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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
4
Laurence, now brutal and isolated, governs the trawler with terror. He orders beatings and executions, breaks Menzies and Jack Menzies, and sinks into a merciless, hate filled drift. Crew fear him yet admire his ruthless command.
Big Jack, an oppressive captain, threatens Jack Menzies and his family aboard a trawler. He declares he will kill if rumors spread and admits crushing Jack's thumb in a winch. The crew, including Oscar and the boy, are ordered to stay silent as the voyage nears its end.
About two hundred appeals contesting earlier Native Land Commission orders regarding Urewera land are to be heard by a new commission. Members include Captain Mair, G Barclay, and Paratene Ngata with possible succession of H Danbar Johnston as Native Land Purchase Agent for Wanganui and Taranaki.
Thomas Kirk, two days on the Philadelphia Police Force, was discharged after two hours on duty for being too strenuous. He made 26 arrests, called out reserves five times, and filled Sixth District Station with protesting crowds. A riot followed as he escorted arrestees from Market Street.
The hospital cautions that tea and alcohol abuse, though not as widespread as other vices, merits medical attention. It notes that both beverages provide mild stimulation by dulling worry and fatigue, enabling focus, but persistent use risks long term harm similar to constant exertion by a rigid abstainer.
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