War and Peace Treaty Attitudes Across Europe
Berlin reports expect the National Assembly to reject the peace treaty while Frankfurt fears renewed hostilities. German press signals mixed views from Vorwaerts and Frankfurter Zeitung, with public calm yet readiness to resume fighting in East Prussia. The cabinet is divided but leaning toward signing. Vancouver dispatch notes German delegation urging rejection at Weimar talks. Experten deem rejection likely.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Politiken
National Assembly
Vorwaerts
Frankfurcher. Zeitung
Germany
Irankfurt
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
East Prussia
Vancouver
Weinar
Riots Suppressed in German Towns With Machine Guns
From London on June 19 reports say anti Allied riots in German towns were put down using machine guns. Spartacists held Veelinac castle and tried to arrest Herr Noske as fighting continued.
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London
Veelinac
Herr Noske
Navy Reinstated on War Footing as Germany Holds Treaty
London reports the Navy is on no war footing with munitions loaded and readiness declared for emergencies after Germany refuses to sign the treaty. Army also prepared. Airship 84 sails to cruise German coast. Copenhagen says British ships arrive to blockade Baltic coast. Four steamers with food bound for Germany held at Deal awaiting treaty signing.
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London
Germany
Atlantic
Copenhagen
Baltic
Deal
Senator McCumber Sees League as Future Global Machinery
In a Senate debate on the League of Nations on June 18 Senator McCumber argued the United States foresaw Germanys aim to dominate nations by force but could not intervene without formal machinery. He said the League would supply that mechanism in the future.
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Washington
McCumber
Senate
League of Nations
United States
Germany
Mutiny at Brest Sailors Storm Gaol Attempt
Paris reports French sailors at Brest mutinied and attempted to storm the jail, signaling rising unrest in the navy amid tensions after recent incidents. Other details are unavailable in the fragment.
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Paris
Brest
Auckland Patriotic Association expands aid scope
The Auckland Patriotic Association passed a resolution authorizing broader relief beyond sick and wounded soldiers. It aims to assist men discharged ill who later broke down from the strain of long war service.
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Auckland
Auckland Patriotic Association
Victoria College Council debates appointing a principal
At Wellington on June 19 the Victoria College Council discussed a proposal from Sir Robert Stout to appoint a college principal to manage internal and external affairs and attract funding. The decision postponed debate while the Professorial Board would study this plus the plan to separate the four University colleges into four distinct universities.
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Wellington
Victoria College Council
Sir Robert Stout
Robert Stout
Somerville
Emma Pletcher Denied Murder Verdict in Sandel Case
Emma Caroline Pletcher faced a new arraignment in Nelson Supreme Court after a hung murder verdict yesterday. She is charged again with using an instrument with unlawful intent in the death of Friede Ruby Sandel. A new trial was set for July 22.
Auckland Council of Women Seeks Assurance on Bill Introduction
Sir James Allen told a deputation from the Auckland channels of the National Council of Women that he could not guarantee that the 2 Bill would be introduced. The government position remains unsettled as discussions continue in Auckland.
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Auckland
National Council of Women
James Alen
Red Flag Carriers And Comrades Message
A fragment notes comrades carrying a Red Flag symbol, signaling a ceremonial or protest gesture tied to a group or movement.
Spartacrats Overpower Guard at Weimar Prison
A Copenhagen message reports two uniformed Spartacrats overpowered the guard at the temporary military prison in Weimar, berating sixty prisoners. The prisoners stormed the bar racks and seized arms before heading to the castle where the German President and Ministers stayed, but troops arrived to thwart the government capture. The State Department notes from Peiping say Chinese Minister to Japan Chun-Chi-Liang has resigned amid China Shantung disputes, with several officials resigning. The Japanese Charge d Affaires in Washington says warships have been sent to Shanghai.
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Copenhagen
Weimar
Washington
New York Times
State Department
Peking
Chun-Chi-Liang
Japan
China
Shantung
Shanghai
Parliament debate on women suffrage directions amid deputation talk
A cabinet view notes that a deputation will press to make women eligible for Parliament. Leaders are expected back soon and may have pledged to push a bill in the desired direction. The writer believes most MPs support the claim for women to serve.
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Wolner
Car collision injures two soldiers in Timaru street
A stock agent W Condon struck two young returned soldiers named Bowers on Main Street South opposite the Publo Gardens. One brother suffered a fractured thigh while the other had a leg broken above the ankle. Both were injured about the body and taken to hospital in serious but not dangerous condition.
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Timaru
Main Street
Publo Gardens
W. Condon
Dalgety and Co
Bowers
Victoria College Capping Honors At Victoria University
General G. B. Richardson praised Victoria College at the capping ceremony for its wartime record. He noted 637 students served, 108 died, and graduates earned several distinctions including C.M.G. DCM and multiple DSM MACs and ALMs, plus a foreign decoration. He highlighted Professor Aimsden for locating German guns and aiding sound ranging on the Western front.
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Wellington
Victoria University College
Richardson
Aimsden
Chemists disputed at Arbitration Court Auckland
The Auckland Retail Chemists' Employees Union and employers argued at the Arbitration Court over reduced hours aligning with shop workers, wage increases, extra holidays, and ending unskilled labour in chemists' shops. The court reserved its decision.
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Auckland
Auckland Retail Chemists’ Employees Union
Mine sweepers arrive in New Zealand waters from England
Three large minesweepers named Mallon Marguerite and Geranium arrived in New Zealand waters from England via Sydney this afternoon. Two ships report sickness on board none due to influenza while the third is clean.
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Wellington
Mallon
Marguerite
Admiralty
New Zealand
England
Sydney
North Island Tragedies Report Several Deaths
In Napier Charles Platt Bumont died at Napier Hospital after collapse while under arrest for drunkenness. He had been ordered to Porirua Mental Hospital and arrived in Napier in a collapsed state. Police knew little of his history or relatives. In Washi Charles W Holmes a Tanerigh man was found dead in bed with tubing and gas nearby, suspected to be death by asphyxiation, potentially by his own action.
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Napier
Charles Platt Bumont
Cishorne
Porirua
Washi
Charles W. Holmes
Stipends of Clergy at Dunedin Synod
Canon Neville told the Anglican Synod in Dunedin on a clergyman forced to cut and carve to support a family. He argued that one cannot expect spiritual duties while sewing a commercial income to pay butcher and grocer bills, hindering intellectual preparation for questions from thinking men.
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Dunedin
Anglican Synod
Canon Neville
Sim
Try Magnesia For Your Stomach Trouble
An old advertisement extols magnesia as a neutralizer of acidity and aid for indigestion. It claims relief from dyspeptic symptoms, with testimonials urging readers to use magnesia in powder or tablet form to calm the stomach and prevent fermentation.
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Heine
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