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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
5
The Poltical Labour League president Joh Doyle and M.L.A. Thomas Mutch sued the Sunday Times for 2000 pounds each over an article alleging they engineered the recent coal strike. A verdict for the defendants was returned in both cases.
The Labour Conference passed a resolution forbidding members of Parliament or parliamentary hopefuls from retaining their seats on the league's executive. The move aims to separate political roles from league leadership and enforce accountability.
Sidney reports the Labour Conference has appointed a committee to draft a plan providing for six hours of work per day for all unions. The move signals a push toward shorter workdays and standardized hours across labor groups.
Melbourne reports that in federal political circles it is nearly certain a second conscription referendum will be raised when Parliament meets. The Daily Telegraph describes the expectation as practical certainty within Canberra circles.
Subscriptions have reached 7000 pounds of the 20000 goal for a memorial chapel at the Roman Catholic College Melbourne University. In New South Wales heavy rains cause floods from the King to Ovens rivers in Victoria. a cart with rescued people near Wangaratta was swept away. A man, a woman Mrs Richards and her two daughters drowned, another man later drowned at the same spot. Rivers continue to rise.
The South Australian Government moves to combine State and Federal electoral rolls. A bill is being prepared to unify the rolls and streamline voting records.
In the House of Commons the amendment to separate seat redistribution from Franchise proposals was defeated by 227 votes to 65. The vote reflects tensions over how to restructure representation and expand the franchise in tandem.
Major Lascelles a New Zealander proposes a year of intensive study at Oxford for students whose university studies are interrupted by the war. Oxford authorities and the Rhodes Scholars trustees favor the plan, to be sent to overseas governments. He is conferring with Cambridge University.
The South Rakaia Road Board met on a Thursday with members H J Harrison chairing and others present. A 20-name petition urged shingle work on Mitcham Ashburton Road and Chertsey Methven Road plus Back Track. Tenders will be called if shingle is available. The clerk reported roads maintenance on several routes and 35 6s 9d in rates due. Norman Burgess named poundkeeper and cemetery caretaker.
A brief notice reports a remedy named Woods' Great Peppermint Cure helping children with hacking coughs at night. The item is listed in a period catalog with little additional context or efficacy claims.
The High Commissioner reports Sir Douglas Haig says British forces attacked at 3.10 this morning along a nine mile front on the Messines Wytschaete Ridge. We captured the first objectives and progress is satisfactory across the front. A large number of prisoners are reaching collection stations.
British forces report capture of Messines and advance on a nine mile front to Wytschaste. Messines has fallen and Wytschaste is surrounded as operations continue.
Belgium will soon send a commission to visit the United States under Baron Moncheur to extend thanks for aid. The United States has already loaned Belgium £75,000,000 and may provide more assistance.
The President told Senators at a conference that food legislation must pass rapidly to meet the Allies needs and to prevent European nations from obtaining options on future crops due to rising urgency.
An official French communique reports German forces attacked on an 800 metre front northwest of St Quentin at midnight. French fire repelled the assault and the Germans returned fire on French trenches.
From Petrograd dated June 7 General Gutov named to replace Brusiloff in the southwest. Dangers lie in rural districts where clergy foment counter revolution, claiming revolution born of Satan. Anarchists urge peasants to seize land and cut forests.
A June 8 Belgian communique reports mutual artillery duels along the front with main action at Dixmude and between Steansiaate and Hirsas, noting destructive bombardment of enemy batteries.
The High Commissioner reports that Rome states violent Austrian attacks from the hill south of Versino and east of Jaminano were vigorously defended. The engagement lasted the day with varying fortune until evening, when the enemy was repulsed. A separate attack from Flondar toward Babliol was halted by Our fire.
A great accidental explosion occurred at Petrograd harbor following the arrival and storage of a large quantity of explosives from England. Many people were killed in the blast.
Kronstadt rebels agree to recognise the Provisional Government in Petrograd closing the uprising. The surrender comes as Petrovgrad accepts terms after tense standoff.
In Paris on June 7 the French Senate debated war aims led by M. Ribot and M. Rigisman. They condemned talks with Germans while France is invaded, argued for no annexations and no indemnities, and urged a League of Peace based on democratic principles and self-determination.
After a speech by M. Ribot the Senate unanimously voted confidence in the Government. The chamber affirmed that peace is possible only on the lines set out by the Premier and endorsed the administration's policy.
Mr Calling Carr, secretary to the British Empire Union, asks in the Morning Post whether the British government is sending a Macdonald as a Labour representative to Stockholm and Petrograd. He says Macdonald promises a peace with no annexations and no indemnities. He warns that South-West Africa, the Cameroons, New Guinea, and German West Africa could be handed back to the Germans as a reward for murdering civilians. He notes United States and France refused passports to peace advocates and questions the government stance.
A Paris statement says American warships arrived off the French coast. The steamer Silvershell reportedly fought a submarine in the Mediterranean, and the Navy clarifies that the Gilvershell is the vessel yesterday reported as sinking a submarine.
The Japanese Embassy denies the report that Japan warned Petrograd measures would be taken if Russia abandoned the war. The State Department resists the claim, noting it may be attributed to German influence to sow distrust among the Allies.
General Alexieff, in an interview from Pritrograd, stated he had done all he could to strengthen the army and now prayed to God to save Russia. He asserted that with order and discipline, Russia would endure.
In Petrograd an interview with MT. i Scheidze, president of the Workmen's, reports a call to end the war promptly. Details of the discussion on wartime policy and hopes for a swift settlement are outlined.
The Admiralty reports a squadron of naval aeroplanes attacked an enemy aerodrome at Nieuminster yesterday. Bombs were dropped and a large shed was hit. Several bombs fell near two enemy machines. On return our bombing aircraft were attacked by four hostile planes but returned safely.
The dispatch notes six German raiders lost with two shot down near the Medway and two off Ostend. A ring of fire trapped attackers as British planes pursued. One German officer died, and a bomber crashed after being hit. British losses total 20 machines. 62 enemy planes down since Sunday.
Ottawa report says Sir Robert Borden told Parliament negotiations with Sir Wilfrid Laurier failed to form a coalition cabinet over the second Conscription Bill. Laurier reportedly could not agree to a coalition for passage. Liberals divided, with many favoring conscription.
A Petrograd despatch reported that Hindenburg and Ludendorff rushed to the Russian front from Berlin to check for signs of a Russian offensive. The note is dated June 7 and received in Rome on June 8.
The Lady Liverpool Society Ashburton branch thanks donors for knitwear and sewing from Miss Anderson and Convent School girls. Spreadeagle and Seafield branches contributed 7 and 12564 pounds respectively for sweets along with amounts from Allenton School and Borough School for sweets.
Brazil declares its Note to Germany justifies the requisitioning of the interned German ship. Brazil recalls the torpedoing of Brazilian vessels and says it seeks reparation while maintaining a state of peace.
A nationwide general strike shut down work in Norway with no disorders. Many Swedish factories also halted operations for a single day, reflecting regional labor unrest.
Sir Thomas Mackenzie presided at a London meeting where Professor Gilbert Murray urged peaceful negotiations in controlling foreign policy. Mackenzie noted overseas dominions disliked militarism yet were resolved to see the war through, lamenting lack of adequate European measures.
The United States collier Jupiter docked in France carrying 10,500 tons of foodstuffs to aid relief efforts. The voyage marks a substantial shipment supporting European needs amid ongoing postwar aid operations.
A French communiqué reports German assaults at several points between the Ailette and Laon Road and northwest of Braye-en-Laonnois were repulsed with losses to the enemy. Two attempts near Mortierre Wood were smashed while Chemin-des-Dames actions limited. Some trench portions remained in enemy hands as artillery battles raged on the Nieuport sector.
A wireless German official message states artillery activity at Wytschaete continues with brief interruptions. It reports repulsed reconnaissance, increased fighting near the coasts and Artois, a strong English attack northwest of the Scarpe repulsed by Bavarians, and a French assault on Winterberg failing with 31 aircraft losses.
The annual balance sheet shows profits of 43,663 pounds after 21,141 pounds interest on guaranteed stock. Proposed dividends include 4 percent on A preference and 6 percent on B preference and ordinary shares, plus a 3 percent bonus on B preference and ordinary shares. An addition of 79,853 pounds to the reserve is planned.
A New York physician quips that doctors might go bankrupt if not for women's fashion. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and colds, plus Nazol inhalation for nasal congestion and immediate relief.
The Daily Express correspondent reports the new Russian Cabinet names Prince Lyoff as Prime Minister and War Minister, M Tereschenko Foreign Minister, Kerensky War and Marine, Shyingareff Finance, Nekrassoff Railways, Konovaloff Commerce, Godneff State Controller, Manniloff Education, Vladimir Lyoff Holy Synod, Pereviezelf Justice, Skobeleff Labour, Tehernof Agriculture, Mtoroevelt Post Telegraphs, Pietchekhonoff Food Supplies, Skakhovioy Public Relief, Grimm Constituent Affairs, Ko nouvaloff Commerce. One minister has resigned and the portfolio remains unfilled.
Petrograd report states General Alexieff, who recently resigned as Commander in Chief of the Russian Armies, has been appointed Military adviser to the Russian Government. The resignation followed disagreement with soldiers policy insisting on no annexation and no indemnities.
German newspapers interpret General Brusiloff's appointment as evidence that the Russian government intends a serious offensive. The report links changes in Russian command to looming operations and strategic aims amid wartime uncertainty.
In Petrograd on June 7 the Socialist Minister of Justice proposes district courts with three soldiers and three social organization nominees to try agents of the old regime. One thousand soldiers arrive at Dvinsk from the front poisoned by vodka supplied by Germans. Stockholm dispatches report returning Russians from Britain include many anarchists who boasted of resuming anarchistic activities.
Stockholm dispatch reports many anarchists aboard a vessel talking in German and openly boasting of plans to renew anarchistic actions in Russia.
In New York City on June 6, military registrations are estimated to exceed half a million with many foreign born men registered. A high demand for interpreters is noted as crowds parade and sing patriotic songs, while the government expresses satisfaction with the overall result.
British recruiting offices report early results and plan mobilization training camps near New York. Approximately 46 American recruits are said to have joined overseas service, with British authorities arranging the camps to adapt incoming recruits for deployment.
General Gugliamotti, a military expert with the Italian Mission in Washington, says he is hopeful about enlisting nearly 200,000 Italian volunteers to aid America for the Italian army.
At the War Cabinet's invitation Lord Northcliffe has sailed for America to undertake the task of coordinating the work of the British Mission. He departs as an appointed liaison to organize and synchronize Allied efforts overseas.
A clipped fragment reports a wartime era incident possibly involving children, hacking coughs, and a peppermint company. Details are incomplete, with vague references to locations and actions.
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