New Zealand Church Marks Fifty Year Jubilee
A jubilee notes fifty years since the Church of England in New Zealand gained a constitution via a Auckland conference led by Bishops Schwyn and Harper. The piece praises democratic synod governance, discusses ties to England, and emphasizes ongoing mission, character building, and adaptation to colonial life while upholding traditional piety and learning.
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Church of England
New Zealand
Schwyn
Harper
Auckland
General Synod
England
H. T. Purchas
Church
Church of
Ashburton News Summary and Local Notices
Milk supply strains amid feed shortages as Ashburton milkmen face demand. Presbytery okays a country branch of the Presbyterian Sunday Schools Association. Lauriston School Committee adds W. J. Dickie and A. Drummond. Ashburton Rifle Corps holds parade with squad drill and a Morris-tube match won by the officers’ team. Local carriers vs Fire Brigade euchre ends 37 to 26 for the carriers. Strange and Co. promote a 14 day Special Purchase Sale at Burnett Street near the Winter Show. Methven farmers plough extra ground after wheat price rise as frosts reduce stock feed. Government purchases for closer settlement include Faumata, Waimana, Ta Mata, Otakieke, Otanga, Kanakanui estates with openings in 1907–1908. Wanganui and Airedale estates to open June 26. Education Board notes cadet medal won by Hampstead’s L. Rountree and adds lantern-slide geography education proposal for Addington. RHEUMO advertised as remedy for rheumatic conditions. Woods Peppermint Cure promoted for coughs and colds.
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Presbyterian Sunday Schools Association
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Strange’n Agency
Sandrey
County council records pest costs and local notices
At the last county council meeting the sm rare birds pest was discussed with a Wakanui Road Board letter. The council payments for pest control over 1904-1907 total 3824 14s 0d. Multiple local items follow including court notes, school appointments, library meeting, railway and tramcar news, and agricultural notices about swede turnip disease and trucking costs.
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Wakanui
Lauriston Society Debates Socialism and Club News
The Lauriston Mutual Improvement Society held a Monday meeting in the schoolroom with good attendance. An Editor's Journal was planned, Mrs. Lemon elected chairman, and prizes from a recent euchre match were awarded to Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Hampton. A Lyndhurst euchre challenge was accepted and a socialism debate saw the negative side prevail. The Gamarin Mail reports Dr Don in Atami Japan awaiting cherry blossoms, and several notes on profit sharing at Clarke Nicholls Coombs. Other items cite La Follette on US corporate power, a Newcastle typist record, Canterbury teachers in 1906, a New York sermon on profanity, and Christina Clark’s damages case in New South Wales.
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Tokio
Yokohama
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Doctor
People’s Palace
Mile Mind Road
London
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la Follette
Republican Party
United States
Congress
James Wright
Newcastle
North Canterbury Board of Education
Ashburton Winter Show Preparations Readied
The Ashburton Winter Show is organized with careful planning to display stock poultry roots and machinery. The arcade lighting and annexes will be illuminated and instrumental music provided. The show opens to the public at 1 pm with a 2 30 pm formal opening and addresses.
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Ashburton
Supreme Court acquits and convicts in early June trials
In Auckland and Palmerston North court actions unfold. John Solomon Taylor is retried and found guilty of poisoning a horse with arsenic, receiving nine months' imprisonment. Palmerston North sees Patrick Brosnaghan jailed six months for false pretences, while Dannevirke sees Charles Duncan jailed three years for assault and robbery with Martin Murray acquitted.
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John Solomon Taylor
Hamilton
Alfred John Searle
Searle
Palmerston North
Supreme Court
Justice Cooper
Patrick Brosnaghan
McKee
Charles Duncan
I. N. Bevins
Dannevirke
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Murray
Bread Price Protest by Auckland Labour Council
The Traces and Labour Council passed a resolution protesting bread price rises and short-weight bread. They urged government action to stop interference with the colony’s food supply by combines and to prevent short-weight loaves from being sold.
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Auckland
The
Traces and Labour Council
Dairy Factory Workers Meet In Eltham
A conference of Taranaki dairy factory employers held in camera for ten hours. It is understood concessions were made by both sides and an agreement reached, but it will be referred back to the union.
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Eltham
Taranaki
Redmond Leads Nationalist Meeting in Westminster
Mr Redmond presided over a four hours meeting of the Nationalist Committee at Westminster. He urged recording strong disapproval of the Government's failure to redeem pledges and vowed to vote against the Army Bill's third reading while pressing the University question.
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London
Redmond
Westminster
Ireland
House of Commons
Great Britain
Outrages Riots and Raids in King's County Farm Attacks
In King's County mobs tied a bull and cow at Firyhill farm and fired on farmers' houses at Craughwell and Keighreys. A raiders' party moved at midnight to drive stock from a farm at Athenary. Police were stoned and forced to fire. stock was driven off and the farm cleared.
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King’s County
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Qloughjordan
Craughwell
Keighreys
Galway
Athenary
Coercion Talk in London Manifesto Threatens Bill Change
A London report notes a manifesto warning that continued Irish earnestness would force any government to push a Bill very different from the one rejected, signaling pressure for new coercive legislation.
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London
Government Evicted Tenants Bill Proposes Reinstatement
London reports the Evicted Tenants Bill offers reinstatement of £00 or one fourth of the total number of applicants, outlining eligibility and funding. The measure aims to address housing displacement through compensation and restoration.
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London
Constitution for Orangia Outlines New Governing Council
London reports the Orangia Letters Patent create a Legislative council of eleven, later elective, an 88 member Assembly with five from Bloemfontein, a five year Land Board with pension security, and broad settler rights. King Edward trusts inhabitants will prosper, while Smuts drafts an English education bill to curb Separatist Dutch schools.
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Bloemfontein
Land Settlement Department
Edward
Botha
Smutaé
Transvaal
Smuts
Het Vork
Views of Critics on Native Affairs Control
Capetown June 2 The Orange River leaders Abraham and Fischer and Judge Herzog condemn the reservation of control of native affairs and say two masters cannot bring finality or peace.
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Orange River
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Herzog
The Gardner Company Swindle
London June 12 report on enforcing the Da Basatezn judgment in France. Gardner is domiciled there and must pay £26,000 to the French Government under an ad valorem scale.
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London
France
Gardner
Behring Strait Tunnel Clarified by St Petersburg Dispatch
Soexpon reports from St Petersburg that a correction clarifies earlier Behring Strait tunnel notes. The correspondent says a transmission error described a horror event and notes Czar confirms Stolypin's prior refusal.
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Reutar
St. Petersburg
Behring Strait Tunnel
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Taft Declares No War With Japan After Telegrams
In Washington Taft, Secretary of War, says war with Japan is not in contemplation despite uneasy dispatches from Tokyo. He notes a courtesy call on Japan may precede a trip to the Philippines, while bellicose language in Tokyo is attributed to a jostling opposition member.
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Gloucester Dismisses Northampton for Twelve as Dennet Stars
Gloucester bowled Northampton out for twelve runs with Dennet taking eight wickets for nine runs, delivering a dominant performance to grab early control.
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Gloucester
Northampton
Dennet
Australian Mail Syndicate Communiqué Acknowledged
Sir John Forroat states he has received communications from New South Wales South Australia and Tasmania. He declines to guarantee the mail syndicate and notes ongoing discussions with authorities.
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John Forroat
New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Wellington Building Trades Labourers Dispute Report
Wellington conciliation board files recommendations in the labourers dispute. A 45 hour week with 3 3/4 extra hours on Saturdays. 8 am to 6 pm on other days, with earlier starts and shortened dinners in May July and August. Wages set at 1s 4d per hour for scaffolders and at least 1s 2d for other roles. Overtime time and a half to 9 pm, double thereafter. Union preference in concessions.
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Writinoton
Wellington Concilieation Board
Wellington Building Trades Labourers
Jane
Auckland Trades Council demands inquiry into death and sanitation failings
At a June 12 meeting the Trades and Labour Council pressed for a full inquiry into the death of Misa McMillan and condemned the city’s sanitary conditions as grossly inadequate, urging reforms and investigation.
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Auckland
Trades and Labour’ Council
Misa M’millian
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