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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
5
Investors learn of a merger deal in Dunedin dated May 31. The P and O Company will issue 10 shillings of deferred stock and pay 80 shillings in cash for each Union share, valuing each Union share at over 60 shillings at current prices. Circulars are sent to Union shareholders with a reply deadline of June 12.
London reports Union Steam Ship Company shares quoted at 58s ex. on May 3 with price movements noted in the market summary.
Dunedin June 1 officials state that the merger of P. and O. with Union Steam Ship will not affect personnel or management methods. The directorate will remain unchanged.
Great preparations are underway in Sydney for Red Triangle Day to aid the YMCA funds. By May 31 the drive has already collected 81,060 pounds.
The article notes James Wilson was hanged for the murder of Pappageorgi, a Greek restaurant keeper, in April 1916. It also reports Australia’s war effort with 361,949 men contributed by June 1, 1917.
The Chamber of Manufacturers adopted a motion urging closer cooperation between manufacturers to meet militant unionism with a general lockout and a coordinated response to a potential national strike.
Pekin dispatch reports on May 31 that Military Governors in several provinces have declared independence and demanded the dissolution of Parliament, signaling political instability in Ghina.
London dispatch reports a volatile Shanghai scene where leaders command northern troops yet oppose democracy. The rupture could signal a political bluff or a bid to restore the young emperor, amid uneasy public sentiment and shifting loyalties.
A Morning Posts correspondent says the Governor of Ngans Wei seized wagons belonging to the Tientsin Pukow railway. Rumors speak of fighting at Penggu between Changhsu and Ngans Wei troops.
London May 30 Sir Ernest Shackleton met with the King at Buckingham Palace. The King presented him with the Union Jack before the expedition's departure.
The May statistics for Ashburton show births 27 deaths 16 marriages 6 while May 1916 reports births 32 deaths 13 marriages 3. Also promotes Nazol as the sole effective cough remedy priced at 3s and warns against inferior substitutes.
Reuters reports from the Italian front say Trieste lies about 10 miles away but rugged, fortified terrain blocks advance. Austrians withdraw heavy guns from Hermada as Italian forces push forward, while Prince Karl rallies the 5th Army. Italian gains reach 25 miles. Austrian losses near 90,000.
In Rome on May 31 reports say the Bodice Massif has become a tomb for entire Austrian brigades. Austrian units attacked repeatedly to recapture the positions but suffered enormous losses. The high casualty toll and failed counter-attacks are underscored by correspondent accounts.
Reports from Paris on May 41 note rapid strikes widening across metal trades and allied industries tied to the war. Foreigner ring leaders are cited among organizers.
The Daily Chronicle states Major Winston Churchill recently visited the West Front and is now in Paris as a guest of French military authorities. He was offered an important post by the Home Government.
A French official report from May 41 describes German attacks in Champagne near Auberive and Mont Blond. German forces bombarded with poison shells and heavy guns, then pressed the westward front at Casque and Mont Haut. Despite four waves and bayonet fighting, the enemy was driven back in disorder. small parties reached advanced lines northeast of Mont Haut.
The Rome correspondent reports the first phase of the Isonzo battle ended in failure for Austria’s counterattack. Austria admits reliance on impregnable positions, now overturned as Italian initiative rises. Prisoners say Austria sought a separate peace with Russia. British monitors grow in importance amid aero and land warfare. Carso battle seen as highly significant.
Correspondents from the front declare that at least 20 000 Austrian dead lie in the Bodice Valley. A British aeroplane has arrived at Rome from London via Paris Turin and Pisa.
The Navy Station Commission recommends submarine bases at San Diego Los Angeles Mare Island Port Angeles and Columbia River and six aviation bases on the Pacific coast. Estimated total cost is eight million dollars.
The diary of the Trevos survivors recounts nine days in bitter cold after the March 29 torpedoing. Fatalities include the chief cook, storekeeper, boatswain, a passenger, a cattleman, and others from exposure and thirst. A baby survived but later died of meningitis.
In a May 31 report from Amsterdam the German mark fell 38 percent from its prewar value, marking the lowest rate yet recorded. The update reached desks on June 1 at 8:45 a.m.
Advices from the eastern front report M. Kerensky's tour was greeted with enthusiasm by Petrograd troops who declare their readiness to engage in battle.
A squadron of Allied aviators bombed Ghent causing significant damage to St. Peter's railway station. Casualties included several killed and wounded. Ghent, capital of East Flanders, lies 44 miles northwest of Brussels by rail.
The Prince of Udine addressing the Senate says innocent small nations once produced art and industry but were barbarously sacrificed. He warns that personal slavery has reappeared in Europe matching medieval brutality and predicts Allied nations will someday be proud of their sufferings.
President Wilson’s proposed peace terms demand no annexations or indemnities and call for restitution of Alsace Lorraine Trieste and Trentinos plus reparations for Belgium. The message to Russia, sent Sunday, is to be published shortly and outlines a principal peace framework.
A German official report notes lively artillery action at Ypres and Wytschaate, repulsed English attacks south of the Scarpe, and successful raids on French trenches along the Aisne south bank and east of Auberive.
Sir Douglas Haig reports British forces drove off raiders south of Armentieres. He notes considerable reciprocal artillery fire near Bullecourt on the Scarpe river's right bank.
The Hague report from May 31 says Germany has sent large forces of troops and naval guns to the Russian front. Indications show Germany’s hope of prolonging Russian inactivity is dwindling.
Ottawa May 31 negotiations continue between Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wilfred Laurier toward forming a Coalition Government to enforce conscription. Proposals face opposition as anti conscription disturbances ease in Quebec. The Military Service Bill introduction is postponed pending government reorganisation.
Berne reports the Stockholm Conference set for June 15 has been postponed to July per the Vorwaerts. The Austrian Socialists demand peace without annexations and independence for Belgium, Serbia, Montenegro, Rimland, and Russian Poland. They seek autonomous settlement of the Balkans by the affected peoples.
A secret census of eligibles is being conducted in New York. Those who have not enlisted by June 5 face a year’s imprisonment. Thousands have reportedly gone to Mexico, Cuba, and Alaska to avoid conscription, while the Government moves to counter their plan.
A member of the Italian Mission stated the Italian offensive targeted Laibach to create a route toward Vienna. He said a Russian strike now could free its soil from invaders as Austrians would need to move their best troops to the Italian front.
Morning Post reports from Petrograd that Russia stands at a critical moment with the 10 weeks of jubilation turning to forebodings. The Workmen's Council denounces drinking amid regime machinations while German agents are said to manipulate both sides, stirring peasant outrages to hurt harvests and harming the army and navy.
Justice Department agents arrested two Columbia University students in a June 1 action under the decree to suppress anti conscription activity. One arrestee is the son of Professor Cartel and the other a girl named Parker. They are charged with conspiring to induce men to avoid registration.
The Daily Telegraph Milan desk reports Austrian prisoners say commanders use every means to revive drooping spirits. Baron von Schenk urged the 25th Army Corps, defeated at Hermada, that nine victories had been won and a tenth would merit high distinction, though the so-called victories were retreats.
Thirteen interned German naval and commerce vessels have been transferred to the United States. The move reflects wartime asset handling and marks a shift in control over captured ships.
In Britain workers demand relief from beer scarcity and high prices. The government plans to sanction shortly an increased output of beer of reduced gravity to ease shortages and control costs.
At today's County Council meeting the chairman said no subsidy to the Red Cross Society had been paid yet awaiting government authorization. The funds will be released once the Minister of Internal Affairs gazettes the matter. Woods' Great Peppermint Care advertised for night hacking cough relief, priced at 1/6 and 2/6.
The latest commercial bulletin lists barley and chevalier values with gains and losses across grain and produce. It notes gate milling quotations and potato price ranges with figures in pounds shillings and pence, reflecting midweek market activity.
A cold spell gave way to a mild afternoon with a maximum of 48 degrees and light breezes. The Government Meteorologist predicts southerly, cooler, changeable conditions with scattered showers and another hard frost tonight as the barometer continues to rise.
Belfield reader Mr Ellery receives a letter from his son George of the Fifteenth Reinforcements in France dated March 26. He recalls wet trenches and no man’s land duty, sleeping in shell holes within 30 yards of the German trench, and constant gear loads. He notes gas mask use, tear gas effects, and the heavy threat of asphyxiating gas, plus how planes photo the ground and guns stay hidden.
Fragmentary ad style note mentions Nazol and Conazol type remedies with dosing and price hints. References five drops on sugar and Reeves but lacks clear context or full product details.
London dispatch reports on May 27 air battles at three thousand feet where British pilots outmaneuvered German formations despite numerical inferiority. German aircraft reportedly broke apart due to faulty construction and poor repairs, with 30 machines shot down and 15 uncontrollable. only one fell from gunfire as few crossed British lines.
In a wartime note the German press forecasts renewed heavy fighting on the Western Front soon, signaling intensified hostilities and strategic tensions across major combat zones.
A French communiqué says artillery remains highly active south of St. Quentin and that Champagne batteries silenced a heavy bombardment on our trenches at Mont Haut and in the Cesque region.
Delegates from the fighting fronts urged peace without annexations or indemnity to end the international carnage. They noted Russians fought under harsher conditions than Allies, demanded ammunition, and called for popular support for the Provisional Government to prevent the Army from becoming foreign field fodder.
Colonel Yakubovitch told the Congress of Peasants that the army and country were infested with German spies. He said food and fodder delivery were hindered by a breakdown in transport and by deserters turning back trains. The government warned it could not cope with the crisis.
The newspapers urge Mr Lloyd George to form a postwar Cabinet retaining War, Foreign and Colonial Ministers and to appoint a Minister of Reconstruction. The board would include representatives from Libour, Finance, Agriculture, and the Dominions, with Labour, Commerce, Food, Shipping, and Education departments.
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