British Cabinet Changes War Minister Seely New Lord High Chancellor Loreburn Resigns
London notes announce Lord Loreburn resigns as Lord High Chancellor on grounds of ill health and will be replaced by Viscount Haldane. Colonel Seely becomes Minister for War, succeeding Haldane. Biographies outline Loreburn’s long service since 1905 and Seely’s career from Isle of Wight MP to Under Secretary roles and naval heroics.
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London
Harl Loreinsou
United Kingdom
Viscount Haldanie
Colonel Seely
Lord Haldane
Lord Loreburn
Sarl
Asquith
J. Reid
Dumfries
Viscount Haldane of Clean
Hdmburgh
Gottingen
Haddingtonshire
Oxford
Privy Council
Ineut
John Edward Bernard Seely
Charles Seely
Isle of Wight
Hampshire Carabineers
Imperial Yeomanry
South Africa
Abercromby
Liverpool
Akeston
Derbyshire
Insurance Act pamphlets issued amid political clash
The Insurance Commissioners are distributing twenty million four page pamphlets summarising the National Insurance Act. In the House of Commons Mr Asquith promised an early date for a debate on a vote of censure related to Mr McKenna's alleged refusal to protect men seeking work.
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London
Insurance Commissioners
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Asquith
McKenna
Imprisoned Suffragists Moved to First Division
London June 10 Home Secretary McKenna transfers Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence and Mrs Pankhurst to the first division on the condition they refrain from inciting illegal acts while imprisoned.
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London
McKenna
Pethick Lawence
Pankhurst
Titanic Inquiry Report Confirms Boat Deck Access
London juries heard assistant chef Mange recount the chef’s refusal to jump to a lifeboat due to stoutness as the Titanic tragedy unfolded. Naval constructor Mr Wilding stated the boats were strong enough for their full complement and no passengers were prevented from reaching the boat deck.
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London
Jura
Mange
Mr Wilding
National Telephones Claims 20 Million Against Post Office
The Court of Arbitrators of the King's Bench opens hearings on the National Telephones Company's £20,000,000 claim against the Post Office, arising from the Post Office's recent take over of the company's business.
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London
Court of Arbitrators
The
King’s Bench
National Telephones Company
Post Office
Post Offce
Immigrants Arrive With 49 Onboard Nairnshire
The s s Nairnshire arrived from Liverpool with 49 immigrants, 31 destined for southern sports. Police Inspector Kiely travelled to Ashburton and Christchurch by express. Government exhibit for the Ashburton Winter Show arrived, seven trucks carrying 16 items. Frost measured at 42 or 13 degrees in Ashburton, with minor changes overnight. A saw accident at Staveley mill left Abi Sharplin with a severe leg gash, requiring care and time to recover.
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Kiely
Ashburton and
Christchurch
Nosa
L. de. C. “Maleta
Ashburton
EH. Sharplin
Staveley Mill
Abi Sharplin
Transport workers face serious outlook after government reject
The employers rejected Government proposals and the Transporters Union national executive urged an immediate general stoppage. Shipowners deem 4 percent impracticable to federate and advocate return to work before settlement talks. At Tower Hill London a mass strike was planned with regulars and Territorials volunteering as a civilian force. Ben Tillett urged arming with large cudgels.
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London
Transporters’ Union
Ben Tillett
London Port Workers Strike Sparks Food and Wage Debates
A leading employer says masters refuse talks with transport leaders while calls to appoint new leaders grow. Gosling seeks standard wages for Port of London workers but rejects compulsory arbitration. Thorne pushes picketing to halt meat handling. Lansbury urges abolishing the Port of London Authority for a joint masters and men board. Quartern loaf prices rise half a penny due to the stoppage. Transport Workers Federation cites 200000 workers and 300000 children need aid. relief committees form. Shipping Federation protests McKenna against restricting free labor and government support of lawless acts.
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London
Gosling
Tower Hill
Port of London
Will Thorne
Smithfield
Lansbury
Port of London Authority
Transport Workers’ Federation
Shipping Federation
Ms. McKenna
Lancashire Weavers form new amalgamation amid union split
Twelve thousand weavers in Lancashire resent using trade union funds for politics and secede from the Northern Weavers Amalgamation to establish the Lancashire Amalgamation.
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London
Lancashire
Northern Weavers
Lisbon Tram Strike Seeks Contract Cancellation
The tramway strikers petition the Government to cancel the municipality's contract with the English company.
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Lisbon
Titanic inquiry hears need for more lifeboats and bulkhead issues
Right Hon A Carlisle, adviser to Harland and Wolff, told the Merchant Shipping Act Committee the Titanic carried 16 lifeboats instead of 48. Naval architect Mr Blackett said the sinking was due to bulkheads giving way as the problem remained unsolved.
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London
A. Carlisle
Messrs
Harland and Wolff
Merchant Shipping Act Committee
Blackett
Italian Turkish War The March from Tripoli Hits Zangzur
Irome June 10 The Tripoli advance on Zangzur is seen as a response to inaction complaints. Turkish trenches held many dead with about 1000 killed including 29 officers. Italians reported eight officers killed and 250 wounded.
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Irome
Tripoli
Zangzur
Ttalians
Submarine Sinking Report Ties to Allied Reactions
Paris dispatches report the St Louis first officer describing the Vendemiere collision as it split in two. Survivors would have lived only minutes after the disaster while telegraphs show sympathy from King and Churchill to French and Delcassé.
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Paris
St. Louis
Taft delegates added as Roosevelt complains of Alabama seats
The Chicago National Committee has added 72 delegates to Taft's list with no Roosevelt delegates. Roosevelt says the committee unseated two Alabama delegates and replaced them with others he deems ineligible. He also blasts election officials for alleged misconduct.
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New York
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Alabama
Murderer Executed in Brisbane for Ching Family Slayings
Silva was hanged for the murder of Agnes Ching and her five children near Alligator Creek. He confessed at trial but protested innocence on the scaffold. The 1911 cable described a brutal attack ending with the bodies found between Mackay and Blane Creek.
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Brisbane
Silva
Agnes Ching
Alligator Creek
Mackay
Blane Creek
Ching
Maud
Teddy
Dolly
Manitoba Farmer Sees Australia Draw Prospects
A Manitoba farmer arrived in Sydney to settle and reports many Canadians discuss migrating to Australia after his visit. He says his inspection strengthened the opinion and suggests more may follow.
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Sydney
Canada
Australia
Imperial Defence and Canadian Role in Navy Board
Toronto Times correspondent reports government may seek Canadian representation on the Imperial Naval Board. Canada is seen as obliged to deploy vessels to Pacific and Atlantic waters to safeguard trade. Daily Mail notes Malta Conference plan to shift Mediterranean protection with more battleships and Franco-British coordination, no formal alliance expected.
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London
Toronto
Times
Canada
Imperial .Naval Board
Pacific
Atlantic
Daily Mail
Malta
North Sea
Mediterranean
Imperial Defence Committee
France
Anglo Japanese Alliance and Visit to Europe
The press questions the coming visit of Prince Katsura and Baron Ito to Europe. It suggests the trip aims to settle Japan's relations with Russia, not mere sightseeing, and notes Tokyo papers see limited future in the alliance.
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TOKIO
Prince
Katsura
Ito
Europe
Preas
Japan
Russia
Jigishimpo
London
Asahi
Prince Katsura
St. Petersburg
Women's Liberal Federation Resists Nonfranchise Affiliates
The federation declines affiliations with groups opposing women's franchise and warns the Liberal Party it may sever ties unless the franchise is granted. The Times notes the stance has pushed the government to focus on the White Grave Traffic ill.
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London
Women’s Liberal Federation
Liberal Party
Times
Steamers Re-named Four Granges to New Names
The steamers Rippenham Grange Drayton Grange Everton Grange and Oswestry Grange have been renamed the Limerick Syrone Westmeath and Roscommon.
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Rippenham Grange
Drayton Grange
Everton Grange
Oswestry Grange
Limerick
Syrone
Malatesta Sentence Upheld by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal sustains the three months imprisonment sentence against Malatesta the militant anarchist.
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Court of Appeal
Malatesta
Explosion at Woellersdorf factory destroys shed
June 1939 Vienna reports another powder explosion at the Woellersdorf factory. A shed was destroyed and no injuries occurred. Indications point to a deliberate cause.
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Vienna
Woellersdorf
Aviator Kimmerling and Passenger Die in 800-Foot Fall
An aviator named Kimmerling and a passenger perished when their aircraft plunged 800 feet at Mourmolon Le Grand. The double fatality ends with both occupants dead and investigations pending.
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Paris
Kimmerling
Mourmolon le Grand
Doucet Art Collection Realises Over £610k at Auction
The Doucet art collection realised £610,916 with Quentin de Latour's pastel selling for £2,400. A 1903 sale had fetched 200 guineas.
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Doucet
Quentin de Latour
China's Progress in World Affairs Noted in Melbourne Address
The Chinese Consul-General spoke at Wesley Church describing China's national development and its push to be treated as a free people. He argued China was forced to open its gates to others and protested against exclusion, signaling a looming major issue for nations including Iranians.
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Melbourne
Wesley Church
China
Iralians Woil
Labour Congress Adopts Branding for Asiatic Fur Furniture
The Labour Congress concluded with resolutions endorsing branding Asiatic made fur furniture. It also urged unions to subscribe to financial assistance proportional to their numerical strength and declared non-subscribers should not be helped if trouble arises in their union.
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Labour Congress
Unemployed and wages in Sydney revival agitation
The Labour Bureau director notes many men ignore union offers and current wage rates as unemployment agitation revives in Sydney. The statement reflects persistent jobless trends and resistance to wage concessions as of June 11.
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Sydney
Labour Bureau
The Late Mr Stead Estate Valued at £18 000
Received June 11 9 15 am the estate of W T Stead sworn at £18 000 a codicil to the will is missing and not found.
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London
W. T. Stead
Uniform laws urged for artesian water control
The report on artesian water demands uniform legislation and argues control of bores should allow large scale agricultural use without permission to prevent depleting the supply for pastoral needs.
Captain Rostron Receives Gold Medals for Carpathia Rescue
Captain Rostron of the Carpathia is awarded gold medals by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Societies for his rescue actions. The honor recognizes the crew's role in saving lives during the disaster at sea.
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Rostron
Carpathia
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Societies
Union Steamers to Carry Maximum Passengers on All Ships
In Dunedin on June 11 the Minister of Latour said after the Titanic disaster the Union Company has supplied extra boats and rafts so every ship under the flag can carry the maximum number of persons. Mgr Laurenson praised the company and New Zealand, while Havelock Wilson noted favorable seafaring conditions here. The Union Company's 13,500 ton cover boat will be named the Sicamous and launched August 14.
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Dunedin
New Zealand
Jesus College Crew Heads River at Cambridge to Henley
The Jesus College crew led by Gray of Napier and Rogers Gould of Christchurch heads the river at Cambridge to Henley on the 23rd. Australian oarsmen train steadily as Cookham residents show hospitality. Middleton coaches from a fast launch and has boosted their form.
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Jesus College
Gray
Napier
Rogers Gould
Christchurch
Cambridge
Cookham on-Thames
Henley
Middleton
Warrego completes maiden voyage from Sydney
The destroyer Warrego has completed her maiden voyage from Sydney. The Defence Department has ordered four military aeroplanes in England.
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Melbourne
Warrego
Sydney
Defence Department
England
Chinese student migration debate in Australia sparks policy stance
Mr Thomas replies to the Chinese Consul that he will raise no objection to fully accredited young Chinese students attending Australian high schools or university study. He cautions that sending younger children whose parents live locally has grown, and he plans to stop the practice.
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Thomas
Australia
Doctor’s Car Wreck Delays for Concussion Boy Rescue
Doctor Larder rushed to aid a boy with brain concussions when his car crashed. An aviator carried the physician to the bedside by aircraft, aiding the boy’s care. The boy is recovering.
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New York
Larder
Divorce decree nisi granted in Strain Strain and Jones cases
Supreme Court in Dunedin on June 11 granted a decree nisi in Strain v Strain and co-respondents Dawson and Jones v Jones and Gray. Justice Williams presided in the Divorce Court this morning.
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Dunedin
Justice Williams
Strain
Strain and
Awson
Jones
Presidential Contest Delegates Favor Taft Amid Busy Ballot
Unofficial counts from China list Taft at 355 delegates and Roosevelt at 1109 with 182 contests undecided. The National Committee leans toward Taft, shaping the bound for the nomination.
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China
Taft
Roosevelt
National Committee
Chronic Chest Complaints Woods Great Peppermint Cure
The note mentions a product called Great Peppermint Cure for chronic chest complaints. It cites a price of 6d 2s. No further details or usage instructions are provided.
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Woods
Melbourne Australia Match Delayed by Rain
In London on June 10 the Australian team omitted Matthews Webster Smith and MacLaren for the Yorkshire match. A soaked wicket and ongoing rain halted play after lunch, and it was decided there would be no play for the day.
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London
Matthews
Webster Smith
MacLaren
England v South Africa Test Match Drawn Part One Ruled By Weather
England and South Africa battled through a rain interrupted day with 8000 spectators watching as Peter Foster and Barnes shared decisive bowling. South Africa collapsed to 86 for 5 before Rhodes and Spooner steadied the innings, reaching 122 at stumps with Captain Rhodes advancing to a century in 80 minutes and Spooner contributing a patient 95 minutes.
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London
South Africa
Mitchell Wort
Tartigan
Taylor
Barnes
Foster
Hartigan
Barties
Nourse
Snooke
Faulkner
Mitchell
Schwarz
Ball
Pegler
Carter
Nina
Campbell
England
Hobbs
Rhodes
Pesler
Nouris
Spooner
Nouurse
Liewsiloh
Vaulkner Spooner
Barnett
Llewellyn
Woster
Foster Davy
Man On Tourrecords Odd Catch All Through Wall
A hardy traveler reports a string of catches on his annual tour including two trams a boat a seven bus fish a cricket ball and a roo and wallaroo. He avoids catching cold using Wood's Great Peppermint Cure.
Waihi Miners Deny Strike Is By Few Officials
A Waihi mass meeting of miners approved a resolution defending the strike as a workers-led action. It rejects claims by the capitalistic press that the strike was originated and conducted by a few individuals and calls such assertions an insult to intelligent workers. The federation’s stance rejects the mineowners’ demand that the Miners Union and Engine Drivers Unions settle their differences before any conference.
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Wath
W. McLennen
Waihi
Presa
Dominion
Conference in Waihi to discuss Waihi differences and new agreement
A Wellington conference set for June 18 between the New Zealand Gold Mine Owners Association and the Federation of Labour will address two points. First, the differences at Restor and Waihi. Second, a possible new agreement between Waihi Companies and the Miners' Union. The Mine Owners Association has refused to discuss the Waihi differences.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Owners’ Association
Federation of Labour
Waihi
Reestor
Miners’ Union
Mine Owners’ Association
Bro Wmions
General Strike Talk Internal to Labour Circles
Auckland labour circles discuss a November general strike with a source claiming it would be most effective when wool is shorn and harvests ripe. In Christchurch shipping halted two hours at Lyttelton as watersiders debate Waihi strike terms, voting 100 pounds to strike fund and a weekly levy of 28 shillings 6 pence.
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Auckland
Federation of Labour
Christchurch
Lyttelton
Mining Trouble in Reefton Quiet After Crown Ruling
In Reefton on June 10 the mining dispute remains calm. The Crown law notes the unrest is not a lockout or strike, drawing mixed views on arbitration. Many married workers found rail or road work or mine jobs, while weather has reduced earnings. many single men remain in town.
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Noboo
Federation of Labour Appeal From New Zealand Miner Strikes
A Wellington dated circular from the Federation of Labour appeals to Australian unions for financial support amid a nationwide strike and lockout on New Zealand goldfields at Waihi and Reefton. It cites protests against compulsory double picks, subcontracting, and legal coercion, naming NZ miners and Australian union figures.
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Federation of Labour
Wellington
Australia
New Zealand
Labour
Waihi
Reefton
North
South Island
Employers’ Federation
P. C. Webb
R. Semple
J. ‘Over
E. Canham
Transport Workers
P. Fraser
Pure Food Laws Debate in Wellington Delegation Seeks Reform
A Trades and Labour Council deputation met Hon Hlanan to press for action on short sale and short measuring of foodstuffs. They argued higher prices and underhanded wariness in weights and measures amid weak current law. The Minister suggested shifting weights and measures oversight to Health and quality branding, pledging cabinet consideration.
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Wellington
Dune
Trades ‘and Labour’ Council
Hlanan
Chad
Health Department
Australia
Cost of Living Hearings Hear Woman Witnesses
Under the Royal Commission on the Cost of Living in Christchurch witnesses described rising weekly expenses for a family of man wife and three children based on twelve households. They cited rents meals groceries milk fuel clothing vegetables and transport costs with wages under 3 pounds weekly and municipal factors driving prices.
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Royal Commission On the
Loy
Wells
Christchurch
E. B. Taylor
Esbrons
Farmer Opinion on Sheep Prices and Labour Shortages
North Canterbury farmer Mr G B Ensor argues farmers receive little for live sheep compared with a decade ago. He cites 1902 prices for prime wethers and fats, notes uniform meat prices on his farm, and says production suffers from labour scarcity and reluctance to plant perishables. He links higher living costs to distribution.
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G.B. Ensor
North Canterbury
Dominion
Commission Resumes After Counsel Declines Evidence
The commission resumed this morning as two wholesale firms declined to give evidence. The principals acted on prior advice. The chairman expressed regret at the attitude shown and made no further statement.
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Christchurch
the. Gost
Lixing ‘Commission
Dune
Waihi miners flee by scores amid wage strike talk
Telegram from Auckland reports Waihi miners leaving by the score seeking work in Auckland and beyond. Some sail on the Wimmera to Sydney while others disperse. A miner blames lack of consultation for the strike. another mentions talk of 30s per week strike pay which he casts doubt on.
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Auckland
Waihi
Wimmera
Sydney
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