Record Rainstorm Deluges Canterbury and Surrounding Districts
A historic rainstorm drenched the Dominion with Canterbury and Auckland hardest hit. Measurements show over 4.5 inches in 54 hours ending Sunday afternoon, with peak bursts between 4 pm Saturday and 4 pm Sunday. Flooding blocked roads, overflowed channels, and flooded low-lying land across towns including Methven Rarata Chertsey Mayfield and Newlands.
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Dominion
Canterbury
Auckland
Ashburton
Domein
West Street
Aitken Street
Christchurch Flats Flooded in Heavy Rain
In Christchurch heavy rain continued flooding lower parts of the city and suburbs. Timaru reports the first wintry rain since Saturday with persistent showers. no major damage noted. June dates appear inconsistent with the report.
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Christchurch
Timaru
Cyclone center passes Cook Straits with rough forecast
Wellington reports Revie D C Bates forecast the cyclone center moving past Cook Straits this evening. Gale conditions prevail at Cape Maria Van Diemen and East Cape with rain and thunder. Auckland shows a fresh westerly gale and rain. Kaikoura records a westerly gale. A southerly gale is indicated with cold, stormy weather and possible snow in the south. Bates predicts strong south easterly winds and cool, changeable weather with very heavy rain and river floods in the next 24 hours.
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Wellington
Revie D.C. Bates
Cook Straits
Cape Maria
van Disman
East Cape
Auckland
Kaikoura
Bates
Disastrous Floods Hit Trafalgar District Crops
Bitter cold weather brings snow and frost as floods devastate Trafalgar district destroying large crops including hundreds of tons of onions. Some residents forced to evacuate homes amid the damage.
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Melbourne
Trafalgar
King George urges charity with throne funds
In Simla on June 11, King George intimates that funds once meant for the throne should be devoted to charities. The note comes in a royal gesture tied to the coronation period and associated press releases.
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Simla
George
Addressea
Aviation Tragedies Reported Across Several Flights
A British Aerial register notes aviator Schendel and passenger Vass ascended to 6600 feet at Johanesthalt before the craft steered into a violent twist and plunged from 4000 feet. Both occupants were badly mangled. In Japan Captain Fukusawa and Lieutenant Ito fell from a high altitude during flight. The injured aviators Fukusawa and Ito are now recovering, not seriously hurt.
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Vass
Johannesthalt
Kio
Fukusawa
Ito
Poklo
Mutiny by 250 inmates at Hellesle penitentiary
Paris reports a mutiny at the Hellesle colony penitentiary where 250 boys aged ten to nineteen attacked guards with axes and pitch forks over unpalatable food. They locked up officers and dispersed across the island as Gen Carmare was sent to arrest them.
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Paris
Hellesle
Gencarmare
Morocco Crisis: Pretender Captured After Fez-Meqt Lines Fight
French and Spanish forces claim success in Morocco. Mulai Zin, the pretender, is reported captured after heavy fighting near Fez and Meqtlines. Le Temps condemns Spanish intervention while Madrid reports a Spanish column occupying Alcazar and hopes for a cooperative international mission.
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Me Qtlines
Mulai Zin
Paris
le Temps
Morocco
Algeciras
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Alcazar
Australian anxiety over Japan’s naval build urged
Sir Hartley Williams, back in Australia after a visit to Japan, says Japanese eyes are on Australia. He notes lingering naval ambitions and urges Australia to fill its “empty spaces” as Japanese crews are seen at Port Darwin aboard Neptune, underscoring regional tension.
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Sydney
Hartley Williams
Australia
Japan
Port Darwin
Neptune
Price of Bone Dust Rises Despite Indian Supply
Wellington reports a broad rise in bonedust prices, with unsteamed bone dust up 86 percent from last year and steamed bone dust 25 percent higher. Indian and other markets show similar gains, while Sydney prices climb as well. Also noted are community events and postal box expansion plans for rural deliveries aiming to place mail boxes at settlers gates with secure locking.
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India
New Zealand
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Allenton Sunday School
Allenton
G. B. Inglis
Stent Miss Prentice
Chapman and Craighead
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Canada
Hinds
Excursion Tickets Ashburton Christchurch June Train Details
Excursion tickets issued from Christchurc to Ashburton and intermediate stations by morning trains and the 10 am special and 1.55 am express on June 16 and 15 and 46 June. Return by 1.15 pm. Stops at Hornby Rakaia Dunsander Chertsey. Season passes not valid. 6:45 pm to Springburn and 6:15 pm to Timaru services listed.
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Christthirch
Timsru
Springburn
Christchurch
Hornby
Belleaton
Syleyards
Chertsey
Rakaia
Dunsander
Helleston
Ashburton Saleyards
Timaru
Relatives of Norman E Johnson Thank Ashburton Hospital Staff
The relatives of the late Norman Edward Johnson express sincere thanks for the sympathy shown after his bereavement. They especially thank the Matron and Star of Ashburton Hospital for their kindness.
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Norman Edward Johnson
Ashburton Hospital
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