Weather and railway disruption as Taieri river floods Otago
Heavy rain floods Taieri Plain and low-lying areas near Mosgiel. Otago Central railway blocked with multiple slips between Ravensbourne Burkes and Clyde. Trains cancelled or rerouted. some passengers transferred by drays. Rescue work ongoing for flooded Milton streets and homes.
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Dunedin
Taieri
Abote Mosgiel
Cluthaime
Middlemarch
Otago Central
Taieri Gorge
Clyde
Hendon
Pukerangi
Ravensbourne
Burkes
Sines
Palmers~ton
Norrow
Milton
Ape
Ureday
thoGill
Fai
Tangata
Clutha Ani
Trains Held at Otakia Due to Water Breaks and Delays
All trains halted at Otakia Dunedin on August 16 as north and south main lines suffer four feet of water and three breaks. A serious break at Burkes and another at Puketerski cause delays. The first express north was an hour late through Burkes break and may be three to four hours late reaching Christchurch.
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Dunedin
Otakia
Burke's
Puketerski
Burke
Christchurch
South Branch lines blocked till Monday after heavy rain
Rail traffic awaits restart as south branch lines remain wrecked until Monday due to prolonged heavy rain. Domain weather station logged 1.60 inches since nine this morning with warm sun earlier. meteorologists forecast steady rain easing tonight, with cold, damp conditions and possible river floods. barometer expected to fall.
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Christchurch
Domain
Press Association
Bute
Unlawful Agent Fined In Tax Commission Case
In Police Court this morning Commissioner of Taxes charged D A Searle a Sydney representative working in Auckland and Dunedin without a warrant. The case, under the Land and Assessment Act 1908, ended with a £5 fine and costs after defense argued the act harsh and unjust and the defendant claimed no previous notice.
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Dunedin
Widdowson
D. A. Searle
Auckland
Sydney
Dominion
Macgregor
Fraser
Balkans in turmoil as Bulgarians threaten Adrianople
The Daily Telegraph report from Constantinople quotes the Grand Vizier warning that if Bulgarians re occupy Adrianople they will pass over the 200000 bodies of troops. Turkish anger rises to unprecedented fury over Bulgarian acts.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Constantinople
Adrianople
Adrianople Citizens Appeal for Turkish Rule
A Adrianople deputation led by Orphani dis Grek asks the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Office to keep Adrianople under Turkish rule. They accuse Bulgarian regulars of atrocities including bayoneting 1000 youths under 18 and hanging the heads of a hundred women in temples. They plan to travel to Paris and London.
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Vienna
Adrianople
Orphanidis
Grek
Austro-Hungarian
Foreign Office
Malgara
Paris
London
Senator Pairbank Denounces Intervention Threats
Senator Pairbank spoke in Indianapolis condemning intervention in Mexico. He argued sacrificing a single soldier to protect property there is folly and warned that agitation for intervention is driven by selfish, sinister interests and risks war.
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New York
Government’s Regret Over Wilson Criticism
President Wilson orders the American Ambassador in Mexico or London to express regret for ex ambassador Wilson’s criticism of the Foreign Office. The President will reprimand him instead of dismissal as his resignation nears effect.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
London
Foreign Office
British politics will contest another seat
Sir J A Simon Liberal member for Walthamstow says he will quit the seat at the next general election to contest North West Manchester. He notes the election could be critical for Liberal causes including Free Trade and states he accepted the Manchester invitation after consulting the Premier.
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London
J. A.simon
Walthamstow
Manchester
Johin ‘Biman
Labour Strikers Shot at Calumet Mine Clash
Deputies try to arrest miners during the Calumet copper mine strike. Strikers resist and deputies open fire. Reports say several miners are killed and deputies injured in the confrontation.
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Calumet
Paget Named Assistant Under-Secretary at Foreign Affairs
Sir Ralph Paget has been appointed Assistant Under-Secretary at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The official notification confirms his new post and responsibilities within the department.
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Sir Ralph Paget
Foreign Affairs
Mediation Proposed In House Debate On Mexico Action
On August 15 in Washington the House debated a resolution by Senator Towner urging mediation between the United States and Mexico with Argentina and Brazil in concert. The discussion followed with no immediate action and the measure was deferred.
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Washington
Towner
Mexico
United’ States
Brazil
Late Rand Strike Heard by Judicial Commission
In Johannesburg on August 14 Sir J P Fitzpatrick testified that he took full responsibility for organizing a police force on July 5. Six hundred men were armed and posted in the suburbs for 48 hours. European leaders aimed to induce natives to strike and disrupt water and light supplies to the compound managers. If successful, 100 000 natives could be released, threatening Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg
Judicial Commission
Johdanesturg
Appropriation Bill Debates Alarm Over Armament Growth
In the House of Commons the Appropriation Bill was read third time. Lloyd George warned Britain spends more on the Navy than the cost of all world navies combined. He urged cooperation to curb armaments and redirect funds to resource development and trade. The Lords later passed the bill.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Britain
Europe
Balkans
House’. ‘of Lords
Kaiser Letter Described as Invention by Cologne Gazette
Berlin August 15 The Cologne Gazette described the Kaiser's purported letter to King Constantine I of Greece as an invention, a revelation that questions the authenticity of the alleged diplomatic missive.
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Berlin
Cologne
Constantine I
Greece
Last Survivor of Nova Zembia Fishing Colony Found Dead
Paris reports a Petrograd despatch detailing the discovery of the last survivor of a 109 person fishing colony established in 1909 on Nova Zembia. The group perished after ten months of starvation and disease, with the corpse laden huts and diaries noting companions ate clothing and even corpses as hope faded.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Nova
Zembia
Nenimo Riot Forces Police to Seek Shelter on Steamers
In Nenimo on August 15, miners during earlier riots forced police to take refuge aboard steamers. The mob terrorised the town and blew up a hut occupied by strike breakers.
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Vancouver
Shop Assistants Strike Closes Stores in Sydney
Sydney reporters say Broken Hill shop assistants have struck despite an injunction. Many shops remained closed as workers protest conditions and demand changes.
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Sydney
Broken Hill
Appellate Jurisdiction Act Receives Royal Assent
London reports the Appellate Jurisdiction Act receiving the Royal assent today. The act creates a supreme tribunal for the Empire to meet growing needs of India and the Dominions.
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London
Empire
India
Dominions
Health conditions urged for Rand mines by mining chief
Capetown August 15 Herr Kolotze Government Mining Engineer in his annual Rand mines report pleads for better health standards. Phthisis he says has claimed the best miners leaving inexperienced mixed nationality crews unable to handle the large output.
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Capetown
Herr Kolotze
Rand
Blackball Colliery Faces Imminent Trouble Over Midnight Shift
In Greymouth on August 15 the Blackball colliery workforce, by 500 to 3, voted to demand abolition of the midnight shift where about a dozen men work. A strike is freely talked of as tension rises at the mine.
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Sofia
Serés
Museulmans
Consula
Melenik
Doiran
Greymouth
Donations for Creek Sufferers Aid Reported
The Greek community in Melbourne reports a Queen of Greece cable confirming £500 in donations for Creek war sufferers received on August 16 at 1.5 p.m. The note highlights support from the Greek community.
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Melbourne
Queen of
Greece
Somaliland Position Report Suppresses Full Accounts
London August August 15 The Press Association reports Mr L Harcourt says satisfactory accounts have been received on the Somaliland position but he will not publish them as they relate to the current force situation He deplores discussion of recent events.
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London
L. Harcourt
Parliament Prorogued Until November Third
Parliament has been prorogued until November third. The prorogation was announced from London on August fifteenth with the note received at 9:30 a.m.
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London
Aerial Leagues Appeal for Subscriptions in London
The Aerial Leagues seek subscriptions in London this August for the late Colonel Cody’s family, who have endured strained circumstances and hardship.
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London
Cody
Panama Exposition Debate Highlights Opposition
Letters in the papers urge British participation in the Panama Exposition while Manchester machinery manufacturers mostly oppose the proposal citing high costs and uncertain business benefits due to duties.
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London
Augie
Manchester
Derry Riots Turn Deadly As Spectator Is Shot
Rioting in Londonderry continues as Francis Armstrong is shot dead in Fountain Street from an upper window. Police report frequent shots from higher roofs. they did not fire. The Mayor calls in the Cheshire Regiment as a precaution against renewed rioting.
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London
Londonderry
Francis Armstrong
Fountain Street
Armstrong
Cheshire Regiment
Land Tax Proposed to Spur Unoccupied Lands on Market
Capetown August 16 The Hon T Watt Postmaster General spoke at Dundee advocating a land tax to force unoccupied areas onto the market for closer settlement.
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Capetown
T. Watt
Dundee
Entente Talks Reportedly Broken Off Between Britain and Germany
Berlin reports the Mecklenburg Gazette claims negotiations for a British German entente have been broken off. The source notes the development as a suspension of efforts toward a formal alliance between the two nations.
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Berlin
Mecklenburg: Gazette
England
Germany
Woman Obtains Separation Over Star Gazing and Incense
London August 14 a woman secured a separation order against her husband citing his habit of sitting up to study the stars and burning incense. He reportedly threatened to murder her and her solicitor in the dispute.
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London
Grand National meeting ends in cold wet racing
Weather worsened the Grand National meeting with heavy course after rain. Fritz won the UNITEd HUNT CLUBS Steert handicap race by four lengths, Royal Arms edged Diavolo by a half head in the Heathcote Handicap, Pip defeated Daylight Bill by a half length in the Styx Hurdle, Beacon beat Loch Mabin by a half length in the Sydenham Hurdles, and Gold Pin won the Lincoln Steeplechase by four lengths ahead of Glenmore.
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Las
Webb
Majotr
Kingsway
Billy
Captain Jack
Fritz
Heathcote
Royal Arms
Ceylon
Diavolo
Imin
STYX
Pip
Bill
Prince Eddie
Overton
Don Rubyl
Terry Flynn
Smin
Sydenham
A. Rore
Morris
Hamond
Marton
Wdwk
J. McLean
Loch Mabin
Beacon
Watchchain
Loch “Mabin
Mabin
Lincoln
Hammond
A ‘C. Gordon
Derenda
Gold Pin
Deranda
Glenmore
Bercola
Kin Ora
Omin
Smallpox Epidemic Reported in Sydney District
Six smallpox cases reported in Sydney with a suspicious case at Balranald, as of August 15. The brief notes potential spread and adds a regional health alert.
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Sydney
Balranald
Swedish naval manoeuvres spark push for armaments
In Stooxholm on August 15 the maneuvers stirred new public support for stronger naval forces including the creation of a naval station near Gothenburg.
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Stooxholm
Gothenburg
Four seamen sentenced for resisting vaccination aboard Devon
Four seamen from the steamer Devon received a fortnight’s imprisonment for refusing vaccination. The captain stated the vessel could not obtain clearance unless they were vaccinated or discharged.
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Sydney
Devon
Petition against death sentence gathers signers in Sydney
In Sydney on August 15 a petition opposes the death sentence for Wright who was convicted of murdering Caldwell. The petition claims Wright is mentally weak and a Town Hall meeting to press the case has been arranged, drawing thousands of signatures.
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Sydney
Wright
Caldwell
Smallpox Bulletin From Wellington and Auckland Areas
The Friday bulletin from Wellington reports no new smallpox trash cases in Auckland since yesterday with no cases in Auckland suburbs and six cases reported from Taupo ro. The total in Marsden County district Whananaki reaches forty since the outbreak began. A case in isolation at Parangahan Patangata County is unchanged with no further updates.
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Wellington
Auckland
Monk
Tautoro
Whananaki
Marsden County
Chesson
Parangahan
Patangata
Police Ordered to Shoot as Londonderry Riots Loom
Police in Londonderry have been instructed to shoot if rioting recurs and warnings are ignored. Troops are quartered in the town while authorities draft measures for neighboring towns.
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London
Londonderry
Stabulary
Cath
Farmer Company Purchases Land Fronting George Street
The Farmer Company buys a land block with an 82 ft frontage to George Street for over £100,000. It adjoins their premises and will be extended when leases on the new block expire in 1915.
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Farmer Company
George Street
Sydney bank votes to raise capital with new shares
A special meeting of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney resolves to increase capital to £4,000,000 by issuing 20,000 additional £25 shares, expanding the bank's financial base.
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Commercial Banking Company
Sydney
Pilgrim Father Monument Unveiled in Southampton
London reports United States Ambassador W Page unveiled the Pilgrim Fathers memorial at Southampton. He asserted that Anglo American institutions shape world destinies and that the responsibility to rule rests on those who speak Shakespeare's language, with several Pilgrim descendants in attendance.
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London
W. Page
United States
Southampton
Chinese Rebels Flee to Kobe as Refugees Increase
Refugees from the Chinese rebellion flock to Kobe in Japan as reports note many among the fugitives include leaders like Sunt Yat Son who has disappeared, signaling unrest and displacement.
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Torto
Kobe
Sunt, Yat Son
Britannia Flight to Cologne Shipped for New Zealand
Aviation notes report films showing the aeroplane Britannia and her Dover to Cologne flight being shipped to New Zealand. The Britannia has been shipped by Athensé. The Wright biplane also made a splendid flight at Hendon.
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London
Dover
Cologne
New Zealand
Wright
Hendon
Chronic Chest Complaints Reported By Sagal
Medical brief notes chronic chest complaints observed in patient Sagal. No further details provided.
Torch Warship Arrival Sparks Uncertain Fate
Sydney reports the warship Torch has arrived from Youmés with movements unclear. One account says she may be paid off and withdrawn from active service.
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Sydney
Warship Torch
Youmés
Swimmer Rescued After Overboard Incident Aboard Aorangi
On the steamer Aorangi en route from San Francisco to Tahiti a seaman named Funnel fell overboard. The vessel circled and searched until Funnel was heard calling and recovered about a mile and a half from the scene. He had been in the water about three and a half hours and was little worse for the ordeal.
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A . Wellington
Aorangi
San Francisco
Tahiti
Suffragette Fire at King Edward Park Pavilion
Reports say suffragettes were blamed for a blaze that gutted the pavilion at King Edward Park in Willesden. Police and fire services attended, with investigations underway into the causes and the extent of the damage.
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London
King Edward Park
Willesden
Wheat Varieties in Market Forecast from Farmers Notes
In Ashburton, London talks cite Mr Derishy Wood of Gantertitbury Roller Flour Mills saying White Tuscan and Purple Straw may fetch similar prices to Solid Straw, withSolid Straw favored for higher yields but tougher handling. White Tuscan preferred for easier milling though Solid Straw’s flour may exceed in Australia reports.
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Guardian
Derishy Wood
Gantertitbury Roller Flour Mills
Ashburton
Derisly Wood
London
Henry’, Wood
Wood Brothers
Christchurch
Gond
D. Wood
Wood
Timaru Miller
Australia
New Zealand
Ashburton Grain Market Report Week Ended August 15 1918
Ashburton market shows very quiet trading with buyers at quoted rates. Oats and wheat demand subdued with freight to the United Kingdom reduced. prices held above export parity. Danish and Duns average 10d to 1s Md on rail. chaff demand limited with prime quality at 60s to 1s 6d on trucks.
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Ashburton
Christchurch
Tiscan
United Kingdom
Christchurch Grain Market Slow as Holiday Week Pauses Trade
In Christchurch on August 15 the grain and produce market was largely at a standstill due to holidays and bad weather. Potatoes fell further with 35s to 7s 6d. stocks remain in growers hands, especially in South Canterbury, while coastal demand is very limited and buyers act only with orders. Government returns may understate potato yields.
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Christchurch
Barre
Canterbury
Property Sale Notice in Methven Farm Auction
The National Mortgage Agency Company reports a sale on behalf of Mir W. M. Carney of his Methven farm. Purchaser named is Mr Wilfred T. P. Lock.
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National Mortgaged- Agency Company, Ltd
Mir W. M.carney
Methven
Wilfred T.P. Lock
Weekly Stock and Produce Sales Report Summary
The weekly sales of stock and produce by Mr Henry Stephenson and the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association were well attended. Entries across poultry, pigs, and produce showed satisfactory clearances, with prices listed for hens, ducks, pork, potatoes, wheat, oats, leeks, cabbage, cauliflowers, onions, and apples among others.
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Henry Stephenson
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Balami
Arbitration Court Upholds Appeal by Sheep Farmer
August 16. The Arbitration Court allowed the appeal of sheep farmer Mr P B A McHardy against the Inspector of Awards over a £26 fine for dis missing shearers who refused to shear on wet ground. The court held the sheep were not wet and the men were not justified in suspending work.
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Napier
Arbitration ’Court
PB. A’ McHardy
Sheepfarmer
Ruspenais
Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods Peppermint Care
A short-item note describes a children's hacking cough worsening at night and mentions Woods's Great peppermint care as a suggested remedy.
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Woods
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