Pioneer Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club elects Jevens again
At the annual meeting Hon E C Jevens was re elected president for the 35th year, likely a Dominion sporting club record. The New Zealand Trotting Association also held elections with North Island and South Island boards named including Mark Pollock Selig Denton Sites Duncan Howell Nicoll Hayward Myers Clarkson and others.
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Pioneer
E. C. Jevens
Dominion
Christchurch _ Press Association
New Zealand Trotting Association
North Island
Messrs
C.F. Mark
J. H. Pollock
A. M. Samuel
South Island
Messrs P. Selig
W. H. Denton
W.E. Sites
R. 0. Duncan
C. S. Howell
H. TF. Nicoll
W. Hayward
A. L. Myers
E. Clarkson
Ashburton Farmers Union Meets Discusses Rail Crossing Fatalities
The Ashburton branch of the New Zealand Farmers Union held a meeting this afternoon with chairman R. Gilmour and members Gilmour Lill Frampton Hampton Horsey Copland present. They noted the Prime Minister’s reply regarding rising fatalities at level crossings and that the matter was referred to the Minister of Railways. Interim conference resolutions were distributed, and a proposal to host lectures for farmers was discussed but deferred until the Union organizer visits Ashburton.
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Ashburton
New Zealand Farmers’ Union
Messrs R. Gilmour
W.T. Lill
F. Frampton
J. M. Hampton
A. Horsey
J. Copland
Sutter
W. B. Herries
Dominion Conference
Wellington
Ashburton A. and P. Association
Lill
The Wrecked Devon Opens Inquiry In Wellington
The magisterial inquiry into the wreck at the Devon will be opened in Wellington on Monday before Dr. McArthur. Witnesses include Captain Caunce fourth officer chief engineer second engineer and the wheel lookout. The New Zealand Shipping Company will salve cargo and a diver will assess damage.
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Wellington
Salvage Work Disputes Halt Wharf Labourers Demands
In Wellington on August 30 salvagers on Devon Wharf refused to start salvage work unless paid is an hour plus overtime. They claimed special work outside harbour limits. Shipping companies offered 2s an hour and extra for wet weather. salvaging now proceeding under NZ Shipping Company's stevedores. Weather fair, seas roughened by activity.
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Wellington
Devon
New Zealand
Frost Nips At 12 Degrees Overnight At Main Weather Station
The main weather station recorded 12 degrees of frost last night. The season's high reached 13 degrees, marking a cold spell in the area.
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O Main
Obituary for Bernard Quaritch Antiquarian Bookseller
London August 28 The death is announced of Bernard Quaritch the famous antiquarian and bookseller.
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London
Berard Quaritch
Untitled Advert Yet Tied to Old Remedies and Gifts
Fragmentary text shows a somber refrain of lost friends and a man courting death, interrupted by ad phrases for Woods Great Peppermint Cure Reggitt Cigarettes and a boast of a free gift scheme offering forty presents.
Peace Palace seen as step toward world arbitration
The Times in London favors the completion of the Hague Peace Palace and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The British government backs refering disputes to arbitrators, hoping the court will shorten wars even if it cannot avert them. Carnegie funded the palace with 300,000 pounds in 1903.
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London
Hague Peace Palace
Times
Delage Bay
The
Palace of Peace
International Court of Arbitration
Andrew Carnegie
Netherlands
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Hertzog Condemned at Capetown Meeting
At a Fordsburg South African Party gathering Visser proposed separate Dutch and English branches. Krause said party leaders differ on personal grounds and defended Botha, denying ties to capitalists or the Unionists.
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Capetown
Fordsburg
Visser
Hertzog
Dr. Krause
General Botha
Oil Steamer Burgermeister Ablaze Off New York
The Burgermeister Wackman steamer carrying 3000 tons of crude oil burned in the channel. Fireboats battled the blaze overnight as officials feared a blast and sought to sink the vessel to prevent an explosion. Thousands crowded the waterfront to witness the luminous spectacle. the crew escaped.
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New York
Burgermeister’ Wackman
Polar exploration views on wireless link between Antarctica and Australia
Professor David, speaking at West Maitland for Mawson relief, hailed the wireless link between Antarctica and Australia as a triumph of exploration. He argued predictive meteorology justifies the Mawson expedition even if it saves a single shipwreck, noting the station’s value.
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Sydney
David
West Maitland
Mawson
Antarctica
Australia
Antarctic
Bakers Strike Wins Wage And Hours Concessions
Labour unrest in London sees operative bakers down tools and picket shops. They demand a nine hour day including meal hour, weekly wage of 34s, and exclusive employment of unionists. The demands are granted by press association report from August 28.
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London
Minimum wage proposal from miners federation meeting
The annual conference of the Miners Federation plans a proposal to set a 73 day minimum wage for all miners at the October meeting.
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The
Miners’” Federation
The Suffragettes Press Association Report
An assault occurred as Mr Asquith was at the seventh hole. He completed the round and was met with hearty applause from visiting spectators.
Old Boer and New
The piece says General Botha, a New Boer, champions racial conciliation as he rose from war to Transvaal Premier and now Union Prime Minister. It contrasts him with General Hertzog, who appeals to the Old Boer with controversial language, noting Hertzog's ousting by Botha for a cabinet stance toward conciliation.
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Botha
Johannesburg
Daily Mail
Transvaal
Union
Starr Jameson
Hertzog
PRESS CYNICS. THE HAGUE SCHEME COLOSSAL SHAM
A Daily News critique contrasts Hague peace rhetoric with state actions since the 1898 Russian rescripts and carnage, arguing leaders prefer force over treaties. It notes wars and naval displays as evidence that nations rely on power to deter aggression and questions real peace prospects.
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London
News
Palace of Peace
Hamie
Brazil
Hague
Preparations Begin for Daily Mail Prize Contest
Aviation notes indicate that larger machines may compete in the Daily Mail prize of 5000 pounds for 1914. The Green Engine Company is already building an engine of 3820 horsepower as part of the preparations.
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London
Daily Mail
Green Engine Company
Transport Congress Faces Seafaring Union Rift Denial
Mr Havelock Wilson denied splits in the Seamen's Union at the International Transport Woes Conference. He claimed members were expelled for being in the Shipping Federation's pay. He warned seamen could not strike successfully without £150,000 in treasury.
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Havelock Wilson
Seamen’s Union
Shipping Federation
Women remanded as suffrage debate parallels global actions
The Premier's assailants Winnie Wallace of Dundee and Flora Smith of Edinburgh are remanded. A Paris dispatch notes the Women's Republic of America with 100,000 members, where women hold state offices and Congress like the United States. Dr Selva Lockwood leads a deputation to Budapest to promote global women’s federation against war.
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Winnie Wallace
Dundee
Flora Smith
Edinburgh
Daily’ Mail
United States
Congress
Women’s Republic
Paris
Selva Lockwood
Equal Rights Party
Two Legal Wives in Geneva Manufacturer Divorce Questioned
A Geneva manufacturer, after marrying twice and having children with both wives, was granted a divorce on grounds of his first wife's alleged insanity. She was later discharged as sane, and experts say the divorce may be invalid.
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Berne
Geneva
Praise for Hawker in Times and London reports
London reports praise Hawker for his effort after a mishap with suggestions that a higher altitude would have allowed a safe spiral descent. The Times commends his excellent work and notes promoters recognize his perseverance and pluck.
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London
Hawker
Times
Unfriendly Reception After Zeppelin Landing
Rome August 28 reports a Zeppelin airship from Innsbruck landing at Galeriano. The three airmen were arrested.
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Rome
Innsbruck
Galeriano
Aero Nawis
Testing a New Admiralty Seaplane in London
London reports Hawker tested a new Admiralty seaplane amid fanfare on August 29. He declined a lucrative offer to narrate his fight experiences despite the warm reception.
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London
Hawker
Admiralty
Defence of Empire Farewell Message to Warships
The Mayor ends a farewell message to Australian warships calling them swift shuttles of the Em pire, praising their role as guardians of a distant realm. The wording conveys a period voice expressing gratitude and imperial sentiment toward allied naval forces.
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Capetown
Powers seek to enforce Chinese reorganisation loan terms
The August report from Pekin notes the Powers press China to fulfill the loan agreement provisions. The executive functions were to be vested in Mr Richard Dane and a Chinese associate. The present step aims at a thorough reorganisation of the gabelle.
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Pekin
China
Richard Dane
Balkan agreement grants Plovici and Diakova to Montenegro
Belgrade reports an agreement reached between Servin V and Montenegro granting Plovici and Diakova to Montenegro. The communication was received August 20 and filed August 29.
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Belgrade
Servin V
Montenegro
Plovici
Diakova
Labour losses shake Chesterfield seat in Glasgow speech
Mr G N Barnes MP said Labour had lost Chesterfield and could afford to lose more seats. He urged supporters like Mr Kenyon to leave Labour as a separate entity and join those with greater sympathy, aligning with others outside the party.
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London
G. N. Barnes
Glasgow
Labour Party
Chesterfield
Kenyon
Liberal Party
Typhoon Devastates Tokyo District Killing Dozens
A typhoon in the Tokio district killed scores of people. Seventeen children climbing Mount Komagataki perished. Hundreds of bridges and houses were destroyed and 1500 houses submerged. Railways damaged and crops partially ruined.
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Tokio
Komagataki
Federal Censure Debate Adjourned in Melbourne
The government failed to secure a division on the censure motion and the House adjourned the debate until Tuesday. Melbourne report dated August 29 notes no vote occurred today.
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Melbourne
Chronic Chest Complaints Woot Great Peppermint Cure
Read about a remedy labeled Great Peppermint Cure for chronic chest complaints priced at 1s 6d. The note suggests purchaser benefit and invites trust in the patent medicine claim.
Constable Murphy Sentenced for Relieving Arrested Man
In Sydney, Constable Murphy received an 18 month prison term for the relievings of £24 from a man he had arrested.
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Sydney
Murphy
Advices from Shanghai Report Siege of Nanking
A Red Cross steamer report says Nanking is surrounded with terrible conditions inside. Rebels attack Himden seeking revenge for blocking a rebel transport tied to the German flag. Troops are mutinous and demand money.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Himden
German Unrest Blamed on British and Japanese Machinations
Count Réventlon, quoted in a newspaper article from Berlin, says Chinese rebels’ hostility to Germany stems from British and Japanese influence and schemes.
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Berlin
Count Réventlon
Germany
Eskimo Discovery Claim Tied to Fort Simpson Report
An August dispatch from Ottawa notes a Fort Simpson fur trapper claims he found the blonde Eskimos and told Dr Stefansson who publicized the discovery. Stefansson is aboard the Karluk, repaired after a prior accident, and is heading northward.
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Ottawa
Dischambeult
Fort Simpson
Stefansson
Holbein Fails in Channel Swim After Two Hours in Water
London reports Holbein's attempt to swim the English Channel ended in failure after he spent two hours in the sea. The note marks the event as received August 30 at 11 15 a.m.
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London
Holbein
The Lost Necklace in Berlin Ransom Plot Unfolds
Lloyd's agent arrives in Berlin seeking the letter writer who promised to restore Mr Meyer's pearl necklace for a heavy ransom. Police deny knowledge of the necklace, fearing the pearls will be detached and sold in multiple cities.
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Berlin
Lloyd’s
Mr Meyer
Parliament Hears No Woe If Soldiers Go War
The poem notes a lighthearted view that Parliament’s closure and MPs going to war would not disturb sleep, but losing Woods' Great Peppermint Cure would be a calamity. It pokes fun at priorities and consumer remedies.
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Parliament
Canadian Officers to Attend September Manoeuvres
Forty thousand troops will take part in September maneuvers in London with Colonel Hughes Canada’s Defence Minister leading a large party of Canadian officers who will receive special facilities to gain experience.
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London
Hughes
Canada
Baxter's Lung Preserver and Winter Cough Relief Ad
An old advertisement urges early winter cough treatment with Baxter's Lung Preserver, claiming easy relief and many grateful letters. It also promotes Regent Cigarettes and Woods's Peppermint Cure with prices and tobacconist availability.
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Baxter
Regent
Woods
Reading of music at sight winners named
Dunedin competitions report results from August 29 with Julie Jacobs first, Kah Cran second, and B. P. Brown of Otaki third in the reading of music at sight event.
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Dunedin
Julie Jacobs
Kah Cran
B. P. Brown
Otaki
Regent Cigarettes Promote Free Gifts For Women
An advertisement urges ladies to persuade their male friends to smoke Regent Cigarettes so they can earn splendid free gifts. It invites readers to request a free gift catalogue from Regent, Box 881, Wellington, and also promotes Woods's Great Pepprattian Cure for children's hacking cough at night.
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Regent
Wellington
Woods
Orty
Affairs at Broken Hill quieted by extended strike
The Broken Hill shop assistants strike continues with Co operative Society employees still out. The Bakers' Society bakery has resumed, but Barrier Labour Federation visitors caused operations to cease again.
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Sydney
Broken Hill
Co-operative Society
Bakers’ Society
Barrier Labour Federation
Five Die In Car Train Collision At Level Crossing
Five persons were killed when a motor car collided with a train at a two level crossing in New York on August 28. The car, slipping downhill, failed brakes and was unable to stop before the impact.
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New York
A Bush Tragedy in Hobart Mount Faulkner Shooting
Alfred Britton and Charles Jones were hunting at Mount Faulkner when Jones was shot and killed after a dispute over a double barreled gun. Britton confessed he fired the gun, claiming he did not know it was loaded. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon following a morning hunt.
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Hobart
Alfred Britton
Charles Jones
Mount Faulkner
Jones
Britton
Notable deaths and railway accident noted in domes
AUCKLAND August 29 Mr John Colbeck aged 62 son of the late Captain Colbeck was found dead on the Auckland Club premises from heart failure. PALMERSTON NORTH August 29 Longburn settler RD Knight driving from Palmerston to Wellington was struck at a level crossing by an approaching train. Knight was severely bruised with a dislocated shoulder and multiple ribs broken. His companion was uninjured. The gig was smashed but the horse escaped harm.
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Auckland
John Colbeck
Colbeck
Palmerston North
Longburn
RD. Knight
Palmerston
Wellington
Knight
Calgary Police Add 11501b. New Recruits to Force
Calgary expanded its civic resources with a large batch of new policemen. The latest recruits average 101 Qalb. each, the hulkiest weighs 208lb, while the youngest is 11771b. The Chief of Police Mr Cuddy notes he cannot judge by quantity if the quality fails to meet expectations.
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Calgary
Carmot
Mr Cuddy
Genuine Sanders Extract Promises Cured Ills
An old warning extols Sanders Extract as superior volatile eucalyptus remedy. It urges buyers to avoid counterfeit oils and insist on the genuine product praised for healing and antiseptic powers, claiming benefits from its pure leaves and refined process.
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Sander and Sons
Imperator Damage Less Severe, Sailings Unaffected
Damage to the Imperator is less than initially feared and normal voyages will continue without interruption.
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New York
Imperator
Fire on the Imperial ship ends in heroism and tragedy
August reports say Second Officer Gobrecht stood on the bridge observing a fire alarm system with 38 tubes when smoke alarmed him. He helped others with smoke-helmets before being overcome by fumes and wedging at a bunker door as the fire brigade struggled to rescue him.
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London
Gobrecht
New Zealand Hosts British MPs In Imperial Unity Talk
The New Zealand Government entertained visiting British parliamentarians at Bellachy’s. Speakers praised imperial unity and NZ loyalty. Sir Joseph Ward urged a state-owned Atlantic cable to cement Britain and the overseas dominions. The party then left for Sydney aboard the Maunganui.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Bellachy’s
Massey
Lord
Emmet
Patty
England
Dominions
Joséph Ward
New
Privy
Joseph Ward
Atlantic
Britain
T. Lough
Zealand
New -Zealand
Stephen
W. Crooks
Dominion
Sydney
Maunganui
British Parliament Adjourns After All-Night Sitting
Sydney reports the Assembly adjourned after an all-night sitting until Thursday to allow members to entertain British Parliamentarians.
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Sydney
Letter from Harry Lauder on Australasian tour plans
London to Sydney Morning Herald reports Harry Lauder writing from London about starting his American and Australasian tour in New York on January 5 and then touring the United States toward San Francisco. He mentions possible visits to Honolulu, engagements with J and Ny Taiton, and a hoped stop in Sydney, with emphasis on singing old and new songs and meeting Scots abroad eager to welcome him. He notes Australian anticipation and Scots abroad ready to greet him, and adds casual remarks about humor and smoking.
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Harry Lauder
London
Sydney Morning Herald
New York
States
San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
Sydney
Ander
J. and
Taiton
Australia
Laddie
Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
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JE. Pan
Oamaru
J. Craigie
Timaru
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Per Press Association
Bernard Quaritch
Peace Palace
the Times
Press ‘Association—Copyright
South Africa
Per Press. Association—Copyright
Polar Exploration
Bakers
Press Association
Suffragettes
MR Asquith
Asquith
Press Cynics
Aviation
Transport’ Congress
Per. Press Association
Empire
Per
Press Association—Copyright
Balkans
Por Press ‘ Association
British Politics
Por Press Association
Per Presa Association—Copyright
General Cable News
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Per Preas
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