Christchurch Court Martial Convicts Gwen James Francis McKee
Gwen James Francis McKee was tried by court-martial in Christchurch for refusing to obey a superior’s command and failing to attend medical examination on May 20. He contended no law could compel him to serve, arguing patriotism differed from government policy. He was found guilty. decision to be confirmed by the Officer Commanding.
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Per
Press Association
Christchurch
Gwen James Francis McKee
Goldier
National Register
Waa
McKee
Selwyn Licensing Bench Grants Renewals At Rakaia Meeting
The Selwyn Licensing Bench met at Rakaia with President T A B Bailey MLC and members present. Renewals were granted to W H Robinson Methven J Richardson Coalgate T W Price Hororata A Rt Johnstone Sheffield R F Marshall Rakaia W W J Halliday Chertsey J d Aoeffey Springfield. Licenses were granted to T Aspell Methven and P Galligan Rakaia. Senior Sergeant Ryan reported hotels in the district were well conducted last quarter. The chairman said the Licensing Committee was gratified by satisfactory conduct of licensed houses.
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Selwyn Yacensing
Rakaia
T. A. B. Bailey
Messrs
T. Blackley
T. Longley
A. Magson
Jun
A. Drummond
D. McMillan
W. H. Robinson
Methven
J.richardson
Coalgate
T. W. Price
Hororata
A. Rt. Johnstone
Sheffield
R.F. “Marshall
Raksia
W.W. J. Halliday
Chertsdy
J. d. Aoeffey
Springfield
T. Aspell
P. Galligan
Ryan
Thieves Loot Mappin & Webb Showcases at Carlton Hotel
Thieves plundered the Mappin & Webb showcases in the Carlton Hotel vestibule in London, escaping with valuables valued at about £16,000. Police investigations underway as details from the June incident emerge.
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London
Webb
Carlton
Arctic Discoveries Report New Islands Found
A dispatch from Professor Mac S millan, leader of the Arctic land party, states the expedition has discovered six new Arctic islands. The report is dated June 6 from New York.
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New York
MacsMillan
Arctic Lands Party
Arctic Islands
Obituary of Rev. R. J. Porter Emeritus Minister
The Rev. R. J. Porter, Presbyterian minister emeritus, died tonight. Born in 1856 in County Down Ireland, he was set apart in 1882 for special work in New Zealand. He served St. Andrew's Christchurch briefly, then Prebbleton and Lincoln for three and a half years, Mornington, and was inducted at St. Pauls Oamaru in 1898, retiring in January 1915 due to ill health.
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Oamaru
R. J. Porter
County Down
Ireland
New Zealand
St. Andrew's Church
Christchurch
Prebbleton and
Lincoln
Mornington
St. Paul’s
Chinese Revolt Signals Autocracy Triumph in China
June 6 report from Torio says Ma Willoughby constitutional adviser now en route to the United States declares autocracy apparently triumphant and the Republic practically destroyed. He warns the revolution is serious with militarists in control and potential split of Northern and Southern China with a new separate government emerging.
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Tan Torio
Ma Willoughby
United States
China
Japan reiterates non interference in China's troubles
Tokyo disclaims any effort to meddle in China's domestic affairs. Baron Motono's policy statement is reaffirmed by the Foreign Office as the official stance.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Baron Motono
Foreign Office
Escapee Crago Given Five Years Reformative Sentence
Robin Jasper Crago who escaped from Waikorin prison and assaulted taxi driver Edward James Peebles by half strangling him with a cord in an attempt to seize the car was sentenced to five years additional reformative treatment at the Supreme Court. Crago is already serving a 10 year reformative sentence for attempted murder at Apekland.
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Hamilton
Robin ‘Jasper Crago
Waikorin
Edward James Peebles
Supreme Court
Justice Cooper
Crago
Apekland
Up in a Balloon Wall in the War Sky
An American correspondent accompanies a balloon section officer to observe from a sausage shaped observation balloon high over the trenches. He describes the mission: signaling artillery, identifying No Man's Land and target areas, and calling in batteries by telephone while shell bursts and aircraft fly nearby. The observer endures cold, wind, and the peril of a return descent via parachute if necessary.
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Mr Ww
2. Sims
France
Vilage
Wao
Jimmy
Eeen
Earth
Obsolete nostrums and cold cures in a poetical ramble
A fragment poem catalogs cranks and odd characters who cling to outdated remedies. It playfully notes fools who tout hate and the delightfully old fashioned, ending with a nod to Woods' Cure and peppermint as cures for colds.
Western Theatre listing and press association note
A Western Theatre listing appears in the issue with credits from the press association. The brief item notes copyright and distribution details tied to the theatre program.
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Press Association
Press, Association
Per Press Association
Russian Situation Update and WWI Front Reports
The High Commissioner notes progress north of the Scarpe and on the western slopes of Greenland Hill during the night. West of Loos ground was gained slightly and raids were carried out at Armentieres. In Petrograd Hon. A Henderson reported on state intervention in British commerce and industry with useful results in England.
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High Commissioner
Sir Douglas Haig
Scarpe River
Greenland
Loos
Armentieres
Petrograd
A.’ Henderson
England
German Bomb Raids Claim Five Tons on Sheerness
The Germans claim to dropped five tons of bombs on Sheerness with good hits observed. The British report lists 12 killed and 35 injured with limited material damage.
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London
High Commissioner
Sheerness
Achilled
Army Post Office handles millions of letters and parcels
In the House of Commons it was stated the army post office employs over 4000 men and dispatches about 9000 parcel bags and 49000 letter bags weekly. The service receives about 8,000,000 letters from soldiers weekly and processes roughly 900,000 parcels and over 10,000,000 letters in total.
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London
House of Commons
Army Post Office
Army Post
British Air and Naval Triumphs Over Dunkirk and Bruges
The Admiralty reports four German aeroplanes destroyed in air raids. British naval aircraft engage 18 German planes off Ostend, driving two down near the Kentish coast. Bruges shipping bombed twice with a large explosion observed. ten Dunkirk pilots attacked 16 returning enemy machines near Ostend, with two destroyed and four driven down out of control.
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London
The
Admiralty
Dunkirk
Bruges
Ostend
England
Kentish
Thames Estuary
Denmark's Plight Discussed by Trade Leaders Abroad
A Danish commission of prominent trade and industry representatives visits foreign nations to negotiate with the belligerents on key issues. They press for conditions affecting life and salaries as if they were parties to the conflict.
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Copenhagenn
Sala
British Gains On Western Front In Night Raids
Sir Douglas Haig reports progress north of the Scarpe and along Greenland Hill with ground gained west of Lens. Night raids on Armentieres section entered enemy trenches at several points and inflicted many casualties.
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London
Sir Douglas Haig
Scarpe River
Greenland Hill
Lens
Armentides
Mrs Pankhurst Plans Visit to Russia With Government Permission
Mrs Pankhurst is set to visit Russia with the Government's permission, as reported in the notice received June 17 at 11.65 am. The item notes her forthcoming travel under official authorization.
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London
Repatiated Russians and German policy shift
Germans release 500 Russians from Switzerland who now support the Provisional Government and seek to end Kaiserdom. Germany plans to refuse more men returning to Russia as public sentiment shifts.
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Switzerland
Russia
Brazil Reaffirms Lawful Action in Ship Requisition
Brazil defends its June 6 seizure of German ships as within legal limits while replying to a German protest dated June 7. The government states actions were necessary and lawful under its authority.
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Germany
Brazil
Unrest in Sweden as Riksdag debate turns tense
In Stockholm June 6 the Premier Swartz acknowledged the need for suffrage and industrial reform but said wartime priorities prevent action. Socialist and Liberal leaders warned of a missed democratic chance as streets near the Riksdag were barricaded. Large crowds gathered while police and soldiers faced clashes with stones thrown and injuries reported.
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Stockholm
M. Swartz
Riksdag
Universal Democratic Movement
French German Attacks Reported at Chemin des Dames
Paris dispatch describes a most intense artillery duel at Chemin des Dames with German waves repelled near Hartebisa. Lively fighting on the Belgian front at midnight. Seven German aircraft and captive balloons shot down.
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Paris
Chemin Des Dames
Hartebisa
Kerensky Returns To Petrograd Amid War News
Petrograd reports Kerensky has returned to the capital from plans to visit Minsk Riga and Kronstadt. Economic strain and the retirement of M Konova loff forced his rapid return as public opinion leans toward peace at almost any price while Socialists resist a new offensive against Germany. The leader’s absence underscores his pivotal role in Russia’s fate.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Minsk
Riga
Kronstadt
Emais
M’ Konovaloff
Germany
Russia
Kaiser blocks anti Hollweg coalition agitation in private letter
The Staatsburger Zeitung reports the Kaiser sent a private letter to three leaders of the anti Hollweg coalition forbidding further agitation against the Imperial Chancellor. He says the agitation curtails the Crown prerogative to form an opinion on the Chancellor's politics when he approves of them.
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Amsterdam
Staatsburger Zeitung
American Merchantman Sinks Submarine in Battle at Sea
The State Department reports an American armed merchantman engaged and sank a submarine after a 90 minute fight. The submarine submerged then vanished as the liner scored its twenty fifth shot. The Navy Department believes the submarine was destroyed. no flag was flown.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Honours for New Zealanders in the Expeditionary Forces
Wellington announces honours for members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. Bar to the Military Medal awarded to Temporary Sergeants Pret Kennedy of Napier and Albert B Hawke of Otamart, and Bombardier Alfred G L Bliss of Sydney.
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Wellington
N-Z
Pret Kennedy
Napier
Albert B
Hawke
Oamart
Alfred G. L. Bliss
Sydney
CRW
Partition of Belgium Rumors Spread in Amsterdam Dispatch
Dutch press reports Hollweg and General Falkenhausen discussed the administrative partition of Belgium. Belgian officials largely refused to cooperate with Germany in a Flemish Walloon division, prompting hopes for a delay due to Belgian patriotism and resistance.
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Amsterdam
Hollweg
Brussels
Falkenhousen
Belgium
Germany
Hollwég
Falkenhausen
Butter prices fixed in Melbourne market report
The Commonwealth details butter pricing in Melbourne dated June 7. First grade priced at 1s 5d per lb, second grade at 1s 4d, third grade at 1s 2d.
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Melbourne
Kronstadt Leaders Send Delegates to Petrograd
Kronstadt revolutionists have agreed to send representatives to Petrograd to settle misunderstandings and empowered to settle the issues with Socialists Ministers and the Workmen's and Soldiers' Council. The report, received June 7 at 1.40 p.m., notes the delegation will address the capital.
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Petrograd
Socialitata
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council
Kronstadt
Labour Conference Bars MPs In Readmission Rule
The Labour Conference on June 7 resolved that any member of Parliament or conscriptionist-candidate expelled must not be readmitted to membership of the Political Labour League under any pretence. The ruling is a stringent reinstatement ban.
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Sydney
Labour Conference
Political “Labour ‘League
Bombardment of Ostend report details heavy damage
Admiralty dispatch from London dated June 6 cites a graphic record of yesterday's Ostend bombardment. It states many workshops in the dockyard were seriously damaged or destroyed, entrance gates to the basin wharf badly damaged, a submarine shelter hit, and a destroyer under repair damaged. Several other vessels were reportedly sunk.
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London
Admiralty
Ostend
Basin Wharf
German Minority Socialists Boycott Stockholm Conference
The International section of the German Minority Socialists refuses to attend the Stockholm Conference. Herr Mehring explains he will not attend any conference with Scheidemann.
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Zurich
Stockholm
Herr
Mehring
Scheidmann
Women Regiment Planned to Fight on Front in War
A woman known as Britomart who entered army ranks disguised as a man and earned the St. George's Cross plans to raise and deploy a fighting regiment of women to the front. M. Rodziankov backs the scheme to spur Russian men to action.
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Petrograd
Britomart
M. Rodziankov
Wealthy Hogs Host All-Night Private Revels in London
A Times report describes private West End dances funded by wealthy hosts to evade liquor regulations. Guests included debutantes from chorus circles and other socialites. champagne and lavish catering flowed from 9:30 p.m. to after 6 a.m. amid far-reaching excess and reportedly disreputable scenes.
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London
West End
West Ind
the Times
Iemenu
German Admission on Ostend Attack Acknowledges Casualties
A German communique reports yesterday's Ostend assault resulted in many Belgian civilians killed or wounded. It concedes material damage and the loss of a torpedo boat destroyer.
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London
Ostend
Censor Details On May Film Revisions And Effects
Mr Joliffe reports May censorship results with six films vetoed and others cut. Total censorship footage reached 2 888 400 ft since September 16, as film producers adjust to stricter standards. He notes producers are moving toward better class films with more educational content amid few appeals and claims the policy harms only undesirable cinema.
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W Jolliffe
Joliffe
Filma
War Children's Hacking Cough at Night
A brief note reports a nighttime hacking cough affecting children in the woods amid a broader scene titled Woods' Great Peppermint Cure with a restive mood and ambiguous dates 1/6 and .2/6.
New Zealand Troops Arrive in Sydney Amid Cheers
The arrival of New Zealand troops in Sydney stirred a festive scene with ships' bells and cheers. The Mosman boat carried soldiers toward the Bay as youths on the upper deck waved hats and shouted, while a Monoklander aboard scanned the group and asked if the war is over.
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New Zealand
Sydney
Jong Monoklander
Absurd Claim Sparks Hilarity Over Universal Humor
A playful dispute erupts as speakers declare there are funny people everywhere. Citizens debate where humor originates and which events prove the claim, amid lighthearted remarks and witty exchanges.
Wireless German report cites violent artillery battle near Wytachaete
London dispatch says the artillery clash in the Wytachaete salient and nearby coast region remains intense with fighting at several points, English advances without gain, two French night attacks near Braye repulsed, and 12 enemy aircraft brought down. East front activity is minimal with renewed fighting near Dany.
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London
Wytachaete
la Baasee Canal
Bapaume-Cambrai
Braye
British gain ground south of Ypres in night fighting
Official report states ground slightly improved during the night south of the Souchez River. The electric power station in the neighbourhood, previously the scene of fierce Sunday fighting, is now in our hands. We made a successful advance south of Ypres today.
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London
AL Ish
Souchez
Ypres
Bombardment Continues On British Front
Reports from London describe ongoing artillery preparations on the northern sectors of the British front with unparalleled intensity. Gunfire was heard 160 miles away in London and rattled windows and crockery in Kent and Sussex. Faint thudding reached Harrow.
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London
Kent
Sussex
Harrow
Russian Liberty Loan Faces Criticism In Petrograd
June reports from Petrograd note Liberty Loan subscriptions in military roubles totaling about 105,757,000. A Daily Telegraph correspondent says the loan is a failure prompting banks to print more notes. Workers blame capitalists for higher costs and lower rouble value while calling taxes on profits and property. Kerensky's war speeches stir growing enthusiasm.
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Petrograd
Telegraph
Kerensky
Japan Warns Russia of Separate Peace Threat
Japan declared it would land with Allied forces only after Germany's defeat and warned Russia against a separate peace. The provisional government fears mass unrest and plunder among the ignorant masses while stressing Europe holds little interest for Tokyo, pending Russia's stance shaping Orient affairs.
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New York
New York Times
Wasider
Japan
Germany
Rusaia
Europe
Russia
Orient
Italy At War Reports Repulsing Renewed Attack
An Italian official states defense held along the east ward of Gorizia near Mount Vedice. He says the enemy launched days of artillery and massed attacks from Dosso Falli to the sea Sunday night but was repulsed after severe fighting. Italian forces advanced near Castagnavizza and Sersie with counter attacks nearly restoring positions south of Jamiano.
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Gorizia
Thrifty Folk Seek Cough Remedy "NA OL" Promo
A curious old ad touts "NA OL" as an economical cough and cold purifier. It promises relief for sore throats at a low price, noting it is "always efficacious" and costs 6d.
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