Tortured Anzacs Told By Captain Bean In Expose
The London Press highlights Captain Bean's Australian prisoner torture tale as a rebuke to German peace overtures. It reports brutal treatment of British and Australian captives, including starvation, vermin, and barbed wire confinement, with several escapes and Allied leaders urging strong action.
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London
Captain Bean
Karl
Reichsrath
Star
Ramsay Macdonald
Petrograd
Stockholm
Zeppelin
Urse Cavell
Fryatt
Germany
Britain
Austria
England
Bullecourt
Gordon Highlander
Westerholt
Mons
A.L.E
Sydney
Wellington Storm Claims Life From Collapsed Wall
A rough storm in Wellington yesterday afternoon brought heavy rain and thunder. A brick retaining wall near Hoseneath collapsed, killing W. P. Fitzgerald, a married man with seven children. Flooding blocked streets, interrupted train service, and caused earth slips with scoured roads and water invasion of homes. The meteorologist reports over two inches of rain in the previous 24 hours and improving conditions today.
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Wellington
Hickey
Aro Street
Hoseneath
W. P. Fitzgerald
Hutt
Newspaper advertising beats other media for car sales
Perm berton M. Price of Westcott Automobile argues newspapers reach the widest audience daily and in a receptive mood. He says news readers notice attractive ads and well written copy, making papers essential for reaching both wealthy and modest buyers.
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Permberton M. Price
Philadelphia
Westcott Automobile
The Mother’s Favourite Cough Remedy
A child friendly cough medicine praised as harmless pleasant tasting and effective. The advertisement claims Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy fulfills these needs and is a mother’s favourite nationwide.
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Chamberlain
The Man Without in Soul at His Majesty’s Theatre
A Saturday screening at His Majesty’s Theatre presented The Man Without in Soul a novel production with lavish scenes. A village clash over belief leads to a lab shock that revives the hero as a changed man, ending pleasantly. The New Porter is deemed weak and The Patha Gazette reports Hon. W. S. Massey in England. show to repeat tonight.
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His Majesty's
W. S. Massey
England
Where are My Children film at His Majesty's Theatre
The Universal picture Where are My Children is to be shown Friday and Saturday at His Majesty's Theatre with a 2.30 Saturday matinee. Aimed as a powerful screen sermon on race death by own action, the film is barred to under 18s. It has drawn large crowds in New Zealand and Australia and is presented as a social warning without indelicacy, with reservations advised at The Bristol to secure seats.
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Universal
His Majesty’s Theatre
Australia
New Zealand
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Bristol
Russian Czar’s Family Fortunes and Debt Sparks Arbitral Notice
M Titoff seeks state funds to cover expenses of the ex Czar and family as estimates place Nicholas at £100000 cash and securities and Alexis at £550000. Siblings’ fortunes are listed from £370000 to £530000. Court remark notes a historic female advocate, Mrs F E Baume, presenting in Auckland arbitration.
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M. Titoff
Nicholas
Alexis
Olza
Tatiana
Maine
Anastasia
Pain Balm for Household Ailments Sold Everywhere
A Chestnut era ad touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as quick relief for rheumatism neuralgia and burns. It promises first application relief and rapid healing of cuts and bruises with homes kept stocked for all household ills. Sold nationwide.
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Chamberlain
Rua Hepatipa faces costly sedition case in New Zealand
The Maori prophet Rua Hepatipa known as Rua Henana defied authorities at Maungapohatu for months, was arrested after a gunfight, and sentenced at Auckland for sedition and incitement to murder. Trial costs exceeded £1949 with further £656 in perjury charges, bringing Rua's costs to about £2605, not counting police expedition funding potentially over £1000.
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Rua Hepatipa
Rua Henana
New Zealand
Maungapohatua
Supreme Court
Auckland
Rua
Dominion
Hamilton
Maungapohatu
Shipowners praise wartime sailors spirit under danger
Sir Richard Mackie, a well known shipowner, said at Keith that submarined sailors returned to sea quickly. He noted that during the war no ship was detained for lack of men, unlike earlier times, highlighting the resilient spirit of the crews facing dangers.
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Sir Richard Mackie
Keith
Baxter's Lung Preserver helps coughs and colds
An advertisement promotes Baxter's Lung Preserver as a trusted remedy for coughs and colds. It claims decades of proven efficacy and urges keeping a bottle at home during harsh weather. It suggests a course of Baxter's Tang Preserver to build strength and health.
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Baxter's
Baxters
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Gerstina
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F.P.O.C. Ennai Tene Optician
Aa Uees
East Streay
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RTON
EOT
STORY
Hayward's. Pictures
Justice Stringer
F. E. Baume
Jose
Donegal
Bissell
N.Z
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Worcester Street
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