Emilius Case Appeal Reverses Trotting Association
The New Zealand Trotting Conference in Christchurch upheld the appeal of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club against the association's ruling. Emilius was reinstated after a full day hearing, with the conference ordering the association to pay £40 in costs.
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New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club
Emilius
New Zealand Trotting Conference
Christchurch
Caners
New Zealand Trotting Association
Sharing a Coat in Melbourne Sparks Uniform Outcry
In Melbourne a fur coat fashion boom has sparked envy and social pressure as many women wear expensive outerwear. A charity secretary refused relief after noting a woman in a fur coat, then learned the coat was owned by four part owners who pooled funds. The piece ponders time‑payment purchases and a syndicate approach to shared garments.
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Cho
Melbourne
Syndicate
Peps Breathable Remedy Aids Lungs Against Coughs
Australian readers learn Peps as a natural method to treat coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and other respiratory ailments. The tablets release medicine as air breathed into lungs delivering direct antiseptic action and quick relief from chest tightness and phlegm. Sold by chemists and stores at 1s 6d or 3s per box.
Napier Floods Surge as 1897 Record Broken
Floods in the Napier district exceed the severity of 1897 with 7.35 inches of rain in 48 hours. Fifty settlers rescued by Harbour Board and Richardson and Company boats. life boats sail over fences. Bridges damaged. Maraetotara rainfall 10.5 inches in 36 hours. Clive under water. Ngaruroro river rising. Omaha bridge endangered with 1000 sheep lost reported.
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Napier
Harbour Board
Richardson and Company
Fernhill
Ngaruroro
Maradotara
Trafic
Maraetotara
Clive
Farndon Station
Havelock-Waimarama
Waipatu Pa
Karamu
Hartings
Whakatu Meat Company
Omaha
Omaha Bridge
Hawkes Bay Floods Hit Hastings Urgently
June 12 report shows incessant rain since Sunday with six inch fall. Napier to Hastings under water, Omahu bridge rocked, Pakowhai worst flood yet, Ngaruroro river breached, Meanee Taradale waters at record highs. stock losses minimal but district isolated with limited country communication.
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Hastings
Omahu
Pakowhai
Meanee
Taradale
Marshall’s
Napier
Waitangi
Gisborne Flood Wipes Out Bridges Water Cutoff Expected
A storm since Sunday night drenching Gisborne has produced 7.30 inches of rain in town and up to 14.30 inches countrywide. Flooding threatens water supply as six bridges carrying the pipe line are swept away, leaving Gisborne without borough water for about ten days. The Gisborne Racing Club postpones its opening day to Friday due to weather.
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Gisborne
Waipapa
Arahura
Napier
Gisborne Racing Club
England policewomen program expands with barracks and training
The Ministry of Munitions supports a new policewomen training program in England with about 700 applicants and 200 selected. Barracks will house the women, some with space for 60, plus cooks and attendants. A force member can stay for 1 a week. NAZOL cough remedy advertises and advises to order by name.
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England
Ministry of Munitions
Tobacco drives and ad blitz from NZ farms to U S troops
The piece promotes Gold Pouch Aromatic and Three Diamonds Tobacco for soldiers, claiming low nicotine and home feel, with prices for bags. It also reports Hugh Chalmers Motor Company planning a 1,000,000 dollar ad spend, emphasizing newspaper campaigns and daily papers as the primary sales medium.
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Hugh Chalmers
Chalmers Motor Company
Paul Smith
North British Company's Hot Water Bottle Ad
An advertisement touts a North British Company Hot Water Bottle with a patent Unique Stopper. It promises better sleep for the sleepless and night comfort, urging reliable traders to offer the product to shoppers.
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Symington’s
Kerr Bros
Burnett Street
Ashburton
Rule‘s
Studebaker
Tancred Street
G. Hefford & Co
Canterbury
F.P.O.C
Frank Carts Consulting Optician
Fast Street
Hawkes Bay
New Zealand
Wawke’s Bay
N.Z
Petone
Orkney
Donegal
America
Morr
Brown ‘Brothers
Colombo Street
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