Aurora Arrival Reports Enormous Ice Barrier Near Mawson Base
Hobart reports the Aurora arrived at Esperance Bay with no whales seen during the voyage. Mawson expedition secretary Eitel described traveling from Hobart on Boxing Day, carrying 21 Greenland dogs and testing whaling potential while confirming the 40 mile ice barrier seen last year had vanished. The ship punched through pack ice for 30 hours to reach Adelie Land, supporting Mawson’s claim that an iron steamer can reach the base.
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Hobart
Aurora
Esperance Bay
Eitel
Mawson
Ferooma
Amundsen
Adelieland
James Davies
Polar wind speeds drive polar expedition findings
March 15 report highlights wind velocity and persistence as keys to scientific results. Five sledging parties tested routes toward the magnetic pole, with one team led by Hurley finally retreating after food ran low. Madigan and Dr Maclan pushed 550 miles east, making geology notes but failing to locate depots.
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Bagees
Webb
Hurley
Madigan
Dr. Maclan
Corre
Mawson Recalls Vessel Home Amid Quiet Antarctic Mission
Mawson had promised return on January 18 but vanished prompting a search by sledge parties as a vessel set for home is recalled amid a strange silence of the party. The crew faced a dreadful hurricane and the Aurora was ordered to leave. Received March 15, 1.30 am.
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Mawson
Aurora's rescue run amid Mawson saga and Wild base crisis
The Aurora set sail on February 8 with limited victuals to search Mawson and rescue Wild's party. Shore party volunteers to stay another year while Madigan and others are left behind. A hurricane severed contact, gear failed, and the crew faced hunger as the ship pressed toward Wild's base.
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Aurora
Mawson
Wild
Madigan
Bagee
Bickerton
Hodgman
McLean
Jeffries
Ninnis
Mertz
Davis
If the Captain Is Blamed for Desertion
Received March 15 at 11 a.m. volunteers offered to row the whaleboat ashore but the Captain refused to risk lives. The Aurora pushed ahead and reached the Barrier thirty miles from Wild's base on January 23, finding the party safe and taking them aboard with specimens and stores before sailing at 9 p.m. for Hobart.
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Wild
Hobart
Balkans War Report From Constantinople March 1A
The attack on Chataldja was repulsed with Bulgarians retreating and burning the railway station and part of the village of Aklan. Officials report nothing of importance at Adrianople up to Wednesday.
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Chataldja
Aklan
Adrianople
Villages Destroyed in Servian Raid Burn Women and Children
Vienna dispatch reports General Duranazo burned several villages during a Servian operation, resulting in the deaths of twenty women and children. The message was received March 15 at 8.5 a.m. central time.
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Vienna
Demobilisation Debate Draws Press Criticism
In St Petersburg on March 14 the Press attacks the demobilisation proposal. They claim it would allow Avatria to press its will on the Allies while the Novos Vremys denounces the optimistic stance as dangerous and biased.
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ST. Petersburg
Avatria
Novos Vremys
Defence of Empire Per Presa Association
A London naval memorandum notes Oversea Dominions generosity and outlines April 1 construction: 11 battleships 3 battle cruisers 18 light cruisers 35 destroyers 20 submarines. Britain will reach 39 battleships 88 light cruisers and 125 destroyers versus Germany's 26 battleships 20 light cruisers and 202 destroyers.
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Britain
Germany
McLean proposes compromise on naval spending
In Ottawa on March 14 Mr McLean urged both parties to settle by voting five million pounds for two dreadnoughts for the Imperial Navy and another two million for a fleet unit to aid the Australian fleet in the Pacific.
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McLean
Pacific
Suffragette agitation disrupts Glasgow meeting
At Mrs Pankhurst's Glasgow meeting University students caused a pan demonium as three hundred male students dressed as mock labourers ejected fifty female students after a fierce fight. The scene was described in a report from the Press Association.
Window Smasher Suffragettes Committed for Trial
Two suffragettes were committed for trial after smashing plate glass windows on Lord Street Holborn. The incident occurred in London on March 14 with reports filed March 15.
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London
Lord Street
Holborn
Australians Stand Firm For British Unity In Crisis
In a speech at the Goldsmiths Hall Mr Hohnan declared there is no division in Australia over supporting the Motherland in a dangerous crisis. Australians value their rights on British rule and would not doubt their course if British supremacy were at risk.
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London
Hohnan
Goldanoiths
Australia
Labour amendment rejected in Commons vote
In the House of Commons Labour amendment to the Address in Reply was rejected by 199 votes to 41. The debate noted wage gains since 1900 of 1 percent while retail prices rose 16 percent. Mr Buxton questioned railway nationalisation and doubted the state’s role in mines. The Government would consider proposals for a minimum wage and extending Wage Boards to more industries.
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London
House of Commons
Aubaber
Tariff Reform Speech Urges Unity and Sacrifice
Mr Austen Chamberlain told a London Tariff Reform gathering that party unity required sacrifice, noting some had postponed hopes to keep the party together. He warned that if others refuse similar sacrifice, the group cannot be expected to persist in its effort.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Avalanche Kills Fifteen in Gudbrandsdalen Farms
A fatal avalanche at Gudbrandsdalen in Christiania shows fifteen people dead, including five children, after an avalanche overwhelmed three farms on March 14.
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Christiania
Gudbrandsdalen
Clark murder trials end with death sentences
In Delhi on March 14 Sukhia Budhu and Mohan were sentenced to death for the murder of Clark. Romal was acquitted in the case.
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Delhi
Sukhia Budhu
Mohan
Clark
Romal
Terrific Wind Storms Strike Texas and Nations
Terrific rain and windstorms wrecked telegraph lines and damaged houses across Texas and neighboring states. Reports indicate several towns experienced outages and at least thirteen people were killed amid the chaos.
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New York
Texas
Tahusignia
Topntesseo
Alabama
Hairdressers Proposed Prohibition on Petroleum in Washes
A departmental committee recommends banning petroleum use in hair-washes by hairdressers. The note was received March 15 at 8 6 a.m. and outlines safety concerns over flammable substances in beauty routines.
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London
Effects of the Closure Debate in the Commons
The House of Commons debated the closure with Mr Asquith urging stricter party allegiance in controversial measures while Mr Bonar Law blamed tight party discipline for waning public interest in Parliament proceedings.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
the Commons
Bonar Law
Cairo sensation of Austrian consort’s disappearance
The Glasgow Herald reports a sensation in Cairo over the Khedive’s Austrian consort missing with no trace found. Efforts have been made to keep the affair secret.
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London
Glasgow “Herald
Cairo
New Zealand Expeditionary Force Offered for Empire Service
London reports the Imperial Government replied to New Zealand about volunteers for an expeditionary force for service in any part of the Empire. The message is dated March 6 with reception noted March 15 at 1.8 p.m. The offer reflects New Zealand's readiness to contribute troops.
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London
Las
New Zealand
Traitor Sentenced in Berlin for Selling Cruiser Plans
Heinrich Nanjoks is sentenced to thirteen years in Leipzig prison for passing German cruiser plans to agents of the French government.
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Berlin
Heinrich Nanjoks
Leipzig
Mexican revolt escalates as Nogales falls to rebels
In Mexico City on March 14 fighting continued in Northern Honora. Rebels captured Nogales City after a day of combat with heavy losses on both sides. Aquaprieta remains surrounded and the Huerta fortress is reported helpless.
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Mexico City
Honora
Nogales City
Aquaprieta
Huerta
Daily Chronicle Warns Against Ministerial Bias in Naval Debate
The Daily Chronicle argues that during a pivotal national dispute, a British minister should not publicly align with a single party while a daughter Parliament discusses the Canadian naval question. It condemns the appearance of partisan brief holding as unfortunate.
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Chronicle
Unionist Fiscal Policy Draws Tariff Reform League Dissent
A Tariff Reform League conference voiced considerable discontent with the new Unionist fiscal policy, challenging its directions and implications for trade. The meeting highlighted concerns about protective tariffs and economic strategy.
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London
Tariff Reform League
Government Receives New Dreadnought Memorandum
Ottawa reports March 14 that Mr Borden announced the Government has another memorandum from the Admiralty. He cannot disclose its contents but said the Dreadnought gift and its permanent policy are based on it and will be announced.
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Ottawa
Borden
Admiralty
Governor Sworn In at Sydney Ceremony
Sir Gerald Strickland has been sworn in as Governor in Sydney. He received welcome addresses from several religious bodies during the ceremony.
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Sydney
Gerald Strickland
Strike by Fifty Cooks at Criterion Restaurant
Fifty cooks at the Criterion Restaurant walked out in front of customers over alleged Shops Acts violations by management. The protest occurred with customers present as workers demonstrated for compliance and fair conditions.
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London
Criterion Restaurant
Russia and Austria Over Indentical Note Interpolation
Vienna reports an angry reaction to alleged Russian interpolation in Austria’s Indentical Note. Russia claims the Austrian Ambassador assented to the addition while Austria cherishes aggressions against southern neighbors.
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Vienna
Austria
Star of Australia Salving Claims Awarded by Admiralty Court
The Admiralty Court awarded £4300 to the Glenorchy owners and £1600 to its officers for salving the Star of Australia after she broke her tail shaft in the Indian Ocean on January 17 and was towed to Port Said by the Glenorchy.
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London
Admiralty Court
Glenorchy
Star of Australia
Indian Ocean
Port Said
Aerial League Calls for £1,000,000 to Build Fleet
The Aerial League urges immediate allocation of £1,000,000 to create an air fleet. Colonel Seely, War Minister, spoke at the Aero Club and said a statement in the House of Commons next Wednesday would show that satisfactory provision had been made to develop the aerial fleet.
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London
Aerial League
Seely
The
Aero Club
House of Commons
Unionist Leaders Refuse Support in Kendal Race
Unionist leaders withhold official backing for Colonel Weston in Kendal election. Weston promotes free trade and the Tamaran ce Bill.
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London
Weston
Kendal
Australian Artillery Unit Sets Traveling Target Record
No.3 Company of the Australian Garrison Artillery fired at travelling targets outside the heads, scoring 2 possible hits out of 21 shots in 93 seconds. This Commonwealth record surpasses the previous best of twenty hits in 100 seconds.
Waikerie Shopping Centre Destroyed By Town Fire
A blaze gutted the entire Waikerie shopping centre in the township of Waikerie, Adelaide, on March 24 damaging property valued at 8000 pounds. Fire crews fought the flames as the blaze left the town without its main retail hub.
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Adelaide
Waikerie
Melbourne Shooting Case Reduced Charge
In Melbourne on March 16 the charge against Hatton was reduced to malicious shooting at Lila Coglan with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. The accused, committed for trial, claimed the girl snatched the revolver and it went off accidentally, Coglan confirming the same version.
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Melbourne
Hatton
Lila Coglan
Coglan
Parisian Styles Spark Shopkeeper Protests
Paris March 14 agitation grows among shopkeepers and dressmakers against foreign firms reproducing French gowns jewellery and furniture. Lepine chief of police orders arrest of anyone copying designs from shop windows or at race meetings and confiscation of sketches and photographs.
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Paris
Lepine
Tariff Reform League backs full policy and candidate support
The Tariff Reform League conference resolved to adhere to the full policy and preferably support candidates wholeheartedly, making this stance the first plank in the governmental programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tariff Reform League
Berlin trial opens for Sternickel murders at Ruckow village
Sternickel testifies in Frankfurt on the Jan 8 killings of a farmer, his wife, and a servant girl at Ruckow. He admits strangling with partial intent and nailing the house to trap two daughters, with police arriving as he stacks the bodies for burning.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
Sternicke
Kerstens
Schewag
Royalist clash injures students and Christian Socialists
Paris march reports say royalist students disrupted a Christian Socialists meeting. Fifty were injured in the melee, with several seriously hurt.
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Paris
Naval airship demonstrates high altitude searchlight
Berlin reports on March 14 that a naval airship equipped with a 40 000 candle power searchlight demonstrated the practicality of searchlight observations from a height of 1800 metres during an aerial test.
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Berlin
Fire in a Diamond Mine in Capetown Reef
A March report from Capetown states an electric wire sparked a fire in timbering at the Jagersfontein mine. Four natives suffocated amid an enormous reef collapse following the blaze.
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Capetown
Jagersfontein
Murder Suicide Report From Fitzroy House Tragedy
The bodies of Walter Edgar and Erfuit a labourer and his wife were found at their Fitzroy home. It is believed Erfuit returned intoxicated and killed his wife and infant before possibly taking his own life. The infant is alive.
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Walter Edgar
Erfuit
Fitzroy
King’s Cable Confirms Founding of Federal City
Bord Denman relays a message from the King praising the laying of the foundation-stone for the Federal city and the planned Constitution and inauguration with which the King was intimately involved.
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Bord Denman
New South Wales Underwrites Debentures for 3 Million Pounds
London reports New South Wales underwrites 3,000,000 pounds in ten year debentures at 98 pounds. The issue bears four per cent interest and is part of a successful transaction received March 15.
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London
New South Wales
High Court Appoint Men Draw Council's Sharp Protest
The Incorporated Law Institute in Sydney protests two recent High Court appointments. It argues that appointments should come from the profession’s foremost ranks to maintain public confidence, and warns a dangerous precedent may be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Council
Incorporated Law Institute
Yellow Fever Outbreak Reported in Gold Coast Colony
An outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in ACORA. Victims include the wife of a prominent ovelist and the administrative head of Gold Coast Colony. Governor J J Thorburn CMG is mentioned in official notices.
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Yennor
Dentra
Gold Coast
West Africa
J. J. Thorburn
Repent Cigarettes Offer Free Gift Scheme
An advertisement touts Repent Cigarettes made from Virginean tobacco and promotes inhaler use. It invites customers to smoke and share in a free gift scheme featuring forty presents to choose from.
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Regent
Ashburton Autumn Show to Display New Ford Model Car
Enthusiastic welcome marks the Ashburton Autumn Show as the A and P Association announces attractions including a new Ford model car. A model from the Tokomaru voyage will be transhipped to Wellington then shipped on the Maori for display in the association tent.
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Ashburton
A. and P. Association
Wellington
Ford
G. H. Carson
Ole
Tancred Street
British Olympic Council forms committee for Berlin Games
The British Olympic Council on March 15 appointed two special committees to oversee financial arrangements for British competitors preparing for the Berlin Olympic Games this year. The action aims to ensure proper funding and smooth preparation for national athletes.
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London
British Olympic Council
Hupmobile Shows Off Reliability Medal Route Trip
Visitors to the Show can view the 32 HP Hupmobile that impressed in last week's reliability trial from Christ Church to Kaikoura and back. The car earned the Association Bronze medal for reliability and averaged over 80 miles per gallon for the whole journey.
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Christchurch
Kaikoura
Hup
Cyclone Strikes Buenos Aires Killing and Injuring Many
A severe cyclone hit Buenos Aires on March 14 causing several deaths and many injuries. Reported extensive property damage accompanies the disaster as rescue efforts unfold and authorities assess the aftermath.
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Buenos Ayres
Inquest Opens Over Death Of 89-Year-Old Pensioner
Coroner W G Day opened an inquest into the death of William Barry an 89 year old inmate of the Tuarangi Old Men's Home who wandered from the home Sunday evening and was found drowned in Wakarini Creek on George Lambs property Master Frank Harvey Knight said Barry had never threatened suicide and the inquest was adjourned to Monday at the Ashburton Courthouse.
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W.G. Day
S.M
William Barry
Wakarini
George Lamb
Frank Harvey Knight
Ashburton
London Wool Sales Prompt Irregular Demand Sparks Competition
Market report notes irregular demand at the latest commercial wool sales in London. Traders report strong competition among buyers and sellers amid uncertain prices, with several lots described as shabby or underperforming.
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London
Moerindos
Property auction for 329 acre Winchmore farm sale
Massrs Friedlander Bros. offered for sale by auction a Winchmore farm of 329 acres 3 roods 29 perches with a seven room house. The sale included the goodwill of 74 acres Crown grant land leased year to year. The property passed in at £17 103 per acre.
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Friedlander Bros
T. Ae Addis
Winchmore
Canterbury College leases sold in spirited Canterbury sale
The New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Association of Canterbury Ltd offered college reserves leases by auction this afternoon under Registrar instructions. About 300 people attended as bids exceeded previous rents with numerous Willowby and Willowby-Wakanui parcels sold to named buyers at rates from 15s to 27s per acre.
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New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury,Ltd
Canterbury College
Spreadeagle
J. Rountree
Wakanur
Gibson, Bros
Walter Timms
Tinwald
Wilowby
Pap~worth
Wayne
Aléx. Hewson
Ashburton
Willowby
Mir A. J. Keith
A. J. Keith
Messrs
Papworth
J. M. Smith
Arthur Wilson
J. M Smith
T. B. Parish
Raymond
GW. Body
Arthur Watson
Burwood
J . Tully
John Tully
W. G. Sandrey
Huntingdon
W. G. Gandrey
H. Wakelin
W. Pennell
Waklin
W. Walsh
Bettie
G. Giddings
Fred
Vesty
Nine Drowned In Wharf Collision Off Wickoff Harbour
A New York report states a vessel struck a steam lighter in Wickoff harbour, drowning nine lightmen. The accident occurred as waves and fog hindered visibility and rescue attempts.
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New York
Wickoff - Harbour
Night Assaults in Auckland Prompt Two Investigations
A man named William James Webb was assaulted near Greg Lynn around 11 30, one attacker tried to stab him but a passer-by stopped the assault. Constable Smith intervened as the assailants fled, Webb bruised. Taxi driver Leo De Ernest found injured with head cuts, said he drove two gang members out of town before losing consciousness. An empty car with two broken bottles stained with blend was found nearby.
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Wer
Préas. Association
Auckland
William
James Webb
Greg Lynn
Ong
Smith
Webb
Leo de Ernest
Hea
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Constantinople
Per Presa Association—Copyright
Press Association
British Politics
Labour
Per Press Association
General Cable News
Khedive
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Russia
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Students and Socialists
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Acora
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Rebeclatia Ee
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