General Staff defence plan praised by British official
London reports show Secretary of State for War Haldane lauding the General Staff's system as far ahead of prior plans and stressing the need for a common Empire wide defence approach. The piece recounts Moltke era efficiency, the 1906 General Staff reforms, and the role of trained officers in coordinating colonial and home forces.
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Brighton
General Staff
Count Moltke
Britain
Lond Usher
Army Headquarters
Army Council
Selection Board
India
Staff College
Army
Staf
Craidane
Haklane
Premier Voyage Shift Delays Rail Trip Plans
The Premier Sir Joseph Ward, who left for the south, aims to return by Friday afternoon. The planned trip of Hon. A. Millar to Otira and the West Coast is postponed as Cabinet convenes in Wellington Monday. Millar likely passes Ashburton Saturday. Ashburton Bowling Club names players for a match against Jommkca with a long list of selected members.
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Treasury
Dominion
Sir Joseph
Addington
Timber Commission
Joseph Ward
Yg. A. Millar
Otira
West Coast
Wellington
Millar
Ashburton
Jommkca
Craighead
Meddine
Pritchard
Sutherland
Garland
Clark
Doll
Castles
Hart
P. Stewart
Mawson
Watsford
J. D. Stewart
Klackier
Mower
Unidrill
Manchester Is
A. Christie
MeQlurg
Tuytill
Trouts In Exhibition Discussed By Franco-British Display
A correspondence chain reveals A E H Shury asking the High Commissioner Hall-Jones to query the Ashburton Acclimatisation Society about trout given to the Tourist Department for display at the Franco-British Exhibition. The Produce Commissioner reports the fish were owned by the Tourist Department and scheduled for London exhibition, with ten returned to New Zealand and six kept in London.
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Hall-Jones
Ashburton
Tourist Department
H. ©. Cameron
S.s. Mooltan
Wellington
Rakaia
Rangitata
Selwyn
Waitaki
Southland
Rotorua
Waikato
New Zealand
London
Imperial Institute
Ashburton Acclimatisation Society
Dominion
Canterbury Times
Pregs
Shury
T. BK. Donne
Trial in Madrid over Sackville succession dispute
Three men face trial in Madrid on charges of falsifying a church marriage record between dancer Papita Duran and Gabriel Oliva in 1861. Ernest Sackville-West seeks to prove he is the eldest legitimate son of the late Lord Sackville, while Lionel Sackville-West is noted as heir. The case centers on alleged tampering around 1900 and questions of a 1851 marriage erasure.
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Sanchego
Church of San Millan
Rophon
Antari
Papita Duran
Gabriel Oliva
Ernest Sackville- West
Duran
Lord Sackville
Lionel Sackville-West
Rephen
Ernest
Lor Sackville
Pan
Lionel Edward Sackville West
Ernest Henry J. S. Sackville West
Josephine Duran de Ortiga
Ernest Sackville-West
Spains
France
Josephine
Australian grain and produce quotations from Sydney Melbourne Adelaide
Market quotes from Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide dated March 3 show positions for wheat oats barley maize bran pollard potatoes onions butter cheese and bacon. Wheat prices range from 4s 4d in Melbourne to 4s 31d in Adelaide with other grains and staples listed under merchant retailer quotations.
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Sydney
New Zealand
Melbourne
Adelaide
Australian Wheat Crop Estimates For The Season
An estimate shows total Australian wheat production at 64,499,000 bushels with Victoria and South Australia as major exporters. Consumption is put at 31,000,000 bushels, leaving about 33,499,000 bushels for export. A Timaru grain merchant reports 16,000 bushels traded at 88 74 at a country station.
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Victoria
South Australia
New South Wales
West Australia
Queensland
Tasmania
Totel
Tee Cae
Timaru
Premier and Public Affairs Update From Dunedin
Sir Joseph Ward travels between Dunedin Christchurch and Wellington as Cabinet meetings loom. The Wellington Manawatu railway purchase final payment of £415,000 is completed. Immigrant assisted passage criteria are clarified by the High Commissioner.
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Prees Association
Dunedin
Josph Ward
Invercargill
Idunedin
Christchurch
Wellington
Wellington and Manawatu Rearhway Company
London
Wellington-Manawati
Joseph To
New Zealand
Iam
Joseph
Dominion
Shortage of Trucks Hits New Zealand Mines
Auckland March 9 reports highlight truck shortages as a major issue with the busy season. Huntly mines feel the pinch as orders from New Plymouth and Wellington for Taupiri coal stall due to insufficient rail hauling capacity. Mine owners say the Main Trunk line opening offers a chance for improved North Island trade, particularly in Taupiri coal, and foresee strong demand in Taranaki.
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Auckland
Huntly
New Plymouth
Wellington
Taupiri
North Island
Taranaki
Wellington Athletes Named for Champion Meeting
Athletes selected to represent Wellington at the champion meeting include Woodger at 200 yards, Burtle in the half mile and mile, Sharpe in the three miles, Kerr for the walks, Wallace in hammer, and McKay for pole vault. Quarter-mile and jumping reps to be chosen later.
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Woodger
Burtle
Sharpe
Kerr
Wallace
McKay
San Invercargill
New Zealand League
Wheelmen
New Zealand Sports Federation
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