Mount Somers Fire Inquiries Into Cause At Ashburton Court
The coroner held an inquiry at the Ashburton Courthouse into a Mount Somers fire on Sunday February 2 that destroyed Mr Henry Gallus house and contents. Eyewitness accounts describe the blaze, the rescue of James Douglas, and insurance details including £175 on furniture and £35 on a piano.
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W. G. Day
Ashburton
Mount Somers
Unday
Henry Gallus
Gibson
Mra. T. Donnelly
Christchurch
Gallus
Edmond Charles Wood
Royal Insurance Company
Baker
Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society
George Bundy
James Douglas
Douglas
Witness
Aitken
Losa
Heed
Dougall
New Zealand
Auckland
Thames
Taranaki
Pelmerston North
Canterbury
Niethven
Maqunt Somers
Invercargi
Isabella Ellen Gallus
Insurance Company
Harry Stephenson
Frederick Zachheus
Duckett Ferriman
Ferriman
John Hislop Dougall
John Hood
Allus
Thornhill Cooper
Christshaven
Jean Fournt
Sails
Inquest Adjourned Over Mortgage and Loans Details
Gallus admitted owing a substantial amount on the house and 30 to Mr Henry Stephenson as part of a £ 73 loan. He produced two profit losses, but no further details were given when requested. The inquiry adjourned to the Friday after Faster at 9:30 a.m.
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Ness
Gallus
Henry Stephenson
Bulgarians Repulsed in Attack on Adrianople
In Constantinople on March 14 a fierce southern assault on Adrianople failed to seize the city. Bulgarian forces suffered heavy losses as the attack was repelled with limited gains for the attackers.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Powers press for cession and compensation terms
The Allis reply demands indemnity removal, cession of Adrianople Scutari and Pigeans, Crete renunciation, and civilian losses compensation. London reports Allies seek a united front amid rival blocs while Figaro notes Germany England and France oppose indemnity payments.
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London
Allis
Adrianople
Scutari
P Igeans
Crete
Daily Telegraph
Paris
Figaro
Germany
England
France
Europe
Shooting of Albanians Reported by Servians
Berlin report cites a Frankfurter Zeitung telegram from Uskub accusing Servians of shooting 300 Albanians at Prizrend without trial.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Uskub
Prizrend
Albanian Congress Declares Holy War Against Allies
Montenegrin plenipotentiary M Popovitch reports that the Albanian Congress in Trieste has declared holy war on the Allies. Montenegro will regard Albanians as belligerents.
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London
M. Popovitch
Trieste
Montenegro
Turkish cruiser Hamidieh sinks Greek transports in raid
In Athens on March 15 the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh burned two Greek transports and sunk another. Two more ships were damaged by gunfire and four Greek sailors were killed in the attack.
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Athens
Hamidieh
Lord Roberts Calls for Completion of Territorial Service
At Wolverhampton meetings, Lord Roberts urged completing the Territorial scheme with personal service. He warned unpreparedness risks and cited Napoleonic era losses, Balkan lessons, and fears Territorials would be decimated by modern long-range fire. He questioned Lord Haldane’s optimistic view.
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London
Wolverhampton
Lord Roberts
Haldane
Obstruction in House Advances to Election Fears
Ottawa reports the House completed a second week of opposition to the Navy Bill with constant scenes. Members are compelled to withdraw to avoid being named by the Chairman. Liberals vow to continue obstruction as indications point to a general election.
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Ottawa
House
Army Estimates Show Higher Forces Including Territorials
Army Estimates released from London show total effective and non-effective services at 2,822,000 with 281,500 Territorials and aviation at 234,000, marking an increase of 79,000. The figures come from the March 16 release received March 17.
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London
Reform League Dinner Sparks Unity Strain in Wimble don
At a Reform League dinner in London March 15 H. L Chaplis of Wimble don said peace was not real and party unity was lacking. He noted farmer resentment and cited Austen Chamberlain saying compromise limits were reached with the Edinburgh programme and Imperial preference would follow Tavist reform.
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London
Reform League
Tv H
Chaplis
Wimbledon
Surrey
Austen Chamberlain
Edinburgh
Cooks Strike Spreads to West End Hotels in London
Labour unrest reports the cooks strike widening to several West End hotels in London on March 16. The Criterion Restaurant has engaged a fresh staff to replace striking workers.
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London
West End
Criterion Restaurant
A Race for Life Between Two Trains
A drag containing twenty two picnickers escaped a fatal accident at a Brighton railway level crossing when half-open gates blocked the drag. The driver diverted the team toward Brighton, saving passengers who fled as a train struck the rear of the drag. James Neill Alison was killed attempting the escape.
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Melbourne
Brighton
James Neill Alison
The January Compromise Debate Across Parties
The Pal Mall Gazette reports tariff reformers backed the January compromise hoping for unity on a limited programme. Free lovers accused the plan as a feint while Kendal election remarks were described as ridiculous and farcical.
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London
Pal Mall
Elf
Kendal
Strike Declared Off as Employers Grant Wage Demands
Boston March 16 workers in the garment industry returned to work after employers conceded higher wages. About ten thousand workers were affected by the strike previously declared on March 17 morning.
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Boston
Outlook grim as industrial inspectorship shifts amid Mount Kembla dispute
Sydney reports an ominous outlook in southern mining districts as the industrial inspectorship slated for Russell, dismissed from Mount Kembla mine, is now awarded to another man. Miners are believed to press the dispute to a resolution.
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Sydney
Russell
Mount Kembla
Civil Service Estimates Show Increase Across Key Programs
The Civil Service Estimates reveal a five million rise with allocations of £400,000 for old age pensions and £1,157,985 for printing tied to the national insurance scheme. Other changes include £179,986 for labour exchanges, £35,000 for tuberculosis treatment, and £45,000 for compensation for slaughtered cattle with tuberculosis.
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Civil Service
British Motorcab Company Accepts Eightpence Petrol Terms
Negotiations lead to reinstatement of workers, discharge of the Toyals, and acceptance of eightpence per gallon petrol mixture by the British Motorcab Company.
Buckow Murderers Sentenced in German Case
In Berlin on March 16, Sternickel Schlienenz and George Kersten were sentenced to death for the Buckow murders. Willie Kersten received fifteen years penal servitude.
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Berlin
Sternickel
Schlienenz
George Kersten
Buckow
Willie Kersten
Taxi-Cab Strikers Stand Firm Over Petrol Offer
Taxi cab men number 475 staged a strike after 75 percent rejected the British Motor-cab Company's cheaper petrol mixture offer. Those loyal to the company cited unresolved issues as the chief reason for continuing work.
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London
British Motor-cab Company
French Cruiser Sent To Dardanelles Over Detained Henri Fraissinet
The cruiser Leon Gambetta was ordered to demand the Henri Fraissinet’s release from Turkish detention on contraband grounds. Constantinople later reported the Henri Fraissinet had been released.
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Paris
Leon Gambetta
Dardanelles
Henri Vraissinet
Constantinople
Henri Fraissinet
New Zealand Visits Durban Before Sailed for Melbourne
Two thousand school children were brought by special train from across the country to visit the battleship New Zealand in Durban. The mayor of Maritzburg donated a silver candelabra punch-bowl and cigar-box valued at £270 as a subscription gift.
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Durban
Maritzburg
New Zealand
Melbourne
Bryan predicts Home Rule within two years at St Patrick's banquet
At the St Patrick's banquet Mr W J Bryan predicted Home Rule for Ireland within two years. He said the Lords' degradation stemmed from opposition to Home Rule and hailed the Irish efforts as leading to a British constitutional amendment that abridged the Lords' powers as a major historic achievement.
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Washington
St. Patrick's
W. J. Bryan
Charcot Lectures in Paris for Scott Fund
Dr. Charcot the Polar explorer spoke for two hours at the Trocadero before about five thousand, praising Jost explorers. A screening by cinema interrupted the talk as a British ensign appeared on film and drew warm applause. The audience rose for the hymn Nearer My God to Thee as the event closed.
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Paris
Charcot
Trocadero
Scott Fund
God
Greeks Occupy Island of Samos
Athens reports Greece has occupied the island of Samos as of March 16 in the ongoing conflict.
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Athens
Samos
Shipping Accidents Leaves Passengers Frozen to Death
Inquiry into the Calvados sinking near St Andre island reports a brutal storm in which passengers panicked and leapt or were washed overboard. Most reached a small rock and island, with twenty seven stranded for two days and seven freezing to death.
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Constantinople
Calvados
Tha
St. Andre
Efficacy of Prayer Report From London
Dr Ingram Bishop of London visited a fifteen year old girl in Knightsbridge at her request. He anointed her forehead with oil and offered several prayers, after which she slept soundly and began recovering from a prolonged nervous breakdown.
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London
Dr Ingram
Knightsbridge
Trial of Zeppelin Fried richshaffen tests deck gun in wind
Berlin dispatch reports a March 16 test of the new Zeppelin Fried richshaffen. A machine gun mounted on the upper deck fired 100 rounds with ease and precision, described as a highly important result in windy conditions.
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Berlin
Zeppelin
Allied Powers urged Allies to propose suitable negotiation basis
At a prolonged conference of ambassadors the Powers considered extravagant conditions and urged the Allies to propose a more suitable basis of negotiations.
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London
Belgium Army Scandal Ties Officers to Gun Payments
An inquiry in Brussels on March 16 into army scandals implicates several officers in a case involving £20,000 paid for delivered guns and ammunition.
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Brussels
Education proposals aim at cradle to university system
Speaking at Shefield the Hon. Joseph Pease announced forthcoming national education proposals grafted from cradle to university. Local authorities would hold primary responsibility and powers would be extended. the plan avoids addressing the religious difficulty he deems unsolvable.
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London
Shefield
Joseph Pease
Princess Christian Criticizes Insurance Act as Complicated
Princess Christian a member of the Insurance Act Advisory Committee asked for information on maternity insurance and grievances then declared the Act to be confusing difficult and complicated.
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London
Princess Christian
Insurance Act Advisory Committee
Scutari Bombarded Amid Flames as Montenegrins Attack
The Reichspost correspondent reports Montenegrins bombarding Scutari on March 16 with parts of the town in flames as shells fall across the area.
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Vienna
Reichspost’s
Scutari
Bulgarians Capture Redoubt Near Chataldja
Report from March 16 states Bulgarian forces made a bayonet attack eight miles north of Chataldja and captured a redoubt at Akaban. Turkish troops were reinforced and repulsed the assault with three hundred casualties. In Velavinaki the Turks abandoned position in a panic and Greek forces captured thirty officers and 1570 men.
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Akaban
Chataldja
Athens
Velavinaki
Army Budget Cuts Slashed by Senate Committee
The Budget Committee in the Senate reduced the Army vote by eight million francs, claiming savings from a new howitzer production method. It is stated that French Army preparations follow Italy’s Parliament disclosure that the German War Secretary asked Italy if it would field troops in October to end European unrest.
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Paris
Senate
Italy
Trevanion Case Triggers Poison Schedule for Hypnotics
Veronal and other hypnotic drugs are added to the poisons schedule following the Trevanion case, marking new regulatory control by the iPer Press Association.
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iPer Press
Association—Copyright
London
Trevanion
Severe distant earthquake recorded at Riverins
The seismograph at Riverins logged a very severe quake on Friday about 3400 miles away. It is believed the disturbance originated in the Philippines.
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Sydney
Riverins
Philippines
Memorial from British aristocrats seeks fleet service reform
A memorial signed by the Duke of Argyll Lords Methuen and Beresford and other influential persons was presented to Mr Asquith urging provision in the Military Estimates to place their fleet services on a satisfactory basis.
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London
Duke of Argyll
Methuen
Beresford
Asquith
Tragedy at Fitaroy Involves Erfurth and Dolman
Walter Edgar Erfurth twenty five, a jam factory worker, and Ada Dolman twenty three are the central figures in a Fitaroy tragedy. A lodger said Erfurth was intoxicated when he returned home, and their marital status remains uncertain.
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Walter Edgar Erfurth
Ada Dolman
Erfurth
Regent cigarette gift scheme notice in old advert
An antique advertisement promotes Regent cigarettes with a free gift scheme. It mentions readers can write for a free gift catalogue to Regent, Box 1881, Wellington, and teases Forty Free Gifts. The legible dialogue references Miss Quizz and Mrs Malaprop in a humorous tone.
Fire destroys Hinemoa passenger launch at Dargaville
The Hinemoa, a passenger and cargo oil launch owned by Captain Chadwick, operating on the Wairarapa River service, burned completely on Saturday night. The engine-room fire reportedly started from fuel fumes meeting a lamp. the owner was thrown from the saloon but escaped serious harm. Insurance is partial, with heavy loss.
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Dargaville
Hinemoa
Chadwick
Wairon
Shuster Case Prompted Persia Departure Demands
London reports a Blue Book reveal showing Sirs E Grey pressed Russia to demand the departure of Mr Shuster, the American in charge of Persia’s country and finances, amid surprise at the international reaction.
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Aim
London
Whitby Stationmaster’s Daughter Reported Kidnapped
Dorothy Vanse daughter of the Whitby stationmaster said she was dragged and kidnapped on a highway by two men and a woman in a motor car and taken to Paris She was released after quarrelling with one man and later met by her brother at Newhaven
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London
Dorothy Vanse
Whitby
Paris
Newhaven
Boathouse Destroyed in Akaroa Fire
Fire swept the Akaroa Boating Club this morning destroying the boathouse boats furniture and trophies. The alarm was raised at five o'clock with the origin unknown and the loss total heavy though insured for £750.
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Akaroa
State Office
Insult to the Duma at Romanoff Celebrations
March 16 in St. Petersburg during the Romanoff celebrations the Duma members were given back seats at Kazan Cathedral despite protests. The President led the Duma to seats beside the Senate, while he himself was not seated at the banquet until protests secured recognition.
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St. Petersburg
Romanoff
Duma
Kazan
Senate
Regent Cigarettes Free Gift Catalogue Offer
Regency advertisement notes Regent Cigarettes praised for parity and quality. Readers are invited to write for a free gift catalogue to Regent, Hox 331, Wellington, describing forty three gifts available through the offer.
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Regent
Hox
Wellington
Will Thorne Declines Royal Visit Over London Poverty
London report states Mr Will Thorne MP refused to meet the King and Queen, arguing their Stratford visit would not alleviate chronic poverty in the Borough of London. The remark reflects ongoing social strains and political protest regarding urban hardship.
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London
Will Thorne
Stratford
Borough of
Opening of Chilford reservoir attracts huge crowd
A large crowd attended the Chilford reservoir launch described as larger than Hyde Park. Engineers BL AL Homyhrews & Co unveiled five pumps moving 40 000 gallons daily via explosive power and centrifugal systems. The report notes early March timing with references to King George and the river Lea location.
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Chilford Reservoir
Hyde Park
AL Homyhrews’ and Co
River Lea
Holdon
King George’ & Reservoir
Ambassadorship Declined by Richard Olney
Boston reports Richard Olney was offered the post of Ambassador to Great Britain and declined without giving any reason. Olney, born in Massachusetts in 1835, formerly United States Attorney General 1895 98 and Secretary of State 1895 97.
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Boston
Richard Olney
Great Britain
Massachusetts
Thomas Olney
America
Hertfordshire
Olney
United States
Women Suffrage in America Moves Toward Senate Vote
Active steps are being taken to bring a constitutional amendment before the Senate to grant women the vote at Presidential elections. The notice reflects ongoing efforts for woman suffrage in national politics.
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Washington
Besore
Senate
Fishermen Rescued After Adrift on Ice Floe Near St Petersburg
A group of 16: Forty-five Astrakhan fishermen were rescued after drifting on an ice floe off St Petersburg. The recovery followed a distress message received on March 17.
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ST. ‘Petersburg
Demonstration Ends in Riot at Hyde Park
Ten thousand people in Hyde Park clash with suffragettes. Many were severely hustled and clothing torn as the crowd broke up the march in London.
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Hyde Park
Mine Flood Traps Two Workers at Cumberland Shaft
In Cumberland at the Townhead mine an inrush of water entombed two men. Water rose 78 feet in the shaft as rescuers work to free them. Workers feed air and attempt pumping and borehole relief amid ongoing hazard.
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London
Townhead
Cumberland
Turakina Fire Still Burning In Cape Town Update
Cape Town report notes Nos 1 2 and 3 holds in the Turakina are still burning. No further details on extent or causes available as crews battle ongoing blaze.
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Capetown
Twakina
Conscription Protest by French Syndicalists in Paris
A large orderly demonstration opposed three years military service outside Paris. Returning groups clashed with police, injuring several and leading to eleven arrests. The event drew syndicalist and socialist banners and occurred amid a tense suburban backdrop.
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Paris
Olympic rowing coach named for German crew at regatta
London reports the Berliter Ryder Club engaged New Zealand oarsman Tom Sullivan as coach for the German crew. The March bulletin notes the preparation for the Olympic regatta with Sullivan guiding the rowing team.
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London
Berliter Ryder Club
Tom. Sullivan
New Zealand
Court of Inquiry Finds Captain Erred In Red Pine Wreck
Nelson reports the Court of Inquiry into the Red Pine wreck found the captain erred in judgment by not slowing down as the fog approached and by putting to sea. He was ordered to pay costs totaling £28 63 éd.
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Nelson
Red“Pine
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