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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 07, 1913
Page
5
Outrage runs riot in Johannesburg with trams and trains stopped and power cut. Troops charged the Park station at Draamfontein yards multiple times as the Star building and a newspaper office burn, with orders to fire on rioters if needed.
In Johannesburg on July 5 a protest against ancient Dutch law erupts into a violent melee. Police and Dragoons disperse a large mob in Market Square after five thousand speakers address the crowd. A trampling death occurs as fire consumes Park Station and Star Building.
A large mob seized Park railway station and Draamfontein yards in Market Square, stoning police and fighting troops. The station and Star office burned as soldiers fired over rioters and cavalry charged. Casualties feared with up to fifty wounded and several civilians killed, while 1000 East Rand miners march toward Johannesburg and authorities seek reinforcements from Pretoria.
A raid at the main mine resulted in three policemen being beaten unconscious as assailants breached security. Investigators seek suspects and motive amid rising tensions at the site.
Rioters removed drivers and wrecked carriages at Park station while fusiliers kept the crowd from Klein fontein mine. Colonel Ruter and General O'Brien led police and troops as unrest among 200000 Rand natives grows. Three hundred railwaymen back miners and plan a strike vote Sunday.
Capetown sirens bustle as duty and trade unions discuss a possible national strike in camera. Coal hoarding raises famine fears. shipping companies report orders for Welsh coal in response.
Government claim credit for decisive action in the strike crisis with Botha Smuts and leaders. Agreement ends disturbances, allows strikers to return home, reinstate New Kleinfontein strikers, and compensate strike breakers. Workers may submit grievances for government inquiry.
Reports say Johannesburg welcomed the settlement of the strike amid immense crowds. Protests continue in Pretoria with orderly meetings. Potchefstroom holds 8000 troops including sappers and gunners. Ten trains may be driven by railway workers if the strike escalates and Germiston to Pretoria rail line is cut. Police and troops guard roads into Pretoria.
Bulgarian forces drive back Servian invaders to the Timok frontier after a victory at Krivolak near Eles. The Serb Timok division suffers 28 officers and 38,000 men captured along with six field guns and two mountain guns. Total Serb captures reach about 6,000.
Athens reports Greek forces have taken Nigitta and seized a Bulgarian regiment before it withdrew. Bulgarians reportedly burned Bilkish after a siege and suffered many losses as Venezelos addressed the Chamber. The Bulgarian minister in Athens has been recalled to Bucharest and mobilization of the entire army and reserves has been ordered.
Vienna reports that on July 6 officials announced both Bulgaria and Roumania have accepted Austrian mediation in their dispute. The development signals a diplomatic path forward between the two nations.
In Belgrade on July 5 Bulgarian forces counted thirty two battalions and eighty guns entrenched at Ravichana their strongest position. After a fierce assault the Servians drove them from the town and now hold Kotehana with decisive control.
Report from Sofia dated July 6 says Bulgarians defeated six Servian battalions near St Nicholas, capturing six guns and advancing through Servian territory. It notes Greek forces occupying Overan and Ortiakon and taking 150 Bulgarians at Zographos Monastir and Mount Athos.
July 6 Belgrade dispatch reports the Servian army routed at South Ovtthepolje, retreating toward Uskub. The Great Minister has withdrawn as Bulgarian forces crossed the old Servian frontier, though battle results remain unclear.
Dispatches report that peace talks failed and fighting continues across multiple centers. Bulgarians aim to sever Belgrade and Uskub railway lines and draw Greek forces into danger zones while Serbians, Montenegrins, and Turkish helpers resist with sporadic counterattacks and prisoner captures.
In Bucharest on July 6 authorities warn victuallers their shops will close if they profiteer from the mobilisation by raising prices. The notice emphasizes price controls during the wartime effort.
July 7 report from Launchslon states Mullins, a well to do Mathina farmer, was murdered. Police face a baffling case with long held district tensions and possible political motives. evidence includes bones found at a hill side fire site, footprints of large and small boots, horse hoof prints, and discarded gear.
The Tagblatt reports that Bulgarian forces recaptured Ghevgheli at the bayonet point, as of July 6, with the news received in Vienna on July 7. The report notes a town regaining by Bulgarian troops.
Successful strategy in Athens on July 6 led Greek forces to seize Lahona and capture fifteen guns from the opposing side.
In Johannesburg on July 6 a night of terror led to martial law in the Witwatersrand area. Troops and special constables fired on mobs outside the Rand Club, with over 100 casualties as ambulances rushed to assist. Rhodesians joined local forces to quell the unrest.
From Athens July 6 a Greek assault drove through Bulgarians entrenched near Kilkish. Greek forces captured 200 prisoners after heavy fighting and dislodged 15,000 Bulgarians from strategic heights. Reports say Kilkish villagers fled as Turkish Mussulmen were massacred in surrounding areas. 1000 slain per priest’s account.
London reported July 6 that suffragettes set fire to the well known Salem Chapel in Pwllheli causing damage estimated at eight thousand pounds.
A July 8 London dispatch details ongoing Allied pressure on Balkan capitals as fronts shift. Turks aiding the Allies figure in the volatile balance of victory and defeat amid invasion moves and counter moves.
London reports a warrant issued for Sylvia Pankhurst for failing to answer a summons to keep the peace. Edwin Clayton, a noted suffragist freed after a hunger strike, is missing, believed to have left the country. Annie Kenney and Rachel Barrett are re arrested but released conditionally. Kenney is reported very ill. An attack on the Spinner's Hall at Bolton caused £30,000 in damage.
London July 6 to July 7 report states Mr Lloyd George warned against adopting an Irish land system across the United Kingdom. He argued state purchase funds would inflate prices and hurt taxpayers while preferring a reworked tenure framework and cautious reform. Suffragettes interrupted briefly before ejection.
Reported Fourth of July events show fewer deadly incidents than prior years. Four killed in an excursion train collision at Ogden Utah while seven died in a Philadelphia collision between an express and a wagon in Quakertown. Twenty five fires in St Louis and hundreds injured by firecrackers nationwide.
Sixteen new cases raise Sydney quarantine to eighty people including thirty seven patients and forty three contacts and convalescents. Most cases have long standing illness and only mild symptoms.
July report from Sydney states 38 patients remain in hospital at the Quarantine Station with no serious deaths. Convalescents and contacts are detained there while vaccination continues. Health authorities treated 9500 people. private vaccination adds about 6000 more.
A Sydney outbreak is linked to a Zealandia steward who arrived April 12 and, unknowingly carrying smallpox, met a clothing factory worker during his stay. After the ship’s departure the woman soon fell ill, triggering public health alerts.
In San Francisco on July 6 a Paraguayan flag atop the Consul-General’s residence was forcibly taken during the Fourth of February celebration. The Consul said the flag honored Americans, but men climbed the roof and warned against flying foreign flags.
The Sydney owned schooner Tramp was dismasted in a gale off the coast and crewed by the crew rescued by the steamer Lord Cromer. The drifting derelict now lies abandoned 126 miles due east of Newcastle.
Prince Arthur of Connaught inspects 30,000 scouts from across the Empire and the Continent in Birmingham as part of a gathering reported from London on July 6.
Berlin July 5 reports a wireless communication link has been established between Germany and the United States through the Goldachmidt system marking a new phase in transatlantic telecommunication.
Madrid reports Alegre was found guilty of attempting to shoot the King of Spain on April 18. The sentence was postponed.
In London in July Mr Samuel the Postmaster General formed a Chamber of Commerce delegation to press Parliament for authority to borrow ten million pounds from the National Debt to develop the telephone service.
Lightning struck a church on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio entering the building and destroying Mr J D Rockefeller's pen but caused no other harm. The incident was reported from New York with notes dated July 6 8 5 acm.
A repeat of a famed incident sparked by a waiter waving the Stars and Stripes. Hundreds attacked a young man as the flag was trampled in mud. A parade through the streets was halted by police after Americans attempted to march.
A Sun dispatch reports Sir Arthur Vicars facing libel actions over claims of loss of crown jewels from Dublin Castle to shield a lady. Evidence cited a skeleton key and a theft by a woman named Molly. Vicars denies, explaining jewels kept in a metal box and detailing pieces including a neck badge and a large diamond star. Lady Haddo testifies limited contact with Vicars. defense says the Mail apologizes and offers compensation.
A movement is under way in the provinces to form a cooperative association of breeders in the frozen meat trade. The outline of the effort was received from Buenos Aires on July 6 with details transmitted July 7.
London reports reveal Lady Sackville admitted considering Herman Herkomer’s picture of Sir John Scot. Lord Sackville approved his wife’s friendship with Sir John and had multiple financial dealings including a £38,000 mortgage on Knowles House. He says he never asked for money and Sir John’s help was voluntary. Miss Sackville-West denied Major Arbuthnot’s claims and Sir John acted like a grandfather, promising wealth.
A London dispatch reports July 6 that Catholic prelates including Archbishop Bolling were greeted by protesters at Plymouth. Kensitites reportedly jumped on the steps to harangue attendees, banners were torn, and a scuffle ensued injuring several, as crowds clashed over anti Popery sentiment.
Goodyear balloon won the elimination test and crossed Lake Michigan from Kansas City to Canada, a 652 mile plus voyage. Kansas City’s craft, partly ripped, narrowly avoided water landing after the crossing.
Hoelscher, an aviator, was killed and Captain Friedel injured in a collision of two biplanes at Johannisthal Berlin. The crash occurred at about 600 feet altitude as both aircraft fought to gain altitude.
A near tragedy in San Diego as flames crawled the hotel basement before a woman alerted the fire department. About three hundred guests woke and narrowly escaped as turpentine soaked areas were found throughout the building and the hotel suffered partial destruction.
Rome July 6 The Vatican has issued an interdict on Maude Petres Autobiography of Father Tyrell. The interdict affects publication and distribution in the Vatican domain and surrounding notices.
Vague dispatches allege an Austrian army scandal carried out in a church. Lieutenant Jandrie faces life imprisonment for espionage after being accused of taking documents from agents during a raid.
July 6 London reports good selection and strong competition in merino fleece sales. Prices realized included Monte at 10d top, Redmond 114d, Waitati 13d, Aveyle 18d. Catalogued 50 177 bales, sold 42 692.
London July 5 the proposed amendment to the Plural Voting Bill to exempt the City of London was negatived by 252 votes to 138.
A brief notice describes a product called Chronie Chest Complaints Soos's Great Pepperimint and its care instructions priced at 6d 3. The fragment emphasizes a trade name and a penny price, with no further context.
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