New Zealand Warship Arrives at Lyttelton Welcome
Christchurch reports the New Zealand cruiser's arrival at Lyttelton with a large crowd greeting the ship. The harbour procession, harbour board officials, excursion craft, and a civic reception are planned as the vessel berthed in 35 feet of water. Captain Halsey praised the handling and the Harbour Board offered port facilities for the visit.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Lyttelton ‘Heads
Camp Bay
Harbour Board
Halsey
Coromandel
Lyttelton
Wellington
Lyttelton Welcomes Battleship Arrival in a Grand Tide
A gale eases by daybreak as the battleship New Zealand arrives at Lyttelton amid crowds of about five thousand. The vessel berths smoothly after a seamanlike approach, with sirens, rockets, and band music marking the civic celebration. Officials visit the ship, praising the port’s turnout and seamanship.
Vessel weathered raging New Zealand gale with stout performance
The ship faced a terrific gale off the New Zealand coast, waves breaking over the fore deck and superstructure. Despite being soaked and slowed, the vessel remained steady and behaved splendidly, earning high marks for its handling under extreme conditions.
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Christchurch
S. New Zealand
Pebeeree
Ashburton Welcomes Captain Halsey and Crew
The Ashburton Borough Council and burgesses sent a telegram to Captain Halsey of the New Zealand expressing hearty welcome on his safe arrival at Lyttelton. The captain replied with thanks for the kind message of welcome.
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Captain Halsey
New Zealand
Ashburton
Lyttelton
Halsey
Tomorrow's Visit to Ashburton by Bluejackets Detailed
Arrival of 200 to 300 sailors from Dominion's battle cruiser New Zealand and two officers. Holiday observed. flags displayed. Welcome speeches at 9:35, luncheon at 12, procession, sports at Domain Oval, afternoon tea, then departure to Lyttelton.
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Ashburton
Bluejackets
Dominion
New Zealand
First Express
Theatre Royal
8Th
South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles
Ashburton Temperance and Municipal
Domain ‘Oval
Lyttelton
Ashburton council纠葛 over school excursion to battleship
At a council meeting Councillor Priest criticized the unsatisfactory arrangements for a school trip to the battleship. The debate centered on early start times and differing rules for Ashburton and Christchurch children. The Mayor sought Education Department input and planned to discuss with Mr Studholme as Captain Halsey telegrammed that no changes would be made.
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Ashburton Borough
Priest
Gr Phent
Christchurch
Ashburton
Orr
Studholme
Education Department
Visit of the Bluejackets to Ashburton Tomorrow
Preparations by the Entertainments Committee stand for the Bluejackets visit to Ashburton tomorrow. Officials urge orderly crowds and smooth arrangements for the event.
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Bluejackets
Warship Visit Counts By Branch and Community
A wartime record lists approximate totals of school children and accompanying adults expected to visit a warship during its stay. The figures cover Mt Somers, Fairlie, Tinwald, Timaru G lenavy, and surrounding areas including Ashburton, Rangiora, Oxford, Waikari, and Culverden, totaling 15 963 children and 1 185 adults with 318 accompanying adults across communities.
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Sehool
Lyttelton
Mt. Somers
Fairlie
Tinwald
Timaru-Glenavy
Suffragettes Defy Dillon as Vandalism Spreads Across Dublin
Reports from London and Dublin detail suffrage unrest. John Dillon M P faces stone bombardment at his Dublin home after vowing opposition. Nottingham Boat Club burned with loss of boats. Hyde Park rally disrupted by sun-reflecting mirrors. A bomb found at Empire Theatre. Three women arrested for fanlight damage to the United Irish League.
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London
John Dillon
Dublin
Nottingham ‘Boat Club
Men’s League For Women’s Suffrage
Hyde ‘Park
Empire Theatre
United Irish League
Giolitti Favors Gradual Women Vote Expansion
Rome May 12 The Premier Signor Giolitti backs gradual grants of votes for women following the recent enfranchisement of 8 500 000 men.
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Rome
Signor Giolitti
Suffragette Plot Warns of Railway Express Wreck in Bedford
A bomb found in the pavilion of the Limpsfield Tennis Club prompts Midland Railway to warn of a suffragette plot to wreck an express near Bedford. The notification comes ahead of the May 12 report from London indicating planned sabotage.
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London
Limpsfield
Midland Railway Company
Bedford
Socialists' Congress at Blackpool Ends in Debate
London May 12. At the Socialists Congress at Blackpool a disorderly demonstration against the executive continued. Mr Hyndman the chairman supported a strong navy and undertook to state his opinions in private capacity. He moved a resolution denouncing Lloyd George and the Government for raising the Primeoll line, dooming seamen to death. The motion to eject the chairman for insulting delegates was rejected.
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London
Blackpool
Hyndman
Lloyd, George
End of War Peace Proclaimed by Allied Powers
The Allies have delivered their reply and accepted the Powers basis for mediation. The Bulgarian Minister in London is authorized to sign the peace preliminaries, marking a final and unreserved peace resolution.
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London
Bulgarian Casualties in Leftera Rise to Three Hundred
Reports say Bulgarian casualties at Leftera total three hundred as fighting paused. Both sides apologized and a neutral zone has been established.
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Salontea
Leftera
Greeks and Bulgarians Reach Mutual Ceasefire Pact
The Anghista Lefters front saw a Saturday pause in fighting by mutual consent. Greek forces report sixty casualties while Bulgarian losses were heavier, with several prisoners taken.
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Balonica
Anghista-Lefters
Essad Pasha at Tirana Disbands Redifs
Essad Pasha is at Tirana and has disbanded sixteen thousand Redifs while retaining a thousand Nizams. The report notes his control and military reshuffle in Albania amid ongoing tensions.
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Essad Pasha
Tirana
Redifs
Railway Accident in Salonica Kills Many
Two Bulgarian military trains collided between Drama and Bukat at night in May. One hundred men were killed and three hundred injured. The disaster occurred near Salonica with Bulgarian forces involved.
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Salonica
Drama
Buk
Mawson's Party Publishes Adelie Newspaper From Antarctica
Wireless from Commonwealth Bay Adelie Land reports the Adelie Bezzard monthly newspaper produced in Antarctica. It runs twenty six pages with a seven copy circulation. Editor Br McLean seeks honorary member status in the Australian Journalists Association. Conditions include intermittent wireless transmission due to aurora and magnetic storms. Despite severe snowfalls penguins and seals left only petrels, and a dog presented by Captain Amundsen was killed and eaten. Instruments function well as the bay remains frozen enabling early spring marine work. The party reports good health and bracing climate.
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Sydney
Mawson
Commonwealth Bay
Adelie’ Land
Adelie Bezzard
Antarctica
Br. McLean
Australian’ Journalists’ Association
Macquarie Island
Amundsen
Te Deum Sung for Pope’s Recovery in St. Peter’s Rome
A solemn Te Deum was sung at St. Peter's in thanksgiving for the Pope's recovery. All churches were illuminated as immense crowds gathered in Rome on May 12.
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Rome
St. Peter's
Typhoon Wrecks Steamers in Philippine Seas Reported
Manila dispatch reports a heavy typhoon causing wrecks to many steamers and lighter craft with extensive damage feared. A casualty toll of fifty eight is noted as the most severe sea disaster in eight years.
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New York
Manila
Philippines
Strike at Céckatao Dock Ends in Mutual Concession
In May 1912 the Céckatao dock strike was settled by mutual concession between the Boilermakers and Shipwrights unions. Work on the warships has resumed.
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Bydney
Céckatao Dock
Mutual
Schoolboy Murder Reported in Berlin Station Parcel
In Berlin on May 12 two human legs were found in a building while the head, trunk, and other parts were located in a parcel on the staircase of Potsdam station. The victim is Otto Klaehn a schoolboy.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Otto Klaehn
Pacificist Congress Set to Open With French Delegation
Over one hundred French deputies and senators will attend the opening of the Pacificist Congress while only thirty four Germans are expected to attend.
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London
Argentine meat trust alleged as cattle breeders plan conference
May 12 Buenos Ayres reports newspapers discuss an alleged meat trust. The Rural Society has summoned a conference of cattle-breeders to protect against American monopoly. The Agriculture Minister asks American refrigeration firms to explain their actions fueling suspicions.
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Buenos Ayres
Minister of Agriculture
Stamford Bridge marks set by Green and Lloyd in amateur records
London May 19 running at Stamford Bridge Harry Green broke the twenty five mile amateur record finishing in 2 hours 29 minutes 90 seconds. Lloyd lowered the fifty miles amateur record to 6 hours 18 minutes 58 seconds.
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London
Stamford Bridge
Harry Green
Lloyd
Servia and Bulgaria Face Large Armies in Macedonia
London dispatch notes Russian mediation likely to avert a Servian Bulgarian war though forces mass in Southern Macedonia. Servians outnumber Bulgarians who rush troops from Chataldja to the front. A Daily Chronicle interview reports Turkish wounded left without food water or shelter, starving before aid arrived.
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London
Macedonia
Chataldja
Daily ’Chronicle
Red Crescent
Sofa
Police Forces Inquiries On New Zealand Policemen Association
May 12 Dunedin police report no clear understanding with Auckland men over a New Zealand Policemen's Association. Otago officers worry about north-south aims and constitution, noting some grievances may be remedied while others require caution and constitutional methods.
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Dunedin
Auckland
New Zealand Policemen’s Association
Otago
New Zealand
Portuguese Cruiser Adamastor Ashore on Dumbell Island
The Portuguese cruiser Adamastor is ashore on Dumbell Island near Hong Kong on May 12. The British cruiser Otter is standing by. The Adamastor's crew has been rescued.
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Hong Kong
Adamastor
Dumbell Island
Otter
Lever Brothers Share Issue Oversubscribed
Lever Brothers announces oversubscription of one million 6 per cent pound accumulation shares at a shilling premium. The issue, noted by the Press Association, indicates strong investor demand and premium pricing.
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London
Lever Brothers
Federal Premier Fisher Hints Action on New Hebrides
Melbourne May 13 The Hon Andrew Fisher referring to Rev Patton statements said Australia must take steps to engage directly with New Hebrides administration. He avoided predicting the exact direction but asserted a definite move is now necessary to improve contact and control.
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Press Association
Melbourne
Andrew Fisher
Fred. Patton
Hebrides
Australia
Missionists Face Murders and Cannibals in New Hebrides
At a Presbyterian Assembly Foreign Mission meeting Rev. F Paton spoke on New Hebrides missions describing elders as former murderers and many congregants as former cannibals who had buried their children alive. He built a stone wall around the mission calling it The City of Refuge.
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Sydney
Presbyterian Assembly Foreign Mission
F. Paton
New Hebrides
City of Refuge
Abandoned Debater Lyman Foster Towed to Suva
The vessel Lyman Foster was towed to Suva by Waipori from Tologe after being abandoned. Half of her lumber cargo survived while the hull suffered little damage.
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Ova
Lyman D. ‘Foster
Suva
Waipori
Tologe
Friedmann cure rights dispute reported in New York
Dr Sturm, associate of Dr Friedmann, claims 20000 pounds as his share of tuberculosis discovery rights. It is reported Sturm knows the secret of the Friedmann cure.
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New York
Sturm
Friedmann
Football on Sunday Faces City Council Rejection
In Sydney on May 13 the Health Committee of the City Council rejected the football clubs' application to play matches at Moore Park on Sundays by a 5 to 4 vote. Supporters, all Labourites, argued many people want golfing and surfing on Sundays and that organized games offer a healthy activity for youths rather than roaming streets.
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Sydney
Moore Park
Witel
Wirth Millions Linked to Auckland Marriage and Death Notices
The cable reports Phillip Wirth, heir to the Wirth fortune, married Aucklander Jeany Hodgson about twenty years ago. Mrs Wirth resides at Ponsonby with a daughter who recently wed a clergyman. A Wellington Press Association message notes the death of George Avery Cormack, 37, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, after an operation.
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Auckland
Phillip Wirth
Wirth
Jeany Hodgson
W. Hodgson
Hamilton
Ponsonby
Wellington Press Association
George Avery Cormack
Ancient cemetery near Cairo reveals seven thousand year old burials
The British Archaeological School reports a large cemetery at Taskhan forty miles from Cairo with burials about seven thousand years old showing food offerings to the dead. The party also cleared over an acre of Ptah's temple at Memphis.
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London
Taskhan
Cairo
Ptah
Memphis
Richards Fined for Public Place Bet in Wellington
Joseph Richards was fined 20 shillings at Wellington for betting in a public place. The magistrate ruled that a billiard room was not a public place.
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Joseph Richards
Wellington
Speaker Willis reports further reform dismissals
Sydney telegram notes that Speaker Willis continues reforms at Parliament House and has dismissed four more messengers. No unemployment talk in Ashburton, with ample winter work expected for farm and ordinary laborers as farmers’ demand is being met.
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Sydney
Willis
Parliament House
Ashburton
Minister to address police grievances on return to Wellington
The Minister of Justice will speak on police grievances upon returning to Wellington after reviewing reports from the Commissioner of Police. About 50 to 60 constables met at the city station. complaints were personal and no new developments emerged. The minister said no police association would be tolerated and Labour leaders would not be allowed to disrupt discipline. He offered to allow meetings in the station billiard room and to hear appointed spokesmen. He plans to meet the Wellington detective force on his return and has no further inquiries at this time.
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Auckland
Wellington
Polic
Herdman
Therm
Weather disrupts passenger transfers to Gisborne and Napier
Rough weather caused 70 Auckland passengers to be carried on to Napier while 50 southbound travelers were left behind. Takapuna sailings delayed to Wednesday night, Monowai to transfer overcarried passengers to Gisborne. Heavy seas and squalls hindered shipping and reduced sight of the Star of Canada wreck.
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Gisborne
Auckland
Napier
Gishorua
Monowai
Rosamond
Star of Canada
Surrey Liner Survives Rough Seas to Wellington Port
The Federal-Shire liner Surrey arrived in Wellington from Auckland after a rough voyage offshore. It battled a heavy southerly and mountainous seas, dumping cargo as hatch covers were opened. Forecasts warn of southerly gales and cold showery weather with possible frost tonight.
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Wellington
Surrey
Auckland
Cloudy Bay
Fat sheep prices dip as Ashburton yards report rise in entry
Fat sheep yarding at Ashburton yards shows 3509 head, up from 2619 last week, amid weaker demand and absence of main export buyer. Auction results low with many lots passed. fat ewes, wethers, and lambs sold unevenly while store stock and cattle also traded, prices falling overall due to poor demand and earlier-year conditions.
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Kale
Ashburton
Ier
Arid
Galesi
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