·> Persimmon, the King's late ra:::ehorse, was 1906. The recot·d number of subscriptions * * * a great favorite with his royal master. who foe the greo,t race was established in 1900. Diomed's Derby was not the first race of has just bad one of his hoofs made into an 1·•hen the King's colt Diamond Jubilee was the name run in the Br~tish Isle . Early inkstand. It is beautifully mounted in g0ld, victorious. The total wa'S 301, or exa:·tly in the 17th century, at the time the Ea.rls and bears the date of the h01·,;e's birth and the same as for the Derby won and lost of Derby ruled ()V8l' the r ~le of Man, a death. This has been placed on the writ­ on Wednesday. The record field wa 43, nwe called the Derby Stakes was annually ing table tn the smoking lounge at Sandring­ · having been the mimber when Cao:actacuR run on the narow strip of land which se­ ham, where are also many other mementoes scored in 1862. 'Two ycarR a~,v the Car­ parates the Bays of Derbyh aven an] Ca..s­ of the King's dead pets. bine colt Spearmint defeated 2.1 others, but tletown. Saturday, June 6, rgo8. THE COO-EE. 5

Since the year 1780, l.ike "Topsy," the ANTICIPATIONS. De1·by ba.s' 'g1<>wed," until it ha.s reached JOTTINGS. itd present dimensions. ADELAIDE RACING CLUB BIRTHDAY * * * * * MEETING. If the authoritJies in Perth will The Derby of the year 1831 was ta.ke won l•y some conce1•ted action to Lord LowLhor's Spaniel, the cheapest TO-DAY'S SELECTIONS. prevent the baths area being defiled with sewerage, a "inner E-ver pm·chased. One evening in thoroughly successful club ought to be the pring of 1828, a ~mall but merry TUSMORE WELTER. esta.blished w~thou . t any difficulty. part.y sat at .the dim1er table <>f that fine On Shell. torm the subject of the contaminating of the old English ~entl eman, Lord Egremont. Chummie 2 Perth River, and as a con equence, the The be>tLle was in active circulation, and Becky .. . 3 the good baths, a correspondent writes as follows: oiJ peer Whalebone weed in the £anther pad Concave 2 dock"!" quoth one of the gue ts. "Sell Enigma 3 "The City Council appear .to be bent on him," was the reply. "The price?" "A BIRTHDAY CUP. squandering the people's money foolishly. hundred and fifty." "He is mine!" That Efi r Counoill~-s 'have tpractica.lly committed weed was Spaniel, the winner of the Destinist 2 themselves to the proposal to ereot .a, new Derby. Willy Wally 3 swimming ba.th in the vicinity of the ar­ row . Had ·the pr>Oposal come a few OLD COURSE TRIAL. * years ago no exception could have been The fir t poetical tip for the Derby was Destilie taken to it, but in view of the faot that wt·itten in rthe year 1837. "Vates," a well Doreen 2 the Government are about to convert our known turf writer of that time, led off, Ristori . 3 beau~ul ril'er into a reeking cesspool, scoring a brilliant succes the first time of GANG FORWARD STAICES there IS ev.ery reason to believe that the asking. Hi lines ended as follows :­ new bath will prove a financial failure. " 'Ti over, the trick for the thousands i Rusk r done: Filament 2 Goorge Edwards on Phosphorous, the Pistolet .. . 3 * * * * * Derby ha.s won. NORWOOD HANDICAP Sc.ientists say .that the effluent from the Lancelot septic tanks is innocuous, but even ad­ * * * * * Miss Bobby 2 mitting that to be tru The starting price against e there are few the hor. e wa Lord Carlyon 3 s" immers who would 40 to 1, so that tho e who follo" willingly wallow in ·ed the the effluent from the tanks. The little poet. were well rewarded. GOLDFIELDS RACING. microbes that are supposed to do the scavenging go on strike, and consequently * * the effluent from l:.he ta nks is not even le­ A good story in con!lection \Yith Elenor' KALGOORLIE RACING CLUB. s motely reminiscent <>f violets. In fact, vido1y is frequently repeated. Sir Chal­ the odor arising From a septic •tank in ]e, Bunbury, the owner, h:tcl WEDNESDAY'S MEETING. in his emplcy which the merry microbes have gone on a trDinin~ groom of the name of x wh" trike, presents a. pale blue appearance to wa , taken serion ly Foll owing are our selections for the open­ ill abo.1t the daJte •·f the naked eye, and can at times be the Epsom meeting ing day's events of the Kalgoorlie Racing heard in 1801. His friends Club, at a considerable distanoe. thcn:ght it l'il(ht which takes place on Wednesday that he 1noble rover, vernment's mad sewera.g·e d~ fine mare," which were his la t MINERS' STAKES. system Juts converted the waters of the words, for no sooner had be gasped them Agnostic I wan into a slimy cesspool. ctlj; than he fell back dead. Mariner 2 Florette * * * * 3 * * * * * One of the proudest m1d happiest hours HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP And just think how anxious Perth of the King's life Wa!S .the June afternoon Vareeoa ... residents will be to pm·chase on Ep 0111 Do vns when l1e led hi \Ticto­ Hi, Maje ty 2 fish after the septic l•iou horse Per immon, and the crowd Plattsburg 3 system has been in operation a little while. What cheered it·eli hoarser than any Cl'Owd tha.t MIDWINTER HANDICAP. a chance for the fish-hawker eally populaT. Persimmon re­ 3 the septic tank." Ugh ! tired to the stud in 1898 a son of his, P errier, was the King's repre entative in la.<> t Wednesday's race, bu-t a the cables (Handy to have shown ran unplacecl . King Edward Madrid Coffee Palace & Wine Cafe wharves & train). was very fond of Persimmon, and one of HIGH STREET} FREMANTLE. h;s [avonte gifts to intimate friend was H. silver model of thrut splendid hor e. The.se Meals, 1s. Beds 1 1s 6d. models were made by 'Jir. A. B. Burton, BEST WINES AND CIGARS ALWAYS I N S TOCK. the celebrated !

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S1:.perb selection mat ch. Representatives of even New Zealand dent of .any official appointme11t) arrang­ Associa.tions (Australian) recently met, ing to make the trip. Al o propo ed to * * * * and arranged details for r epresenta,tiou in send Crapp or vViliam on as well. Who Never a finer exhibition of the ga-me the August Carnival. Managers have been will control thegamewhile they are away? seen in \Vestmlia. appcinted f Federal member'S have se­ sisLs of seven senior players : McCarthy, cned postponement of -th e Kyarr_a's saii 1-t. 'l'roy, 111 . Troy (West J:'erth), Gumming ing time to allow a final a-ppearance of the and UIDbs (Pertll), Savage and Dorney State t eam on .the dSam­ my" Bl oss, who has been putting in excel­ ·'!: * lc ii L work in front of the uprights d'or East Debegate " Tom" Cecil conducted ar­ l'enh. t:> a m is very cat-like. Takes a deal rangements in connestion with the test of W , sco~·e d on ~i[ond <~.y a most de­ of Joe Cooper's clea.ntnce appli ation. The cisive victory by about 30 points over a * * * writer bad.Jy misses his mark, for what sti ong team .of Old Boys. * * interes•t would "Bob" have in debaning * * * * * " Jim" Liley, who h as played ma n Guildford, having lost the brilli-ant good games for the blne-and w~ttes, de- the player from secm,ing his transfer. It was the committee and not t he president Davey, Roy Cn.m:; land , and se,·era.l stars of ires to transfer to .the South ] remantle k ·ser magni tude, will have to rely mainly cLub. E ast Fremantle com mittee hut, who ruled Cooper out in 1906, and deferred onsidera.tion this year. The ink critic or, •the efforts of Gardiner. l!orrest, Harper, the gate against -the e:\.-i t, by refusing a Duce, n.nd K arl Brookman. clearance, and t he L eague is to ay a.t 1ts 1 apparently a one-sided be-goggle'd club­ next meeting whether the gate is to be i.te f-anatic. * * * .. * kept closed. * * * * * Len. O'Sullivau, ·who acted a.s secretary At a (Australian) confer ence the £01 t-he boat race this vear, -is ail old Chris­ ·Y: .z. * ·Y.· * " \.Vorld's Tour" scheme, outlrined by Sec­ tian Brothers' Colle!!e-Boy, and a splendid retary Si-mons, was unanimously endorsed , organis(·r . vvl1ere others failed, L.O'S. "Scotty" Wildy, brother of Cliff and and the delegates pledged to support the built up the .c. B. C. Old Boys' Associa.tion , Bert, despite the success of the Dagl-ish­ pro.po al. A letter received locally states which is now nearly 200 strong. town lads, is pressing for a clearance to that the :rvr.aorilanders are rea.dy to pro­ •· .. * * W est Perth. mise from £200 to £ 400 towards t he No genera.llj known that Mr. VII. Ga.r­ scheme. * * .;. rai·d , spm·ts master at Guildford GPamm·tr, Charlton, who wa everely •bumped in * ·• .. * is one of the fiest milet:> il1 Australasia. H e last Saturday's match, wa not suffi ciently Delegates Linkson and Bray intend ac­ won the mile championship of Australasia recovered to play up -to l)i wonted form companying the J ubilee team, also men­ in 1906 i.n Melb,.,urne, in 4min. 21sec. H e on ::\Ionday, though he truggled through tioned that Messrs 0' eill, . W-ebb-, Me­ -S'Il,1 'j.DUS

The first tec>t match an unqualified SllC· H esiord was the biggest failure on the \Viha.t ha.s happm1ed ~-o A!1dy Fergu.son? cess. Perth side, and did in his chance by his With laSit year's cl,ash and clevel'lle~, he * * * * in{lifferenit disp!Jay. would have been a "cer-t." for the Inter­ Reoe~pts arrn.ouruted to £126, a.rud, as state. But where, oh, where is t.hat d::t '·h the e_.'(lpenses were very light, the fund * * * * now? for the Eastern tour has been materially Olivur has a marvellous turn of l!•peed, * * augmenlted. and fairly made a. hack of Bates. With a l:'layers who will ge!t a cl1ar•t wi.th il. quickly '1·nd to aclvan­ of a P erth v l!1:emantle- matoh was theirs, 'tag.e . the olosc finish wa~ a vindication of their * * * * a,bili·ty 1a. judges of fol'lll. Ba!tes, J>emro, Hobinson, Chal'lton, * * * * Ablett, ·and KenwoQ·thy did in their The fru•m displayed by Uennah and chance in the· !test matoJ1 0111 Monday. Thompson was a revelation. They fol· * * * * * low~d for fou'r quari.ers, and we1·e gowg Binn's roving was a rcvel·ation to the as strongly in the Ja.st quarter a~ in tili.e majority of 'the spectators. He showf'd first. They .had to keep Dunn, Banks, judgment, brilliancy, nnd coolnass. and HPoSketh in oheck <~t different stages, * * * * * and that Lhey d1id it efieotively even Fre· A boom pktyee--Gravoohall. mantle upportens a-cknowledged. * * * -)[- * * * * * * ''Bm·ly" Hesketh showed aJJ his mo~ Loughriclge got ~ J1asty bump in .the a\\kward dElifeots in Monday's mat.:h. ~IOr th l!~~·ema.ntle match, a,nd was .mable A.nother couple of sea.. ons are nececsary t-o to stri-p on Moncl,ay. O'CallaghaH, who sea.son :him. · was ilhe emergency rover, did not up, so . * * * Pen!Jh ha,c! to lta>ko .t,he field with onJy two Banks would be ~ 1 wice .as effec ~ive if he ruok men. would give* up t,!Iose Ji'tlt:le* tricl~s of bi,. * * * * The star of the match was Oa·r. Having Ardern, Engrtwer. Byron Studio Photo Thomas "lined" Da'Vy when they first and: half forward he ·wJa.s r•a.rely bea~ten, "BILLY" ORR me:t this season. The Pe-rth boy had his land his cleverness in g-etting out of diffL· Perth Football Club. Tevenge on M.ond1ay, for Ithe ou:th ll're· cu.Lttiec> evoked cheer, a -~ain and again from maa1:tle man hardJy got a kick. the spectators. H ayec> was nolt iJ1e worst ma111 on the * * * * * * * * * gt'Sharpe too closely. He wiLh Eddy 11hompSl)n were a, trea:t to wit· got a nasty knock in a.ped much beot­ impression aanong the Perth forwarci.s. played a bad gam1e this sea.son, an s.lippm·y as a11 eel in front of the * * * * * * * * * ·poots, but lhe apparently sees no one but Crase and Glenn hacl the one in _! his n igh!bOThood . of goal-keepers. Both played well, but b:ilnecl Pe-rth team. Alllcl a Q·ight good C!a.p· * * * * * •the honrs were undoubtedly with tho 1.Jain, too! Ho has not got, the dash or Dick Sweetman did not str-ip in \{on­ South F.remantle man. h re. .He envious. Keop lilt :wp, Jimmy, and we tip West Perth ; East P e11th v. Midlamd does ndt get enough ISCOpe 1·ight back. . yoi1 as having a possible. J'nnction ; Subiaco v. Nort:h Frern,,n.tle. ::.aturuay, June o, xyoo. tilE COO-El!., 9

On Wednesday night the quest-ion o[ Lh East i1!1re1111antlo and outh :· ·:!- * * * * * Christie. * \\' e,.~ Pe1•th M:e having mo1·e than theiT PiJo,t's ti.p.s for i::lL yet to learn t.he iLe.n in the bill, more particularly as bury. The provincials have his photQ in the papers if he go s ()n im­ fine points of the game. rroving. the majority of peo1)le w re under the * * -)(· * impression t.ha.t e\·ery man would b on * * * * * \\'il on atHl Glowery still hors re <.:0!11- hi· own. bat, but exp 't l!.o 'be tood dQwn in order to * * * sound of battle. gi ve Gibbs a chance. :Jiore of this elf­ * * denial feeling is wanted amo11g P<'l th ~\uother £100 tak(ln on S:-tturday. Clubs * * * * * players. are now in a strong position tinancially. * * * * * * * * :\[ent.ion "cold tea" to Tod Higham! In Fisher, 1idland have a rrut.tling de­ .Are 'ubi. a "boom" team'! Ask Jack * fenl(lel'. He .repulsed several Perth on­ * * * \Villiamson or 1 immy. During the Goldtielcl occer team's vi it sl.au btls. * * * * * * " * * * "Bunks" Cros will delh·er a lecture en­ Delegate J amieson J1as two .ons play­ 'e<·relaries Qf junior club are invited to tit.led "How tlte Coastal te~Lin lost the ; ng with ll\IidLa.nd, >111d how proud i. he fc1·ward l''ladable paragmphs o£ general in­ 111atch." Qf Lhe.m! Gem·ge ~hould d Yelop into a l t' t to "Pilot," eare of "Morning Her­ * * * * * fir, t-flighter with a little moro expericn ·c. ald' ' office, on 01' b~for : • Tuesday eveni11g * * * * * each week. The · ·otcb element i becoming strong trribbling <1nd Mar.chant, 1tho miih's in loual t;irde, . On every field the "Doric" 1\fi 11 players, failed to put in an appear­ llO\Y TlfE UL BS STAND. is heard in the thick of the fray. ance at Midland, and Coultharocl ami Points. MaW:teson had w be pressed into thP ~ r­ * * * * \V. L. D. . Ag~t vice. The foJ'mC'l' was l'arely in vid 'llC , For Kirkpatrick has a command over the btJ.t ,t,h lat.t..er did an. occa~ional good E. Fremantle 5 259 152 ball whi ·h will be his undoing. The half­ 3 2 mmrk. S. Fremantle 289 194 baek whQ attempts to dribble, when l~e can * * * .. Pert.h 3 2 250 ~i.3 pass, retards progres , and throws his for­ opcr wa,s subje(;ted to quite an un­ \V. J'ertl1 ... 2 2 1 191 202 this fault elimin­ 2 wai'dS out of gear. With neces.sary rumoun•t of abuse 'by one-eyed Snbiaco 2 1 211 273 ated, "Kirk." is an artist. M id land barrackers. Ris umpiring wa~ N. Fremantle 2 3 200 175 0011t

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~ nswers to correspondents. L1\eR~SSE NE)TES. BY "REFEREE." The Editor Coo-Et: wilJ be r.tleased to answer in this column . ny q~estion be? ring on Turf, Fool ball, and Ge~e 1 al Sport n.1 g, provided the question js written bears writers (capbcin -of ::>wan J'uni o1·~) legibly on one s1de of the paper only and L ac-rosse goi.1g ,-ery strong at the sea­ \\'igmore Rame and address (not. for publication) and forwnrded , ide. Te·-.J.ms seam to be more evenly s·hould ke p his men in their ;places, a.n-tl to the Coo-EE Office, Sboll's Buildings. Hay Street matched than previous years. wvr..ld pnbably get better re u!t;;. Perth, NOT LATER than Tuesday of each week. ' * * * * * * * * " 'purs," "Mac,"" F .L.G.," Fremantle. East Fremantle have a very :;;trong com­ eth Dyson -honld be giYen .a chance in " am,"" R.G.R," ''Plover," Perth. "The bination in H.ugall (who is performing ex­ the ~ nior ranks as Carbine won all. * * * * * stick, but is rather sm the Melbourne Cup of rSgo, but Abercorn Swans are ,to be reckoned with t his sea­ * * * * * was not amongst the starter . /Is a matter wn. They have a young team, but bore The struggle for supremacy between of fact, it may be stated that Abercorn ran sm-e to be a h::tr::l nut to <:rack. They haYe Boulde1· a nd lroquois, on Commonwealth his la-t race in the pring of r8gg. secured -the secvices of Ranki.J t (late of li.eserve la t Saturday, was a magnificent * * * * * ed Kalgoorlie, who i.· vary fast, but wants one. Each team was well represented, and ' Maori," Kookynie.-Cuirassier start pra-ctice at stick work and also two Clare­ in fine form. Only one goal was secm·ed, in the Melbourne Cup won by Carbine in 2. N. Z ., mont men. .\letta.m finding tlt e opening fm· rSgo. Lochiel raced in Auckland, C:eorge He performed Bould er shortly aftel' t he commencement in two separate seasons. * * * * * a sire in New Zealand prior to witli a red-hot shot. duty as The Fremantle team have plenty of mem­ being sold in A us ra lia. bers, but most of them are the raw ma­ * * * * * * * * * terial, and with practice they will be dan­ J!or the winners plendid form was shown ''Starlight," Perth.-r. Yes, Jack John­ geroru . Enrie H arvey..is acting as coach, by Llewellyn, ,'mith, Callanan, · H ughe , sen. the negro boxer. visited Australia re­ so UJ ,der his .s upervi ion they ought to do and t he brothers i\J ettam. The best work­ cently. 2. It is the same man who is re­ well. er on behalf of Iroquois were Banks, Ham­ ported to have left for Great Britain in * * * ·• * mend, J_,iddle, Wheeler, and Organ. order to arrange a match with Burns. 1 notice with pleasure the re-appearanc" * * * * * * * of ' 'Snorky' ' Wade i.J1 the lacros e field, who i\lt-. 1\Idnto. h gave general sati~f,l<'tion Hal Warwick, Fremantle.-His (re)mark(s) ha throw11 in his lot with the l!' remantle as umpire. will receive attention. Last sketch distinct­ ly good. Trying to arrange for a clear Club, and will no doubt prove an a qui ·i­ ~~~~ tion to the team. hours run in the Perth Mint in order that '' The Coo-ee" may carry out the wishes of * * * * * N E W ZEALAND T AT rERSALLS various correspondent.. :M:arcus n{illar is playing w ell this sea­ son, and if included in the test match * * * * * played on londny last would have bngged " .Bert" Donnelly, West Perth.- Many a few goalt. What is alleged to be a form of lew thanks. Your courtasy and kind ly help dis­ * * * * * Zealand T

i, .there to prevent thefar-seeing c~tnadian Tom Dunn is anxious to receive expenses f rom putting .tgainst the redoubtable po. ed on the Public, " an American boxing nearly so clever as Hall, bttt carries :t Tommy Burns, or whether the wi ly Cana- writer Sclclard, Pete Everett, the Mexi­ tourney recently held in Penth, could be can Terror; H ank Griffen, Joe Kennecly , indu0ed to visit the fields about the time J ack lviunroe, J ack Finnegan and many of the August round of race meetings and more who were put to sleep before the spec­ box H all, the winner wo uld receive som e­ tators hoo received half ·their money's thing s ubst antial. · worth. (Joe Go clcl ard a THIRD-rater !) -i(· * Tommy Burn", the present champion, may Jack Devmn, ti1e best drawing card .... be aid to have all previous .top-notchers among t the proff.ssionals 011 the fields a 1· faded in the quantity and quality of lemon the pre ent time, and J ack Smith, a 12.6 fig hters who have gone down in defeat be­ pro. from Tasmania., meet at .the Go]<;, fore him. Nobody ever accused the fol­ A t hleti · Clu bon the 24th inst. The men lowing pe1·so ns of ever having moderUJte have deposited a sid e wa.ger of £ 25, the :fighting abilities." Here follow a long winne1· taking 75 per cent. of t he receipts. li st of names, the last four bei ng-Bru Dewa.n will ·be giving a.way over a stone -Squires, Gunner l\•[oir, J ack Palmer and in weig-ht, but i ve1--y conlfident. Jim Roche." Well, I have never hea.rd of Jim Roche or Jack P almer possessincr "moderate ability," but Moir and our own Bill were certainly by good judges, con­ sidered in the first rank. One Ameriean, UJt least--"Twin " Sullivan to wi.t--mu t surely have an ·id ea in his noddle tha.t S uire is hardly the "lemon" that the Amer·iea.n ink-waster makes him out to be. * ·• * ·> * 'ome ama.teur boxers of Victoria ap­ ptcached t.he Premier the other day, and pr c-po~ed arranging ome displays in con­ nection with the celebration of the visit of t h Americ&n fl eet. The Premier replied tlutt " it would not be proper-we are a reli gious Government." Whereat a Mel­ ··BILL" SQUIRES. bomne sporting scribe erupt· : " What Oil e~trth has religion to do wi th a manly exer The Australian H avy\\eight Champi, n, cise like boxing? Why, some of our best­ who meets ··Tom my" Burns in Paris respected clergymen are adepts i:n the <:t rt next Saturday, June 13. for th e of self-defence whilst Sir John 'hampionship of the World. :'1-fadden is an ardent admirer of a good bout." dian has scored til l another victory. ]n my opinion-and 1 fRncy thi opi ni on i ~ * * * * * .hared by lhe great majority of fight fol ­ Abe Attell's last fi ght of whi ch the news lowers-l3urns will again be proclaimed has w me to hancl ~t h at with " Battling" victot, a.nd again will ;t .l arge body ot: elso n, the li ghtweight, . taJ11ps him as one P arisian spett>.ttors cheer the Canadian to of 1 the most marvellous feather weights the t he echo. ext 'atutday ther·e will be a worl rl ever saw. The American J ew not ten-seconds rhec·k required to g~ ,W.C., London . Or will he be i.n evid-ence a.t "Son" Her­ over the padded m it l d a.ma.teur oha..rnpion, bu t evi wily Yankee pugs :tnd their ma.nagers, :tnd "C'olor lint>" bu ~ in e. c-omes to Noah Bru­ dent ly t.he proposed bift1ng .match has fa.l­ would be tempted to listen -to reason , wluvt so's re cue ! len through. Saturday, June u, Iyoo THE COOEE.

E ddi(, Je ·sop t~n d Bob Greenshield may J APAN'S NATIONAL CRIME. ROUN OABOUT NOTES. i1ghL in Pet·lh in six weeks' Lime. 'l'he bel­ t ing should be about 4 lo 1 on tl1e !aLter. ·:t * ,. * * 'l'lie , 'ydney ··Bull Lin" publishes all in­ teresting p'aragrapL, which should give a Rumored that, Keu Y111ouds ha inten­ The two ama.teur p ug's, .!!'red. Robins, (a tion of matching him elf against J . J . severe shock •to some of those unotuou Great, W tern barman), aond George Ryan, over three distance to be cho eu. Thomr;son, of Subiaco, will endeavor to an­ reverend genLlemen who have been advo­ The latLer is agreeable Lo accommod>~te cating ·the full admi ion of the Jolly .Tap nihilate one another rut the King's Hall , him, shouJd he Cle ire suc.:h a conte t. t,o Australia. The par r -~s :-A little Subiaoo, on Lhe 17Lh inst. They both ca.n * * * * go liko Hades, and there were never gam­ Engli sh paper called "The Shi eld" h a~ er lads. There'll be a lot of hot air di - lately been publishing item gathered 1\lunicipal madness ar pears to have re­ pen ing on •Lh is fluspicious ocoa. ion. from vauious om·ee :tbouL -Lhe Jar anese gular season , JU&t like mumps and meas­ lave Lrade in Eastern A it. One or two les. W hi le tJ1e City 'ounc.:il have been .. .. follow in a condensed state :- debating .the qllesLton of erecting new baths on Lha. ewemgenutleL, Lhe l•remantJe "Let me put bandages on my hand , and The ''Bulletin Abolitioni. te" of Novem­ fight 1\J\ng anywhere he like , with Council has built itself a llsh ma.rket im­ I'll ber reports .that } 1. .l!'mn ci.. de Pre sen~ -3, wlutt size gJoves he lik . and how he likes, mediaLely a.longsid itR own new baths. a leading French abolitionist, member of The PorL CowtciJ spent several thousand •nay 1 be blled dead !"-Joe Pluto, lhe the F;rench Parliament, and J're. ident of classical. pound,~ in what Ce•·Jl Healy and other the League of the Rights of _\lan. has ea.tern swimmers termed the .fi nest baths '* * '* * * que tioned the } linister of the Colonies of in rt.he Commonwealth, and the investment "G illy" Gilbel't. who is managing the the F1·ench Uovernment with regard to the amateur tournaments in conjunction wilh wa giving a plendid financial rewrn, buL following letter fro a reliable eye-witn e ~s : "::;on" Hm·man .and George Ru sell, hru the proximity of a1 1 odorilerou fi.shmarket was seuond-class passenger on board a gymnasium Sxed up at the Beatrice Cof­ "I will not add to the •~ttractivene s of Lhe the Caledonien, of the Mess agerie~ }lan­ fee Palace in }lltnav- treet. baths. And how will Lhe fish scales and tim Line, which ailed from , 'aigon on * * other refu e be d isposed of Y lf i•t is wash­ One-thirdof Lhe spllctators at the re<'enl ::>eptember 8, 1906. ed into the sea, it will drift into the baths Tummy Bum -"JC'wty" 'milh firrht in "I noticed a. pLace barred wilh iro 1 Lo_ sud1 an extent that patrons after a dip l';,ris conf!i~ted of women, who yell~d like siLuated bet~veen two p<~s ages on the low ­ wtll t'Ol11e away sL·e Ht d Ji ke u•·,to a Dago fury for Blll'ns w Jinish hi, opponeuL off er deck which wa generally r e ~ ,.,·ed fot· present time- a ;;tatement \lhich is borne c-urer of the :3lave ' J'raffi ~ , Lo indicaL :1 out by his appl:'arance. His weight stripped BELL'S fresh set of victims for th tolerH tcd at present is II'l 3lb, which wou ld be what l ~ r.•ses , to r place tho.e who ha\'e become he thought he would turn the scale at for ill, or worn ont, or who have left for t~1e_ next championship match with Arnst. c i he1 reas n~.) 1 hts would make him 3lb heavier than , .. Malt * * * * * when he met Tresidder on December 15 . :\ 1. Pres, ense, in his question to the On his return to Wanganui next week he lc't·et eh }lini>ter . • aiel: "I wil not dwell will commence putting in three rows a wt ek, Ppon t.he sadness and humiliation of ~ud1 and will settle down in his training two :1 tra ffi c at our period of the world's hi~ ­ months before the race. '"'hisky. tory. You may not be able to hinder the * * * * * sale of these voung girls, children e\•en, in C'hal'lie Johanwn, Australia's champion Japan, but Frenc-h hips ought not to be walker. is ~ t ill louking for a matc·h . H e THE BEST u d in this odious traffic, nor should is prepa1·Nl tu walk seven miles, whilst French offir·ers be made the act'omplice~ of any pede ~ trian run ~ 10 mil ~ - This i" " lhe trafiic in helping the transportation or cham·e for Junner. these unhappy creatures." Evl'ry probability* * *of tw* loeal * drapers, 9d COOD MEALS 9d * * * * * mployed in a Hay-street e. tabli,hment. 1 /· COOD BEDS· 1 /6 The •tmth of the matter i. that the matc-hing them. elv ~ for £20 a ide over 20/· Board & Residence 201• .T ar:anese are morally \n qunJ ed this week. foot.ing. Japanese fill no particular re­ Coffee Palace, quil·ement in Australia. The do not ap­ Ted Jes_ p, the pug, who fought such pear to tade the more arduou~ form~ of a wiJling battla with P addy King a fe, PACKENHAM STREET. labor. A few of them are employed :t~ FREMANTLE. 11 eek. ago, lw. taken a fnncv to the \i\'e t , cooks or h o u ~eboys, bLtt the bulk of the :'nd i. thinking ~eriously of remaining in Under the per onal managemenl of the little brown men in Austmlia gain their the State HiR friend. are advi ing him PROP RI ETO R- mean~ of livelihood in a manner too well­ to open ~n athletic c·lub a,t .the P ort. and W . W. CAMERON. known to need paLticulal'isation in thefe in :in probabilitv he wi ll follow thei1· ad- co lumns. vice. · THE COO-EE. aturday, June 6, xgo8.

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The w~ddin~ of a well-known ClaremonL "idow, sister of a Perth medico, is to take t la ·e very qu i'etly next week. * * " At the Cottesloe Gol f Links last Satur­ day a m:mber of people were entertained to afLernoon tea, the oeca ion being the open­ ing of th club for this seas,m. l n place of the u:ual formal opentng, the inauguratiOn of the season started wttll a "clock golf and "putting and approach" competitions in which a great n1any took part. Among those present were Sir \1 alter and L ady J ames, Dr. and .\lr . Hackett, ;\lrs. Leo­ nard Darlot, .\lrs. Hany Brown and i~Li ss Hrown, .l liss Lula 13enstead, ~Jr . and .\I J". ,.. ' J ame Cowan, and the .l.li s es owan, :1J t,. J ull, .llt·s. C. J, . ...;lifton, Rev. H. J . and .li t s. Cooke, .I !1 ~ . John Denny, t he .11 isses .lloore, Dr. llowin~ were: ,l!t·s. H. L. Carter, .lliss Love, :\Liss lrts :'llooro, Miss J>hyllis Orton, Miss Hill, t\1 iss Atwell, ~lrs . .l!'ink, .\lessrs. Atweli (mas­ ter), ,J . S. Duft'y (field master), O'Brien (A rd Ln, En graver) A CHILD STUDY (Jiy Bnr tletto, Perth) (whip), J\losely, Payne, J!'ord, Cameron, l{<•bins9n, Hare;reave, Lukies, A.~·.nott, " hei lfl." has received from the e;om­ On W ~d n esd..1y, Junu lOth, the Sw'm Hardwick, .l!'ind1, Tren:1man, holl, Bars­ poser, Australia's latest song, "My den, 'Luart, Astles, RoberLs, Walkley, Bt>wling and Tennis Club ,~ill hold their annual plain and fancy dress children's Coo-ee." I·t i tated to have proved a .Jones, Or ton, Ed ·.varrl~, , 'pa,·in , Henderso!t popu.l ar seller, and it cert... inly should find and many othars. e;arnival at Vauderville Theatre, Guildford Everything points to the Ball proving the a place in every Australia.n girl' music * * * * * event of the week in 'uild ford social life. pmltfolio. ~ l onger's La:th girls l Do wake up and form a Boating Club held their initial regaLta. a ball is to take pia ·e !n :.id of the Child ­ . wimming club. Freshwater Bay and Lt proved one of the mnst !nteresLing fu~w­ ren's Protection Bociety. As this is t.he Fremantle are coming along strongly. ticns of t.hc sea on. PartJcu la.rly amusmg first large b , ktr.dly lent by the Lakes n.ittf.e :-Mesd,Lmes !<'red . .l:Sl• rL , Barker, of girls' ev.ents. buf!tm:tn. The f< •rm displayed g <~ n ­ hy Lhe J . lvfonis, J enkins, H ardwick, Ri s~ hb e i th, tle aLhlctcs was f er the day's croq uet wa~ ed from a trip to Sydney, promises to add very pleas:11nt. his name to the list of racing owners. Mr. 1::7 Ring up 241 Clarke, who is an enthusiastic sportsman in FREMANTLE. * * * * A tenni mHkh was played between the the right sense of the term, makes periodical Cuttesloe and Glebe Tennis lnbs on the visits to the East when race§ are in progress, Waiter Atwell's latLer's co urt on ~londay. The day wa~ has on this occasion brought back a yearling ideal, but raLher too much wind pre­ colt with him. Should Mr. Clarke-Billy, LIVERY and vailed, from :L t.ennis point, of view. The as he is familiarly called locally-decide to h gentlemen'~ singles ·and do:~b l es were play­ oist his colors on the W .A. courses, the BAIT STABLES on in the morning, and t hJ ladies' Ringles Murchison will have a popular and worthy representati ve. For any description of conveyance and doublC'~ al~'l , the tuixe l doubles were Special Landau for Weddings played in the afternoon. .'\!I through it The "AJI Bla.ck" family have been filling wa; a t.os.~ -< up a• to wh? W•Ju!d win, but in Her ~fajesty 's Theatre, Kalgoorlie, during SOUTH TERRACE Lhc end Lhtl Glebe .vaR beaten by three lhe week. Their performance is a fine one, (Opposite Institute.) ~ t~ . ~ f o>l damty af~ . emoo >1 tea wfl.s serv­ Mi ss Nellie Bla k eEpecially appea.ring to ed hy Lhe l:vly membarR of the club. advantage. Saturday, June 6, rgo8. THE COO-EE.

THEATRICAL AND OTHER "SHOWS." By 0. P.

Pansy ~Iontague's Livin Statuary a<:t Florence Baines, the girl who made Lon­ has been "warned uii" in ime of t he Eng­ don laugh, has been exciting tbe risible FITZOERALD BR.OS.' lish Northern 6rcuit cities. faculties of the Fremantle fo lks with con­ "All Ne-w-" Ci.-cus. * * * siderable financial benefit Splendid houses Tom vVootwell, an old Australian fa vor­ have been the rule. To-nignt Miss Baines Location-Hay St. West, near Theatre. . ite, returns to the Antipodes under engage­ concludes the F remantle season, and on EVERY EVENING • ment to H arry Rickards, about Christmas. Monday the Lancashire Limited Co. re­ Introducing for the first Lime in Australia the The loose-limbed, lanky Thomas is a big open at the Perth Royal. shining light on the variety stage at 'Ome. 5 Flying Herberts 5 * * * * America's Greatest Aerialists. George Titheradge is another prominent !'OPULAR PRICES. George Dinnie, the Scoto-Australian theatrical w!10 emphaticdlly discountenances KARL, BAUER, Touring Manager. w-restler, who, it ,will be remembered, tos­ the depart ut e of Australian artists, who sed Bert Woods t hrough th~ big drum at contemplate visiting the old world to try His l\I.ajesty' , has joined Lex. l\IcLean in their luck. He says in effect that theatres fOOTBALL. a strong man-wrestling double. McLean is in particular a nd also the halls are over­ the muscular 1non ologuist who recently ap­ run, anti tjJ.at hundreds of first-class actors TO-DAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES: pearoo at t he Palace Gardens. The and actresses are" resting." show is described as one of the best East Fremantle v. South Fremantle, at ever produced in Australia. * * * * F remantle Oval * * * * 8he had the sort of beauty Perth v. West Perth, Association Ground Alas, t he pena lty of greatness ! Whib \)f whid1 the f-'Oets sing; Ea t Perth v Midland Junction, Midland local antists pay a humble £20 for the •W3 Indeed you mig:1t have wande1·ed far, Junction Oval of the Sydney Town Hall, Kubel ik, the And see no fait'Cl' thing . • North Fremantle v. Subiaco, Subiaco Oval unshorn musical r·.elebrity, is charged £50 J . J . SIMONS, Secretary. on the occasion of each performance Costumed by Fisher Beard and Co., ln the latest shade of blue, * * * * * :\ley neli and Guun will produce .. Th( She was most chic and elegant .l!'rom head to dainty shoe. Fremontle !loce Club. Belle of Mayfair" on an exce~J i .1 ;ly ia1 ··sh scale. The dress bill alone wi ll :11110olllt 1.) TWO DAY 5 ' MEETING. over £2,000. The manager peru ed her card, . IJ iss Hortense de V ere, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1oth * * * * * And smilingly he said, ' ·What Ga n SATUl~DAY, JUNE 13th Thet·e are 46 musio hal1s in London, 1 do for you, my dear?" giving plenty of scope, one wo:~Jd unagi1:c First Day £90 in Stakes fo r innumerable performers. .... tiH r~t ·n·n­ " An engagement hom the G horu ~ Second Day £135 in Stakes n• n · r!' ed AustraJian artists tell th~r~ 1s I ~hould li ke from you to wrini." poverty among~t English pror, st ' , tls than " Well, do you make a fir.t-rate boy, T o be run under the Rules and Regula­ is to be found in any other pact of the And can you danGe and ing'!" tions of the W.A. R .C. world. J. M. FARRELL, * * * " At Home I've st.udied long Howard St. Fremantle. Secretary. Many va.udeville artist ! uneonsciously To reach the hiiher C; acq uire manerisms tb&t go a long way to­ While, if. Gontralto yo,u,should wish wards spoiling an otherwise excellent per­ 1 can go down to E. formance. A sin ~er who Cremorne Theatre, and conseq uently witnessing George Titheradge in drama will :\[r. Wmiam nderson's company did not A Farewell Visit commencing remember his masterly characterisation show on Monday, Tuesday, and vVednes" "Wilfred Denver," in the Silver King. The day, owing to the showery weather. MONDAY, JUNE 8. versatile actor will probably be better re­ * * * * * For a Short Season Only. membered by the younger generation how­ :\lr. Mike Joseph , re ident manager for ever in connection with comedy parts. ?11r. Willia.m Ande1·son's company did not MIS.S FLORENCE BAIENS, There are thousand• in Australia who would Court on Satu.rday la.st for having opened The Girl who set London Laughing as li ke to . ee a revival of the fine old drama. t he Cremorne Theatre with a .temporary "OUR MARY ELLEN," It would certainly well repay J. C . W illiam­ roof without first having obtained the per­ son to revive "The Silver King." It would mission of 'the Central Board of H ealth. in draw a bigger house than mo. t of the mod­ The popular m:tf_lager pleaded guilty, and ern drama•ic trash. wa~ fined £20 w1th costs. '' Miss Lancashire Limited.'' * * * * * New Songs. New Localisms. New Features. Last nights of Rickards Vaudeville ro. The re-appearan,~ e of R.i ckards' vaude­ at the Royal. The Gold fields secti on (Kal­ ville artists, including the popul-ar Tom goOt·Jie especially) are looking forward to Dawson , is being ea.gerly )Qoked forward to POPULAR PRICES : 3s., 2s., & is. t h ' company's arrival with interest. by goldfields patrons. Box Plan at Nicholson's. THE COO-EE . Saturday, June 6, rgo8 MILLAR'S KARRI & JARRAH CO. Telephone: T t Jegrams: 1\ os. 957 ann 130. (1902) LIMlTED. M!LLA!t ' PERTIT.

Heod Office: LORD STREET, PERTH, W.i\. BRA:-IC H Y ARD. :-- Aibany, Bunbury, Beverley, Roulder, Kalgoorlie, Broome­ SPECIAL NOTE TO READERS, hill, Claremont, North Fremantle, Geraldton, Hopetoun, Maylands, Ravensthorpe, Midland Junction, Northam, Narrogin, Pingelly, Subiaco, Wag-in, York, Victoria Park. WHY 1?1\Y RENT? It is evident, judging by the reception accorded "The Coo-ee " last week that a Sporting Paper has ;;t grand chance in the State, provided it is decently printed, informa-' tive and reliable. What is wanted to assure its continuance is advertising, and subscribers at the rate of ss per annum, in advance. The agents and street sales are good, but it would prove a big help if those who approve of the production gave the proprietor a sporting chance. and sent along at once the "dollar" that will entitle them to twelve lllOnths' issue (52 copies) of the raper, posted 1 o any address in We are prepared to assist any Customer who has I vacant land, to build a Home. The Commonwealth. ALL INQUI RIES TD BE ADDRESSED TO HEAD OFFICE , PERTH , W,A, Now, Westralians, don't be clever and say " he wants a good thing ; the paper mio·ht not last r2 months." It mighc not, but give five "bob " a sporting chance. If the paper AN EVENT does not last the unexpired term will be In West Australian allowed for and cash refunded. If the first Theatrical History. month p: oves a financial success TnE CooEE's success for all time is assured. 2,500 copies will be sold to-day. Every copy could have been easily sold twice over last week. If 300 subscriptions reach the BLAND HOLT proprietor of The Coo-EE, H. P. Falkinet-, care of G01·don and Gotcb, Perth, before next issue, the improvement noticeable in the paper will astonish all readers. I want Money! BLAND HOLT The · Printers of TriE Coo-EE demand cash weekly. This means " graft " in collecting money instead of the - AD-· more legitimate business of securing a sufficiency of good advertising, obtainable, mark you, provided active canvassing is His Famous inst.i t uted. Send your " subs " .along, there­ fore, and within a month you'd have an ao-ree­ Dramatic Company able surprise in the matter of newspapetpro­ TO OPE N SHORTLY IN PERTH. duction at reasonable rates. ., I am, Readers, Watch Papers for Opening Date . Sincerely yours, and Detailed Announcements. HERBERT FALKIN.ER. Saturday, June 6 rgo8. THE COO-EE. 17

Those who bad the pleasure and edifica· From The Singapm·c .F'ree Press of May tionofbearing Mrs. Annie Besant lecture dur­ I 4th we clip the following which may be of PERSONAL. ing the last week would probably be delighted mlerest to ! Le many fnends of i\1 r, Cb'l.rles to hear a return series of lectures before she \Va tson-of the firm of Watson and Gut­ finally leaves Australi a. Mrs. Besant, who mann, Perth:-" .\1r. Charles \Va lson, who is is admittedly one of the finest lecturers and one of the leading sportsmen in West Aus­ No Personal Column in any West Aus­ profounde,;t thinkers of th& present day, tralia, has come up to Singapore on a trip tralian journal would be complete without left by the Orient for Adelairle and the Eas­ per S.S. "Charon." Mr. Watson, who was a passing notice of the death of the well­ tern States on Thursday. at the first day's race, is struck with the known aboriginal •· King Billy." The dusky excellent way ill which everything is run P'e ntleman was well known all over W.A., * * * * * and the fine quality of the sport. In Aus­ but latterly more particularly on the Mur­ tralian race meetings the general pnblic chison, Gerald ton, and Perth. Indeed he The well -known W .A. Jockey, W. have to be catered for, and the sporting so well known in the two former districts H. Ross, has lately been ridmg for the Sultan working man is the great supporter of that little boys just able to toddle would be of Johore racing. But here, the racing being in the seen trying and James Nicholas in to imitate his accidentally pecu­ Singapore, From the files of the hands of a private club and its committee, liar gait. It was •· King Billy's'' custom to ' 'Straits Times' to hand we note that the proceed ings and arrangements are more make an annual visit at least to Perth, he to scored a first for H is Highnes the Sultan of a social character and the general efTect see his old friend, Sir John Fat-rest. and on on Durbar in the Derby at the Singapore is he declares to be altogether pleasant. the last of these a few months ago, Sir John, Spring Race Meeting on May r2 (2ooo dol­ The excellent roads and the fresh green of wrote a letter for his majesty commend ing lars), and also first on Mr Jas. Nicbolas' the trees and turf have surprised the visitor him to the kindness of the Midland and Pause in the Paddock Stakes (6oo dollars). accustomed to the more arid nature of the Government Railway people. This kinclly Ross also rode Mr. Nicholas' Pin in the Australian landscape. Mr. vVatson may act on Sir John's part wa~ very proudly dis­ Grandstand Cup, as well as having the perhaps establish here a branch of the Aus­ played by '·King Billy," and the writer had mounts on the Cygnet in the First Griffin tralian business with which he is connected. the privilege of perusing the l~tter. In the aud Istria in the Second Griffin race. The death of" King Bil ly" a familiar figure and following note from the same paper may be * * * * * connecting link between the present and of interest. "VIle are asked to state that Frequenters •Jf the Supreme ourt ~'. 'lhete i_ nothing bomba me or grounds. to-day's date. The horse arrived in Singa­ e1·er-bearing 111 his manner and ·.vhi le he * * * * pore about ten days ago, and was brought t:onduct .tJ,(· pro~ecution with grea.t keen­ here by his former owner, Mr. Nicholas ne,.s, he is snupnlously fair. ln appear­ Councillor J . Chester. of Subiaco, recently from whom His Highness the Sultan of ,nH, Bat kcr is corplllent and somJlOlent. elected to fill the vacancy in the orth Johore bought it. The horse wa. also but evil-doer~ find to then· orrow that he Ward in that 1unicipality, was at one time ridden by Mr. Nicholas' jockey, Ross. i. wonderfully cute and wide-awake. intimately connected with the bicycle trade The horse has been scratched for all other and sport in Melbourne in the boom days of engagements at this meeting. as His High­ * * * * * cycling. Many years ago he contested a ness does not constder that o good a horse Although many of :'llagistra.te l!'air­ seat for the Victorian Legislative Council in should be asked to do too much on its fresh airnb's ,·el'di(·ts have been que tioned, i h<" the orth Bourke Bourough against three arrival in the Colony, as be reali ses that the man hin.self i, very popular at Fremantle. opponents-the successful candidate being horse cannot fee l fit and well until it is He is a well-read man, and in his resi­ Mr, Donald Melville. who had held the seat thoroughly acclimatised. We are asked to d nee '·on the hill" he has an excellent for twenty years. state also that we received this The contest was however letter at l·iluary, (ontainiug many rare old prints. a close one. the 10. r.s a. m. (i.e. prior to the time that the voting being 308r to 2750. ?llr. Fairbai rn , during his long connection Mr. hester's wide business experience and weights are out for to-mr rrow's race~) -U ' knowledge, gained in extensive travelling 1\iLh the Civil Service has ome into con­ round the world. should make him of emin­ * * * * * ta ·t with most of the old identities of the e nt service in the Subiaco Council. and State, and ,ome of his reminiscences nre provide a possible aspirant for the position Mr. Tom Price, Premier of South Aus­ decided ly interesting. .l.for many year he of Mayor in the event of Mr. Hy Daglish's tralia has made him. elf ubiquitous in the ha kept Sir Thomas Fil~ ­ business to countries beyond Au stralia are attendance on the occa· ion of the opening get•;vld. of :'llelbourne. making a new departure by authorising of their first \Vest Australtan season for a period of over four years, was quite a matter * Mr. A, W . Meeks, M.L,C., Chairman of the * * * principal boards, to pr9ceed to London by of course. The star turns are undoubtedly It will interest goldfields readers to learn the R.M.S. Victoria, for the purpose of the daring flying trapeze acts of the Five that Mr. W. Gardiner, underground mana­ opening a branch of the Society in that city Herberts. Dalblaine also call s for more ger of the Peak Hill Gold Mine. returned than passing mention His balancing is one last Monday, after a six weeks' holiday in of the best items of its kind witnessed in the East. * * * * * Australia. 1\:ate Montgomery, looking bonny and blythe, littl A notable lady in the person of Mrs. e resembles the '' mite" we * * * * * Deakin, mother of the Prime Minister of the remember with Montgomery. Mbreny and Hyland's Commonwealth died at her home, South Circus years ago, but she has M_r. Austin Bastow, a former Mayor of undoubtedly inherited all " Paddy's'' Yarra (Victoria) on vVednesday last. The ?ubtaco, has gone m for sheep-farming, and cleverness and deceased lady was in her 86th year, and was love of horses. She contri­ ts ~t present rusticating in the vici nity of buted a graceful and much applauded num­ buried the following day by the side of KoJonup, on the Great Southern line. her ber, and is sure to " draw" right through husband who had pre-deceased her by 16 the W.A. tour There are many years. other * * * * * particularly good items anent which THE CooEE will have much to say in the Mr. C. J . Moran, th e one-time * * * * I * burly political representative for West next number. Time limit, unfortunately. Perth. has been in Perth for a fe w days, a nd Mr. Phil Armstrong. the popular motorist, neces. itate ~ the closing down of this par leaves to-morrow morning for his home o n and pioneer of that industry in W .A ., Suffice it to say that the "show" is a big the. Great ~ou th~rn I ine, _near Wagi n, where returned to town. per motor yesterday thing, and well worth visiting at once. The he ts devoting hts energtes to mixed farm­ morning, from a business trip to Northam. location is convenient, Hay Street West, Just beyond the Theatre. ing, chiefl y sheep. ·'' 18 THE COO-EE. Satur day, } u11 e 6, 1go8. Goldfields ''Sports'' Diary. By "Trenton."

At the last momeui ihc mat<:h between The L e!tg ue have decided to play the At the pre.ent time the L eague i p.rac­ Boulder Giiy and .\J int>s Rovers, whic·h was Hor eshoe Warrior -Kalgoorlie mat<:h at tically bankrupt . Out Landing accounts to have La ken I lace at Kanowna la i un­ KanownfJl'O ements, etc. the game. marking in a crowd t he long fellow has 1'0 * ·• ~ uperior . * * * .'\ me ting of the m m bens a nd supporters ·• It is freely rumored that the Boulder City of Boulder ity was held, and a motion * * * Club will not jo urney to K anowna. In Billy Cooke, on the c:enlre wing, alway. wa~ canied t hat the makh . hould be play­ the event such a tep being taken by played over his immediate opponent, and of ed in Boulder. ast year' premiers, will they be dis­ hiR fre ,nent dashes of brilliancy called forth l * * * t·ou.ing ouibnrsts of admiraiion from an­ qualified? There ts little rlonbt, however, that if I okers. * * * * * carried out the duties tl,e Kanown•t peo1le lHtd t.edc to th<'ir ·• * . Clem. \iVellington prunises that ohe L eaguo would eith~r * * of entral umpire in the Boulder City v. h not want to rnn foul of ~h e League t it ;~ questiona.ble whether report t.o th L eague, and, if theit' lab o1·R sn:,,nn, ow ing to the contempl,tted vi~it of mi. take during the afternoon. have proved RUC'ressful, a c·heq ue will be a ·omhined tl"am from ihc ,'tnte to .\ lol ­ warded to the . e<'retary of bonrn in !\ ng n•t n xt, and wonld havr immrcl iately for Coa.sial L ragn (Mr ..J. J. , imons). flon ied all I"Sr,lntion. phwing ihem in a • • * * * UNH.EGI:iTERED RACING. IX'· ition likely lo desiroy •t heir rh~nces of t,,kin '.( !Xtrt in the jaunt to :\l elbourne. A re.olntion was ca rried at the L eague .. meeLing on .\ Tond ay night last that geP­ .. * uninely iransferrecl players ~hould be al­ The Goldiields Trotting and Racing Club The Bould er City-\ 1in s Rovers proved lowed io play with L eague club. before t h0 are holding a meeting on t)aturday atter­ to be thebcst of the season so far. Each co.,m ncement of the la ~ round of fix­ noon on the Parkstown Racecourse, adjoin­ te-am was well r e or e~e niC'd, and all the tllles (Juiy 4), providing that ~nch plaver ing Hannans Brewery. Excellent entries plHyFrs aJ'pNtred t.0 br in their very bP. t ran prod Jre a nroperly-signerl c-1 1.raiwc have been received, and, given fine weath­ form . At no point of the game did forn and a lettct' from his emp l over~ pl'tW­ er, th club promise to have a record a,t­ either dub h;w ~ a substanLial lead, and il'lg the trllm•fet· to he a bona ·tide one. tendanoo. wh~n the final bell rang th gen ral opinion Perth and }'remantle lovers of the gctnle waa tlmi 1S taken at to-morrow. aeria I Ai ghL~ being rcminiseent, or Thur­ thP gaLe~, ~nd a profit of £] 5 ll ~ . 7o . "P­ * * * * * good, of ER~endon f;tme, in hi~ palmy ., Jtoo. Trt K:>l goorlie, where 'R ailways and day. , always holrling the ball . a rely and f' algoorlie City llpposed each other.' onlv On Wednesday week last the starting at plar ing it ont of danger by splendid long £3 6~. 6cl. was r ocei ved, a loss of £4 :~ . Pa rkstown was very bad. Unless the of­ kicks. accruing. ficial in cha,rge of the flag shows a bast improvement to-morroy it is quite pro­ .. .. * * ·• * bable thi.t he will be called upon to re­ Frank Comet·, for the winner., was nlso T he C astnl League are io bo H~k ·) d io sign . fr<'quently oonRpicuons, his ground play he­ arrnnge ~ match between the two Leagn e~ * * * * ing quit the fenture of the game. nior to the demu·t.nre of the Vir. A. team to lt is reported that everything has been .\fpJl·onrnc>. Tf such a match ran be m>m­ * * * tixed up in connection with the starting PrtPv h A trong syndic:aie has been fot'med, and der City'. heavywmghts were to the f!'ont d efrav expen~e~ of t he tour. competent officials will be .placed in charge in ihis I nssle. Rach or them marked in * * f the racing. A tmck in the d1rection of wonderful stvle, n.nd their judgment in pas­ The Min <>s . \ ~•l)('iatio l'l (former] mainlv fo,· 'omerville is sure to result in financial sue­ •s wa s all th~i could be de­ , inp; to c·om1:ad .:> llowin P' 1 ho~" wl1o cannot nlay on , alnr­ cc s, as unregi tered racing has undoubted­ sit·ed . day~ \, stwt<>d on '3nnd~ y h~i. · \ h r.,,t ?..nnn ly come to stay. * * * * * snertatnr• watrh Pr! one of th0 .,.amPo. n.nd ronsid l"'ble amonnt wa~ coll Pr·ted. On the other hand, if th committees arc a un~ncceJ>\te The action of the Leagne in nlaying two \V hat are you going to make of him-a of ~tffairs with ihc Goldfields L eague at nr miership m atc h ~~ at Ynnowna on S11n ­ lawyer?" ihe present time, but informing the Coastal dnvs, June 7 an best of the Gold­ ball. The Kal.,.,ol'liP neonl" hol< at the a blacksmith's shop ; fields men down to represent the State, and rnntter from a fi>1