Sunday tramps offer Londoners real fitness in home counties
A London editor argues for Sunday walking trips to the Surrey Downs Bucks and Hertfordshire to gain genuine fitness at low cost. The piece notes the value of guided walks, warns against solitary or quarrelsome groups, and mentions Walker Miles and Alf Holiday as guiding figures. It also references a New Zealand licensing dispute over reports about women drinking in Auckland hotels.
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London
Sandow
Meeks
Kensington Gardens
Ariel
Surrey Downs
Bucks
Middlesex
Hertfordshire
Professor Maitland
Robert Louis Stevenson
Surrey
Herts and
Waller Miles
Alf
Pan
Dells
Lacedaemon
Valley of
Tempe
Miles
AIF
P—St. James
Dudget
Auckland Licensed Victuallers’ Association
Minister For Justice
Auckland
Germany pursues airship defense and wireless tech
Berlin reports that Germany, building several airships, is also developing defense against hostile airships. Krupp in Essen makes vertical firing guns with jagged chain projectiles to damage balloons. Small wireless devices by Heinicke and Topol offer short and long range communication for airships. Siemens and Schuckert expand an airship department as two new companies arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Standard
Krupp
Essen
Jaurmiai Ethwineer Heinicke
Herr von Topol
Seimens and Schuckert
Abbey Coupon Worth The Money You Pay
A shopper notes Abbey offers a coupon that matches the price paid for goods. The message urges trying Abbey to maximize value from purchases and save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbey
Decline of Te Whiti Movement Noted on West Coast Reserves
The remnant Te Whiti followers abandon independence on West Coast reserves. About 3000 beneficiaries and large unclaimed funds await through the Public Trustee. A Native Land Court special sitting in New Plymouth expected late April will process succession orders enabling Maoris to claim rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Whiti
Native Land Court
New Plymouth
West Coast
Frootoids Prove Quick Relief and Liver Aid
Advert describes Frootoids as a reliable cure for blood impurities and digestive issues. It claims rapid relief from headaches, improved liver function, and better digestion, with warnings against daily indigestive pills. The ad touts tests showing complete cures and outlines dosing of 2 to 4 pills nightly, promoting independence from ordinary aperients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ariea
W. G. Hearne Geelong Chemist Notice and Sale
Local advertisement for sale of products by leading Chemists and storekeepers with retail price 1/6. If not available locally, request supplier to obtain and refer to proprietor W. G. Hearne, Chemist Geelong Victoria. Also note Froot Olds materials claim very best quality with active ingredients and NZ branch office in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Hearne
Geelong
Victoria
N.Z
Hume's
Willis. Bireet
Wellingtos
Ocean boarders on the Lusitania and transatlantic routes
The New York Herald describes ocean boarders who cross frequently between New York and European ports. It notes record holders with 243 and 212 trips, cases of lifelong sea travel, a London court ruling on seaside insanity, and passengers treating ships as floating hotels with regular stewards, tables, and rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Elizabeth Rohrbach
Rohrbach
Etnuria
Ber Tmother
Cunard
Hamburg-American Line
New York
Atlantic
London
Atlante
Tonday
Paris
Berlin
New York Herald
Religion in Art at Dore Galleries Showcases Noel Paton Ritual Imagery
Nine paintings by the late Sir Noel Paton are exhibited in London before dispersion. Works include The Great Shadow and The Man of Sorrows with Thy Will Be Done, Depicting Christ as solitary and divine yet humane. Other pieces show Christ with figures, angelic guides, and allegorical scenes of faith, virtue, and pursuit of pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Paton
London
Dore
Christ
Pleasure
Abbey Prizes Unclaimed. London Bridge Tale Recalled
A discarded fragment recalls an old London incident in which a man vainly offered sovereigns on London Bridge for nothing while Abbey Prizes valued at over £21 went unclaimed, highlighting a curious litter of historic folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
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NEW Zealand Shipping Company
Royal Mail
Monte Video
Tenerife
Plymouth
Rimutaka
Tongariro
Puparoa
Etatiaa
Wellington
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
Oval Mail
Rio de Janiero
NEW Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd
EST Colonial Company
Nicoll Bros
Islington
Slington Potato & Mangel
Hicoll Bros
Manchester
Broa
Barningham's & Cou
Zelandia
Jones and Sons
GLD
Aanga Specialty
Jones
the Manufacturing Jewellers
High Street
Christchurch
Sropinson’s
Messrs Kerr Bros
Burnett Street
Buaten Wand Thoman
Triangle
Lantynes
Adies
Maan
Timaru & London
Dominion
P.S
John Moore
East Street
Ashburton
Ashburton, Waimate and
Oamaru
Sunny Nelson
Colman
Millinery Depart
East and
Burnett Streets
W. H. Pearce
Drap2y
Barrett
New Zealand
W.Z. Clothing Factory
Telephone
Government Og Nsurange
Fagy He
Sterling
Manchester Bros
Wee Burnet
H. BE
Bonnington
Mra Hemsley Burnet
George St
Dunedin
A. & R.terres
Cocksfoot
Gatsheaf
Avents
Gosper
Undertakers
Ayer
Ur, J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
U. B.A
Ocean Boarders
ART
Burnett Strea
T. H. Undrill & Co., Complete House Furnishers & Importers
Tancred Street
Next Building Society
Norfolk
Tee
Cashel Street
England
America
People’s
Zealand
Tairyman Buhl
Dominica
Keen’s
Emsley Burnet
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