Arbitration Court awards compensation to Parker family
The Arbitration Court of Wellington grants £500 to the relatives of Thomas Parker, a telegraph lineman killed while working on the lines. A weather forecast notes southerly winds, cloudy conditions, possible showers along the coast, and slowly rising barometer. Hugo Priedlander, welcomed back by the ichman, speaks at the Hospital Board meeting on drainage inquiries, mentioning a Norwich patent process to address drainage without fall, with tanks for collection and disposal.
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Arbitration Court. of
Wellington
Thomas Parker
Bates
Hugo
Priedlander
Ichman
Hospital Board
Norwich
Ater
Aremiraived
Ashburton Notices and Local Appointments Highlight Busy Period
Ashburton community notes report Miss Loy appointed sister at the Ashburton Hospital and the Postmaster Mr C J Norton taking a month off with Mr B T Missen handling duties. Auckland visitor Mr George Roberts recalls past landholdings. Nelson mayor T A H Field urged to run again. Also, updates on Mr Wilfred Coulton’s academic progress and long service of A L Beattie born in Yorkshire, detailing his 86 years with New Zealand Railways.
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Pf Friedland
Ashburthe
Bland
R. B. Bell
Auckland
Loy
Ashburton Hospital
George’ Roberts
Ashburton
C. J. Norton
Deava
B.T. Missen
T. A.H. Field
Nelson
Press Association
John McFarlane
Waihos Downs
Waimate
Andrew McFarlane
Hillside
Dunedin
Wanganui
Mr Beattie
New Zealand Railways
Trade Commission hears New York pricing vs Hamburg routes
Christchurch March 4. J A Frostick told the Empire Trade Commission that it was cheaper to transport goods from England via New York than direct, with rates 49s and 60s per ton. An American rate rise to 60s followed complaints, but London via Hamburg became cheaper. William Murray of Christchurch Meat Co described frozen meat trade conditions and urged that veterinary inspectors gain international status.
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Christchurch
Empire
Trade Commission
J.A. Frostick
England
New York
London
Hamburg
William Murray
New Zealand
Obituary: Lieut. Galvant Gir J. F. Bagot
London notice reports the death of Lieut. Galvant Gir J. F. Bagot a Conservative member of the House of Commons for the war department. The brief item notes his passing as announced in the capital.
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London
Galvant Gir
J. F. Bagot
Trember
House of Commons
Rheumo Promises Cure for Uric Acid Ailments
Advertisement touts Rheumo as a scientific remedy that removes excess uric acid from the blood to cure gout rheumatism lumbago and sciatica. It claims liniments only ease pain and notes bottles cost 2s 6d or 4s 6d with further reference to chemists and stores.
Turley Pasha Pushes Adrianople Cession Amid War Talks
Reports from Constantinople Sofia and London on March 1 indicate Sheyket Pasha urged the Russian ambassador to accept Adrianople as a Balkan frontier basis with Russia mediating. Russia asked to inform the Porta that peace overtures go directly to the Allies via Russia. Prospects of peace rise as Turkey seeks neutral mediation through the British and French Foreign Offices.
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Constantinople
Sheyket’ Pasha
Turkey
Adrianople
Ineada
Enos
Russia
Sofia
Bulgaria
London
War era airships and bombs report strikes Doebenitz camp
The Tageblatt cites a four year spread of £48,000,000 for extra military votes. It claims Zeppelin Hansa bombs hit targets in the Doebenitz camp from 5000 feet, remaining invisible to soldiers on the ground.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Doebenitz
Kaiser and Ambassador News From Berlin and Petersburg
Paris dispatch reports the Kaiser to meet an ambassador in Berlin at UM Deleanse while the ambassador travels toward Petersburg as tensions ripple through European capitals.
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Paris
Sthe Kaiser
Deleanse
Berlin
Petersburg
Defence of Empire: New Zealand Vessel Sparks Cape Debate
Cape Town reports that thousands ride excursion trains to view H.M.S. New Zealand as South Africa debates its value in the war. The vessel may influence a great battle, underscoring imperial stakes during wartime.
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Capetown
New Zealand
Cape Argus
South Africa
Labour unrest spurs calls for general strike in Britain
Crowded railway meetings demand the reinstatement of Richardson the guard dismissed for disobedience. The meetings favor a general strike and denounce the Midland Railway Company for systematic victimization.
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London
Richardson
Midland Railway Company
Dreadnought Ratio Debate Echoes in Exeter Speech
Lord Selborne argued in Exeter that the sixteen to ten ratio is insufficient to defend the Empire. He urged a stronger navy and broader strategic commitments to counter naval threats facing Britain.
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London
Lord Selborne
Exeter
Garment Workers Strike Ends in New York
The garment workers' strike ends as manufacturers' terms are accepted in New York on March 1, resolving the labor dispute.
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New York
Garment Workers
Garment Workers Storm Forward Office Over Editorial
About 6000 garment workers stormed the Jewish Daily Forward offices to protest an editorial calling for settlement without recognition of the union. Windows were broken, editors hid in alleys, police struggled to control the mob, and many injuries were reported.
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Forward
Umn
Nin
Darkness Falls Over Suburban Rails and Streets
The text describes dimly lit suburban railway stations and infrequent lamps revealing darkness. Spectators observe curious sights as residents with lanterns visit homes and attend church services. Boarding houses restaurants and hotels suffer special hindrances due to the pall of darkness.
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Phé
Taxi Cab Strike Costs London Firms Large Sums
London reports the taxi cab strike has cost taxi companies £22,000 and drivers £74,000 in wages. Petrol suppliers face £50,000 loss from reduced sales as the strike continues.
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London
Suffragette Hoax Triggers Pontypool Police Mobilisation
Police in Pontypool received an apparently official order to mobilise the Territorials on a war basis. They displayed placards and announced changes in the unit strength before learning the order was a suffragette hoax.
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London
Pontypool
Patriotism Surges as Three Years' Service Is Accepted
A March 2 report from Paris notes a remarkable wave of patriotism with the press and public accepting the need for three years of service. Many veterans are volunteering for a new term, notably cavalrymen.
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Parib
NAVIES OF THEIR OWN DEALT WITH IN OTTAWA
Ottawa reports Mr Borden replying to Mr Puggsley that no protests were received from Australia regarding any departure from the agreement made at the Colonial Conference. The policy urged Overseas Dominions to build navies of their own.
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Ottawa
Borden
Puggsley
Australia
Cross v Crescent pamphlet accuses Christianity uniting against Islam
A widely circulated pamphlet from Constantinople on March 2 claims Christianity unites against Islam and advocates retaliation on all Christians.
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Constantinople
Officials Arrests Amid Government Representations
Thirteen officers delegated from Cha taldja to make representations to the Government have been arrested.
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Chataldja
Battle near Janina drives Turks from Molishcha
In a six hour fight near Molishcha north of Janina on March 2, Turkish forces fled leaving 180 prisoners. After reinforcements arrived the Turks counter attacked but were driven out with Greek losses of several wounded and one killed.
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Athens
Molishcha
Janina
Liz
German Defense Measures Urged by Reichstag Levy Plan
Berlin reports from the North German Gazette outline planned measures to fund defense via a single levy on wealthy individuals if approved. A fortune tax could replace a loan, with £50,000,000 proposed over four years and £11,900,000 allocated for barracks on the east coast, while royalties may lose tax exemptions.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Australian Naval College Geelong Opens With Lord Denman
The Australian Naval College at Geelong was officially opened by Lord Denman. Mr Fisher said he hoped New Zealand would send boys to the college as it already sends boys to the Military College.
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Melbourne
Australian Naval College
Geelong
Lord. Denman
Fisher
New Zealand
Military, College
Turkish Conspiracy Aims to Dethrone Sultan
Vienna reports Young Turks uncovered a plot to depose the Sultan and crown Prince Mahid-ud-din with a coup. Arabs planned to proclaim an Arabian Caliphate with Mecca as HQ. Prince Sabah-ed-din, the Sultan's nephew, is said to lead the conspiracy.
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Vienna
Mahid-ud-din
Adrianople
Mecca
Sabah-ed-din
Admiralty Contracts Rosyth Naval Base Graving Dock
The Admiralty awards a £300,000 contract to Topham Jones and Railton for a third graving dock at Rosyth. The dredging effort will create an entrance channel and reclaim about 200 acres between Rosyth Castle and the Ferry Toll. Spoil from the Firth will be used to reclaim foreshore areas and a large coaling station for warships is anticipated.
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London
Admiralty
Rosyth
Messrs
Rosyth Castle
Suffragettes Cut Railway Signal Wire at Nantyderry
The Home Office reports that Miss Lilian Lenton collapsed and faced imminent danger of death after suffragettes cut a railway signal wire at Nantyderry in Monmouthshire.
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Nantyderry
Monmouthshire
Home Office
Lilian Lenton
Wharf Labourers Strike Ties Up Sydney Harbour
Darling Island wharf labourers strike over pay demand as government railway casual track workers earn 1s per hour while wharf workers receive 9d. The walkout disrupts dock operations and highlights wage disputes among maritime workers.
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Sydney
Darling Island
Sydney Gas Strike Actions Restrict North Shore Workers
The Gas Employees Union secretary says resuming work is on hold until the Union Council meets this afternoon. Two thousand workers at Manly are told to keep working as negotiations proceed. The Industrial Court grants Mr Carmichael an injunction to stop a North Shore delegate from aiding the strike. Only six answered an advertisement for a meeting.
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Sydney
Gas’ Eimployees
Saya
Manly
Industrial Court
Carmichael
North Shore
North Shore Company
Airship Trials Reach 6000 Feet in Russia Transfer
The Parseval airship completed trials covering 140 miles and ascended to 6000 feet before being transferred to Russia.
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St Wns
Russia
Russia Mongol tensions stir in Urga Kiakta armies
Pekin dispatch reports rising anxiety in Russia and Mongolia with Mongolian agents dispersing large stores of arms at Urga and Russians erecting barracks at Kiakta to house four divisions.
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Pekin
Tokio
Mongolia
Urga
Kiakta
Clark murder case ends with two guilty verdicts
The Delhi trial reveals full confession by Clark and joint guilt of Clark and Mrs Fulham. Doctors testifying on heat stroke and arsenic in Fulham's thigh bone. Kathleen Fulham testified Clark gave injections to her father. Jury unanimous. sentence deferred.
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Delhi
Fulham
Kathleen Fulham
Clark
Turf Club Hosts New Zealand Officers at Kenilworth
Received March 3 9 20 am Capetown reports the Turf Club at Kenilworth entertained H M New Zealand officers who later dined with Lord Gladstone. A large attendance attended the event while greenfield sports were arranged for the crew and the Mayor hosted a smoking concert.
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Capetown
Turf Club
Kenilworth
H.mib
New Zealand
Lord Gladstone
Greenpoint
Suffragettes mobbed in Shaftesbury Avenue clash
A large crowd from Soho mobbed two suffragettes near Shaftesbury Avenue. The crowd overturned and smashed an organ as police intervened to rescue the women.
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Shaftesbury Aves
Soho
G Ab
German Kaiser Witnesses Koenig Launch At Wilhelmshaven
The Kaiser witnessed the launch of the super Dreadnought Koenig at Wilhelmshaven and stated such battleships are the greatest need of the current serious hour.
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Berlin
Kaiser
Wilhelmshaven
Men Agree To Return To Work After Gas Crisis
A mass meeting of gas employees decided to resume work this afternoon citing Mr Carmichael's proposal. Parliament to amend the Gas Act to appoint a Wages Board. City streets lit by electricity but many suburban homes and shops still rely on gas. City hospitals report dire shortages as operating theatres suspended.
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Carmichael
Explosion at London railway parcels office injures clerk
An explosion rocked the parcels office at the London and South Western railway station in Devonport. Clerk William Gay was seriously hurt and the office wrecked. Suffragettes are suspected of involvement in the incident.
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London
London and South
Subscriptions Totals For Lord Hardinge Statue Fund
A March 2 report states 187000 rupees have been subscribed as a thank offering for the Viceroy Lord Hardinge’s public re appearance. It is expected that 60000 rupees more will be collected for a statue.
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DELL
Lord Harding
French Polar Expedition Aims For Arctic Run
Paris reports Depayer plans an Arctic expedition with government support. The mission will include two aviators and establish wireless communication as it moves north under French oversight.
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Paris
Depayer
Fishermen Adrift After Ice Floe Split Near Helsingfors
Reports from Helsingfors say about 150 fishermen are adrift on an ice floe after it broke away. Thirty steamers in the area are frozen in the Gulf of Finland as ice-breakers are sent to rescue the men.
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Helsingsfors
Airships Report Sighted Over Humber Monday Night
A ship report from the Press Association notes sightings of a foreign airship over the Humber on Monday night, with observers reporting a distant silhouette and brief illuminated signals. No official confirmation yet from authorities.
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Ahip
Humber
Strike Persists After Directors Hold Firm
Mir Carmichael met with the City and North Shore Companies directors on Saturday. The two sides had appeared to reach an agreement but workers insisted on an increase by the Wages Board of threepence, sixpence or ninepence per day. They told Mr Carmichael to tear up the agreement and continue the strike.
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Mir Carmichael
City
North Shore
Carmichael
Railway collision injures twenty five near Newcastle Tyne
A locomotive dashed into an electric train at Monor Station Newcastle on Tyne telescoping the last carriages and injuring twenty five persons. The incident occurred around 9 35 p m on March 3 with a report received at London.
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London
Into Ark
Monor
Newcastle‘on- Tyne
Caldey Island Benedictines Split With Anglican Church
Sixty four members of the Caldey Island Anglican Benedictines have seceded to Rome. Bishop Gore pressed the brotherhood to remove from their breviary the doctrines of the Immaculate Conception and the corporal Assumption of the Virgin and to discontinue exposition of the Sacrament and Benediction.
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London
Caldey Island
Rome
Gore
Panama Canal Exemption Clause Repeal Debated in Congress
Washington reports indicate Woodrow Wilson faction backing repeal of the canal exemption clause. An amendment to coastwise vessel rules is expected to be reconsidered next session, with Wilson’s influence likely guiding passage. Britain proposes arbitration. Knox envisions resumption of talks by his successor.
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Washington
Woodrow Wis
Root
Panama Canal
Congress
Dor. Wilson
Knox
Suchessor
Famine in China Lottery Offers Girl as Prize
Pekin reports a famine relief lottery proposes 30 000 shilling tickets to aid Wenchau famine districts. The daughter of Kiantso, a magistrate, offers herself as the prize in the scheme. Received March 3 9 45 a.m. via Associated Press.
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Kiantso
Wenchaw
Segregation Question Debate in Capetown Assembly
In Cape Town in March a Bill to bar natives from buying or selling land was announced as pending. A land purchase and lease report proposed areas restricted to natives or Europeans. Government to seek expropriation powers for land in EU or native interests. Mr Botha urged appealing to the Imperial Government to bring protectorates under the Union and grant large areas to natives.
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Capetown
Sauer
Botha
Imperial
Union
Scft
Regent Cigarettes Free Gift Scheme Ad
Advertisement urges readers to smoke Regent cigarettes claiming purity and coolness and invites letters to Free Gift Gussie at Box 331 Wellington for a free gift under the scheme. The brief promo mentions ferry and gifts as incentives.
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Regent
Gussie
Wellington
Ferry
Want of light and heat across Sydney amid gas shortages
Sydney reports the position unchanged as Mr Carmichael’s offer stays open until this afternoon. Suburban churches held open air services, with many residents on the North Shore taking up the Company’s ad. The firm is striving to restore supplies while thousands of homes rely on gas for cooking and face extreme inconvenience and makeshift meals.
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Sydney
Carmichael
North Shore
Tragedy Reported From Shell Harbour Family Feud Ends in Gunshot
Sydney news says Walter Seely once a livery man quarreled with his wife and family. He threatened to kill them all. A double barreled gun exploded during the struggle as his daughter Kate aged fifteen tried to seize it, fatally wounding the father.
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Sydney
Shell Harbour
Walter Seely
Jaitterly
Kate
Dushed
Gas shortage disrupts services and batters local businesses
A March 3 report notes widespread temporary layoffs as gas supplies falter. Numerous firms idle and churches adapt with reduced service conduct in dim conditions, reflecting a tense day for the town's economy and worship.
Fraud charge against Newton and Bennett remanded at Bow Street
London March 1 Arthur Newton a noted solicitor and Berkeley Bennett an undischarged bankrupt of Half Moon Street were remanded at Bow Street on a charge of defrauding Hans Thosch of 23000 pounds. Defendants said the case grew from civil judgment. Prosecutor had offered to compromise. Newton admitted to bail.
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London
Arthur Newton
Berkeley B. Bennett
Half Moon Street
Bow Street
Hans Thosch
Newton
New Zealand Loan Likely Absorbed Within Fortnight
London reports indicate the underwriters will absorb the major portion of the New Zealand loan within two weeks, except for small parcels reserved for taro import duties.
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London
New Zealand
Mexican Revolution turmoil persists with new insurrection
A fresh insurrection in Mexico prompts concern as authorities, including regional commission at Nuevalaredo, seek to restore peace between rival leaders amid ongoing unrest and disrupted order.
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Mexico Est
Tragic Suicide Under Waikato Hotel Shadows
A young man named Cuthbertson died by self harm at a Wakemiata hotel in Auckland area after confessing a motor car crash near Coromandel. Constable Brown investigated, noting prior embezzlement of about £400 over five years. A bottle of prussic acid was found on the deceased as he prepared to write a letter to his wife.
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Auckland
Adam
Richey
Guthbertson
Constable Brown
Cuthbertson
Ton
Naccury Bay
Coromandel
de Constable
Prussic
Accident Claims Elderly Pedestrian In Auckland
In Auckland on March 3 an elderly man named Frank McGagin living near Mount Eden Stopes was struck by a taxi on Khyber Pass Road. The taxi driver did not see him until he looked up and swerved to avoid him but failed, and McGagin was dragged across the roadway and died at the scene. He leaves a grown family, all married.
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Auckland
Frank
McGavin
Scott Memorial Charity Drives Across Cities
In Melbourne and Auckland charity events raised funds for the Captain Scott Memorial and Scott Disaster Fund. Melbourne matinees and theatrical entertainments contributed toward £2000, while Auckland street collections organized by J A Williamson Ltd realised about £260.
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Melbourne
Theatrica
Captain Scott
Auckland
Williamson Company
Remedy for Rheumatism and Gout Bloats Pain Relief
A fragment notes sufferers of rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago seeking relief. It mentions a bottle advertised by a chemist with a price of 4s 6d and claims a cure would be found in the remedy.
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