Davis Cup Matches Doomed by Strong American Wins
In Auckland on December 30 the first Davis Cup ties opened under good weather with a large crowd. Americans won both singles as Tilden defeated Brookes 10-8 6-4 1-6 6-4 in a fierce rally while Johnston defeated Patterson 6-3 6-1 6-1 showing Australian resistance falter.
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Auckland
Long
Wilding
America
Tilden
Brookes
Avai
Jevel
Johnston
Patterson
Australia
Christmas Greetings From Governor General to King
The Governor General sent royal Christmas greetings and New Year wishes to the King and Queen of Britain in a teled telegraph to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The King commanded a reply thanking New Zealand for the loyal message and expressing appreciation.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Jelugge
Milner
Accidents and Deaths Syndicated From NZ Towns
A Christchurch widow Annie Dale 50 is found dead with bruises. inquest set for 4 pm. In Auckland Daniel McGarvey from Whakatane falls from a wharf, severe back injury, critical. Carterton man found dead at roadstone throat cut by razor. Peilding man dies after leg struck by disc blade while driving, arterial loss. Invercargill car crash injures Mrs Stone and Miss Brice. driver unhurt. Christchurch Tui Ballantyne 14 dies from pea rifle wound during rabbit shooting incident.
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Per
Press Association
Christchurch
Annie Dale
Milton Street
Sydenham
Curry
Vos
Wellington
Stephen Sullivan
Peilding
A. Fi
Prior
Halcomibe
Invercargill
George Young
North Road
Mrs Stone
Trevor ‘Clarkson
Springfield
Clarkson
Ballantyne
Opersteggen
Coal production advances miners wages in January
London reports that coal output since November 20 averaged 6,215,160 tons per week, enabling miners to gain 6d per day in January. Compared with the previous period, production shows a notable rise, signaling a stronger industry outlook.
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Por Presse “Association
London
Japan ready for naval arms conference says ambassador
Baron Hayashi, new Japanese Ambassador to Britain, says Japan is prepared to join an international conference to limit naval armaments. He notes Japan is not exceeding its published programme aimed at countering Bolshevism and opposes an armament race among Britain the United States and Japan. He cites eight battleships and eight battlecruisers as strategic needs, though expects Japan's total strength to remain under half of America’s after completion.
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Per
Press Association
London
Britain
United States
Japan
Hayashi
America
D'Annunzio Loses Nerve and Plans Exit
Paris reports D Annunzio has entirely lost his reason while Rome notes he escaped by aeroplane from Fiume. He agrees to disband his legionaries if amnesty is granted and an election is held.
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Ipet Press Association
Paris
D’ Annunzio
Rome
Fiume
D’annunzio
Fiume Relief Eases After Italian Forces Suspend Fire
General Ferraro suspends firing at Fiume after delegates meet at Albazia and demand a signed unconditional acceptance of the Ravallo treaty. D Annunzio vows to sign only if accepted. Relief spreads as shells cease and public sentiment shifts away from the poet's rule amid war’s losses.
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Rome
Ferraro
Fiume
Albazia
Ravallo
d’Annunzio
Greek reply to Allied Note due this week
The Greek government will dispatch its response this week to the Allied note. It is believed to deny charges against Constantine, defend his wartime services to the Allies, and reiterate Greece's policy of true friendship with the Allies.
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Per
Press Association
Atieens
Constantine
Germany
Split Among Socialists Shatters Tours Conference
Paris reports the Socialist Conference at Tours ended with a split as 2 motions disapproving of a Moscow telegram were defeated by one vote. Extremists assaulted a speaker and the majority of Socialists left to form a communist party.
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Press Association
Paris
Tours
Moscow
John McCormack Returns to America in April
Mr John McCormack announces his return to America in April and says he was the victim of an organised conspiracy that forced him to cancel half his Australive and all his English concerts.
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Per Press Association
London
John McCormack
America
Secretary for Colonies Name Change Debated in Commons
In the House of Commons Mr Lloyd George answered no to Major Ormsby Gore about renaming the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The proposed title would be Secretary of State for Imperial Administration, reflecting a shift in imperial governance ideas.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ormsby Gore
Maritime Trouble Aboard Moeraki Prompts Union Action
The Moeraki sailed for Wellington after a cook’s overnight notice. The Transporters Federation supports the stewards in the dispute and urges the steward to return to work. A mass meeting rules the fight limited to Commonwealth steamers. no reply yet from Mr Hughes under the Industrial Peace Act.
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Association
Sydney
Wellington
Cooks
The
Transporters’ Federation
Federation
Commonwealth
Hughes
New Zealanders Return from Sydney After Shipping Strike
New Zealanders stranded in Sydney due to the shipping strike returned aboard the Port Nicholson after delays in Maheno and Niagara departures. Passengers faced hotel room shortages and high rates as they waited for sailing news, with limited berths on the Port Nicholson for a swift return to Wellington and Auckland.
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Per
Press Association
Auckland
Sydney
Port Nicholson
Dominion
New Zealand
Manuka
Wellington
G. G. G. Watson
Profit Sharing Scheme at Iron Mill Sparks Wage Debate
December 30 New York report notes workers at a Newberry iron mill received small pro rata profits after a first week and employers propose wage reductions. A North Carolina meeting at Newbern between workers and owners led to an agreement to share profits beyond operative expenses with workers instead of higher wages.
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Per
Presa Association
New York
Newberry
Newbern
North Carolina
Increase in Bigamy Sparks Calls for Tougher Sentences
Judges call for harsher punishment as bigamy cases rise nearly threefold in four years, modernized law references show. Social workers blame wartime laxity affecting offender behavior and enforcement.
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Per Press Association
London
Reduction of Wages in Welsh Tinplate Industry
Wages in the Welsh tinplate industry employing 27 000 men are cut by 6s in the pound under a two scale system due to falling prices of sight bars.
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Per
Press Association
London
Emigration speech shocks British politics
London reports that Lloyd George’s emigration address surprised the Cabinet and Parliament. He proposed inter dominion cooperation to redistribute population by economic potential, while Cabinet deliberations on unemployment excluded emigration. Strong anti state aided emigration sentiment grows in Labour circles and ministers show division. The government backs only a one year extension of free passages if urged by the Prime Ministers’ Conference.
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Per
Press Association
London
Australian Press ‘Association
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Dominions
Co. A
Labour Party
House of Commons
Japan America Emigration Talks Open Over Philippines Rule
Diplomatic circles report in New York that Japan and the United States will negotiate a treaty allowing Japanese emigration to the Philippines and applying Californian alien property law to all aliens including British. The move is expected to draw protests from Australia and New Zealand.
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Ter Press Association
London
New York
Japan
America
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
California Refuses Land Papers Test Case Possible
The State Secretary of California rejects the initial filings by the Japanese Land Corporation under the anti alien land law and referendum. A potential test case could arise if the Panel on Papers treaty does not take effect.
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New York
California
Japanese Land Corporation
New South Wales State Orchestra to Visit New Zealand
M Henri Verbruggher announced the State orchestra would visit New Zealand shortly without a guarantee. He said the Dominion’s enthusiasm justified this and that letters show the first tour greatly stimulated local musical groups. Auckland and Wellington choirs impressed with their quality and responsiveness to demanding conduct.
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Press Association
Sydney
Henri Verbruggher
New Zealand
Auckland
Wellington
Public Health Act changes announced in new Health Department
The Department of Public Health will be renamed the Department of Health tomorrow under the Public Health Act. Key appointments shift: Minister becomes Minister for Health, Chief Health Officer to Director-General of Health, Deputy-Chief Health Officer to Deputy-Director-General, District Health Officers to Medical Officers of Health, sanitary inspectors to Inspectors of Health, and nuisance inspectors to sanitary inspectors. The Board of Public Health becomes the Board of Health with divisions led by Dr Watt, Dr Wylie, Dr Wilkins, Dr Trudy King, Te Rangi Hiroa, and Hunter, plus nursing oversight by Miss McLean.
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Department of Public Health
Department of Health
C. J. Parr
Watt
Wylie
Wilkins
Trudy King
Te Rangi Hiroa
Hunter
Miss McLean
Board of Public Health
The
Board of Health
Fossilised skulls point to ancient Austroloid links
Professor Dubois reports two fossilised human skulls from Wadjak Java resembling Australian Aboriginal skulls but more massive. He suggests ancient Java was occupied by Austroloid stocks and notes a female skull with brain capacity about a seventh larger than modern Englishwomen.
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Per Press Association
the Hague
Dubois
Java
Royal Society
Amsterdam
Wadjak
S. A. Smith
Talgai
Queensland
Jaya
Irish relief drive launched in New York to aid famine Ireland
A prominent Irish businessman announces a non political, non sectarian land relief effort for Ireland. The plan mirrors Belgium relief work and seeks cooperation from American and British governments. Mr H C Hoover has been consulted and pledged to advise. Three hundred thousand dollars already subscribed.
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Per
Press Association
New York
Ireland
Belgium
H. C. Hoover
Murder charge in Sinn Fein outrage at Liverpool
Francis MacPartlin is charged at Liverpool with being the actual murderer of Daniel Ward, who was killed during the Sinn Fein incident. Ward, a 2 year old youth, alerted police to suspicious men near a warehouse doorway. officers tackled them, two were arrested, a third drew a revolver and killed Ward.
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London
Francis MacPartlin
Lnverpool
Daniel Ward
Daniel’ Ward
Liverpool
Sinn Fein
Ward
Civilian ambush targets Cork constabulary patrol
A civilian force ambushed a County Cork patrol at Middleton. Constable Mulling was killed and six officers wounded two critically. Civilian casualties are unknown.
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London
Middleton
County Cork
Mulling
Archbishop warns against violence and secret societies
In London a letter from Monsignor Gilmartin, Archbishop of Tuam, urges the faithful to uphold the law and reject armed resistance as doomed. He warns young men against rash actions, condemns secret societies, and calls for prayers for peace. Authorities search the Maine Reparation Convent in Dublin, with the Reverend Mother praising the officer's courteous conduct.
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London
Monsignor
Gilmartin
Tuam
Aran Islands
Galway
Maine
Dublin
War news and ship purchases from overseas reports
Reports from Salonika say General Wrangel disbanded his troops due to France failing to revictual them. Greece assigns a special zone to block Thrace access. Adelaide Steam Ship Co buys ex German liners Pring Iska and Gertrud re christened Milluna and Merrina. Furness Withy buys Wandilla. The Prince of Wales accepts a Tuncheon on Australia day. In Moscow the Soviet grants free fuel and post telegraph use to war invalids and families. Bread sugar and flour prices to fall by spring. Queen Wilhelmina launches cruiser Sumatra for East Indies reconnaissance. Unemployment rising in Berlin with rail shortages. Soviet Armenia delegates attend the Soviet Congress. Russia expects Japan to start trade talks soon.
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Per
Press Association
London
Salonika
Wrangel
France
Greece
Thrace
Kimal Pasha
Adelaide Steam Ship Company
Iners Pring Iska
Gertrud
Milluna
Merrina
Furness, Withy Co
Prince of Wales
New Zealand
Tuncheon
Australia
Moscow
Red Army
Food Ministry
Berlin
Armenia
Japan
Russia
Whistler Signature Painting Sold in Paris Dispute
London December 28. An artist named Sussy claims he painted and sold for 80 francs a work bearing the Whistler butterfly signature. The painting was exhibited at the Fiquet Gallery and later offered for 150,000 francs.
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London
Paris
Sussy
Whistler
Fiquet
Ald
Trade talks with Soviet include old debt clause
Soviet text of Britain's trade agreement proposals shows Britain seeking compensation to British subjects for goods and services to former Russian governments. Tchitcherin demands elimination of old debts clause and proposes political conferences to settle outstanding questions. Moscow reports Krassin recalled for consultation over Britain's alleged evasion of trade obligations.
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Per
Press Association
London
Britain
Tchitcherin
Moscow
Krassin
Australian price rise and harbour charges amid inflation
Melbourne reports bread up by one farthing per two pound loaf and harsher costs push Harbour Trust to raise wharfage to 5s per ton for overseas goods. Tonnage rates go from halfpenny to three farthings per gross ton, with sheds and overseas berths also higher. Perth notes mining award signals likely 50 percent job cuts.
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Per
Press Association
Sydney
Australia
Phe
Justice Beeby
Melbourne
Harbour Trust
Perth
Trig
Mysterious power of Coulon baffles scientists
London reports that Coulon, former world bantamweight boxing champion, can immobilize a strong opponent with a one hand touch on the carotid artery and the other on the pulse. Scientists and medical investigators are baffled by this extraordinary feat and Coulon denies any mechanical trick.
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Per Press Association
London
Coulon
Electric Bath Promises Clean Skin By High Voltage
The article previews an invention by Dr Teck that uses millions of volts to cleanse the body, remove dust from the skin, and invigorate the leather through an electrical treatment. It suggests the device will resemble a built in doctor in the home and may replace soap and water baths.
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Teck
Actress sues Metro Film Company over alleged airborne stunt
Miss Emily Marceau, film actress, sues Myr Smyth Addison of Metro Film Company for damages claiming she was suspended in the air by a wire for over an hour after an explosion scene. She testified in West Side Court that Addison ordered the crew to pull her up and then left for luncheon, delaying release until a friend arrived.
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Emily Marceau
Myr Smyth Addison
Metro Film Company
West Side Court
New York
Addison
Auckland Trotting Club opens meeting with easy wins
In fine weather at Auckland the Trotting Club held its meeting with large attendance. Lady Nan 1 Appeal 2 Guava 8 Scr Norland Waimarie Ghoai won the Introductory Trots in 3min 30sec. December Handicap saw Phil Smith 1 Gold Flake 2 March On 3 Ser. The Pointer Lona Atubush Arapere Mindful win by three quarters of a length in 5min 10sec. Trotting Cup Man-o-War I Orua vangi 2 Dean Dillon 3 Scratched Woodvale Moneymaker Home leigh Dick. Won by two lengths in 4min 86.85sec. Rowe Trotting Handicap Gratian Abbey Wild Lady 1 Haven 3 Scratched 7 King Capitalist won by four lengths in 4min 48sec.
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cPer Press Association
Auckland
Auckland Trotting Club
Lady Nan
Appeal
Guava
Norland
Waimarie
Ghoai
Phil Smith
Gold Flake
the Pointer
Lona
Atubush
Arapere
Mindful
Smin
Oruavangi
Dean Dillon
Woodvale
Moneymaker
Homeleigh Dick
Rowe
Gratian Abbey
Haven
King Capitalist
Power from water at Lake Coleridge boosts Canterbury supply
The Christchurch Press reports progress on the Lake Coleridge hydro electric scheme in Canterbury. Contractors rivet a third pipeline and install the fifth generator, raising total capacity to 9000 kw. A sixth generator and fourth pipeline are planned to reach 12000 kws.
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Canterbury
Coleridge
Christchurch
Lake Coleridge
North Canterbury
Harper River
Groyne
Rakaia
Harper
Wilberforce
Belgium Renounces Part of Versailles Treaty Paragraph 18
Paris dispatch reports the Belgian Cabinet, following Britain, has decided to renounce Paragraph 18 of the Versailles Treaty which concerns seizures of German goods. The Brussels correspondent of Le Petit Parisien notes the move.
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Paris
Brussels
le Petit Parisien
Britain
Delivery of Zeppelins Reaches Italy Under Versailles Treaty
The second Zeppelin awarded to Italy under the Versailles Treaty had arrived. During the war it thrice bombed London.
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Rome
Italy
London
Senator Knox says Harding will ignore League of Nations
A Marion telegram quotes Senator Knox after a conference with Mr Harding stating the President-elect intends to drop the League of Nations from his international program.
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Per Press Association
New York
Marion
Ohio
Knox
Harding
League of Nations
Gough’s Anti-Dumping Boot Sale Boosts Purchasing Power
In Ashburton a local sale boosts buying power by offering high grade boots at prices far below dumped overseas goods. The Great Anti-Dumping Sale at Gough’s Tancred Street Shop draws busy crowds, with regular NZ-made lines sold at phenomenally low prices.
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Ashburton
Gough
New Zealand
Tancred Street
Major highway upgrade plan for Canada this year
A sum over £1,000,000 will be spent on improving Canada’s main highways this year. The Dominion Government will contribute two-fifths of the total, with the remaining three-fifths funded by the provincial governments.
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Canada
Housewives Anticipate Easy Dessert With Bettle's Rennet
In a cheerful note, housewives look forward to a simple dessert Stewed Bruit with Curds and Whey made using Bettle's Rennet. The advertisement promises family delight and urges readers to buy Bettle's Rennet at sixpence a bottle.
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Sumatra
East India
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