Deaths Sprott and Wilson Notices Mention Local Homes
Death notices record Annis Elizabeth Sprott of Havelock Street Annis Elizabeth Sprott aged 62 wife of Samuel Sprott late of Dorie dies at home June 87. Wilson notice reports Meredith Wilson husband of Mary Wilson dies at Wakanui residence Meredith Wilson in his 89th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprott
Ehnwood
Havelock Street
Annis Elizabeth
Samuel Sprott
Dorie
Wilson
Wakanui
Meredith
Mary Wilson
New Zealand Governor's Speech Highlights Land Reform and Dominion Status
The Governor's Speech outlines proposed Native Lands legislation to secure land for native owners and surplus for European settlers, plus tariff talks with Canada, road and telegraph investments, and reform of the Industrial Arbitration Act. It notes plans to seek Dominion status but warns against egotism and ceremonial excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uardbdoris
Phinket
New Zealand
Éia
Linon
Lound
Déghérry
Goodman Vergos
Native Lands Commission
Canada
Joseph Ward
Cass
Colony
Dominion
Local and General News Highlights and Notices
The Hon W Hall Fones plans a leave visit to England and Japan while Sir Joseph Ward and several ministers consider leaving Wellington for Lyttelton to attend Sir John Hall’s funeral, but rough seas delayed the Hinemon trip. Also reported: a Hokitika magistrate fines some for after hours at hotels. a Waka Nui sale notes 222 fat lambs at 1851d each. market gardeners in Essex offer twopence for dead wasps to deter queen wasps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hall-Fones
England
Jiuipan
Joseph Ward
Wellington
Lyttelton
Hinemon
Sir John Hall
James Brach
Wakanui
Hokitika
Palmerston Nortis
Essex
Shanghai
Tuson
New Zealand
Egypt
South Africa
Weather notes and local items from Ashburton era
Weather indicates westerly gale and rain, plus frosty morning at Ashburton Domain. Local items report a new YMCA in Timaru, a coal seam found at Huntersworld, a hospital injury from a horse incident, and ongoing community notices. The Tinwald Debating Society plans a July 10 inter civic debate with Ashburton society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Thomas, Ward
Ashburton Hospital
Chertsey
G. Porter
Fernery
Tinwald Literary and Debating Society
Savas
McKay
Ashburton
Mitchell
Turner
Orchestral Society
Madame Collard
Soprans
Richard Aslan
Christchurch
Mount Jyell
Kerepechi
Thames
Ashburton Domain
Nebogatoffas
Petropavlosk
Tsushima
Greymouth Star
Legislative Council
Wellington
Carnegie
Page
Opening of Ashburton Presbyterian Church Celebrated
A tea and social in Oddfellows Hall marked the church opening. Rev. G. Inglis presided as attendees heard brief congratulatory addresses and a music program. Receipts totaled £1816 12s 8d, with £1000 still needed to clear debt as construction neared completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Presbyterian Church
Ashburton
Oddfellows
Mesdames Lane
Walker
McAllister
Anderson
Mesdamesa Huster
Cameron
Misses Wilson
Thos. Tait and Mackenzie
Christchurch
Inglis
Building Society
Whitehouse
Paterson
Bellhouse
Donald McLean
A. Norman
Torris
J. Lane
Templeton
W. McDonald
FE. Tucker
Watt
Lane
Claridge
Gates
Richardson
Afr EL G. Craighead
Magistrates action fines and breaches at Winslow Hotel
Thomas Murphy pleaded guilty to selling liquor in a No License district at the Winslow Hotel on June 20. He was fined £20 with one month to pay after the magistrate rejected character as a defense. Other items include John Robinson fined 5s for cycling without light and James Conally fined 40s for liquor procurement during a prohibition order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Murphy
Sath
Winslow Hotel
Mr Kennedy
Murphy
John Robinson
James Conally
Methven
Ashburton dentist cleared over offensive window letter
At Ashburton Magistrate Court Arthur Lonsdale Zouch faced charges for showing a letter in his Tancred Street window that mocked Charles William Seymour and referred to Vernon Percival Boot. The magistrate dismissed the case without costs after hearing testimony from witnesses including Seymour and Boot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
W. G. Day
Arthur Lonsdale Zouch
Vernon Percival Boot
Charles William Seymour
C. W. Seymour
Ashburton Dental Society
Seymour
Tancred Street
Harvey
Buchanan
Justices of the Peace
Woernon Percival Hoot
Zouch
Thera
Arthur Pilbrow
Sey- Tne
New Zealand Dental Association
David Thomas
Thomas
Ti Boot
Methven Rakaia Train Service Petition Adopted
A Mount Hutt Road Board meeting chaired by W J Dickie endorsed a petition to the Railway Department for an extra Methven to Rakaia Christchurch train service. Attendees urged better sheep truck and mail timings, approving Thursday train arrangements and weekly schedules aligned with Tuesday times. The petition was signed by all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hutt Road Board
Railway Department
Methven
Rakaia
W. Jd
Dickie
Dickie J
Hamish McLean
Minister of Railways
Takaia
Christchurch
Jas. Nee
M. McLeod
E. Mahood
Platform Collapse Endangers Thirty Scholars in Newcastle
Twenty foot fall from a gasworks staging sent thirty scholars and teachers to the pavement. Five were taken to hospital with injuries while the rest suffered minor hurts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Fitzroy
Oxford honors for Donbon and Booth at ceremony
Donbon and Booth receive honorary degrees at Oxford with both men garnering an ovation. A strong earthquake jolt is felt in Anglesey while crowds gather in Holyhead. The government seeks Parliament approval to veto a discretionary recognition for Lord Cromer’s Egypt services reported at about £50,000. The Duke of Devonshire shows slow but steady improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donbon
Booth
Mark Pwein
Oxford
Anglesey
Holyhead
Lord Cromer
Egypt
Duke of Devonshire
Peace Conference Debates Torpedo Deterrence and Prize Courts
At the June 27 Peace Conference Sir Ernest Luton urged reattaching torpedoes to recognized warships to deter civilian craft from approaching warships. Britain and Germany clashed over contraband, search rights, and the structure of prize courts with diverging proposals for wartime tribunals and neutral peace time courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Hasun
Ernest Luton
Britain
Germany
Gerwany
Surrender and conference notes in French affairs
Albert surrendered to the Public Prosecutor at Montpellier repaying a 100 franc loan to Clemenceau and returning railway fare. George Cagulet, deputy for Gironde and viticulturist, traveled from Narbonne to consider defects in a wine measure at the Argelier Wine Committee conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Albert
Montpellier
France
M. Clemenceau
Argelier
M. George Cagulet
Gironde
Narbonne
Idaho Murder Trial Defense Evidence Questions Mineowners Ties
In New York on June 27, defense witnesses in the Idaho murder case describe Orchard saying Steunenberg caused his poverty and would be avenged. John Elliot, a Soldiers' Home inmate, testifies Orchard claimed ties to the Mineowners' Association and that the Western Federation of Miners would be crushed, with a world‑shocking event to occur within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Idaho
London Stock Exchange sees cheerful tone on June 27
The London Stock Exchange reports a hopeful mood as traders feel the tide of adversity may have turned. Market chatter in London indicates renewed optimism amid ongoing financial concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Stock Exchange
Pe kin to Paris Motor Race Update From Siberia
Prince Borghese leading the Pekin to Paris motor race has reached Kiatchi Siberia. M Pons is stranded in the Gebi Desert as natives drag his motorcycle with camels. race progress and disruptions noted from Paris to Kiatchi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Prince Borghese
Kiatchi
Siberia
M. Pons
Gebi Desert
A New Cruiser The Inflexible Launched at Clydebaul
The Inflexible, an armoured cruiser of 15 000 tons, was launched at Clydebaul. It will reach a speed of 35 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clydebaul
Victorian butter grading reform proposed at London meeting
At a Home and Foreign Produce Exchange gathering in London on June 27 Mr Bent and Mr Taverner discussed Victorian butter grades. Members approved changing the allotment to 70 for favour 20 for texture and 10 for condition with a 90 point minimum for first class. Grading to be completed within ten days of shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jie
Bent
Taverner
Home and Foreign Produce Exchange
Queensland's Prosperity Dinner Remarks by Sir Horace Tozer
Sir Horace Tozer presided at the Queensland dinner noting the territory's prosperity. He claimed funds were sufficient to pay not only six months interest but a full year in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queensland
Sir Horace Tozer
The Cruiser Pyramus Floated Off Reef Arrives at Cooktown
The cruiser Pyramus, originally tied on a reef near Sydney, has been floated free and reached Cooktown. Naval authorities were informed of the development on June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Cooktown
Wreckage at Botany Bay Thought from a Dismasted Vessel
Sydney authorities believe the Botany Bay wreckage stems from a dismasted vessel. A rope attached to the wreckage released it, indicating it was not connected to a hull and suggesting a detached salvage or drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botany Bay
Sydney
Botany
Calliope Dock Claim Heard in Auckland Harbour Case
Evidence closed in the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company claim for 15000 pounds against the Auckland Harbour Board. Harbour Board engineer W H Hamer maintained bow ropes were too light, causing the ship to lurch forward and cant the blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Calliope Dock
Shaw, Savill and +‘ Albion Company
Tramp Scow Ashore Near Kaipara Heads
The scow Tramp, carrying timber from Kaipara to Onehunga, ran aground about twenty miles south of Kaipara Heads on a sandy beach. The vessel is undamaged, high on the shore, and the crew are all safe ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Kaipara
Onehunga
Kaipara Heads
Death of Rev Father Lewis Vicar-General Wellington
The Rev. Father Lewis Vicar-General of the Wellington archdiocese since 1898 died last night after a surgical operation five weeks ago He was fifty four years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Father Lewis
Archdiocese of Wellington
Poultry Show Awards at Wellington Event
Special prizes at the Wellington Poultry Society show were awarded to Wyandotte Club contenders from Blenheim Carterton Mangatoa Karori Eketahuna Dannevirke Rongotea and Southland Fanciers Culb Ashburton. Winners include Silver male W Lowman and Golden male A Hickling with Champion Shield awarded to T B Boyes. Anconas also took multiple prizes in Ashburton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand
Wellington Poultry Society
W. Lowman
Blenheim
J. Mead
Carterton
A. Hickling
Mangatoa
T. Boyes
Karori
J. Boyes
Eketahuna
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H. Collins & CO
Qoal Stores
Seias
Sheffield Steel
G. Mieddins
the People’s Ironmonger
Burnett Street
Arcade
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association of Ganterbury, Ltd
Abburton Franch
Pritchard Bros
Casey
SUTYS
Kamman & Terris, Roilie House Decorators
Barnett Street
Eiderdown
Change É&, Glocs Ltd
Andrew
West Town
Cox Street
Allenton
Wing
Flashbourne
F. Servit
Cox Street West
Seriit
Capital
Capital Building
Aout
F. Ferriman
Oqapital Farm
Pws
H. Gresgar
Sorenon & Mechanical
Dent Deneist
Havelock Streat
H. Thompson
Marlborough Province
Nelson District
R. Y. Ferguson
H. M. Jones
Cali
Monster Sale
Brittar Street
Linwood
N.Z
LOO
Violetta Toilet Company
H. F. Stevens
ACME
W. Anderson
TOTTY
R. Totty, Chemist
Burnett
Hughes
Eggs
OT Inners
Sheep Country
Canterbury
Trong
H. E. Bonnington
Chemist
ADIES
Manchester Bros
Mitchell and Turner
Philadelphia
Frank Cartive
Bast Surert
Ashhurion Guardian
Macgwa Ust Veritan EY Pravalebit
the Governor's
Speech
Standard
Robert Scott
H. Shackleton
Dunedin Star
Scott
Shackleton
G. H. Carson Crele and
Motor Works
ST. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
G. Day, Sr
A. Whitaker
J. H. Anderson
Shearman Brothers
Graham Roberts
United Press Association
Electric Telegraph
Press Association
Per Press Association
London Stock Exchange
Pekin
Pyramus
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