Dense coastal fog delays Maori arrival and express miss
The Christchurch report notes dense morning fog along the coast delaying Maori travelers who did not reach until 8 20 and missed the first express. In Ashburton a false scent led police to a fog signalman waiting for a train. Miss Spedding tours the dominion seeking funds for a new Remuera Children’s Home building with £7000 target and £3000 already pledged.
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Christchurch Press Association
Ashburton
Miss Spedding
Remuera Auckland Children’s Home
Dominion
Auckland
Pragant
Spedding
J. Ings
Timaru Express Start for Timaru Bids Farewell
The Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes Post master General passed through Ashburton by the first express this morning for Timaru where he started the town clock at a reception presented by Mr J Craigie. Names of callers at the High Commissioner's Office in London for the week ended May 14 include Mr and Mrs Peter Gourdie of Ashburton. The Hon. T Mackenzie Lord Blyth and many New Zealanders bade farewell to Sir Joseph Ward at Victoria Station. Lady Ward and Miss Eileen Ward will stay in England for several months.
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R. Heaton Rhodes
Ashurton
Timaru
J. Craigie
High Commissioner’s Office
London
Peter Gourdie
Ashburton
T. Mackenzie
Lord Blyth
Weather note from Domain station frost and mist
A frost reading at the Domain weather station last night gave way to a fine bright morning. A thick mist rolled in around 9 am and lingered, making conditions unpleasant. Mr Bries forecasts strong westerly winds turning south to east, with cold showery spells and inland frosts expected tonight as the barometer rises rapidly.
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Domain
Bries
Fire destroys Linwald home on Maronanu Road Tinwald
Ashburton police received word last night that an eight room wooden house owned and occupied by Mr Johnston farmer on Maronanu Road Tinwald was completely destroyed by fire. Mrs Johnston said at 4 pm Friday she found flames in the passage ceiling while ironing. Neighbours helped and only some furniture was saved. House insured for £250 and furniture for £100 with Commercial Union.
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Maronanu Road
Tinwald
Johnston
Commercial Union Insurance Company
Accidents and Deaths at Balclutha and Lawrence
In Balclutha Andrew Chapman was struck by a train between 4 and 6 this morning and died. He was entry aged and had lived alone with a large family. In Lawrence railway yard Lawrence Jeffery a porter aged 43 died after a shunting accident this morning, leaving a widow and eight children.
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Andrew Chapman
Balclutha
Lawrence Jeffery
Lawrence Railway Station
New Era in the Pacific Opens Trade with Australia and America
Edgar Vincent, chairman of the Trade Commission, said a new era is dawning in the Pacific due to the Panama Canal opening. He cited vast trade potential between Australia and the United States, including transportation of refrigerated meats as a major forthcoming feature.
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Edgar Vincent
Trade Coromission
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Panama Canal
Australia
United States
Suffragette Attack during Ascot Gold Cup Injury
In the Ascot Gold Cup, Tracery led six furlongs from home when a youth from Trinity College Cambridge leaped the crowd with a suffragette flag and revolver shouting Pull up or I’ll shoot The jockey Whalley was knocked aside as Tracery fell and riderless Princes Palatine won The injured youth Hewitt suffered a fractured skull and died hospital reports say The King and Queen attended and Whalley escaped unharmed final claim notes Tracery would have won per Whalley
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Tracery
Hewitt
Trinity College
Cambridge
Whalley
Princes Palatine
Pittrichard
Royal Box
Windsor
Balkans Policy Speech Signals Austro-Hungarian Move
Vienna June 20 Count Tisza told the Hungarian Chamber that Russia cannot settle the Balkan question without Austro-Hungarian cooperation. Austria will press the Balkan Allies, who are independent states, to choose war or arbitration.
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Vienna
Count Tisexa
Count Berchtold
Russia
Austria
The Czars Dilemma Arbitrate Pact Stirs Belgrade
Belgrade reports the Czar faces a critical choice over the Serbo Bulgarian treaty. He must decide between hesitating to arbitrate on treaty terms or evaluating the case on equity alone, a move that could prejudice Bulgaria or Servia.
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Belgrade
Servia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Amazement Over Peace Proposals
Sofia reports Bulgaria's astonishment at revised peace terms. It urges Servia to accept commercial access to the Adriatic and offers Dulcigno and Antivari to Servia while requesting withdrawal of demands and referring settlement to the Czar's arbitration.
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Servia
Dulcigno
Antivari
Parliamentary party visits Australia and New Zealand
A party visiting Australia and New Zealand under the Empire Parliamentary Association includes Rt. Sen. Alfred Emmett Under-Secretary for the Colonies and 20 Parliamentarians with their spouses.
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London
Australia
New Zealand
Empire Parliamentary Association
Alfred Emmett
Hewitt Insanity Alleged After Onlookers Witnessed Lottery Course Incident
Police regard Hewitt as insane amid an attack on a horse racing course. He allegedly raised a suffragette flag and blocked Teacery, was struck by the horse, lost blood, and a loaded revolver fell away as Whalley escaped injury.
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London
Hewitt
Tracery
Teacery
Whalley
Women Congress backs global inquiry into commercialised vice
At Budapest on June 20 the Women's Congress urged governments to launch an international inquiry into commercialised vice and a national inquiry on the same lines. Australian delegate Mrs Spencer said there had never been white slave traffic in Australia and noted that enfranchised Australian women could help block it.
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Women's Congress
Spencer
Australia
Hewitt Under Suspect In Gold Cup Row
A troubled scene at the Gold Cup race ends in melee as James Hewitt a Tilbury resident and ZSL fellow is identified among an orderly crowd. Witnesses say Hewitt appeared from a ledge and paused to place his satchel on the palings amid the disturbance.
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London
James Hewitt
Tilbury
Viscount Lifford Hewitt
Zoological Society
Mies Davison
Hewitt
Immigration rules tightened for Hindu and Malay arrivals
Washington reports modifications to immigration regulations empower officers to reject aliens from insular possessions unless they prove they are not in an excluded class or likely to become a public charge. One thousand Hindus have previously gained admission without difficulty via the Philippines.
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Por Press Association
Washington
Philippines
Pacific
United States
Tragic Beet Sugar Plantation Fire in Poltava
Eighty girls employed at a sugar beet plantation in the Pitiatin district Poltava were burned to death when villagers locked the shed and set it ablaze to protest labor importations. The incident occurred in St. Petersburg on June 19.
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Poltava
Chronic Chest Complaint Promises Great Peppermint Cure
A historical notice claims a peppermint cure for chronic chest complaints. It promises relief and health benefits, citing purported remedies and endorsements, with no verified medical approval.
Chicago building trades locked out by masters in dispute
About thirty thousand building trades workers in Chicago are locked out as masters clash with organized labor. The excerpt also muses on improvised drinks and hints at weather comforts during cold nights.
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Chicago
Marconi Report: The House's Palliation
The text presents a debated report on parliamentary palliation with emphasis on intent and malice. It discusses whether conduct should be judged leniently or harshly and notes the absence of extenuating circumstances in a given matter.
House votes on ministers’ regret for American Marconi deal
In a heated division the house passed Adkin’s motion 346 to 268 after Buckmaster withdrew his amendment. The motion accepts the two ministers’ expressions of regret for their purchases of American Marconi shares and rebukes the charge of corruption as unfounded.
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London
Buckmaster
Adkin
Adkins
Marconi
Premier and Mar Balfour Participate
In the House of Commons on June 18, Asquith accused Lloyd George and Sir Rufus Isaacs of withholding the full story in October. Balfour called charges of personal corruption absurd and urged unanimous passage of Cave and Buckmaster motions, noting lack of frankness.
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Lloyd George
Rufus Isaacs
Balfour
Cave
Bueckmaster
Ministers Wronged In House Vote On Adkins Amendment
The House debated imputations of dishonor against ministers. Labour members mostly supported Sir Wm Adkins's amendment while several Labour MPs and O'Brienites abstained. The amendment was later agreed to by a substantive vote with no division.
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Wm. Adkins
F. W. Jowett
Phillip Snowden
W. J. Thorne
Stephen» Walsh
James O'Grady
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Mr Balfour Seeks Stronger Response Over Ministers' Indiscretion
Mr Balfour criticises two Ministers for delaying facts and calls for frank sorrow for an honest blunder. He warns that failure to record regret could endanger public life and urges the Premier to find a form more in keeping with the House's credit and public service purity.
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George
Debate Context Cited As Timing Limitation Mentioned
The text notes that at that moment the present debate would not have arisen, implying timing constraints or prior conditions shaped its emergence. No further specifics or identities are provided in the fragment.
Grey Defends Ministers Amid Harsh Transaction Claims
Sir Edward Grey argued that Bonar Law gave a harsh reading of the transaction and warned that framing it as dishonourable could force the resignation of two ministers. He urged the House to avoid motions that could be seen as censure, noting ministers did not misuse official information and their expressions of regret were sufficient.
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Edward Grey
Severe critic questions Mayeoni share dealings in House
The discourse, led by Bonar Law, targets Sir Rufus Isaacs and Mr Lloyd George over American Marconi shares. It notes dissatisfaction with ministers explanations and accuses ministers of opportunism tied to the Titanic tragedy. Opposition questions moral courage and potential profits amid share declines.
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Rufus Isaacs
Lloyd George
W. J. Adkins
Howse
Marconi
Commons Dignity in Commons after Critical Ordeal
The London Times says the Commons emerged from a very critical ordeal with more credit than seemed probable, largely due to Mr Asquith and Mr Balfour delivering fine speeches.
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The
London Times
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Rules for Ministers Avoid Conflicts and Undisclosed Interests
In a briefing dated June 21 at 11.20 a.m. Mr Asquith outlined prudence rules for ministers. They should avoid conflicts with public interests, not use official knowledge privately, not push contracts where they have undisclosed private stakes, avoid accepting favors from potential state contractors, and refrain from speculative investments based on official information.
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Alga
Unionist Papers Criticize House Benign Partisanship Debate
Leading Unionist papers deplore the House failing to rise above partisanship. The Daily Mail says the debate should have ended when Sir Rufus Isaacs and Lloyd George confessed their error and left. Some Unionist papers call Bonar Law’s rejection of Adkins's compromise a mistake.
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London
Daily Mail
Rufus Isaacs
Lloyd George
Bonar -Law
William Adkins
Madman in Bremen School Kills Three G irls and Wounds Many
Berlin reports Schmidt a deranged candidate shot and killed three girls at a Catholic Bremen school, wounded ten others and a teacher, then injured five boys in the playground. He was beaten by an angry crowd before police intervened.
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Berlin
Schmidt
Bremen
Austria Presses Reserve Disbanding and Navy Expansion
The Reichsrat Lower House unanimously urged government action to disband frontier reservists. The Admiralty seeks autumn approval for building a new dreadnought division to replace the Monarch class vessel with construction due to start early in 1914, about 18 months ahead of schedule.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Admiralty
Is It A Rubens Represented by a Perth Buyer
June 21 Melbourne Dr Joseph Summers of Perth bought for £5 02 percent a picture believed to be Pyramus and Thistle by Rubens. If confirmed the work could be valued at about £40,000. The scene recalls Pyramus and Thisbe with tragedy and romance as a common art theme.
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Melbourne
Joseph Summers
Perth
Pyramus
Rubens
Thisbe
Hume Contest Result Triggers Premier Resignation
Sydney reports the Hume election tally shows Lib Patten leading Lyne Labour by 381 votes with 850 ballots uncounted. Prime Minister WyperWyher accepted the inevitable, resigning, and Mr Cook left for Melbourne to arrange dismissal proceedings.
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Patten
William Lyne
Andrew
Wyher
Cook
Melbourne
Mr Cook Faces Difficult Task After Election Impasse
Melbourne report notes Andrew Fisher declines to discuss policy. With no working majority in the House and a substantial Senate minority, Mr Cook will find it hard to carry on the country's business.
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Melbourne
Andrew Fisher
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Senate
Cook
Sensational Sydney youths linked to multiple robberies
In Sydney on April 24 a house burglary at Captain Cox of Woodghti yielded jewellery thefts and a violent struggle when a masked intruder fired and fled. Earlier, two masked robbers demanded money from Mr Leggett on Belmore Road, wounding him. Lawrence and Rey Cox were arrested after Roy Cox confessed to planning the sister robbery and the Leggett hold up. A revolver was found in Lawrence’s room.
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Earler
Leggett
Belmore Road
Lawrence
Rey Cox
Roy
Yesternight
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Suffragettes Burn Unoccupied Manor in Solihull Fire
An empty Solihull mansion was set ablaze and a card discovered on the grounds urged Judge Phillimere to not judge. The incident appears linked to suffragette activity, with authorities investigating the motive and any persons involved.
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London
Solihull
Phillimere
Lloyd George condemns suffragette tactics in Nash's Magazine
In Nash's Magazine, Mr Lloyd George calls the militant suffragette tactics sheer organised lunacy. He argues that increased force only strengthens Parliament and the opposition against them.
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London
Lloyd George
Nash
Methodist Separation Report From Brisbane Conference
At the Methodist Conference in Brisbane on June 21 the Rev. W. J. Spence of New Zealand announced that separation from New Zealand had been carried out in a brotherly spirit. Legal ties are cut but fraternal relations remain strong.
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W. J. Spence
New Zealand
Steamer Uskmoor Encounters Distressed Whaler 700 Miles From Vincent
The steamer Uskmoor sighted the whaler Sound of Jura battered and adrift 700 miles from Vincent. Four crew members had died from beriberi while the rest were ill and the topmast broken. The Uskmoor and the Sound of Jura were 700 miles from Vincent.
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London
Jura
Pacific
Beriberi
Fura
Vincent
Australian Submarine Launched by Vickers Firm
London reports another Australian submarine has been successfully launched by Vickers firm of Barrow. The press note credits the successful launch to ongoing Australian naval construction efforts as of June 19 reporting from London.
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London
Vickers
Barrow
Mob lynching reported in Hot Springs Arkansas
A Black person fatally harmed by a mob in Hot Springs Arkansas during a June 19 report. The mob tied the individual to a tele graph pole at a street corner, killing him in connection with an assault on a Black child.
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New York
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Rifles and Bayonets Found on Steamship Grenmore
Four cases of rifles and bayonets were found aboard the steamer Grenmore near London on June 20. The discovery adds to wartime stockpile concerns as authorities inspect cargo and investigate how the weapons reached the vessel.
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London
Underwriters Pay for Turakina Butter and Cheese Loss
The underwriters cover the total loss of butter and cheese from the Turakina. This settlement completes the insurance claim for the cargo damaged at sea.
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Turakina
Will Found Too Late In Devonshire Estate Case
In 1909 the head gardener’s will, believed intestate, led an Australian relative to claim and receive £5000. The document was later found hidden in the gardener’s house ceiling, revealing the will left all funds to his housekeeper.
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Duke of Devonshire
Florida Storm Tops Marsh Island Coast
A storm swept the Florida Reef and a tidal wave overflowed Marsh Island, an area largely inhabited by Black residents. Communication to the island is cut, and the number of deaths remains unknown.
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New York
Florida Reef
Marsh Island
Chamber Rejects Gouialist Shortening of Army Service
In Paris on June 20 the Chamber overwhelmingly vetoed an amendment by Gouialist to cut army service by six months. The decisive vote halted the proposal and preserves existing conscription length.
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Paris
Immigration policy shifts in New Zealand offer passage aid
June report from Wellington details H D Bell's hints of a new system to showcase New Zealand to prospective immigrants. Government may fund full passage for domestic servants and farm workers with repayment terms, while shipping lines secure space for this year and next. Led by the High Commissioner, the plan aims to attract workers with initial low wages and farm training requirements.
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Wellington
Post
H. D. Bell
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
South America
Hiwi
Maori Welcomers Kiss Prince George at Auckland Event
At a Maori welcome for Prince George of Battenberg in Auckland on June 21, Maori maidens embraced and kissed the prince, while officers, including Captain Halsey, watched and endured the festive greeting. The prince appeared amused yet embarrassed as the unplanned ceremony concluded.
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Citain
Georga
Battenberg
Halsey
Prince George
Woods Gettis Cure Never Fails in influenza claim
A fragment reports an influenza claim titled Woods gotey Katet Cure Never fails. The text hints at a claimed remedy or remedy line but provides little verifiable detail or context.
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