Farm Labourers' Dispute Heard at Waikari Board
At Waikari, the Conciliation Board resumed hearings on farm labourers' demands. Farmers like Thomas Shields of Hawarden defend wage levels and contracting methods, arguing weather and ploughing limits prevent standard hours, while Enoch Pepper supports higher rates for four and six horse work and laments the rise in living costs since earlier years.
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Concihiation Board
Waikari
Hy.roadhead
Thomas Arthur Shields
Hawarden
New Zealand
Tinion
Labourers’ Union
Kennedy
Murray
Culverden
Haywarden
Mason
Farmers’ Union
Farm Labourers’ Union
Thorn
Evans
Enoch Pepper
Dominion
Hoe
Uniox
Petrol industry in British Empire lags behind rivals
A correspondent asked the Colonial Secretary to boost petroleum production across British possessions. The Global Office replies that the question has long received attention, with self governing Dominions exploring oil bearing areas and Trinidad surveyed by a geologist while West Africa sees new tank investigations.
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British Empire
United States
Galenial Office
Trinidad
West Africa
Neapor
Licensing Polls Absolute Majority Act proposed in New Zealand
A No license convention at Kimbolton urged Parliament to apply an absolute majority rule to local licensing polls. The draft act would require a majority of those voting at each poll to determine license grant or continuation, with specific rules when multiple proposals appear. Petitioners argue existing law grants unfair advantage to licensers and seek legislative reform for all licensing decisions.
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Kimbolton
General Assembly of
New Zealand
House of Representatives
Dominion of New Zealand
Oroua
Orone
Ashburton
Nolicense
New Battleships St Vincent and Rodney Ordered for Navy
December 30 marks the start of the St Vincent battleship at Portsmouth Dockyard, an enhanced Dreadnought with 19,200 tons displacement and 22 knot speed. Vickers Barrow confirms the Rodney, a 20,000 ton improved Dreadnought with 16 12 inch guns, to be delivered in two years for the Admiralty.
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St Vincent
Portsmouth
Robinson
C. G. Robinson
Marshall
St. Vincent
Admiralty
Rodney
Vickers, Sons
Maxim
Barrow
Shy
No More Arbitrary Eviction in Scottish Bills
The Solicitor General for Scotland, Mr Ales Ure, argues the Scottish Small Landholders Bill ends landlord power of arbitrary eviction while preserving tenant security. He says the plan blends tenancy with occupying ownership, applying to about two thirds of Scottish holdings, and would require a Fair Rent Court to work.
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Scotland
Ales. Ure
Ure
Balfour
House of Lorda
Hear Both Sides on Portuguese Assassination Debate
A Wellington Post reader argues the Portuguese assassination stemmed from political conflict not social unrest. He contends King Carlos abdicated constitutional rule, cites historical examples, and questions whether regicides avert civil war, framing the event as linked to middle class motives and economic conservatism.
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Wellington Post
Portugal
Star Hain Bab
Carlos
G. J. Holyoake
Great Britain
England
Ireton
Bradshaw
Cromwell
Star Chamber
High Commission
France
America
Dogs as Police Companions Gain Global Use and Support
Scotland Yard weighs dog helper for constables with Sir Edward Henry open to the idea though public sentiment is a concern. Dogs patrol frontiers from Berlin to Constantinople and aid palace guards. Major Richardson supplies breeds for Peterhof and the czar’s park while England leads in both executive and criminal breeds like airedales and bloodhounds.
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Edward Henry
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
Brussels
New York
Major Richardson
Peterhof
Constantinople
England
Hamburg
Germany
A Plea for Short Sentences in Era of Crime Reform
Montomery argues in The Nineteenth Century against short reformist ideas. He contends professional criminals are shaped by prison life and that long sentences worsen harm, turning inmates into hardened offenders. He recalls his own imprisonment and forged views on deterrence and character.
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Alfred Villa
H. J. B. Montgomery
Alfred Wills
Sn Santented
Taanuer
Allotments Offered on 4 Acre Plots in 3 Building Area
Listing notes allotments each containing about 4 acre offered in the 3 Building area. Terms described as very easy.
Money to Lend on Freehold Securities
Money to lend in large or small sums on freehold securities at lowest curve rates. Easy repayment terms arranged. Maude and Harman present. Representative R Kennedy solicitor Burnt St Ashburton.
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Walter Pickles
Simns
Footwear Ad Highlights Holiday Tennis and Cricket Shoes
Holiday shoppers are urged to buy comfort and durability at Mellar's Shoes. The ad promises high quality footwear at economical prices during an alteration sale, noting unbeatable prices and durability for tennis bowls and cricket.
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Mellar
Liversee
Priona
Sander and Sons Pure Eucalyptus Extract Promises Cures
Victorian experts affirm the Sander and Sons Eucalyptus Extract as safe and effective for colds influenza fevers and digestive and skin issues. It touts throat and lung relief via drops and mouthwash to purify breath and promises a clear complexion with Sand er and Sons Skin Food. The ad also promotes Superbasein Food as a lasting beauty product and advertises stylish shoes at Stook's Blue Boot Shop.
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Sander and Sons
Supreme Court of Victoria
New Zealand Spiritualists Hold Second Convention
The New Zealand National Association of Spiritualists met in Wellington for its second annual convention. Declarations include belief in Infinite Intelligence, nature's phenomena as expressions of that intelligence, and that individual identity survives death. The group asserts communication with the dead is scientifically proven and upholds the Golden Rule as the highest morality.
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New Zealand
National Association of Spiritualists
Wellington
Beyord
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