Hawera Show Exhibits Big Machinery Array
The Hawera Show last week attracted 1208 competitive exhibits across a dairy farm machinery department. Displays included vacuum pumps milk elevators chaffcutters grinding mills milking machines motor cars oil engines and even a printing machine. Side shows featured wire workers ju-jitsu experts and a Bleriot monoplane the first shown in New Zealand. The piece argues Hawera proves manufacturers will exhibit and machinery can be shown at a show.
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Hawera
Ashburton
New Zealand
Hawera Show Model Stands Under Roof For Winter Trade
The Hawera project built a 40000 square foot complex with a skating rink auction hall motor garage and offices offering high rents. Agricultural officials praised its success with last year’s visitors around 6000 and larger crowds expected this year. The piece argues Ashburton should adopt a similar scheme to boost local commerce.
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Hawera
Lef
Agricultural Department
Dunedin
New Zealand
Ashburton
Dinner habits for late workers and regular diners
A medical writer notes that late night workers need a good dinner, while ordinary people should have a light meal at night to avoid overloading a tired stomach. It argues against big meals and explains that brisk walking before eating does not aid digestion, as blood should stay in the stomach for proper digestion.
Marine disasters since 1841 overview
A compiled list highlights notable maritime disasters from 1841 onward detailing ship losses, dates, and inferred causes. The record traces patterns in shipwrecks, naval incidents, and civilian vessels across eras, underscoring risks at sea and the evolving responses.
Maori legends suggest India as origin of Polynesians
Maori legends such as Te Tka a Maui tie the North Island to Indian origins. Reverend Westerveld, visiting from Honolulu after two decades studying Polynesian folklore, notes many island groups share Maui like tales indicating common ancestry. He proposes Polynesians migrated from India via the Malay Archipelago to Hawaii, Samoa, the Society Islands, and New Zealand.
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Maui
North Island
India
W.D. Westerveld
Sydney
Honolulu
Westerveld
Ameri
Hawaii
Flis
Pacific
Samoan
Society Islands
New Zealand
Anniversary notes recall battles births and deaths
Today's anniversaries mark events from 1596 Cadiz sacking by the British to 1813 the Battle of Vittoria in Spain. Notable items include Henry Hudson cast adrift in 1611 and Captain John Smith's death in 1631, with a summary of the 1813 victory by Wellington over a French army in the Peninsula War.
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Edward II
Cadiz
Henry Hudson
John Smith
Virginia
Jacob Offenbach
Vittoria
Te Ranga
Tauranga
Greer
Kiel Canal
Kaiser
Sir William Hall-Jones
Spain
Wellington
Joseph Bonaparte
Jourdan
Thoughts for the Day on a Tall House Opposite
A reflective verse traces a year at a tall house opposite. It recalls a bridal entrance, a wedding and christening, then a quiet void as time passes. The scene shifts through joyous events to a faded, mute dwelling marked by dust and glare as life recedes.
Smiles for the Day in a Courtroom Banter
A judge cites a riddle about stone throwing while Mrs O Hooli Han defends a man accused. Maud and Jack exchange wry lines about marriage on a deathbed and a joke about a void aching. The snippets evoke light humor in a courtroom setting and daily amusements.
Elocutionist Archibald Hunt Draws Ashburton Crowd
Rev Arch ibald EH Hunt of Timaru staged a dramatic recital at the Baptist Tabernacle in Ashburton drawing a full house. He portrayed poems with varied styles from Tennyson to Burns and Poe, interspersed with humorous monologues and musical numbers by local performers. The audience gave hearty applause and Hunt received thanks after his program.
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New Zealand
Archibald EH. Hhunt
Timaru
Ashlurtos
Baptist Tabernacle
Tennyson
Jack
Jill
Poe
Burns
Kipling
Swinburne
Will Carlton
Gardner
Hunt
RB. H. Loy
A. W. Hopkins
Lecture by Mr C. E. Hugo Draws Victor ia Hall Audience
Mr C. E. Hugo's lecture on ce eore heads and noses was given at Victoria Hall last evening to a well attended audience. The hall was comfortably filled and the talk drew attentive listeners.
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C. E. Hugo
Victoria
Mothers of Great Men and Their Influences Across Eras
A reflective compendium notes how mothers shaped famous figures from Caesar to Goethe. It cites strict matriarchs and nurturing caregivers guiding leaders like Napoleon and Cromwell, with examples of poets, scientists, and reformers, highlighting enduring maternal impact on character and achievement.
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Caesar
Charlemagne
Cromwell
Whitehall Place
Abbey
Wain the Silent
William
Napoleon
Pitt
Mozart
Goethe
Scott
Leibnitz
Augustine
Gregory
Francis
Assisi
Fis
Cethnitz
Suenerine
Francis d’ Assisi
Martin Luther
Renan
Emerson
Robert Burns
Tennyson
Coal Shortage Fears Ease With End of Strike
The spectre of a coal famine haunts Auckland as large coal firms face shortages while housewives need not panic. Harbour hulks of five to six thousand tons sit empty, but calm returns as the Hikurangi strike ends, allowing Whangarei coal to flow steadily to meet demand.
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Auckland
Press Association
Drinking by Women Sparks Licensing Law Probe
Members of Parliament in Auckland hear a deputation led by Mrs A H Mason accusing hotels of encouraging women to drink. She cited a suburbhome case where a sick child needed spirits and a hotel supplied drinks to many women in a large dining room. The police and Licensing Committee were alerted as MPs urged inquiry.
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Press Association
Auckland
A. H. Mason
Glover
M.P
Harris
Mason
Mgr FH. W. Bagnall
Fr. Greenwood
Mr Dickson
Rosy Worsted Mills Struggle Under Demand for Woollen Goods
The Rosie Worsted And Woollen Mills face heavy strain from a surge in demand for Roslyn Allavaol Blankets Seis and related products including worsted yarns stockings and pipe underwear. production bottlenecks threaten supply with ample orders and limited resources.
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Currey
Birkenhead
Gsi
St. George
Arctic
Austria
ATO
United Kingdom
City of Boston
Atlantic
Ville de Havre
Vicksburg
Erin
Utopia
Naronic
H.M.S. Vicotria
Horn Head
Alvo
Elbe
Copernicus
Drummond Castle
Burgoyne
Mohegan
Lee Poe
Hilda
Berlin
Waratah
Trott
Sir Lewis Morris
Ridence
Rivers
Crockery
Croceries
Mans Flesthr Bros
Saunders’ Buildings
Woolseley Motors
England
Delage
Motor Engineers
CASS
Robilliard & Son
John Orr
Gos
Mitchell and Turner
Vieux Rose
Quality Drapers
the People’s Tool Emporium
Manila
Gho
the ‘People's
Ronmonger
Burnett Street
Hefford
G. Hefford & CO
Elsas Webber and Smily, Ltd
Jancred Street West
Fletcher Bros
Napoleon and Garpets
Jacquard
T. H. Cundrill & CO
General Furnishers
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