Political evolution in England and the rising problem of class
A staff interview with Robert McNab critiques England's governing class. It argues that self interest, lack of public spirit, and aristocratic arrogance threaten democracy as education and capitalism reshape society. The piece compares British elites to other nations and predicts potential upheaval unless reforms advance universal suffrage and broader political inclusion.
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Robert McNab
England
Mr McNab
New Zealand
Lord Roberts
Germany
Britain
Hurdley Urges Cheese Factories Near Ashburton Hills
Mr J E Hurdley president of Succestions and ex-resident of Springborn district argues dairying should shift in Ashburton county. He notes NW rains on hillfoot pastures favor cheese milk over butter milk and proposes cheese factories along hill foot areas with butter milk from drier plains near Ashburton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hurdley
Dischpua Tina
Succestions
South Island Dairy Association
Springborn
Ashburton
Fturdley
Hurdley
Ashburton notices and events headline summary
Weather forces postponement of the Ashburton Technical Classes Association meeting. Banks in Ashburton will close on June 23 for the Duke of Cornwall’s birthday. The Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s third annual ploughing match will be at Elgin on Mr Andrew Topping’s farm, not Tinwald. Arthur Hewton Ross Amess earns MA with second class honours in mental sciences at Ashburton High School. Southern express passengers complain of a shortage of foot-warmers en route to Christchurch, rendering them less useful by arrival.
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Ashburton
Duke of Cornwall
Arthur Hewton Ross Amess
Amess
Ashburton High School
Christchurch
Timaru
Hursday
New Zealand
Australia
R. H. Smith
School of Art
Ashburton Lodge of Oddfellows
Manchester Unity
J. Childs
N.G
James Gourdie
V.G
A. McCallum
Mount Peel
Harris
Temuka
Hilton
Kakeha
Raincliff
Totara Valley
Geraldine
Dennistoun
Thew
Timaru council pushes £20000 loan for workmen housing
Councillor Analand urges Timaru Borough Council to borrow £20000 to erect workmen’s homes and to obtain gaol grounds from the Government for this purpose. He gave notice of motion at Friday night’s meeting.
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Analand
Timaru
Carnegie
Health Promotion Extends to Country Districts
The Society for Promoting the Health of Women and Children plans broader operations, with Plunket nurses making regular country visits to aid mothers and babies. West Australia and Tasmania send inquiries to New Zealand for methods, as the work expands beyond urban areas.
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Plunket
West Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
Ashburton
Waterton Public Library Concert Aids Fund Drive
A charity concert in Waterton’s Tattery Hall drew a large crowd despite bad weather. Chair Mr Watson led the event to support library funds, noting no government subsidy and a £5 spend on new books. The program featured vocal and instrumental items with several encores, ended by the National Anthem. A dance followed with supper provided by the committee.
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Waterton
Mr Gray
Miss Watson
Mr Toulton
Miss Potter
Messra Samuel Taylor
O. Trevuzza
J. H. Lush
G. Gray
Messra Stewart
Fred Nunan
Watson
Wootton
Potter
Messrs Houston and Gray
MecLauchlan
Boxing meeting closes at Oddfellows Hall with mixed results
Ashburton boxing club held a sparsely attended event at Oddfellows Hall. In the principal match J Gundry of Staveley beat A Corbitt of Ashburton for a silver cup after six even rounds. Other bouts featured D Foley Timaru vs R Meechan Ashburton and a lengthy wrestling display ending with McKay’s defeat by fluke throw.
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Ashburton Sports Club
Oddfellows’ Hall
J. Gundry
Staveley
A. Corbitt
Ashburton
John Rige
Gundr
J. Burgess
J. Kaveney
Abwadry
D. Foley
Timaru
R. Meechan
Meechan
Rinp
Spartan
Foley
Simpson
Christchurch
T. B. Gund
J. Heatley
McKay
Grand Trunk links Great Lakes to St Johns Halifax route
Shipping news notes a new direct connection between the Great Lakes and St John s Halifax via Grand Trunk Canada and Canadian Pacific Railways expanding westward grain movement. Circular urges sale of free children from workhouses for training and emigration. Sir Walter Scott publisher estate sworn at 1.5 million sterling. Earl Grey arrives in London. Houlder Bros protest Board of Trade arbitration on dock labor terms. Lady Islington to sail for New Zealand. Arizona and New Mexico admitted as states by Senate.
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Ottawa
Grand Trunk of Canada
Canadian-Pacific Railways
Great Lakes
St. John's
Halifax
Grand Trunk
London
Messrs Houlder Bros
Board of Trade
Newport
Messrs Houlders
Desolating Floods Strike Switzerland and Bavaria
The report details Swiss floods caused by rising Rhine waters and a blocked St Gothard Tunnel with 26 fatalities, submerged farms, and flooded cities including Lucerne and Zurich. It notes damage to quays, gasworks, and the National Museum, plus disrupted transport as Vienna reports Bavarian floods and the Oberammergau crowd aiding villagers.
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Per Press Association
Berne
Switzerland
St. Gothard
Rhine
Altdorf
Lake Luceren
Ods
Lucerne
Brunnen
Weggis
Witzman
Pluteren
Zurich
National Museum
Basle
Australian inventor claims Hertzian wave control method
West Australian engineer A. G. Roberts demonstrates a method of guiding dirigible airships and aircraft by Hertzian waves. He claims the technique also applies to submersibles and torpedoes, following satisfactory experiments.
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Association—Copyright
London
A. G. Roberts
Banquet Delivers Support for Captain Scott Expedition
Devonshire residents in London hosted a banquet for Captain Scott at 10.40 a.m. on June 18. The London Graphic reports a need for £6000 more to fund the expedition and urges subscriptions to raise the required sum.
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London
Devonshire
Scott
London Graphic
Missionary Conference Voices Pacific Welfare Debate
At the Missionary Conference in London Reverend Joseph Nettleton warned against Orientalising Polynesia through Indian contract labor often entering as prisoners from Calcutta. Reverend W L Blamires from New Zealand praised Polynesian virtue and industry amid the discussion.
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Preag Association
London
Joseph Nettleton
Fiji
Mutiny Aboard Highland Monarch Ends in Drownings
Chinese crew aboard the Highland Monarch in Philadelphia mutinied after being denied shore leave and fought with knives. They were overpowered as the ship sailed, with several leaping overboard and four drowning.
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For Press Association
Washington
Jung
Philadelphia
Auckland
Russia A Young Anarchist Bomb Attack Near Warsaw
A youth threw a bomb at the Grodno district Chief of Police M Alexandroff near Warsaw. Two policemen were killed and the assailant died by his own hand after being pursued.
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T Young’s
ST. Petersburg
M. Alexandroff
Grodmisk
Warsaw
Nature's Embrocation Rocker Eucalyptus Oil
A fragment discusses eucalyptus oil touted as Australia’s distinctive embrocation and anesthetic product, noting its origin and claimed unique qualities. The text hints at traditional or industrial uses without clear details or names.
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Australia
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Haskins
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Mount Somers
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Beach Road
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Family Residenor
Havelock Street
Masonic Hall
Presbyterian Church
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Rotherham
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Mail and Guardian
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Europe
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Ulster
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Ashburton Technical Classes Association
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Wellington
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Otago Land Board
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Rotorua
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Timaru Brillshed
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Waterton Public Library
Cable News
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Canadian-Pacific Railway
John Burns
Ips
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Earl Grey
Canada
Houlder Bros
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Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
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Weilheim
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Antarctic Exploration
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Russia
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