Fire destroys Lakeside school in Christchurch blaze
Christchurch reports Lakeside school burned to the ground at midnight with schoolmaster Mr Andersen discovering the fire. In Dunedin four wooden shops were partly destroyed by fire, two firemen injured but unhurt after a verandah fall. A Flowerdale State school also burned. a fourteen year old boy confessed arson to avoid school.
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Christchurch
Andersen
Dunedin
Hanover
Frederick Streets
Flowerdale
Pericles Enquiry Finds Proper Navigation After Loss
The Marine Court of Enquiry found that the steamer Pericles exercised proper care and vigilance, verified position, and kept the master’s safe course before striking an uncharted submerged obstruction. The Standard called the verdict unsatisfactory, alleging Australian waters are not properly charted and suggesting other missing vessels may share similar fates.
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Per Press Association
Copsright
Perth
Marine Court of Enquiry
Pericles
Péricles
Prowieter
French-Canadian farmer builds fortune in Saskatchewan
E A Guillemin arrived from France eighteen years ago with twelve shillings and debt. He bought land at low prices, expanded to 2400 acres, raised large crops, and sold seven quarters this year at high values. He moved 50 quarters, harvested 50,000 bushels of wheat this fall, and stacked 16,000 bushels more with rail help. He also grows oats barley and linseed and manages 104 horses and cattle. His threshing machine cost 520 pounds and has paid for itself. His wheat yields average 283 bushels per acre with No 1 and No 2 Northern grades.
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Toronto
E. A. Guillemin
France
Forget
Saskatchewan
Guillemin
Canada
Archbishops and Cadets Stir Melbourne Tea Meeting
Archbishop Kelly at the Hibernian Society's annual communion breakfast in Sydney mocked Cadets for training too young and urged timing in military lessons. The report mentions rot affecting apples in Whangarei, monsoonal rain boosting Australia’s wool prospects, and a Manly beach incident ending in a fine.
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Archbishop Kelly
Hibernian Society
Sydney
Telegraph
Papal A
English bacon price rise tied to US pig shortage
The article notes a prolonged price rise for bacon in Britain due to a severe US pig shortage. It cites January 1 pig counts, 1909 to 1907 declines, and price spikes in live pigs lard and pork. It discusses impact on imports from Denmark Ireland and Britain and predicts possible easing in six months. It flags speculation and calls for Irish production expansion.
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United States
Chicago
London
Messrs Swift and Co
England
Ireland
Board of Trade
America
Piles Cones Claim Longstanding Cure in Christchurch Ad
An advertisement from Christchurch touts Dr Fellows Pile Cones and Dr Fellows Tabs as a cure for fifty years of piles. Testimonial from A. M. Loasby claims dramatic relief after using five and a half cones. Available at Colombo Street and through H. F. Stevens.
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Christchurch
Aunt Lows
Loasey
Logaby
Fellows
Loasby
St. Albaroodville Street
St. Albans
A. M. Loasby
Colombo ST
H. F. Stevens
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Vis Monte Video
Teneriffe
Ymouth
Hterner
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Wallington
Rio
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Rio de Janeiro
Per Presa Association
Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., Limited
Monta Video
Tener.fe
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Saps
Calla
Rio de #amoro
Nicole Bros
NEW Zealand Insurance
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Islington
Turnip
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Robinson
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POST
J. Ballantyne & Go.'s
the Drapers
Lipton
Japton
Buxton and
Thom Ashburton Agenta
Keen
Siwason
Lyndhurst
Tinwald
Burton Stores
Friedlander Bros, S
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Jones and Sons
Greenwich Watch
New Zealand
Ted Toe Guarantes
I Christeburch
Jones and Sons, the Reliable
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High Street
Christeburch
Henry
Rughes
Hereford Street
Ays Joan Stanton
Barningham Co., Ltd
George Street
Cass Street
Wakanui Road
Cass
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Cuba
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J. Newman
Colman
Royds, Bros, & Kirk, Ltd
Christchurch & Invercargill
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Boucher
Australia
Commonwealth
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School of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Harrison Smailey
University of Michigan
Smalley
Sydney Scott
Manly’ Beach
Reynolds
Manly Council
Lawrence
Manly Life Saving Club
Wieter
R. J. Strutt
Ord. Rayleigh
Kapuni
Cambridge
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
Anokland
Auckland
OR. Fellows
East Street
Que
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Messra W. Strange and Co
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P.D
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HH. Co. Barrett Es
Boor Warehouse
Washdyke
Mesers Dalgety and Co., Limited
Walter Black
Mr Calder
Morton Mains
Southland
Mésars McWhirter
Nelson
Ashburton
Rerusich
T. A. Andrill & CO
General House Furnishers
Tancred Street
Next Building Society
Seabee
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