Bank Rate Update and Pacific Shares Sale
The London bank rate stands at 8 percent with the German rate at d percent. The British New Guinea Development Company will offer in London and Australasia 600,000 pounds of 7 percent participating preference shares in Lord Ranfurly’s Papuan lands, receiving 6,000 pounds cash and 223,000 ordinary shares after preferred dividends. Captain Bartlett to head American Antarctic expeditions and other brief items follow.
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London
New Guinea
British New Guinea
Tondon
Australasia
Lord Ranfurlp
Market Report of Wheat and Oats Prices Week Ending February 1 1910
The market shows sprouted wheat due to rains though samples are fair. Early truck sales occurred but prices fell. Tuscan and Pearl bid 3s 8d to 3s 8d, Fowl wheat 3s 6d to 3s 7d, expected drop soon. Oats demand weak for early heavy groats. milling cartons 1s 9d to 1s 9d, Algerians 1s 5d to 1s 7d, damaged oats destined for lower prices. oats chaff in better demand with bright, heavy chaff sought.
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Hndt
Memorial to Mr Seddon in London
The Daily News and Chronicle publish laudatory pieces on the late R. J. Seddon praised as a democratic Imperialist.
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Mr Seddon
London
The
Daily News
Chronicle
R. J. Seddon
Senate appoints seven to probe rising cost of living
Washington February 10 the Senate names a seven member committee to investigate the causes of the higher cost of living. The House is expected to conduct an independent inquiry to supplement the effort.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Burt M.P. Asked to resign as Burrandon Lodge secretary
London February 10. Owing to advice given by Mr Burt M P to the Northumberland Miners on the eight hours shift Burrandon Lodge resolved that he should resign its secretaryship.
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London
Burt
Northumberland
Burrandon Lodge
Trades Hall Resolutions Allege Rail Accidents and Immigration Policy
A Trades Hall meeting adopted a resolution condemning the railway Commissioners for profit over service and alarming over rising accidents. It also supported Count Morner's warning to Swedish emigrants and protested the minister of customs claim that thousands are employed while many citizens remain jobless.
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Melbourne
Trades Hall
Count Morner
Minister of Custom
Christchurch Grain Market Report February 11
Wheat is mostly threshed and withered after rains yet better than expected. Mills hesitate to buy until better quality stock arrives. Tuscan at 1s 8d and 3s 0d. Alverian at 1s 6d. white oats scarce. Cocksfoot seed up to 1d delivered at Lyttelton. Chaff sale near £2 5s for forward delivery. growers ask as high as £3.
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Christchurch
Alverians
Codhsfoot Jy
Lyttelton
Ofeline
Timaru Grain Market In Early New Wheat Sale
Markets show new wheat offered this week with several sales at 3s 10d to 4s 1d delivered in Timaru for Velvet and Red Chaff. Tuscan wheat is weathered and rejected by mills and farmers. Oats offer from 1s 6d to 1s 1d delivered, but buyers prefer old oats, keeping new seasonal business light.
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Timaru
Land Sales Reported for Golden Point Property Near Palmerston
Messrs Guinness and LeCrew with Wright Stephenson and Co report selling the Golden Point property for Mr J M Foohey. The 115 acres of freehold land plus 1 1/2 acres base land and 2687 acres grazing country with 2000 sheep cattle horses and farming plant were transferred as a going concern to Mr W R MacKay of Albury at Macrae's near Palmerston South.
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Messrs Guinness and LeCrew, Ltd
Timaru
Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co
J. M. Foohey
Golden Point
Macrae's
Palmerston South
W. R. MacKay
Albury
Wakefield to search for Waratah sails from Durban
Melbourne reports the Wakefield will depart Durban on Monday to resume the hunt for the Waratah. The ship carries orders to press the search and bring back any possible information on the missing vessel and its fate.
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Melbourne
Wakefield
Durban
Inventions Sought by Henry Hughes at Christchurch
A list of needed improvements ranges from hydraulic ram efficiency and boiler fouling prevention to phonograph anti-twang devices and improved railway couplings. It invites inventors to submit ideas via Henry Hughes at 183 Hereford Street Christchurch for possible profitable development.
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Henry Hughes
A. R
International Patent Rent
Christchurch
A. R. Holdship
Hereford Street
Typhoid scare ends in Makaroa district
The Makaroa area at Lake Wanaka ends its typhoid scare with four cases at Mount Albert under a competent nurse in charge. The inspector's report points to a polluted water race at Minaret by ducks and dogs as the source, with no further danger of spread.
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Makaroa
Lake Wanaka
Mount Albert
Dunedin Star
Minaret
Coloured Steamer Donkeyman Fined for Customs Dues Evasion
Samuel Lunon Warnock, donkeyman on the Whakatane, admitted unshipping liable goods worth about £27 to evade customs dues and was fined £30. Sarah March, his associate, was arrested nearby, convicted, and fined £25.
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Ber Press Association
Auckland
Polies Court
Samuel Lunon Warnock
Whakatane
Sarah March
Iis
Three Forgery Charges Plea In Christchurch Court
D A Hamilton pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court to three charges of forgery and uttering committed in May and June of last year. He was committed for sentence to day.
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Christchurch
D. A.hamilton
Magistrate’s Court
Charge Against Town Clerk in Invercargill Theft Case
At the Police Court Joseph William Lance Barnsberg, then Town Clerk of North Invercargill, was charged with stealing £39 from the borough on or about 7 January. He was remanded on bail.
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Invercargill
Joseph William Lance Barnsberg
North Invercargill
W C T U Convention Reports Financials and Activities
The W C T U convention in Invercargill reports receipts of £382 12s 6d and expenditures of £245 9s 7d leaving a credit balance of £87 9s 1d. Local treasurer handled £2303 12s during the year, total balance £615 6s 8d with each union in credit. Miss McCombs honored as New Zealand treasurer. Mrs Gaskin submits unfermented wine notes. most churches use it at communion. Miss Powell travels 4267 miles to 41 localities since July. organiser reappointed. Purity reports note broad circulation of literature and a Vigilance committee rescuing children from immoral surroundings.
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Invercargill
W.c.2.c
Miss McCombs
New Zealand
Gaskin
Greymouth
Miss Powell
Dominion
Nelson
Webb
Ormondville
Stand Bravely Against Time and Sickness
A period piece urges aging readers to endure advancing years and lists common ailments like rheumatism gout indigestion neuralgia and anemia. It promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy addressing kidney and liver function and invites readers to request a descriptive treatise from H. H. Warner and Co. Melbourne.
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Warner
H. H. Warner and Co., Ltd
Melbourne
New Brighton Drowning Inquest Yields No Fresh Light
In New Brighton the inquest into the drowning death of Robert Lee offered no new evidence. One witness said non-swimmers often venture too far and rely on breakers to bring them ashore.
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Christchurch
Robert Lee
New Brighton
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ALEE
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Geen Linen Bnew White
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Courtney Place
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