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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
4
Only three county schools entered the show with 37 total entries down from 50 last year. Exhibits are generally fair with some style gaps, photo entries fall to six from 14, but figure studies and landscapes are notably well finished. Amateur entries are creditable.
Captain John Grigg has resigned his commission in the New Zealand Forces Motor Reserve of Officers Canterbury section. Mr A MacPherson Chief Fields Instructor for the Agricultural Department was a passenger for Ashburton by this morning's express.
Dominion Meteorologist notes southerly winds will be strong and prevailing. Cool, mild, with scattered showers, and a cool night with inland frosts to follow. Barometer rising as weather shifts.
The Whangamarino signal for the Main Trunk disaster was tested and found to have tension issues after adjustment on the 27th. Robert Bell testified that cold weather contracted the wire, preventing the signal from dropping to danger and later showing a false green when observed at midnight.
A crowd at Devonport Hall stopped Reg Williams from speaking on war horrors. Fifty cadets with rifles occupied the front seats while chants, singing, and stamping drowned out the lecture. Williams offered to resume after interruptions but left the stage as disorder persisted.
A complete set of moulds for making counterfeit sovereigns half crowns and shillings was found at Frederick A. Smiths Hairini Settlement home near Te Awamutu. Police seized twelve mould sets plus lead solder files rasps and ladles. Coins were described as excellent work with baseness detected by the King. Smith appeared at Te Awamutu Court on a charge of making and uttering counterfeit coins and was committed for trial at Hamilton with a sane defence rejected.
41 people from every part of the province speak highly of NWAZOL as a cure for colds, coughs, and nasal catarrh. It relieves and cures more quickly than any other remedy. Price is 6d. and 5 385?
An explosion rocked Westminster Abbey near Edward the Confessor Chapel damaging the Coronation Chair. Police seized a bag bomb, two women were detained, and investigators pursue arrests as the blast was heard in the House of Commons.
Mr Asquith told the Commons that if the Opposition wants it an amending Bill may be brought in the Lords before further Home Rule Bill consideration. No date was fixed.
London broadcast says Sir Edward Grey denied any naval agreement with Russia. No such agreement has been entered into or contemplated, addressing questions on Anglo Russian naval coordination.
In a June 12 dispatch Hon. A Birrell stated the Nationalists count of volunteers at 80 000 and warned that rifles and ammunition imports to Ireland remained sub judice. He said the proclamation would be enforced against all parties while debates continued.
Sydney police say foreign involvement is unlikely in the car theft and warn businessmen handling large sums to tighten premises security. The same stolen car appeared previously. two men under suspicion, Robert Geoghegan jailed for remand, a revolver with modified ammo found in the vehicle, and efforts to bolster force strength are noted.
The newspapers from St Petersburg report that the Minister of Marine plans another extraordinary shipbuilding programme in autumn. It would allocate 60,000,000 pounds, split equally between the Baltic and the Black Sea fleets.
In the East End Sylvia Pankhurst led a semi religious service from an open window before a procession. A hostile crowd jeered as she prayed for strength to continue her work and a man shouted for her to die. At the Portsmouth Agricultural Show a mob attacked suffragettes with bricks. police rescued the activists and later dispersed a disrupted meeting.
A provisional committee of the Nationalist Volunteers issues a manifesto in London calling for Mr Redmond’s cooperation and the immediate repeal of the arms proclamation. The Daily Mail reports the force at about 130,000 with Colonel Maurice Moré as commander in chief and Captain White, son of the late Field Marshal Sir George White, as chief lieutenant.
The House of Commons will discuss the militant problem on Thursday focusing on Home Office votes. The government plans no heroic legislation and will test subscribers’ responsibility for damages to property. They rely on the deterrent effect of the Cat and Mouse Act. Most offenders pledge abstinence or have served sentences. a small minority around 20 percent sustained a successful hunger strike.
The Times says Lloyd George assured a Nationalist leader that the Amending Bill would not exceed a temporary exclusion offer for Ulster and hinted withdrawal if no agreed settlement emerges. Parties would then work out destinies without Parliament during recess. Nationalists say they will vote against extending Ulster exclusion.
A Paris tribunal holds that the air space over tree tops belongs to landowners while the space above is free for aviators. Aviators are liable for damages if they injure livestock or reduce dairy yields, and the judgment specifies landowners own the lower air column.
From Athens and across the region reports indicate rising tensions between Greece and Turkey. Turkish actions against Greeks in Thrace and Asia Minor deepen embitterment, while a Constantinople message notes Bulgaria apologizes for seizing Greek churches at Varna.
June reports censorship tight on telegrams as Turks harass Greek residents along the Dardanelles and Atolian coast. Thousands flee, property sold or destroyed, moslems burn Greek village stores, and about ninety thousand refugees reach Salonica from Thrace.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst arrested as disruption marked the Caxton Hall Women's Liberal Federation meeting. The Strand and Whitehall clogged by crowds while police halted progress and stewards plus supporters ejected many suffragettes amid heated scenes.
In the Commons on June 12, Mr McKenna said he would not consent to the policy of letting suffragettes die. He planned civil and criminal proceedings against subsidisers of the milita nte. Insurance companies are likely to pursue similar actions.
Capetown reports that the government was defeated by 5 to 43 on June 11 in the amendment to bring the Premier Mine under the income tax law, in which the state holds an interest.
A dated note from Napier July 21 mentions Nazol and reports strong praise from buyers and the referrers own positive experience with the product. The letter is signed by Denham Bros and includes an address 885.
Athens reports authorities suspect a connection between Greek attacks in Turkey and Bulgaria. In the Chamber of Deputies M. Venezolas said the army could rise to 500,000 within five years, with current strength enough to meet immediate needs.
St Petersburg June 11 M Sazanoff sails for Bucharest and an important conference is expected to be held to prevent a Turco Greek outbreak.
The Senate defeated a series of amendments to the Canal Tolls Bill by ten votes. Thirteen Republicans joined the Democrats to oppose the amendments, while supporters push for more sovereignty measures and possible arbitration of the dispute.
Report from Mexico City says Constitutionalists captured strategic positions on Mazatlan outskirts. An artillery officer defected with breech plugs, Federals discouraged. Consular corps and an American admiral urged neutral zone observance for civilians.
Niagara Falls reports mediators, impatient with the Constitutionaliste, will ignore Carranza and proceed to close the conference despite the newspaper’s refusal to state participation.
Ottawa reports Parliament adopted an address of farewell to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught as they near departure. Prime Minister Borden praised the Empire and Federation of sister states. The Duke is praised for studying Canadian conditions and Edward Laurier notes his unwavering devotion to duty.
Ottawa reports Major Leonard, Ontario commander of a field artillery militia battery, faced removal after the defence minister ordered that no alcoholic drinks be allowed at militia camps during training. Leonard had allowed violations of the rule, prompting the decisive action to uphold discipline.
Sydney authorities detained Arthur Tatham a car driver and Norman Twiss who carried the cash box after a cab robbery. Both men were released after questioning yesterday and re-arrested today for further inquiry.
Police subjected the men under third degree methods. Numbers of the missing notes are unknown. Stolen money was replaced and the Eveleigh workmen received wages only minutes late.
London reports that Sir George Reid chaired the Australasia dinner at the Trocadero on June 14. Prince Alexander of Took recalled Canada’s toast. Sir James Bryce praised the United States and Australasia friendship, while Mr Page, the American Ambassador, noted mutual social and economic exchanges and cordial ties.
On June 10 in Imola and Fabriano strikers burned a railway station and in Florence a mob fired on troops. In Rome a troop charged barricades with shots exchanged, wounding three strikers and eight soldiers. one trooper was killed.
The item explains gout and related rheumatic conditions as excess uric acid in blood. It promotes Rheumo as the sole remedy to remove uric acid and cites a testimonial from W James of Christchurch praising its effects after years of pain. The price is 9s 6d and 7 5 4.
In a Panama debate Senator Clapp charged President Wilson as a dangerous leader. The remarks accompanied claims that the party faced disaster as pillsidoab ran edges of a wider repeal dispute. The Senate rejected several minor amendments, signaling repeal forces likely to prevail.
Nasal catarrh colds in the head influenza bronchitis and recurring coughs are claimed to be quickly cured by Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. It is advertised as fragrant effective and speedy with price 61 everywhere and promoted by a business man and laborer as cheap health across ages.
Ottawa reports from the House of Commons show Postmaster General Pelletier signaling hope for soon operating Poulsen trans Atlantic wireless stations. He declined to discuss All Red cables and noted Canada cannot join Australia and New Zealand in laying a trans Atlantic cable.
Rome dispatch notes a government circular calling for moderation in restoring order. The authorities monitor the situation as strikers gradually resume protests, with the action described as effective.
A 19th century health note argues that mouth disinfection with SANDER'S EUCALYPTS EXTRACT protects against throat diseases such as diphtheria and tonsillitis. It recommends applying three drops on leaf-sugar to disinfect the oral cavity, noting the extract’s neutral taste and strong antiseptic power.
At the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Chicago a speaker urged dresses large enough to be practical and urged reform in American women’s clothing. Miss Grace Hutchins criticized over dressing as excessive in the United States and noted manufacturers and French silk interests influence fashion trends.
The House voted supply with the treasurer stating a year end deficit of £824,305. Opponents pressed for further statements on advice given to Sir Bi Munro Ferguson as the debate adjourned likely until next week. The Senate then read the Referenda Bill a third time.
A conference of Federal parties failed to reach an agreement on governing conduct. It is understood an arrangement was made to proclaim dissolution on July 20 with elections, if possible, on September 5.
The Commonwealth Meteorologist reports diagrams showing Australia could produce two million bushels of wheat per year, with a current projection of 100 million. In New South Wales politics a state caucus held a lengthy sitting and approved the ministerial programme with a threatened split amicably settled.
The article estimates the Empress of Ireland loss at about £670,000, with cargo and hull insured to nearly £1,000,000. It notes the Dakota and Pericles disasters as among the largest marine underwriting losses in London, with totals around £21,000,000 and £795,000 respectively, highlighting the heavy risk borne by insurers.
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