Global War News Roundup From Europe and Beyond
The Times reports on British cartridge design improvements with tubbar covilite and a pointed bullet, eight hundred yard trajectory, and weak belt action. The Telegraph notes Sir Joseph Ward as likely leader of a consolidation party at the imperial Conference. France buys fifty aeroplanes. Italy endures sharp earthquakes. Austrian delegates back disarmament talks, while a Socialist motion to curb arms with Italy fails. The German navy seizes a Caroline Island position and many insurgents surrender.
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Times
War Office
the Times
The
Daily Telegraph
Joseph Ward
Hampire
Italy
Wireless Work Seen At Wellington Station
Experimental wireless telegraphy tests at the Wellington GPO station last night yielded a satisfactory result. A intercepted message likely originated near Sydney and could have been intended for a vessel approaching Sydney, with favorable transmission conditions noted.
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Wellington
General Post
Australia
Ulimaroa
Sydney
Telefunken
Canada United States reciprocity outlook in Senate
Reports from Washington say Canadian reciprocity faces delays as the Senate must pass ten appropriation bills before adjournment. President Taft anticipates an extra session and plans to lean on Democratic votes. Key bills include Panama Canal fortifications and a permanent tariff board. London notes warn of broader North American Zollverien implications.
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New York
Washington
Senate
Taft
House
Panama Canal
Permanent Tariff Board
London
W. Hewins
English Tariff Commission
Rochdale
Canada
America
Congress
Britain
Mr Bryce
Earl Grey
Canada Withdrawal Weighs On Empire Unity
Le Temps argues Canada’s move to withdraw from military and economic unity weakens the Empire. The piece describes a fragmented Anglo Canadian stance that makes England seem more hesitant and partisan, with English tradition fading amid confusion and compromise.
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Paris
le Temps
Canada
England
China and Russia clash over free trade grounds
Peking February 20 China replies to Russia that it does not admit the grounds of complaint regarding free trade. It states the right to establish consulates but says they are not yet commercially warranted. The note remains conciliatory and regrets Russia's sudden policy change.
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Peking
China
Russia
New Guinea Exploration Party Faces Native Resistance
Reports from Daru New Guinea indicate the Stani forth-Smith party may have been massacred by natives. Two ketches search for attackers after natives at Daru say Smith’s group was killed. Acting Magistrate doubts Smith’s safety as natives debate passage through their territory without assurance.
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Thursday Island
Daru
Nex
Guinea
Staniforth-Smith
Smith
Dirance
Papuan Gulf
Imperial Conference debates emigration and Labour Exchanges
The Daily Chronicle reports the Imperial Conference will discuss emigration with Australia and a central Labour Exchanges scheme to move surplus Empire labour. It notes unions oppose state aided immigration of the unemployed, risking conflict if the plan advances.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Australia
Chronicle
Scottish colliery workers threaten eight hour day strike
London February 20. Colliery engine keepers threaten a mines stoppage involving 95 000 men unless an eight hour day is granted. Melbourne February 20. Implement makers strike spreads with over 2600 out. Adelaide February 20. Industrial Court of Appeal raises minimum wage to 48s for 54 hours, rejects 48 hour request. Port Pirie hotel staff strike. most hotels closed.
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London
Melbourne
Adelaide
Industrial Court of Appeal
Port Pirie
Prince Leopold of Battenburg ill and hospital bound
Prince Leopold of Battenburg, after arriving from New Zealand, resides in a private hospital. Doctors report uneasiness over his condition though a slight improvement is noted tonight. The illness remains unspecified.
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Sydney
Prince Leopold of
Insect Bite Case Prompts Zam-Buk Cure
A Adelaide man recalls severe pain from a poisoned foot after an insect bite. Hospital care failed, but Zam-Buk Balm and Soap relieved the infection, with a nine day healing followed by a full recovery. The testimonial ends with praise for Zam-Buk.
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Zam-Buk
W. J. McGee
Wright Street
Adelaide
S.A
Pelts of the Sea Pillaging Cargo
Large quantities of cargo wash ashore from New Guinea as locals from miles around loot the wreck. A lone Melbourne policeman stands by unable to stop the pilfering.
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Melbourne
New Guinea
Airways record of Hammond’s flight from Altona to Geelong
The airman Hammond demonstrated a flight from Altona Bay to Geelong covering forty five miles in one hour fifty five minutes.
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Melbourne
Hammond
Altona
Bay
Geelong
Briton among five missing after New Hebrides boat trip
Word arrives from the New Hebrides of a serious boating accident. Pitt, a British national formerly of New Zealand, and four others launched a boat to visit a neighboring island. They have not been heard from since. It is believed they perished in the cyclone that swept the region recently.
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Sydney
New Hebrides
Pitt
New Zealand
Queensland flooding disrupts rail traffic and business
Brisbane reports floods blocking railways hindering commerce. Inland towns face supply shortages and layoffs as disruptions spread across the region.
Watter Darby Found Guilty On Seven Bankruptcy Charges
Auckland February 20 Watter Francis Darby of a soft goods warehouse in Auckland was found guilty in the Supreme Court on seven charges of breaches of the Bankruptcy Act. Six involve obtaining credit without reasonable expectation of paying debts. one charge concerns failing to keep proper books. Remanded to remain in custody till Tuesday morning.
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Auckland
Watter Francis .Darby
Amon
Supreme Court
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NEW Guinea Exploration Party
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