Court decision on shipper cargo value dispute in Dunedin
In the Magistrate's Court A Moritzson and Co. sued Union Steam Ship Co. for 59 pounds 6 pence for short fruit delivery and damaged flour from Australia. verdict: claim not moved, defendants awarded costs. The report also surveys Australia New South Wales livestock and agricultural trends, noting low cattle exports versus the United States and potential for increased stock breeding and maize production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunedin
A. Moritzson and Co.sted
Union Steam Ship Company
Australia
Muiah
Hay
New South Wales
Sydney Morning Herald
United States
New South
Chicago
America
Phar i
Disqualification Stand Maintained in New Zealand Rugby
The New Zealand Rugby Union Management Committee refused to reinstate players previously disqualified for playing in a Northern Union match. Southland Rugby Union urged reversal, citing timing misunderstandings and lack of notice, but the committee ruled it had no power to lift the suspensions.
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Lane
Wellington
New Zealand Rugby Union
Ead
Southland Rugby Union
Nobea
Southland Union
Iin
Insurance Against Unemployment in European Practice
Harold Spender surveys European attempts at unemployment insurance. He favors a municipal led universal compulsory system modeled on German accident insurance with labour registries, funded by small employer levies, possibly starting Ghent style and expanding to universal coverage. A state subsidy may be needed during transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Spender
Cologne
St. Gall
Switzerland
Ghent
Antwerp
Atlantic
Five Chambered Revolver Incident at Public Barristers Table
A constable displayed a revolver in court describing it as a five chamber weapon and a shot fired. The weapon was directed toward figures at the barristers table causing tension. The presiding magistrate urged putting the weapon away as the witness attempted to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imterjested
Davis
Sydney Telegraph
Remarkable German working class insurance scheme
Sir John Gorst notes in the Forum that Germany’s almost universal insurance for workers, begun under Bismark, covers sickness and accident and disability or old age. In 1901 over ten million insured for accident and nearly thirteen and a half million for disability or old age, with wide social benefits and potential extensions for non-employment and widows and orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gorst
Germany
Bismark
Remarkable burglar-proof safe installed in Newbury Island bank
A new impregnable safe is placed in a Newbury Island bank. It is lowered at night into a masonry sub vault and secured by massive steel lugs and a triple time lock. The safe cannot be opened until the locks release automatically at a set time, and attempting to blast through the surrounding vault would destroy the building without accessing the safe.
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Newbury Island
Reeves crowned director of London School of Economics
The London Daily Mail lauds Honorable W. Pember Reeves as he begins a new phase of his career. Once a New Zealand Cabinet minister and advocate of compulsory arbitration boards, Reeves has long been a noted writer and diplomat. He resigned as New Zealand Agent General in last autumn and now leads the LSE, signaling a possible shift into English politics.
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London Daily Mail
London School of Economics
New Zealand
Willie’ Reeves
Dick Seddon
London
Ember Reeves
the Times
England
Gospel tunes and the choir in church music debate
In Wellington the Rev E Beecroft argues against replacing beloved hymns with unfamiliar tunes in the new hymnal. He warns that overemphasizing instrumental display risks alienating worshippers and urges keeping the simple, fervent birthright strains while ensuring quality without substituting form for faith.
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Wellington
E. Beecroft
Sons of Asaph
Carnegie
Calvary
Piles Cones Claim Permanent Cure Without Knife
The text promotes Dr Fellows' Pile Cones as a permanent cure for all piles types without knives or injections. It credits 18 years of use by Dr Yellows and asserts quick, lasting relief, offered by a chemist in practice. It also recommends Dr Fellows' Anti Constipation Tablets for accompanying constipation.
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Dr. Fellows
Yellows
Fellows
Tpellows
Pure Starch For Crisp Irons And Shiny Garments
A lighthearted note extols a pure starch for laundry to stiffen fabrics. It claims proper ironing yields beautifully crisp and attractive results, suggesting the starch improves appearance and finish of clothes.
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Ballantynes
WRILE
Christchurch
Per Press Association
NEW Zealand Shipping
Royal Mail
Monte Video
Teneriffe
Plymouth
Clayton
Briedlander“Bros.,: Ltd
Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.,, Limited
Nanally
Tener-ife
Frew
Tate
Star
Fury
Rio de Janiero
Nicoll Bros
NEW Zealand Insurance Company
Nigoll Bros
Islington Fertisers
Lington
Turnip
Islington
R.turnip
Slington Potato
Nsuran Surane
Ite
the Colon
Trane
Sterling
Kaye and Carter
Grain and Seed Merchants
Eaghese, Mak
Ashburton
Robinson
Eich Tip
Henry Patents
Hughes
Hereford Street
Christchurh
Divereuz
King & CO
Lichfield Street
Salz
North Canterbury
Cellent
Papanul Stores, Ltd
Devereux, Bing and Co., Ltd
Mount Somers Coal Company, Limited
W. Picktes
T. Deak
Mount Somers
F. A. Saunders
DL. Moses
Springburn
T. McDerwell
Mayfield
Undertakers
Telephone
Boot Importer
Tancred St
Fealanda
Oates Wt
Barnett. Street
Woo OS
Newman's
Somerset Hotel
Cuba
Newman
Aetna
Gale
A. & R. Terric el
Tancred Street
KEEN
Messrs Shearman Bros
Nils
Srogkery
Kerr Bros
Bulletin
Scientific American
Chas
Thomas, Bookzeller
Stillone and Newsagent
Fast Street
Sugres' Hans
Working Glass Insurance
Dion
Enera
Dom
Eres
Medi
Cing
Aver
Byer
Ayer
J. G. Ayer & Ons
Lowell
Masa
MR OW. P. Reeves
Myealf
A.M. Loasby
Colombo Street
H. F. Stevens
Boot Warehouse
Hast Street and Corner Burnett Street
Chapman & Davis
Burnett Street
Mee Et
Ozie
Manchester
Lros
Colman
Hemsley Burnets
HLB
Mnington
Blemeley Burnet
George Street
Percy
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