The World Today on New Zealand Newspapers
The piece traces the rise of NZ newspapers from humble beginnings to modern large plants. It notes early costs from £50 to £100, then cites the Wellington evening paper and its move from Flaxmere to Wellington. It recalls old printing toil, the Press Association value, and dramatic growth toward today’s capital investments around £80,000 for a new Christchurch daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Wellington Evening Paper
Flavelock
Pelorus ‘Sound
Mesers Blundel
Wellington
Blundel
Dominion
Press Association
Woodville
Manawatu Gorge
Palmerston
Intereata
Shea
Kor
Jsa
Christchurch
The Changing Face of Newspapers and Journalists
G Binney Dibbles argues that newspaper ownership by limited companies toys with public trust and inflates market value. He notes four London dailies for sale and warns journalism is shifting toward sensational talent, with education and wit shaping a new breed of writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Binney Dibbles
London
Halfpenny
Thoughts for the Day on friendship love and vocation
The excerpt muses that literature and music define friendship and love for a woman and cautions about flirting with married women. It questions narrow uses of the word vocation, noting two common life paths priesthood and religious life, then argues this is an unwarranted restriction of meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desiqne
Smiles For The Day In A Crox Jester Exchange
A playful exchange about honesty and deceit compares a punctual Knox figure to men and wives. The dialogue riffs on whether a man should deceive his wife, with Knox joking that no, she would not marry a man who never deceives.
Public Trust Office praised by Hon A L Herdmay in Auckland
In Auckland on May 9 the Public Trust Office opening featured Hon A L Herdmay praising its 41 years of service. He noted 7300 estates under administration valued at £11,000,000, state backing, and strong staff. He endorsed Commission findings and supported separating Native trusts from European trusts. He predicted a prosperous future and stressed staffing focus amid decentralisation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Public Trust Office
A.L. Herdmay
Offic
Herdman
Conmssion
Messrs Melntosh Ang J. Jd. Hoskings
New Zealand
Mdi-3
Snl
Publis
Legal Profession
Bell
New Zealand Law Society
Children’s Hacking Cough at Peppermint Cure
A fragmentary note describes an odd remedy labeled as a great peppermint cure for a child’s hacking cough. The readable text hints at a home remedy tradition without confirming efficacy or safety.
Territorial Force Competitive Examination Regulations
The Wellington notice states annual July exams for second lieutenants in the Territorial Forces, with eligibility limited to current year appointments and merit order. Candidates aged 18 to 25 who are corporals or higher, plus senior cadets eligible, must apply via their commanding officer with service record, medical certificate, and CO certificate of fitness for promotion. The syllabus covers military subjects plus dictation, English, composition, and arithmetic. first exam July 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Territorial Force
Territorial Forces
Gergeant
Territorial
Knives and Dessert Knife Pricing List
A historical price snippet items table shows knife prices per dozen and per unit. Reads for various knife lines with old currency values such as 15/ 17/6 20/ 22/6 per dozen and smaller figures like 12/1 15/ 17/ per dozen for dessert knives.
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the World Today
Guardian
Knox
Per Press Association
OK & CO
Val
Rodger’s, Taylor’s, and
Hunters
Pangora
Taylor's
Martin Hail
Ayer
J.C. Ayer
Lowell
Mass
U.S
GALE
SALE
B.S.A. Bicycles
NEW Hudson Bicycles
England
T. Turiill
Zealandia
Burnett Street
Albion
Budge-Whitworth
ASSES
East 8Street Hardware Store
Keltic
Mitchell and Turner
Drapers OF Quality
Ashburton
Green Island
Manchester Bros
Tancred Street
Rakaia Butchery
Aagasey. and
Newton; “Proprietors
Warner
Ean
Brisa Fr
Guarkntes
Williamson’a
Andrill
Furhisher Ah
Algrorton
Permanent Building and Investment Society
Andall
FISAO
Albert Roberts
Sam, Crooka
Watchmaker
Deweller
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