Deaths and honors span Melbourne and New Zealand
The death is announced of John Ford Pater son the landscape painter. Mina Colden of New Zealand sang at the Royal Colonial Institute conversazione. Mr BR Dunlop left Mitchell and Turner Ashburton after 29 years. staff gifted a leather fitted case. MacQuorge of Dunedin appointed NZ organizer for the Eugenics Education Society. branch inaugurated in Tirsaru with 47 members. Funeral for Field Marshal Sir George Whitees noted in London. royals and generals attended. A Lagmhor Church gathering presented Rev. Mr Brown a sovereign purse for his service in Reeftun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. M. Dunlop
Mitchell and Turner
Ashburton
Miss MacQuorge
Dunedin
New Zealand
Educa‘dion Society
Morain
Tirsaru
Lagmhor
Brown
Tagstor
Westerfeld
Weather Summary Despite Snow And Sunshine Pattern
Weekend weather began with light snow on Saturday night and clear warm sunshine by Sunday morning. Sunny and mild conditions continued through the day, with frost around 13 degrees last night. Forecasts call for moderate southerly winds, cool changeable weather today, with indications of fair conditions and a clear night. barometer shows little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Ashburton Meteorological June Records
The Do main Meteorological Station notes June readings with barometer high 380.17 inches on the 10th and low 28.96 inches on the 3rd. Maximum thermometer rose to 62 degrees on the 4th and fell to 39 on the 24th. minimum thermometer peak 40 on the 16th and low 26 on the 24th. Rain totaled 2.61 inches over 16 days, with multiple daily amounts listed. frosts occurred up to 17 degrees. Last year rainfall was 6.103 inches and 2.48 inches in June 1916. June frosts reached 173 degrees.
Christchurch Poultry Society Seeks Exhibit Aid From Minister
In a report to the Agricultural Department the Christchurch Poultry Society requests government backing to stage an exhibit mirroring a recent winter show. The document lists recoveries from the Dead Letter Office including post office orders bank drafts and other valuables totalling £18 527 while noting numerous letters to Tattersalls from Hobart and various listed items of gold and silver. A subsequent passage references a distressed animal scene and an advertisement for Peppermint Cure claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch Poultry Society
Minister For Agriculture
The
Agricultural Department
Vale
Post Office
Hobart
Ashburton Hospital Board Notes New Ward Floor and Fees
The Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board met to hear finance of £2173 6s 5d credit and £46 4s 5d expenditures since last meeting. The chairman reported one diphtheria case and one TB death in the district, with plans to convert space under the new surgical ward into a storeroom and to accept a £37 contract for a concrete floor. Construction progress, foundation stone ceremony set for July 18, and invitations issued to officials. The medical report showed patient numbers in May and June with discharges and one death. laundry troubles and new Dunedin beds noted. The lighting in the operating room was recommended to be electric, and open competition for large projects requested. Accounts of £3861 0s 11d were approved before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board
Messrs
AW. Davis
C. J. Harper
C. Reid
GW. Andrews
John Cairns
Jethron
Tha
W. Reid
Inspector-General of Hospitals
H. #. Finch
W._Nosworthy
M.P
W. J. Dickie
Harper
North
South Canterbury
Christchurch
Dunedin
Messrs Reid and
Andrews
Cairns
Defence Act First Case Fined at Oamaru Court
At Oamaru Magistrate's Court on July 1 Munchey was fined £1 for failing to render personal service. This marked the first case under the Defence Act heard at Oamaru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oamaru
Munchey
Magistrate’s Court
Defence Act
Maoris and Politics Discuss Native Land Reform
A Te Kuiti meeting reported by the New Zealand Herald debate native land issues and the need to consolidate scattered Maori interests. Proposals include a finance body, district land courts, a state farm program and limiting land sales to prevent trafficking, with an executive committee to supervise and advise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Z. Herald
James Carroll
Pomare
Advances Department
Maheno incident aboard Sydney to Auckland voyage
A coal trimmer aboard the S S Maheno quarreled with the assistant butcher and returned with a razor. He attacked W Norman, an ex Union Company employee, slashing his face from ear to jaw. Norman was taken to hospital. the assailant was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Sydney
W. Norman
Union Company
Norman
Estates certified for stamp duty in June totals
Wellington notes 220 deceased Estates certified for stamp duty in June. The largest is Joseph H Williams of Napier with £68,715, while Canterbury homes Button 24,102 Fletcher 18,272 Harris 14,587.
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Wellington
Joseph’ H. Williams
Napier
Canterbury
Robert Button
Arthur Fletcher
Alfred Harris
Rivalry at Democratic Convention Leaves Ballot Deadlock
Baltimore June 30 unprecedented balloting in the Democratic Convention shows Champ Clark leading with 467 votes, Wilson 405, Underwood 112, Barrow 390, but the body adjourns to Monday. Bryan remains noncommittal while Clark gains five thirds, platform calls for tariff reduction and strict Sherman anti trust enforcement.
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Baltimore
Champ Clark
Wilson
Underwood
Barwon
Bryan
Democratic Party
Reuter
Clark
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trusts
Lords Speech Urges Use of Reserved Yet Substantial Powers
The Marquis of Lansdowne told the House of Lords in London that it would be the duty of the chamber to exercise its restricted yet real powers at the proper time to ensure the nation may express its views on major public policy questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Lords
Haldane Praises Kaiser At German Hospital Dinner
Lord Haldane, presiding at a German Hospital dinner, praised the Kaiser as a true leader in education and social questions. He noted the Kaiser had preserved peace and built a fine fleet, drawing admiration from Britain for shared commercial aims and a rival but stingless relationship between Germany and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Haldane
Germien
Germany
Britain
Army Bill Expands Austria Hungary Forces to Two Million
Vienna reports wide approval for the Army Bill increasing Austria Hungary to two million troops. The Neue Freie Presse mocks enemies of Germany and Austria boasting six million well equipped troops poised for battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Neue Freie Presse
Germany
Austria
French gunpowder crisis prompts powder purge nationwide
Paris reports widespread anxiety after the cruise incident aboard Michelet. Officials call for destruction of all powders manufactured to date and an official inquiry into the explosion believed to release amyl and alcohol gases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Michelet
Canadian Naval Policy Divides Opinion Ahead of Conference
The Times notes Canadian ministers split over naval policy linking separatist stance and imperial citizenship. Liberals fear Dominion involvement in European militarism, while London seeks no dictate. Churchill’s Oversea patrol proposal aims to calm fears and gain national sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Furie
the Times
England
Churchill
Suffragettes in Britain Face Sentences and Protests
Violet Daubney got two months for breaking a man's windows while eleven suffragettes were released at Birmingham after forcible feeding. More window smashing occurred in Leicester and other towns as suffragettes attempted to burn Mrs Hobhouse’s Corsham home. The Commons rejected a motion to cut Mr McKenna's salary amid the forcible feeding controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Violet Daubney
McKenna
Birmingham
Leicester
Hobhouse
Corsham
House of Commons
German mob drags gendarmerie sergeant major from roadside
In Weimar a gendarmerie sergeant major was killed as motorists scornfully dragged him from the roadside. They placed his helmet on his head and drove away, authorities report a shocking act of brutality amid the July heat and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Weimar
Amundsen's Fram Crew Arrives in London for Pole Dash
Fourteen members of the Fram crew reached London on their journey to Norway. Most plan to rejoin Amundsen for the Northern Pole expedition as they press on toward the pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fram
Norway
Amundsen
Pole
Australian Japan scare foresees Japan in control of East
Mr Hogie of Sydney argues in the Nineteenth Century and After that Japanisation of China will make Japan mistress of the East. He warns Australia is vulnerable and that any power holding Australia holds the key to South Africa. He cites a Japanese Antarctic expedition as part of a Pacific spying design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hogie
Sydney
Japan
South Pacific
Australia
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Britain
Espionage in Europe Sparks Berlin Warsaw Arrests
Berlin reports Lieutenant Dahm, studying languages in Russia, arrested at Warsaw on espionage charges. Foreign Minister von Kiderlen-Waechter demands his release, alleging retaliation for Koslovitch. St Petersburg notes Haase, a German, sentenced to five years penal servitude at Odessa for photographing military bridges near St. Petersburg Warsaw and border zones in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dahm
Russia
Warsaw
Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter
Koslovitch
ST. Petersburg
Haase
Orman
Odessa
Fighting in Tripoli at Sidi Seid heights
Reports from Rome state fighting occurred at the Sidi Seid heights near Tripoli. Italian forces carried entrenchments, killing 200 Turkish troops. Italian casualties were 100 killed and 78 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sidi Seid
Mutiny Rout Across Macedonia and Smyrna Ordered
In Constantinople thirty thousand Smyrna troops are ordered to Monastir. In Athens mutineers in Macedonia call for cabinet dismissal and ban on officers in politics, opposing interference by the Union and Progress Committee. Several officers refused pursuit as mutinies in Okhrida and Dumanhula emerged under officers leading the actions. The government faces pressure not from the constitution but Mahmoud Shevket Pasha’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Smyrna
Monastir
Athens
Macedonia
Committee of Union and Progress
Okhrida
Dumaihala
Mahmoud Shevket Pasha
Soultoria Found After Stables Theft
The racing mare Soultoria, stolen from Mr Roulston’s stables at Pukekohe, has been recovered at Terauamoa Waitomo, about 124 miles from Auckland, under the Presa Association report from Auckland dated July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Soultoria
Roulston
Pukekohe
Terauamoa
Waitomo
Irish Cattle Sent to Liverpool Abattoirs Amid FMD Outbreak
Three Irish cows suffering from foot and mouth disease have been sent to Liverpool abattoirs. Further imports from Ireland have been prohibited to curb spread.
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London
Liverpool Abattoirs
Ireland
Cape Mail: Botha Hopes Settlement On Shipping by September
General Botha at Riversdale paid a tribute to Sir Owen Phillips representing the Shipping Company and expressed hope for a settlement of the shipping dispute before September. He warned against keeping government freights tied up for long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
Botha
Riversdale
Owen’ ‘Phillips
Belfast elder defies Ulster arms talk in interview
Samuel Young MP, aged 92, dismisses Home Rule and Ulster armed resistance as nonsense. He says Ulster voters, mostly Protestant in his Belfast district, reject religious oppression claims and predicts no disloyalty when the Irish Parliament opens, before returning to the House of Commons to take his seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Young
M.P
London
Daily, Chronicle
Ulster
Young
Belfast
House of Commons
Ireland
Cavan
George
Une
Warner Corseta patterns and wear time guarantee
The corsets are praised for perfect pattern and workmanship and are guaranteed by drapers to not rust tear or become useless until worn out. Prices range from 6s to 17s 6d per pair. The ad also promotes Sanders Extract as a genuine medical remedy with antiseptic properties and endorsements from medical authorities claiming rapid relief from headaches fevers colds stomach troubles and ulcers with safe healing and no inflammation.
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Warner
Maori Estate Case In Native Land Court Near Paratua
A Maori land case before Justice Gilfelder involved Mreui Te Awe Awe of Hukangi near Paratua. The estate owner, blind with cataracts, had Frankins as adviser. Haw kins and Walter Rutherford of Palmerston North were appointed trustees after earlier sales totaling about £11,700. Purchasers await confirmation of contracts with immediate Maori Land Board confirmation.
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Native Land Court
Justice Gilfelder
Mreui Te Awe Awe
Manawatu
Peeti Te Awa Awe
Hukangi
Paratua
Myr Frankins
Hawkins
Walter Rutherford
Palmerston North
Hukanui
Tiaroa District
Maori Land Board
Fall at wireless station claims life of Thomas Mahon
Thomas Mahon aged 41 died in Manganui Hospital from injuries after a fall at the wireless station in Awanui. The incident occurred in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Thomas’ Mahon
Manganui Hospital
Awanui
A Sailor's Fate on the Era Amid Squall
Samuel Wadsworth an able seaman on the scow Era was sweeping decks as the vessel entered the port Saturday night when the foreboom jibbed in a sudden squall. The rope swept him into the sea and a search of an hour failed to find him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Samuel Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Panama tolls debate strains U S Canada relations
London papers discuss Congress moving to exempt American coasters from Panama Canal dues and Canada's threat to retaliate against American shipping in Canadian waterways. Debates center on Hay-Pauncefote treaty equality and possible subsidies to match tolls while avoiding foreign subsidy backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Congress
Canada
Manchester Guardian
W K Woods Peppermint Cure for Children's Cough
Crandos praises old days but mentions modern times and the one product he touts. The reference highlights W K Woods Great Peppermin Cure for children's hacking cough with price notes 6d and 23 6d.
Influenza Mentioned With Woods Grant In Brief Note
A terse item references Woods grant related to influenza and a peppermint core remedy. No further context or details are provided in the readable text.
Lloyd George Speech In Woodford Sparks Injuries
Chancellor Lloyd George addressed five thousand people in Woodford Essex to promote the Insurance Act. Suffragists interrupted the event causing stewards to intervene, chairs to break, hats to be torn, and ambulances needed as the crowd grew violent. He framed the act as the start of Democratic Britain's effort to lift poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
Woodford
Essex
Bug
Britain
Social Democrats Order Indemnity in Bakery Labor Case
In Berlin on June 20, Social Democrats at Reichenhall required a master bakers to hire an elderly non-unionist who had been dismissed and sued. The court ordered the Union to indemnify the plaintiff for losses and to pay weekly until he secures employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Democrats
Reichenhall
Murder Case Foils Hearing In Court
A fragmentary report describes a murder case proceeding with a defendant and daily motorcar activity noted. Court action is referenced amid garbled text and unnamed witnesses.
Shipping Insurance Scandal Rumor Over King Arthur Loss
London reports a vessel named the King Arthur insured for 25000 pounds stranded at Bahia on May 7. Underwriters settled total loss at 8100 pounds. The ship has since been refloated and brought into a harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bahiaon
Board of Trade Returns Show UK Revenue Quarter
The United Kingdom revenue for the past quarter totals £88,747,000 with £7,473,000 from Customs, £8,040,000 from Excise, and £2,416,000 from Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Government Refuses Bunker's Hill Gun Return
Ottawa reports the government will not return the captured Bunker Hill gun to the United States despite requests from patriotic associations. It offers to surrender the gun only if Washington agrees to a quid pro quo involving U S captures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
South Australia revenue rises in post-financial year
Adelaide reports revenue of £4,465,700 for the post-financial year, an increase of £274,298 from the previous year. Melbourne notes the Kaiparahaa arrival from Brisbane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
South Australia
Do You Suffer From Gout Rheumatism and Pain
An advertisement promotes RHEUMO as a quick effective remedy for gout rheumatism sciatics bumbage stone or gravel caused by excess uric acid from kidney failure. It claims RHEUMO removes the excess and cures the conditions, available at chemists and stores.
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Melbourne
John Ford Paterson
Mina Colden
Royal Colonial Institute Conversazione
George Whites
Lord Roberts
Queen Alexandra
Kaiser
Dundonald
Ian Hamilton
Hunter
Méthuen
Grenfell
Evemy Wood
Alexandra
Skaiser
Defenders of
Ladysmith
Per Press’ Association
Maoris and Politics
S.S
Maheno
Pew Press Association
Per Press Association
U.S.A. Presidency
Democratic Platform
Per Presa Association
Press Association
Per. Press
Association—Copyright
Imperial Navy
Suffragettes
Cerman Road
Per -Press “Association
Espionace
Europe
Per Prees association—Copyright
Tripoli
Er Press Association
Cape Mail Service
Panama
Britagh
the. Irsurance - Agt
General Cable News
Pet Press
Board OF Trade Returns
Bunker
South
Shipping
Brisbane
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