Wheat shortages loom in New Zealand says Wellington merchant
Wellington trader Mr HH Baldwin reports a coming flour pinch in six months with mills short of wheat. He notes New Zealand mills lack more than six months supply and even fowl wheat is being milled. With Australia export embargoes and rising costs, he foresees possible flour imports from the Pacific later this year.
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Willington
HH. Baldwin
Wellington
New Zealand
Baldwin
Dominion
Australia
San Francisco
Avason
Pacific
Sydney Show Awards honor four year Clydesdales in drought sales
At the Sydney show four year Clydesdales won awards with Stake's Scotland Peer champion Gillies and Walter's Buckleyvie's Choice second and Invermay third bred in New Zealand. Cattle sales saw limited demand due to drought with top price 720gs for a Shorthorn bull. New Zealand consignments for Shorthorns sold between 25 and 100gs. beef cattle from Daisiell Gros. realized 70gs to 150gs.
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Press Association
Sydney
Stake
Scotland
Gillies
Walter
Buckleyvie
Denison
Invermay
New. Zealand
McNab Estate
D. Wricht
Daisiell Gros
New Zealand
New Zealand Davis Cup Plans Amid Aussie Talks
Auckland and Hastings filed applications for the Davis Cup match but NZ Association delays action until the Australian Council meets. The council backs NZ’s rights against Brookes’s criticism and instructs delegates in Australia to uphold them. The Wilding Memorial Fund funds two junior cups and a perpetual interprovincial shield. Future draws will avoid first‑round clashes within the same game district. Public complaints over championship arrangements in Wellington cited bad grounds, inadequate umpiring, and refused caterers prompting a potential return to local control of tournaments.
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Wellington
Auckland
Hastings
New Zealand
Brookes
Australia
Wilding
Canterbury
Petherick
English Davis Cup players sweep exhibition tennis in Aukland
Beamish and Inowe led visiting British players in two singles and a doubles win over New Zealand locals. Lowe defeated Bartlett, Beamish beat Laurenson, and the pairing beat Laurenson and Wallace. Beamish praised Ollivier and predicted strong Davis Cup prospects in New Zealand with good attendance expected.
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New Zealand
Christchurch
Land
Dr Morse Indian Root Pills Habit for Health
Promote a weekly rinse with Dr Morse Indian Root Pills to keep germs from entering a fit system. Regular weekly use is claimed to tone and cleanse the body, boosting energy for work and life.
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Dr. Morse
Cold Prevention Advice From an Odd Fragment
A cryptic, garbled tip suggests avoiding a cold by taking a product named NARQL and using sugar or inhalation at intervals. The fragment is unclear and lacks verifiable details or sources.
Fire destroys seven room Patara Point house in Thames
A blaze at Patara Point last night totally destroyed Eugene Flynn’s new seven room house and furniture. Flynn and his wife were in Auckland, his two daughters escaped through a window. Insurance was unavailable and the house lay beyond the water supply areas.
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Press Association
Thames
Patara Point
Eugene
Flynn
Auckland
Death of a Pioneer in Hawke's Bay Era
P Hastings reports the death of a early settler in Hawke's Bay aged 78. Born in 1853 in Scotland, he arrived in New Zealand about 1873, worked near Timaru, then moved to Hawke's Bay where he became a landowner and helped found Town College. He leaves a widow three sons and two daughters, two sons killed in the war.
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P Hastings
Hugh Campbell
Havelock North
Scotland
New
Zealand
Timaru
Hawke's Bay
Town College
Motorist’s Death Reported in Hamilton
Mrs Munro found her husband William Collin Munro a sixty five year old retired farmer dead beside his car in the motor shed. He had been under medical care for some time and death followed a heart failure after an effort to wind up the car.
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Hamilton
Body of Albert Davys Identified After Lake Find
In Hamilton on March 31 the body found near the lake with a throat cut has been identified as Albert Davys. He had been missing for three weeks and his body was decomposed, doctors citing heat as a possible factor. Identification was made by clothing and boots though facial features were unreadable.
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Hamilton
Albert Davys
Davys
Palmerston North Tragedy Inquest Returns Murder Verdict
In Palmerston North the inquest into Mary Etheline Webby s death found March 17 murder by unknown person or persons. Police had searched for Harry Deeley seen with the deceased on the night of March 17, but no trace was found. The verdict declared the death a murder.
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Palmerston
Mary Etheline Webby
Tate
Harry Deeley
Phosphate Supplies Move To Public Control
The governments of Great Britain Australia and New Zealand plan to take over the Pacific Phosphate Company and assume control of its interests at Nauru and Ocean Island as a going concern. The transfer, expected around July 1, will include the plant and machinery and secure phosphate supply for New Zealand for centuries.
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Weellington
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Nauru
Pacific Phosphate Company
Ocean Island
Customs Revenue at Wellington Port Sets New Record
Last month the Wellington port collected £164 155 13s 11d in customs duties, up from £197 474 1s the year before. The period marks a port and likely Dominion record, surpassing January’s £147 533 14s 8d. Beer duties reached £4 968 4d versus £2 648 15s in March 1919.
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Wellington
Dominion
Meat Company's Steamer Reaches Gisborne For Repairs
The Poverty Bay Meat Company's steamer Admiral Codrington arrived at Gisborne and was inspected by shareholders. Chairman MaW D Lysnar said the ship would likely make two annual trips to England directly from Gisborne to the West of England. Finishing work remains and loading of 102 000 carenses will begin Saturday.
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Gisborne
Poverty Bay Meat Company
Admiral Codrington
Ma W. D. Lysnar
England
Auckland
Wedding Delayed in Dunedin Court Case
In Dunedin on March 31 Sydney Clive Humphreys faced City Police Court charges for failing to comply with a maintenance order for his wife and child. Chief Detective Bishop sought a remand until Friday week as other charges awaited. Humphreys had arranged a marriage for 2:30 this afternoon and was remanded.
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Dunedin
Sydney
Clive Humphreys
Wellington
Bishop
Baxter's Lung Preserver Ad Promotes Summer Cough Claim
An old advertisement touts Baxter's Lung Preserver as a remedy for coughs colds sore throat chest and bronchial troubles during summer. It urges readers to keep Baxter's on hand as a dependable preventive and treatment option amid seasonal illness.
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Baxter
Sterling
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