Fire on Napier mail train destroys luggage van
An uncannily large luggage van on the north-bound Napier mail train near Dannevirke caught fire this afternoon. The rear van, filled with holiday luggage, motorcycles, bicycles and personal items, burned to ashes. several dogs in a box were smothered. Passengers reported losses including wedding presents and nearly £20 in notes. The mails on the adjacent engine carriage survived.
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Dannevirke
Napier
Papatawa
Woodville
Christchurch suffragists seek 5000 signatures for poll
A Christchurch executive group plans to secure 5000 signatures within four weeks to obtain a poll on the suffrage question. A large suffragette meeting heard Miss Hodge and Miss Newcomb speak, and a resolution expressing sympathy with British women’s civil rights was carried. The Canterbury No-License Council met at Caledonian Hall with J McCombs elected president and T Dent reappointed secretary-treasurer, amid constitution changes and registration as an unclassified society.
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Christchurch
Miss Hodge
Miss Newcomb
Miss Roberts
British Isles
New Zealand
Caterbury No-License’ Council
Caledonian Hall
Canterbury
J. Dent
J. McCombs
J. F. North
H.g.erb
M.P
H. H. Holland
T. Dent
Tresaurer
Governors Address Opens Grafton Branch Library in Auckland
In Auckland on March 19 Public Libraries unveils the Grafton Branch Library with Lord Liverpool delivering an address. He urges literature that informs national history and practical study in English prose and notes the library will also house reference works on agriculture pastoral and botanical topics.
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Auckland
Lord Liverpool
Grafton
Deva
Lila
Dominion
Soapworks Ablaze at Wanganui After Major Fire
Fire levels Giberd and Sons soapworks near Castlecliff with 30 casks oil and vats of fat and tallow feeding the blaze. Spectators saw a bright display and a large explosion of perfume drums as firemen battled the flames. Insurance total about £4600 with heavy losses expected. last major fire occurred three years earlier. A separate Wellington fire damaged Nurse Lucas private hospital upper floors but patients were moved to safety.
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Wanganui
Giberd and Sons
New Zealand
Castleclif
G. Woodcock
T. Scott
Scott Bros
Harry Gilberd
Gilberd
New ‘Zealand
South British
Royal.Exchange
Atlas
Royal
United
Sun
Wellington
Nurse Lucas
Upper
Willis, Street
Upstaira Y
Sign Board Promotes Variety of Home Services
A pasted ad lists diverse offerings including sign writing, house painting, decorating, training, paper hanging, and picture framing as available services for customers seeking home improvement.
Bile Beans Praised By Mrs Keenan For Bilious Attacks
Clifton Queensland resident Mrs Keenan details years of biliousness with severe nausea headaches and back pain. She credits Bile Beans with rapid relief after first symptoms and continuing use, claiming renewed strength and no indigestion. The ad promotes Bile Beans as universal household medicine sold by chemists and via post from The Bile Beans Mfg Co Pitt Street Sydney and encourages broad use.
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B. Keenan
Clifton
Queensland
Bile Rean Mfe. Co
Pitt Street
Syilnay
Customer Praise for New Suit Prompt in Store Visit
A customer stops by to express pleasure with his new suit and to test the shop’s fitting forms. The note reflects positive reception of service and product quality.
Masterton libel case ends with mixed verdict and damages
In a Supreme Court hearing, William Henry Jackson headmaster of Masterton District High School sued Douglas Moore Graham publisher of the Wairarapa Daily Times for alleged libel. The jury found for the defendant on two counts and for the plaintiff on the second count, awarding £95 in damages, with costs to be decided after possible non-suit or new trial.
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Masterton
Supreme ‘Court
William Henry Jackson
T.m. Douglas Moore Graham
Wairarapa
Fimes
Umages
Frusts Land
Trust Lands Trust
Regent Cigarettes Offer Free Gift Scheme
Regent Cigarettes promote a fragrant smoke and invite readers to try the product. A free gift scheme promises forty presents to choose from, highlighting a broad giveaway to entice purchases and trial.
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Regent
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