The Miners Trouble Emphasizes Employers Liability
Wellington December 24 The Employers' Federation secretary says mining companies face large liability from the Miners Federation estimate that half the men are affected. Total liability estimated at two and a quarter million. Insurers expect scrutiny before agreeing to cover the risk. Parliament and mine owners did not grasp the burden until now.
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Wellington
Employers’ Federation
Minere’ Federation
Ohakune Boarding-Houses Reviewed by Health Officials
Inspector Bennett reports nine boarding houses with capacity for about 300 travellers and notes overall good conditions with some excellent. Beds are always available though some houses may be full. Coaches can move 250 passengers in fifty minutes, but lack of system remains the obstacle. Dr Purdy agrees improved system would ease through passenger accommodation at Ohakune.
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Auckland
Bennett
Dr Purdy
Ohakune
Chakune
Costley Institute to Close and Sell Richmond Road Property
Trustees of the Costley Training Institute for Boys decide to close the institute and sell the Richmond road property to invest proceeds. The school has faced financial disadvantages despite a government subsidy covering about half the inmates. Difficulty in obtaining suitable boys and limited capacity of about nineteen hinder operations. The institute can only admit boys committed to an industrial school by magistrates order, and policy favors boarding-out over institutional care for older youths.
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Auckland
Costley Training Institute For Boys
Richmond Road
Industrial School Department
Charitable Aid Board
Baya
Ciy
Westport Murder Case prompts PM stance on compensation
Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward discusses the Westport telegram and the Idai linen and Anderson case. He says the government fully considered the matter and could not authorize monetary payment without Parliament, noting testimony issues and that Connelly has been charged with murder.
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Wellingsion
Times
Westport
Idailinen
Anderson
Govvernment
Joseph Ward
Justices Department
Connelly
Ashburton Sample Room Opens for Made to Measure Suits
Ashburton patrons urged to visit Mr George Davies in the Arcade where made to measure suits are offered at £2 5s to £3 8s with cash-only pricing, fit guaranteed, andKeep-Shape front technology claimed to prevent distortion. Davies promises faster manufacturing, modern methods, and direct-from-manufacturer efficiency to save buyers money.
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Ashburton
George Davies
Davies
Christchurch
New Zealand
Mos
Mr Davies
Nesty
London
New York
Aly Davies
Count Zeppelin and aerial navigation across the century
Dr Louis Elkend notes the milestone progress in air navigation at century’s end and the July 1 1908 flight. The piece highlights M Santos-Dumont and Count Zeppelin, praising Zeppelin’s courage perseverance and noble military background. It also covers southern Bavarian aristocracy turning to military service and Zeppelin’s memorable appearance boosting publicity for his work.
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Louis Elkend
St. James's
M. Santos-Dumont
Count Zeppelin
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
Prussia
Archdeacon Calder Informs Death Of Mission Worker in Florida
Archdeacon Calder received a cablegram via the Press Association stating that De Henry Welchman, a noted Melanesian Mission worker, died in Florida on November 23.
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Auckland
Archdeacon Calder
de Henry Welchman
Public School Boys Trained for Farming in Australia
Dr Richard Artery, president of the Immigration League of Australasia, describes a three month free agricultural training program for Sydney public school boys. Beginners learn milking ploughing feeding and driving on a government farm thirty miles from Sydney. The system weeds out the unsuitable and places successful trainees with farmers, suggesting broad satisfaction and potential for further immigrants.
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Richard Artery
Immigration League of Australasia
Empire Review
Sydney
Inventors and the rise of industrial wealth in early 20th century
The piece extols invention as the backbone of modern conveniences from the telephone to the electric light, noting the vast industries born from invention. It promotes Henry Hughes patent agents in Christchurch and mentions local agents A. Heldship and Leslie O Callaghan and Co as Canterbury and Waimate representatives ready to assist inventors.
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Henry Hughes
Christchurch
A. 2. Heldship
Canterbury
Henry Fiughes
Hereford Street
Leslie O'Callaghan
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