London and Dominion News Roundup From Gisborne to Auckland
A Gisborne telegram reports James McGuigan fatally injured after being kicked in the abdomen by two horses at Kararu Station. Freshening westerly winds forecast with cloudy unsettled weather and rain. In Ashburton County grain and shipments rise as lots change hands at good prices. Mayoress Davia receives £2 2s donation for Cadet prizes, funds still needed for cups. At Auckland a bookmaker, Joseph Painton, charged over Alexandra Park races, fined £20 plus costs. Trade Commissioners visit Timaru to learn of South Canterbury’s exports and harbour facilities. Reform Party discussion at Auckland club features Hon FM B Wisher. Independent MPs present. Douglas motor cycle highlighted for comfort and low vibration, prices from £60 via G H Carson, Tancred Street.
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Reform Party
B. Wisher
Reforms Club
Auckland
Messrs
J. HY. Hradney
Mander
M.p.'s
Inn
Messrs Coates
Glover
M.P
Fisher
Ashburton Preparations For Prime Minister Visit
Ashburton carriers and railway staff present a case to Mr H P Mercer before the Prime Minister's Canterbury tour. Massey timetable includes Christchurch speeches, Ashburton Show visits, Little River Akaroa, Oxford, Geraldine sports, Waimate, and North Canterbury tours with officials and trade commissioners.
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Oxford
Isits Geraldine
Waimate
Aru
North Canterbury
Balkan War Updates From Adrianople Bombardment Decrease
Constantinople reports the bombardment of Adrianople is decreasing, signaling a easing phase in the Balkan conflict. The press association dispatch notes reduced fire and shifting frontline pressure as of February 28.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
National Defence Association urges clear defence policy
The National Defence Association sent a memorial to Mr Asquith urging the Government to consult the association and provide a plain statement of the defence problem. It regrets defence committees focus on invasion and calls for a full review of overseas and home military strength and questions Territorial forces ability to defend at home.
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London
National Defence Association
Asquith
Territoriala
Labour Unrest Threatens General Strike Across Railways
London reports a railway strike threat with train porters set to join. Syndicalists led by Tom Manz and associates plan joint action, signaling a broad labor confrontation ahead of potential stoppages.
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London
Tom Manz
London Hat-Makers Vote on Broad Strike Plan
Fourteen thousand London hatmakers ballot on strike over alleged breach of the latest award and demand the dismissal of non unionists.
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Thonsand
London
Government to push one man one vote bill early next session
Mr Samuel speaking at Buckingham stated the government would introduce a one man one vote bill early in the next session. He added that due to suffragette action Parliament should not pass a Women's Suffrage Act at this juncture, else the country would profoundly disapprove.
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London
Samuel
Buckingham
Porte Offers Peace Talks Via Russia Over Adrianople
Sopla notes that the Porte has tentatively offered to negotiate peace with Bulgaria through Russia. The basis is the surrender of Adrianople with hope that other conditions will be discussed concurrently.
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SOPLA
Porte
Russia
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Bulgarian Warship Captures Turkish Vessel Off Varna
A Bulgarian warship captured a Turkish vessel off Varna carrying 3,000,000 pounds of barley. In Corfu a Greek destroyer seized a Turkish merchantman at Marandia with a cargo of foodstuffs bound for the Janina garrison.
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Varna
Corfu
Marandia
Janina
Australia’s faithfulness in naval debate challenged
Ottawa on February 28 reports Mr Knowles stating Australia is alone faithfully carrying out the 1910 Admiralty agreement. He urges Canada to do the same alongside its current contribution and calls for a plebiscite to reveal the country’s true opinion.
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Ottawa
Knowles
Australia
Admiralty
Canada
Conspiracy at Constantinople Claims Government Target
A conspiracy uncovered against the government organized by Lufti leads to multiple arrests, including military officers, with a secretary to Prince Sebased din noted among those detained.
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Constantinople
Lufti
Prince Sebaseddin
Privy Council Appeals Debate Shapes Canadian Law
The Senate debated limiting Privy Council appeals in favor of the Australian system. Sir Richard Scott said the Privy Council favored companies over individuals and municipalities. Sir George Ross argued municipal by law cases should not be appealable beyond Canadian Courts.
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Ottawa
Senate
Privy Council
Richard Scott
George Ross
Strike of Dressmakers Reported in Boston
In February in New York city a report notes three thousand shirt-waist dress makers in Boston have struck for higher wages. The item records labor action by workers seeking better pay and conditions.
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New York
Boston
Navy status confirmed in Imperial Fleet arrangement
Melbourne officials defend official status of Australian Navy saying it is listed in the Imperial Navy List and part of a great Imperial Fleet. Domestic arrangements with the Imperial Government treated as internal and agreed in 1911 to meet contingencies with no outside difficulties.
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Melbourne
Pearce
Imperial Navy
England
Montenegrins Move on Scutari in Balkan Push
The Allgemeine Zeitung reports 80,000 Servians with 94 siege guns advancing from Salonica toward Scutari to confront Montenegrins, aiming to seize strategic port facilities and engage in battle.
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Vienna
Allgemeine Zeitung
Macedonia
Salonica
New South Wales Miners Leader to Run for Senate
Mr D. Watson retires temporarily from the presidency of the Colliery Employees' Federation to campaign for a Senate seat. Observers interpret the move as signaling no expected trouble on the northern coalfields.
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Sydney
D. Watson
Colliery Employees’ Federation
Senate
Government authorises tax relief on imported necessities
Rio de Janeiro reports that on February 28 the Government empowered the Minister of Finance to reduce or abolish duties on imported necessaries, signaling a move to ease consumer costs and stimulate trade.
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Rio DE Janiero
Editor Cecil Chesterton Charged with Libel Trial
Mr Cecil Chesterton editor of the New Witness has been committed for trial for libel with a £500 bail allowed.
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London
Cecil Chesterton
New Witness
Suffragettes Raid Dover Golf Links and Labour Exchange
Suffragettes attacked Dover areas on February 28 in what reported as outrages. They damaged pillar boxes and smashed windows at the New Castle Labour Exchange, amid protests tied to the suffrage movement.
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London
Dover Golf Links
Dover
Newcastle
Labour. Exchange
English bookmaker fined in Edinburgh for football coupon betting
William Biclitte, representing bookmakers in Switzerland, received a £100 fine at Edinburgh for conducting football coupon betting.
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William Biclitte
Switzerland
Edinburgh
Nine-Year-Old Girl Drowns in Eisenach River in Berlin
A Berlin girl aged nine took her own life by drowning in the Eisenach River fearing a reunion with her father who had been imprisoned for maltreating his family.
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Berlin
Eisenach
The Motor Bandits and Carony Death in Prison
A Paris warder on an observation trip heard a choking sound and found prisoner Carony under bedclothes chewing cyanide of potassium. The death occurred within minutes. Callemin has written a detailed account of the Oaby murder. News reports anticipate possible revision of Dieudonne's sentence.
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Paris
Carony
Callemin
Oaby
Dieudonne
German Spy Claire Trapped by Police with Naval Consent
On March 1 at 8 05 a.m. a German spy named Claire was ensnared in a police trap arranged with naval authority consent. The operation provided a chance to secure temporary possession of a tof peao report.
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London
Claire
Chance
Textile interests urge opposition to war in Parliament
Several petitions presented to the Parliamentary Industrial Committee by textile manufacturers protest war with Servia, arguing it would ruin commerce and denounce those eager to push for war.
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Vienna
Industrial Committee
Textile’ Manufacturing Organisation
A British air fleet proposal for mails and armament
London reports Mr Graham White proposing a subsidised air fleet similar to steamships. The plan includes aerodromes air-docks and schools for airmen across the Kingdom. financiers are ready to back the scheme if Government support comes. The Daily Telegraph calls for £1,000,000 from the Exchequer.
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London
Graham White
Daily Telegraph
Gas Workers Strike Shuts Sydney Gas Supply
North Sydney Gas Company employees walk out for a 1s per day wage rise after the Arbitration Court refused to sit as a wages board. About 1600 workers are out, including Mortlake staff, threatening major supply cuts as managers push for immediate resume of work.
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Sydney
North Sydney Gas Company
Arbitration Court
Justice Heydon
Gas Employees’ Union
A. Labour, Council
Australian Gaslight Company
Mortlake Works
Manly
Roumania Asked to Place Itself Under Powers
The Ambassadors' Conference has decided to ask Roumania if she will accept a similar submission to the Powers as Bulgaria, placing her fate in their hands.
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London
Roumania
Bulgaria
Turkish Dissentions Change of Commanders
Reported changes in command at Gallipoli with Suleiman Pasha replacing Fahri Bey after disagreement over Enver Bey’s landing at Chukeni. About 80,000 Bulgarians believed to be at Bulair as operations shift.
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Constantinople
Bulair
Suleiman Pasha
Fahri Bey
Gallipoli
Enver ‘Bey
Chukeni
Shortage of Naval Officers Prompts Reserve Officer Openings
London reports the Admiralty will admit a limited number of Naval Reserve officers aged 22 to 82 to the military branch on the Navy supplementary list. Candidates must undergo twelve months of training. Pay rates mirror those on the supplementary list.
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London
Admiralty
German eviction sparks debate over lease terms
In Berlin on February 28 Herr Sohst, a tenant of the Kaiser's Cadmen estate, received a quit notice for resisting costly rebuilds outside his lease terms. The Kaiser defended the eviction as due to his unprogressive farming work, while the Ebling court ruled the eviction illegal and upheld the lease.
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Berlin
Herr Sohst
Kaiser
German Agricultural Council
Sohst
Agricultural Society
Ebling
Compulsory Military Training Debate in The Oxford Magazine
The Oxford Magazine argues that soldiering is irrelevant to degrees and sport and could only be forced by a major usurpation of Parliament's rights, questioning compulsory military training and its political justification.
Clark Murder Case Reveals Poison Plot and Letters
Delhi reports a murder case involving Mrs Fulham and Clark. Letters from July to November describe administering poison and disguising tastes to secure a widowhood and later advise reconciliation. Clark expresses gratitude while promising repayment and faith.
Canadian Naval Bill Passed in Second Reading
The Canadian Naval Bill passed its second reading by a vote of thirty. Premier Borden pledged to submit the permanent naval policy to the people at the general election. He could not confirm whether the policy would include a Pacific fleet until Cabinet policy is formed.
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Ottawa
Borden
Pacific
Imperial Preference debate on South Africa Union entry
Sir L Jameson told a meeting of the British South Africa Company that preference for South Africa would not be granted while Dominions resist. He argued Rhodesia would not join the Union now, saying absorp tion is unlikely and not desired as yet.
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Proia Association
London
L. Jameson
South’. Africa
South’ Africa
South Africa
Great Britain
Union
The Scott Fund Benefit Realises £536 in Melbourne
Melbourne on March 1 saw a theatrical benefit for the Scott Fund raise £536, funds to aid the charity. The event drew attendees and performers contributing to the total.
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Melbourne
Scott Fund
Fatal Omaha hotel fire traps guests
A wooden Omaha hotel burned rapidly killing about twenty guests and injuring many. The blaze destroyed the hotel register, hampering identification as frantic survivors fled the inferno and only a few escaped.
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Press Association
Marth
New York
Omaha
House Money Trust Committee Backs Stricter Exchange Rules
The Money Trust Committee in the House of Representatives recommends adopting tighter stock exchange regulations and revising national bank laws to better protect depositors. The proposal follows discussions in leading Guardian columns and signals reform efforts from Washington.
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Washington
Trust Committee
House of Representatives
Guardian
Rise in boot prices hits Australian market cited
Sydney reports boot makers will lift prices 5 to 10 percent due to high hides and leather costs. Exports in 1910 and 1912 show rising demand and a 12 percent wage increase for female factory workers under the Wages Board award.
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Sydney
Australia
Pankhurst sentence reprieved as hunger strikes rise
The Home Secretary remits Sylvia Pankhurst’s hard labour sentence while Mr George Landsbury’s son and daughter, now in the second division, undertake hunger strikes.
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McKenna
Sylvia Pankhurst
George Landsbury
New Zealand Battleship Arrives Off Capetown for Festivities
The battleship Zealandia has arrived at Capetown as the Union Government plans a four day festival at Groot Schuur with Lord Gladstone hosting a banquet for officers.
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Capetown
Zealand
Union
Groot Schuur
Lord Gladstone
Abortive murder plot in Melbourne native accounts
Melbourne report details a native plot to massacre German men in a large locality. Sixty German males were to be killed and their wives and daughters divided among thirteen chiefs. Ringleaders confessed and were deported. remaining villagers sent to another island.
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Melbourne
German New Guinea
Mount Lyell Disaster Reveals Dry Level and Preserved Bodies
Hobart reports the 50 foot level at the North Lyell mine is free of water and intact as before flooding. Eighteen bodies discovered are in a surprisingly good state of preservation, an unexpected finding amid the disaster.
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Hobart
North Lyell Mine
Decotations for Settlement Amid Gas Strike Turmoil
Minister of Labour Carmichael arrives from Yass amid plans to begin in function proceedings against gas strikers. If strikers do not return, Sydney could lose gas tonight as North Shore Gas advertises 400 positions and volunteers work retorts. A Registrar of Industries conference yielded no result and continues today.
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Sydney
Carmichael
Yass
North Shore“Gas Company
North Shore
Portlake
Registrar of Industries
Queen of Singers Madame Vialtzeva Dies in Petersburg Funeral
In St Petersburg on February 28 mourners attended the funeral of Madame Vialtzeva known as the Queen of the Gypsy Singers and a noted interpreter of popular sentiment. Grasses were plucked from the graveside as a sign of respect.
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ST. Petersburg
T. . Petersburg
Madame ‘Vialtzeva
Gipsy Singers
Street Riot Inquest Reopens Over Snowy Fulton Death
The inquest into Snowy Fulton a noted boxing trainer resumed and adjourned at Bydeny. A witness testified Reginald Buttell involved in the riot rushed a butcher’s shop and returned when Fulton was stabbed. Buttell was remanded on murder charges after the inquest.
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Bydney
Fire devastates cultural sites in San Sebastian
A blaze in San Sebastian destroyed the municipal library the Museum the Academy of Music and several houses as spectators left the theatre. In Dunedin a fire gutted Mrs William Wrights Union Street residence with losses ranging from 200 to 2300 above insured values. the owner and son Dundas Wright suffered major losses including an uninsured valuable violin.
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Press Association
Madrid
San Sebastian
Museum
Academy of Music
Dunedin
Mareh i
William Wright
Union Street
Dundas Wright
Wright
Jewellery stolen from passenger on Maheno voyage
Aboard the steamer Maheno a passenger from New Zealand, Miss A. Dorr, reports loss of jewellery valued at £40 during the voyage. Believed stolen, the item was missing from her cabin on March 1.
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Aim
Sydney
BR. A. Dorr
New Zealand
Maheno
Drowning Incidents Reported in Adelaide Wellington and Dunedin
In Adelaide at Wallaroo jetty two men named Stephenson and Putres drowned during diving work. In Wellington Seatoun a gasworks employee W M Ham and his wife and four year old child died when their boat capsized while fishing near Pinnacle Rocks. Potter survived. In Dunedin Ravensbourne Vincent Park aged seven and his younger brother died while playing near a wharf steps. the body was not recovered.
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Adelaide
Stephenson
Putres
Wallaroa
Wellington
Seatoun
W. M. ‘Ham
Hichard Potter
Pinnacle Rocks
Potter
Ham
Child
Herbert
Bos
Dunedin
Vincent Park
Ravensbourne
Erade Commission opens in Christchurch morning hearing
The Eradé Commission opened in Christchurch with welcome from Sir K E Vincent president of the Chamber of Commerce. The Dominion’s future was praised as bright. Evidence focused on irregularities in shipments of tinned meat and storage challenges at London, with regulators urged by Marriner for the Chamber of Commerce.
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Christchurch
Eradé Commission
Ite
Oittings
Chamber of Commerce
Ke, Vincent
Chough
Dominion
Lyttelton Harbour Board
Rogard
A. Kaye
Campbell
Kaye
London
Marriner
Chamber of E. Urg
Investi- Commerce
Supreme Court sentences in Christchurch and Auckland courts
In Christchurch and Auckland courts on February 28, multiple defendants faced sentences. Frank Kissel received one year imprisonment plus four years reformative detention for indecent assault on a minor, while Patrick Egan, aged 68, got five years imprisonment. Frederick Bradshaw’s theft case was deferred pending Crown confirmation. Youthful offender Patrick Dian was placed on probation for two years with £200 sureties. Parton and Gillard received six months each for railway station theft, Parton also labeled an habitual criminal. George Irving faced two years on several charges with five years reformative treatment. Percy Mercer was given twelve months reformative treatment for breach of a prohibition order.
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Christchurch
Supreme Court
Frank Kissel
Patrick Egan
Frederick Bradshaw
Auckland
Patrick Dian
Wis
Justice Edwards
Henry William
Swift
Parton
Philip . Gillard
Gillard
George Irving
Edwards
Percy
Mercer
Racing Report From Wanganui Exhibition Day
On the second day of racing at Wanganui a large crowd attended the event. Results show Frank J. Saas and Red-Ore A Zeles tying for first in the Antrim Handicap with a time around 15 minutes.
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Wanganui
Antrim
Frank J. Saas
Zeles
Tady Nolazi
Dekho
Auction of Estate Sells to Mr Reid at £1140
The auction opened with bids of £400 and rose quickly as Messrs Reid and Waugh competed. The property finally sold to Mr Reid for £1140 after a brisk bidding pace.
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Reid
Waugh
Heat records at Domain Weather Station prompt cattle debate
The Domain Weather Station logged seventy one degrees in the shade this afternoon amid a quirky exchange. Mr Buchanan asked Switness in a case yesterday about cattle impounded and sweating, while Day contends a horse or monkey never sweats, noting a saying about sweating like a bullock.
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Buchanan
Day
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