Judge Awards £800 To Youth In Eye Injury Case
In Christchurch a 15 year old, Hugh McLean Urquhart, claimed £1000 for an eye toss from a classroom chemistry explosion. The jury awarded £800 damages. The Ashburton High School Board of Governors sought non suit arguing no master servant relation. Justice Herdman dismissed the motion and entered judgment for the plaintiff with costs.
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Christchurch
Hugh McLean Urquhart
Ashburton High ‘School Board of Governors
Justice Herdman
Co. W. Purnell
Tinwald stock sale reports mixed fat sheep and strong cattle prices
About 2000 fat stock penned at Tinwald yards for the weekly sale. Fat ewes topped by G Spencer Carew at 63s 6d for 20, W Fall Lagmhor at 345 6d and 84s 8d for pairs. Prime ewes 33s 9d to 30s, ordinary 29s to 26s. Fat wethers poorly represented. Four extra prime fats 38s 9d. Lambs limited at 29s to 28s 9d. Fat cattle excellent with firming trend. W Wright Lagmhor sold steers to £25 15s, £19, £17 5s. B Lill Willowby £21 10s. others £19 to £13 10s. cows £12 5s to £8 15s.
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Tinwald
G. Spencer
Carew
W. Fall
Laghmor
W. Wright
B. Lill
Willowby
Land for Soldiers Land Divisions At Waitohi Peaks
About 650 applications were received for ten allotments meant for discharged soldiers. Eligible applicants will enter a ballot for sections 1 to 7 while only PB men can claim sections 8 to 10. Examinations begin tomorrow for Boalscits and Hornby and Aylesbury applicants. The Government has also acquired five Canterbury estates for soldier settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waitobhi
Lands and Survey Department
Boalscits
Land Board
Norrow
Hornby
Aylesbury
Canterbury
Hinds
John Robertson
Messrs W. and
D. Boag
Lyndhurst
Christchurch
North Canterbury Land Purchase Board
T.B
End of the Drought Sparks Far-Reaching Ploughing Push
After rain, Sydney reports farmers hastening wheat sowing with yields likely higher than expected. Some paddocks need re sowing while previously doomed fields regain life. Bitter cold from highland snow worsens losses among emaciated stock in drought zones.
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Per
Press Association
Sydney
Earl and Countess of Liverpool to Leave New Zealand
Wellington June 7 The Earl and Countess of Liverpool will depart New Zealand by the Ionic at month’s end. Gavin Hamilton private secretary leaves in two weeks to finalize the Governor General’s affairs. Cecil Day official secretary remains to serve on Viscount Jellicoe’s staff.
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Press Association
Wellington
Earl and Countess of
Liverpool
New Zealand
Ionic
Gavin Hamilton
Dominion
Cecil Day
Viscount Jellicoe
Floods Hit Roads and Rivers Across Auckland District
Reports from Auckland and surrounding towns describe extensive flood damage to roads and bridges. One death is confirmed as Public Works supervisor Frank Dunkley drowned near Otorohanga after his horse was swept away. Several lines and towns report washed out rails, slips, and disrupted services as rainfall eases.
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Auckland
Herald
Frank Dunkley
Public Works Department
Otorohanga
Waikato
Pultemira
Dunkley
A. Dunkley
Selwyn’ Street
Christchurch
Oz Punkley
The
Guardian
TE Kuitt
Te Kuiti
Rangataiki
Utukina
Mamsaku
Putararn
Wheatane
Tauranga
Here
Matata
Unusual Plea in Te Puke Assault Case
Alfred Hill faced a Supreme Court jury at Te Puke for allegedly indecently assaulting a nine year old boy on May 1. The defense claimed psycho-neurosis and loss of control due to war service and head injury, but medical testimony conflicted. The jury convicted Hill after one hour’s deliberation. sentence deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Alfred Hill
Wir Hampton
Supreme Court
Justice, Chapman and & Jury
Te Puke
J.A. Téle
K.C
America
oSre Medical
Péter A. Lindsay
Hill
Cyril HH. Tewsley
Soho
Beattie
Thomas Pettit
Ali
Berlin Elections Show Heavy Turnout and Shifts
Berlin voters turnout estimated at about 80 percent with disturbances at Wesen. parties making gains include the People’s Party and Independent Socialists, while Democrats and Plural Socialists lose ground. Early figures list Socialists 34 seats, Independents 24, Liberals 23, Democrats 16, Conservative 15, Centre 14, Communists 2.
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Berlin
Wesen
People's Party
People’s Party
Democrats
National Party
Centre
Communists
Berlin polls marked by violence amid large former prisoner turnout
Reports from Berlin describe heavy voting amid frequent disorder as nearly 1,000,000 former prisoners and colonial troops participated. Early tallies show Independent Socialists and Majority Socialists leading in several key regions with varying party margins.
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Berlin
Fane
Rst. Provisionak Aenalis
People’s
Cémtre
Baste
Halle
Vrankfort
Fedependant
Offenbach
Nuremburg
Sinn Fein Warfare Amid Irish Clashes Reported
London dispatches describe Sinn Fein attacks in Armagh and Cork. In Cullyhana four police were attacked, Holland wounded in five places, one constable injured, another missing, and a civilian killed. In Carrigtihill Sinn Feiners ambushed a patrol, seized arms and cycles, while a Tuam resident was court martialed for theft linked to a raid.
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Per Prese Association
London
Cullyhana
Armagh
Bergt
Holland
Middleton
Carrigtohill
Inn Fei
Tuam
Sinn Hein
Labour and the murders in London address at Battersea
June 6 Mr. Thomas told railwaymen at Battersea that no Government including Labour would tolerate the murder of policemen and soldiers. He supported Treland but condemned the killings and said a special Labour conference would invite railwaymen to state their case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas
Battersea
Labour
Treland
Indignant Dockers Amid Labor Press Report
London dispatch reports that after the dockers award a surge of youthful, unskilled men drawn by high pay are leaving land workshops and factories for the docks. This exodus threatens thousands of experienced elderly dockers with unemployment while unions claim reforms are being undermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labour Press
Assa
Welsh Miners Strike in Sympathies Across Valleys
Fifteen thousand miners in the Rhondda Valley walked out in sympathy with 2000 at Bargoed Colliery protesting the practice of knocking out timber on conveyor faces. The action occurred during the daytime.
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Rhym>ney Valley
Bargoed
Peace near as China split ends conflict
Reports from Pekin indicate imminent peace between North and South China after a prior division. A peace conference is expected to open immediately per Reuters, while other dispatches note related international concerns and shifting policy actions in Buenos Aires and Tokyo.
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Per Press Association
Asm
Pekin
North
South China
British flag incident prompts US apology pledge
Mrs Colby the Secretary for State verbally apologised to Sir Auckland Geddes for the burning of the British flag by Sinn Fein women. A formal apology will be tendered after full investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colby
Sir Auckland Geddes
Sinn Fenners
Soviet pledge to free British prisoners and end propaganda
London dispatch reports a Moscow wireless message instructing Krausin to tell Lloyd George that the Soviets agree to liberate all British prisoners and abstain from propaganda in Britain. It also states the Soviets will stop threatening British interests in the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per
Press Association
London
Petit Parisian
Moscow
Power for Timaru and South Canterbury from Lake Coleridge
Wellington reports a South Canterbury deputation met Prime Minister to push hydroelectric expansions. Chief Engineer Birks outlined upgrades doubling output, third and fourth units, and Timaru access within 18 months to two years amid coal shortages and urgent demand. Governor Massey pledged government commitment.
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Ber
Press Association
Wellington
South Canterbury
Lake Coleridge
J. Craigie
J. Kitchener
T. D. Burnett
M.p.’S
Timaru
Ashburton
Temuka
L. Birks
Lyttelton Tunnel
Timarn
Methven
Oamart
Birks
Massey
Influenza Statistics Move Toward a Quiet Period in Wellington
District Health Officer Dr Faris reports Wellington district may enter a quiescent phase as the week ends with 269 notified influenza cases, a drop from the prior week and two weeks earlier. Canterbury records 44 notices with 36 in North Canterbury and several mild or pneumonic cases across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Faris
Nelson
Christchurch
Canterbury
North Canterbury
Sefton
Leeston
New Brighton
Rangiora
Lyttelton
Clarkville
South Canterbury
Inangahua
Floods Subside and Trains Move Northward
Flooding is easing as trains resume northward movement through Te Kuiti. Back-country roads remain badly damaged with numerous slips reported, hindering travel and transport.
British Warships Shell Nationalist Positions in Marmara
London dispatch reports British warships in the Sea of Marmara shelling nationalist positions behind Tusia in response to an implausible ultimatum. British detachments advance from entrenchments at Ismid toward Adabazar to consolidate the current line with no intention to seize nationalist territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa Association
London
Phillips
Daily Express
Constantinople
Sea of
Marmara
Tusia
Ismid
Adabazar
Prohibition Victory Shatters Wet Hope at Supreme Court
New York June 7 The United States Supreme Court upheld constitutional prohibition and ruled the Volstead Act must be enforced in all states regardless of state ratification. The decision ends brewery hopes to manufacture light beers and wines and is hailed as a complete victory for prohibition forces.
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Per
Press Association
New York
United States Supreme Court
Bolsheviks in Persia Besieged German Consulate at Tabriz
London reports June 4 1919 Persian Democrats besieged the German Consulate in Tabriz demanding surrender of Bolsheviks sheltering there. Consul Wastrow fired on the crowd. negotiations followed. Wastrow reportedly committed suicide and was expelled from Tehran earlier in the war period.
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Per Press Association
London
Tabriz
Herr Wastrow
Wastrow
Teheran
Obituary notices for Sir Charles Mathews and Miss Rhoda Broughton
The death is announced of Sir Charles Mathews KCB Director of Public Prosecutions born 1250 called to the Bar in Middle Temple 1872 and later held several high offices. Also announced is the death of novelist Miss Rhoda Broughton born 1840 North Wales author of Cometh Up As a Flower Not Wisely but Too Well The Devil and the Deep Sea and Between Two Stools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per
Press Association
London
Sir Charles Mathews
K.C.B
Public Prosecutions
Charles Mathews
Middle Temple
Treasury
Central Criminal Court
Iecorder
Salisbary
Rhoda Broughton
Miss Broughton
North Wales
Prince of Wales Seen at Flemington in Mufti
The Prince attended Flemington races in plain clothes shunning the royal box and watching from the committee stand. Secrecy surrounds his movements during public respite as he spends time at Federal Government House in athletic exercises.
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Per
Press Association
Melbourne
Prince of Wales
Flemington
Federal Government House
Accidents and Deaths Reported in Ocean Travel and NZ Local Row
Report from Wellington and Marton details several fatalities. The Kama steamer fumigation led to asphyxiation of Carter and Mixon in an engineer cabin. Ngatiawa Girls School principal Miss Barker collapsed and died in a bathroom. Fireman William Fitzgibbon fell from Glasgow Wharf, was crushed between ship and wharf, and died from injuries.
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Por Press
Association Copyright
Melbourne
New Zealand
Union Company
Carter
Chiief
Mixon
Marton
Miss. Barker
Ngatiawa
Wellington
William Titzgibbon
Glasgow
Fitzgibbon
Hoover Boom Grows as Republican Convention Nears
The New York Times and Chicago sources report a late surge for Herbert Hoover, though backers remain private. Hoovers backers are linked to League of Nations supporters, while Senator Hinam Johnson is favored by some. Women are expected to play a major role in this nomination.
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Por Press Association
New York
New York Times
Renreenement
Chicago
Tiazard
Hoover
League of Nations
League
Hinam
Johnson
Old Country School Board Uses X Ray Plant for Ringworm
Dr Neil McDougall notes livery school boards in big towns of the Old Country have begun Radium and Its Uses talks at Auckland. A school X ray plant treats head ringworm in children over five days with each scalp section treated per session lasting about six minutes.
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Neil McDougall
Auckland
Floating islands bloom on China’s Great Lakes
Enormous rafts of bamboo layered with earth drift on Chinese lakes. On their surfaces sit pretty houses and gardens, creating aquatic farms that nurture crops and vegetables. Local owners cultivate ripe harvests amid waterways.
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Great Lakes
China
London Housing Congress Votes On Child Play Grounds Policy
At the Housing Congress held in London on June 5 Mr S Hurst Seagar from Christchurch representing New Zealand moved a motion in favour of properly equipped children's playgrounds within a quarter mile of every home and well organised shopping centres near all residential areas. The motion was defeated by 78 votes to 70.
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Par Press Association
London
S. Hurst Seagar
Christchurch
New Zealand
London and Manchester guild socialism experiment
Report from London and Manchester describes a guild system applied to socialism aimed at industrial control. The guild would certify membership via a trade union ticket and oversee building, design, and public and private work with lifelong guild status. It seeks higher purchasing power through organized production with a 6 percent management cost plus £40 per house paid by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Ministry of Health
Andatran Islanders Reported Shorter Height and Light Weight
Indigenous residents of the Andatran Islands in the Bay of Bengal reportedly average about 3 feet tall and weigh less than fetal bone weight for their population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andatran Islands
Bay of Bengal
World births per day show high figures in Bournemouth
The report notes that babies born worldwide each day number in the high thousands with Bournemouth cited in a figure of 82 200 as a point of comparison.
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Bournemouth
Britain China and Japan pledge limits on alliance renewal
Peking reports a June Foreign Ministry statement criticizing continued treatment of China as a territorial entity and demanding conditions for renewing the Anglo Japanese Alliance. China cites a wartime memorandum, its League of Nations status, and seeks Manchuria restoration, Tsingtao Shantung railways, and clear terms on equal opportunity and territorial rights. The British Chambers of Commerce in China urges renewal only under these terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per
Press Association
Peking
Ina
China
Great Britain
League of Nations
League
Manchuria
Tsingtao-Shantung
Tramways Strike Settled in Auckland Negotiations Reached End
The Auckland tramways strike ended after negotiations. Terms will be announced after review by the Tramways Union. Services are to resume tomorrow afternoon under the agreed settlement.
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Per Press Association
Auckland
Tramways
Tramways Union
Fog and Race Traffic Disrupt Auckland Commute
June 7 Auckland morning fog kept many from driving with lights on. Suburban trains were crowded and motor buses busy as crowds walked to work. Evening crowds home were larger due to race traffic diverting motors to the races at Manerslie, and extra trains could not run. Jockeys at Hilerslie fulfilled riding engagements as railways ran race trams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackland
Auckland
Hmnerslie
Terms of settlement in Auckland tramway strike
Terms of settlement require workers to return immediately with no pay for lost time and to perform all tramway work including race traffic. Their representatives express regret. The strikes stemmed from a misunderstanding of communication between Wellington and Auckland that precipitated the crisis before it could be averted.
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Auckland
Wellington
British Policy in Mesopotamia Aims to Stabilize, Not Withdraw
Delhi reports the Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia tells a Bagdad deputation Britain will maintain order at any cost. A national government cannot be formed immediately, but a National Council of State under an Arab president will govern until a final constitution is set. Britain won’t withdraw until the League of Nations is satisfied Mesopotamia can stand alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Great Britain
Persia
Turkey
League ‘of Nations
Better Boot Repairing in Christchurch and Ashburton
Gough and Son's Boot Repairing Department advertises expert, specialized work with a large staff and latest machinery. They offer repairs and soling using imported leathers at moderate prices. Boots and shoes can be left at the Tancret Street Shop, with freight services available both ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebbler
Mesgrs
Gough and Son
Christchurch
Ashburton
Teak Trade Difficult Without Elephants Across Siam
Fragmentary notes indicate Siam teak harvesting faces difficulty. elephants needed for hauling are scarce. The text mentions dispatching processes by machine, but implies heavy reliance on traditional means across remote forests.
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Samer
New South Wales
Par Prass Association
Taumarunul
Wanganui
Ongaru
Peimabui
Ongarue
PexPress Association
Searlier
Sinn
General Cable News
Reuter
Buenos Aires
Torio
Siberia
Reutar
Low
Madeline Kenning
Nikolaevsik
Weimar
Goethé
Schuller
Rassin’s
Electricity Supply
Ashburton County
Per Presa
NAVY
Prohibition
Lisbon
Antonio Rantisbs
Prince
Presidency
H.C. Hoover
Britain
Japan
Siam
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