Prosecution Aims at Coal and Shipping Trusts
Authorities served statement of claim against Associated Northern Collieries Associated Steamship Companies Adelaide Steamship Company Howard Smith and Co Huddart Parker and Co and MIlwraith MEnchern and Co alleging breach of the Industries Preservation Act and restraint of trade The case contends the Inter State coal trade was controlled to force higher prices and will likely be argued before the High Court in October
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Sydney
Coal Veud
Industries Preservation Act
King
Commonwealth Attorney-General
Associated Northern Collieries
Associated Steamship Companies
Adelaide Steamship Company
Howard
High
Land Bill Forecast Sparks debate in Parliament
The Promised Land Bill return is expected next week with speculation about its content. Opposition leader Massey warns of a stormy passage while radicals predict freehold limits and a possible general increment tax on land profits.
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Josep Ward
Minster of Lands
Wellington Evening Post
T. EB. Taylor
House of Representatives
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G. W. Russell
Lloyd George
Theft of Jewellery Plea in Wellington Court
Winnie Kifin Thomas pleaded guilty at the Magistrate Court to stealing two rings and a brooch valued at £17 from a woman at whose home she had been living. Chief Detective Broberg said she had lived in the area months with a husband who was a solicitor in West Australia. Authorities noted several complaints but no previous convictions. She was remanded for sentence.
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Wellington
Winnie Kifin Thomas
Broberg
West Australia
Education Board Conference Sets Reforms for Schools
Wellington August 25 conference resolutions call for separate cost columns for administration and inspectors. uniform teacher grading. district science instruction. matriculation standards aligned with training college entry. realignment of rural and urban classifications. higher salaries for secondary assistants. clearer Education Department and Board relations. scholarships. redrawn board district boundaries.
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Wellington
Education Board
Dominion
Education Department
Education Boards
Department
Resolution at Education Conference on funding for technical instruction
Wellington August 25 The Education Conference passed a resolution opposing a £ for £ grant basis for technical building funds. It urged Government full funding for maintenance, arguing technical education benefits all classes and draws students from wide areas, and should not depend on local rating.
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Wellington
Australasian Championship Boxers Set for Auckland
The Northern Boxing Association reports rivals chosen to contest the Australasian championships in Auckland on September 2 and 3. Representing Victoria bantam feather and heavyweight. Queensland bantam feather light welter and middle. New South Wales bantam feather light welter middle. They left Sydney by the Mahona and expect arrival in Auckland Sunday.
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Auckeland
Nortern Boxing Association
New South Wales Association
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Sydney
Mahona
Victoria
Queensland
New South Wales
Only Cure for Rheumatism Succeeds After Twenty Years
Elizabeth Mowat of Gore reports twenty years of Rheumatism and Sciatica relief from RHEUMO after trying many remedies. The advertisement claims a single dose provides relief and lists RHEUMO prices at 2s 6d and 4s 6d sold by chemists and stores.
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Elizabeth Mowat
Gore
Champion Custard Powder Ad Promises Delicious Desserts
A vintage advertisement touts Cham pion Custard Powder as simple and delicious. It markets stewed and boiled fruits and puddings with a price of 4d per portion, highlighting easy preparation and flavorful results.
The New Hebrides Missionaries Clash with French Trade
Sydney report cites Mr Harris Parke and Mr Cameron stating the French object to missionary protests against gun and firearm trading with natives. They say British subjects are barred from such trade and punished by warships. Condominium rule enables French practice, squeezes British competition and accuses missionaries of mistreating natives and opposing education. The grievance list includes remuneration for labour over gin and firearms.
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Sydney
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Parke
Cameron
Australia Today looks at population growth in Australia
London reports the first of a series on Australia to correct English misconceptions. The article notes Australia has a higher birth surplus than most civilized nations, a very low death rate, and that population stagnation is not due to unappealing settlement prospects.
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Thenancial News
Australia
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Dominions
Higgs Calls Royal Commission On Sugar Industry
In Melbourne August 25 the House of Representatives member Higgs urged a Royal Commission to investigate the sugar industry. He proposed one representative from each of four groups and warned of widespread dissatisfaction. He accused Sugar Refining Company directors of fixing prices with no appeal and claimed workers were poorly paid and poorly rationed.
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Melbourne
House of Representatives
Higgs
Sugar Refining Company
Refining Company
State politics subsidised cable service in Senate vote
Melbourne August 26 The Senate carried a motion to subsidise the cable service without division. Mr Pearce said the proposal was not designed to bolster Labour papers.
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Melbourne
Senate
Pearce
Children’s Hacking Cough at Night Reported
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure advertised as 6d and 25 6d price points targets households seeking relief for nighttime coughing fits among children.
Subsoil Water Sparks Dysentery Debate in Gisborne
Council heard claims that nine tenths of infantile dysentery stems from shallow subsoil water. The report tags water proximity as a key health factor prompting further inquiry by the Gisborne borough engineer.
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Gisborne
Don’t Submit to the Knife Pile Cones Claim Cure
An advertisement promotes Dr Fellows' Pile Cones as a permanent cure for piles avoiding surgical treatment. It cites eighteen years of practice with no knife use and includes a testimonial penned by a patient from Christchurch, urging readers to buy cones and allied tablets from local chemists at 8s 6d per box or 3 boxes for 10s.
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Christchurch
Loasby
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