Bee keeper on Dunk Island loses bees to two birds
Mr Banfield, who moved to Dunk Island North Queensland with two bee hives to harvest nectar, saw bee numbers fall and honey vanish as Australian bee eater and white rump wood swallow feasted on them. He chose protection over destruction, sparing the birds despite a failed bee enterprise. The piece contrasts with calmer English bee life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunk Island
North Queensland
BE. J. Banfield
Thoreau
Hr Banfield
Éurnins
Banfield
Isle of Dreams
Bee-Land
England
The Bee Forager's Journey Across Spring to Autumn
An observer recalls the daily bee activity in a hive as nectar and propolis flow in and out. Pollinators toil through chestnut trees and filbert bushes, carrying offerings from blossoms to the hive while guarding the autumn stores.
The bess and village gardens in a rural survey
A lyrical account follows the bess and their rounds through meadow paths by a river where a water-vole suns itself and a nervous morrhen darts into rushes. It traces bluebell woods, wildflowers, and cottage gardens rich with wallflowers hollyhocks and stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrhen
Tee
Thoughts for the Bay and Reflections on Women
A fragmentary notes page quotes authors and passages on women and men. It cites Robert and W. J. Locke with lines about ideal partners and the burden of achievement. The text contrasts gender traits and hints at puzzles and social ideas from contemporary fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crispin
Paneh and
Judy
Edwin Pugh
Smiles for the Bay and a Weekend Parable
A fragmented humorous dialogue scene set around a Sunday school superintendent and a boy named Yominy. The talk touches on hidden habits behind a barn and a writer’s claim to independence, weaving themes of marriage, society, and literary labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yominy
Tommy
Upper Ashburton Road Board Holds Monthly Meeting
The Upper Ashburton Road Board met on Monday with chairman J. Harper and members M. Stitt J. Tucker J. Allen and A. Horsey present. They discussed road improvements, renewals of insurance, a Roxburgh Crossing Bridge event, and petitions on drainage and road dedication. Accounts totaling £294 19s 1d were approved for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton Road
Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd
Sid
Ashburton
Ashburton County
Akaroa
Wakanui
Hugo Friedlander
Holland Bros
Tinwald
McFarlane
G. A. Shaw
T. A. Addis
H. Watts
Alten
Tucker
Stitt
Road Boards
Allenton
Alford Forest Road
Laghmor
Allen
Buckley
Trials in Christchurch Court Press
Supreme Court sittings in Christchurch report multiple cases. Walter Medley Hulston faces retrial for receiving stolen goods. a verdict not guilty on the ring but guilty on the watch with mercy for youth. Leonard Alexander McCormick and Harry Wilson convicted of assault and robbery. Gedhison to sentence leniently as first offenders. Philip James Welly’s manslaughter trial ends with no verdict due to hung jury after four hours. Trial notes plus a cigarette ad follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Supreme Court
Walter Medley Hulston
Hulston
Hoss
Leonard Alexander McCormick
Harry Wilson
Thomas Francis Q’connor
Ged
Valuable Tree Stands Offered at Special Low Quotations
Blue gums offered by 7H with a thousand trees supplied and planted for about £6 per 1000. Special quotations for large quantities available to farmers. Ashburton advertisement notes affordable prices and immediate supply.
Hean's Essence cough remedy teased by expert chemist
An article explains making a cost effective cough mixture from two sections the essence and the water and sweetening. It claims home mixing yields about twenty ounces for the price of one bottle and promotes Hean's Essence as a remedy for coughs throat and lung troubles with simple recipe and local availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hean
Wanganui
Sermons in Stones At Baring Square Society
At the weekly meeting of the Baring Square Literary and Debating Society Mr G W Leadley presented a paper on Sermons in Stones. The discussion covered inscriptions on ancient monuments and obelisks, mainly from the early Egyptian period, and noted how ancient writings confirm many Old Testament narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baring Square Literary and Debating Society
G. W. Leadley
B. H. Cabkter
Leadley
Timaru Council Seeks Loans for Drains and Quarry Plant
Timaru Borough Council proposes a £10000 loan to finish underground drainage and a £3000 loan to buy a quarry and plant. South Canterbury Infantry officer Barclay discussed with Farmers Union, proposing half or full-day parades for country territorials. Farmers favored full days twice monthly from September to November, noting townspeople may object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timaru
Fdator Barclay
South Canterbury Infantry
Farmers’ Union
Regent Cigarettes Offer Free Gift Scheme
Regent Cigarettes promote Virginean tobacco with inhalers favored. A large free gift scheme offers forty presents to choose from, inviting customers to smoke and obtain rewards.
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Regent
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Goarpran
Orrin
the Bay
Robert Are
Stella Maris
W. J. Locke
Veicé
Per Press Association
J. Millichamp & Sons
AT. John Ore & Co’s
Grocery Department
Quibell
Green
Dimock
Defiance
Quiver
Yates
John
Orr
Halt Street
B.S.A
Ztealandia
New Zealand
Bicycle
Smay
Humber
Cee Eenies
T. Turtill
T. H. Andrill & CO
Lane
Ealing
Gracie
Eirsch
Empire
Meepdica
T. H. Andrill & Co., Household Furnishers
Tangred Street
Frank Curtis
F.p.0.c
Opt. D
N.Z. Optical Association
Ashbarton
London
Beig
Pireatery
United Kingdom
the London Directory CO
OTB
Aberch Lane
Ab. John
Orrand, Ga
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