Elegant First Class Organs Arrive From Read Maker
Well-appointed shipment of parlor and church organs with elegant style and finish includes 18 stone models and a wide sound range. Offered at 20 percent lower cash prices than other music houses in the colony, with no expensive managers. Includes music chart and instruction with each organ. Terms arranged and direct import from the maker possible at lowest cost. Inspection invited at 426 H. M. Jones.
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H. M. Jones
Bargain Properties and Businesses Offered in Christchurch Area
Classified listings advertise 566 acres near Balclutha with an eight room house and outbuildings at £3 per acre, cash £250, plus Crown lease options. Also promoted are 999 year lease plots near railway, smaller rentals, and a four to five room houses with reduced rents. Additional items include a thriving fish and supper room business, a hand laundry in Christchurch with weekly trade, and a 4 acre section with combined house and business holdings priced at £650. All listings cite R Handcock as sale agent at 227 Colombo Street Christchurch.
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Balclutha
R. Handcock
Handcock
Colombo Street
Christchurch
Moon Phase and Sun Rise Set Data For May
The page lists sun rise and set times for May with daily annotations and moon phase details. It notes new moon first quarter full moon and last quarter dates along with perihelion/ perigee timing and related events.
Battle Over Small Bird Pests Drives Regional Conference
Debate on killing small birds as orchard pests continues across local bodies and unions. A forthcoming conference by Selwyn, Geraldine, and Ashburton councils aims to coordinate methods and reduce costs, highlighting Central Otago’s owl solution as a model.
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Selwyn
Geraldine
Ashburton
Central Otago
G. M. Marshall
Otago Daily Times
Vincent
Dominion
Local notes on church tribute and town sports in Tinwald
Wealthy Grant Britai is noted. Rev B Fox honors Mr Ches Gass with a Kaiapoi rug as he departs for the Homeland. Hampstead beat Berou b 6 in football in the Domain. Potatoes yield five to six tons per acre in Totara, while thistle control is reported.
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Tinwald St. Andrew's
B. Fox
Ches, Gass
Gass
Dominion
Totara
North Otagon Times
Empire Day Holiday Proposed for May 25 in Ashburton
Local notes report Empire Day falling on a Sunday with Government offices closed on May 25. The Empire Day Celebrations Committee plans to urge the Mayor to seek a general public holiday and will issue circulars for financial help. Ashburton groups attend or decline events, with Orange Lodge and Pipe Band among those contributing or declining participation.
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Messrs
T. B., Taylor
Christchurch
A. Ek. Atkinson
Wellington
Oddfellows’ Hall
Jonquily
Messra W.G. Hillier
Ferriman
Reid
W. Thompson
McLeod
Meregor
Jerriman
Orange Lodge
Druids
Oddfellows
Ashburton
Currency Bill Approved By House In Narrow Margin
The House passed the Currency Bill by 184 to 145, delivering a decisive vote on the measure. Other items note a deadly tornado in Western Louisiana killing about 100 and injuring 700, a proposed banquet for Mr Asquith in London, and various Empire and aviation dispatches from London and North America.
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New York
House of Representatives
BE. B. Vreeland
Louisiana
Asquith
London
Spencer Percival
Commercial sale at Spread Wagle by National Mortgage and Agency
The National Mortgage and Agency Company conducted a clearance sale at Spread Wagle yesterday for Mr B Evans. Attendance was good and items sold included implements such as a double furrow plough for 9 pounds, harrows 20 shillings, a roller 8 pounds 10s, a drill 4 pounds 10s, a reaper and binder 13 pounds 10s, a dray 5 pounds. Cattle included dairy cows 5 pounds 10s and 3 pounds 15s, yearlings 28s, 18 steers 2 pounds. Produce fetched 22 for a stack of oats. oats 8s 6d per sack. Sheep included 102 lambs 11s 10d, 64 crossbred ewes 10s, 141 ewe lambs 15s, 100 lambs mixed sexes 9s 1d, and one ram 1 guinea. Horses ranged 28, 25, 20, 15 pounds, a tay mare 16 pounds. Sundries sold at full market value.
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National Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited
Spread Wagle
B. Evans
London markets show subdued prices across wheat wool and meat
London market notes report wheat prices slipping on Chigaga as cargoes stay dull. Australian and Danish butter quotes weaken with fine butter at 104s per cwt. Wool sales quiet with limited bidding. Frozen meat prices ease except heavy mutton drops. Copenhagen quotations fall four kroners. UK imports for the week ending May 9 reach 80 000 tons, up from 7 060 tons a year earlier.
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London
Glasgow
Sunnyside Elsp
Waikare Ltd
Kapatone Ltd
Beadford
Christchurch
Copenhagen
United Kingdom
Woods Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds Ad
An advert touts Woods Great Peppermint Cure claimed to never fail for coughs and colds. Pricing listed as two shillings sixpence.
Natal Witness Libel Verdict in Press Case
The Natal Witness was ordered to pay £500 damages for libelling Mr Carter Minister of Justice by publishing Mr Jellicoe's letters alleging he suppressed a telegram to influence Jellicoe's admission to Parliament and hinder him.
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Per Press Association
Urban
Natal Witness
Arter
Jellicoe
Carter
Natal Par
Dinimala
Irish Affairs Arrests at Gort Drive Protest
London May 15 and 120 cattle drviers have been arrested at Gort in Ballinasloe according to the Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
London
Gort
Ballmnasloe
Dublin clashes over London buses spark street fighting
May 15 London dispatch reports in Dublin car drivers attacked railway men after buses were brought from London. Serious fighting followed with numerous arrests and injuries.
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London
Dublin
Morocco Impeded March by Tribesmen Over Money Demands
May 15 report from Morocco says Abdul Agia’s march to Fez is stalled as tribesmen demand payment. The condition reached authorities on May 16 at 8 30 a m. and disrupted the advance.
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Per
Press Association
Morocco
Abdul Agia
Fez
Envoys in Berlin and Paris Stir Receptions
May 15 Berlin records show Ben Assai brought from Tangier to play Turkish bells for the Foot Guards as Mulai Hafid's envoys were shown the capital. The German Morocco Society and Count Tattenbach are cited in connection with Morocco. In Paris May 14 French papers decry Berlin’s reception and Paris government declined to receive the envoys.
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Berlin
Ben Assai
Tangier
Mulai Hafid
Morocco Society
Count Tattenbach
Morocco
Paris
Editor of Dujorah Weekly Arrested in Bombay Sedition Case
Calcutta May 15 The editor of the Dujorah Weekly Indian Home Rate paper has been arrested at Bombay on a charge of sedition.
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Per Presa Association
Calcutta
Bombay
Unionists back Balcarres motion against Education Bill
The Unionists decided to support Lord Balcarres's motion for the rejection of the Education Bill in the House of Commons. Balcarres, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay, is a Conservative MP for Chorley.
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Por Press Association
London
Lord Balcarres
House of Commons
Earl of Lindsay
Chorley
Grey on Navy and Newport By election Result
Sir Edward Grey warned Whitams naval costs depend on rivals and stressed a defender navy. A Newport division by election followed, caused by Colonel Slaney's death, with Brainer Unionist defeating Neilson Liberal in a tight contest.
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Newport
Shropshire
Colonel Slaney
Brainer
Neilson
Jinks and the Peppermint Cure Debater Descent
The fragment shows Jinks in distress relying on Woods' Peppermint Cure to ease a cough. The text hints at political zeal and loud parliamentary debate, mentioning a nephig ultra and a prince among debaters. The scene suggests a satirical tableau of vice and rhetoric in a public arena.
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Jinks
M.hla
Nephig Ultra
Prince and Princess open Exhibition amid rain and crowds
The Prince and Princess of Wales opened the Exhibition in rainy conditions with 30 600 present as the celebration praised Britain France cooperation and peaceful industry. Despite barriers and a teeming crowd, many displays remained unfinished while the Canadian Indian and Australian buildings awaited final touches.
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Por Press Association
London
Prince and Princess of Wales
Kensington
Sheperd’s Bush
Duke and Duchess of Argyll
Ford Derby
Earl
Lady Dudley
Prince of Wales
Palace of Music
Royal Choral Society of London Symphony
Madame Albani
Argyll
Charles Stanford
Duke of Argyll
Prince Oales
Britain
France
Australian. Contract for Coaling and Other Notices
Seaham Coal Company secures a contract for coating with the American fleet in Sydney. The British Rugby team to play two or three more matches in Australia after New Zealand. The Orion search hindered by continued heavy weather with hope of shelter. Fatal motor accident kills Mr Clark, mining engineer, with driver Hall badly injured. Women's Sabrage Committee urges Mr Bent to resign over women's suffrage stance. New Hebrides fear French influence as court sessions loom. Drought cripples southern Tasmania stock. Trade commissioner cites shipping ring as major cause of Australia Britain trade stagnation and lack of competition.
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Australia
New Zealand
the Orion
Clark
Hall
Bent
Melbourne
Women’s Sabrage
Victoria
Sydney
Morgan
Manufacturers’ Association
Commonwealth
Britain
Britain and the Outer Lands Contention Evident in Commons
In the Commonwealth House of Representatives Mr Deakin notes Cardinal Logue’s claim that Australia is nearly independent. He vows to cable London a denial. Earlier dispatch cites Cardinal Logue warning Britain faces dissolution as colonies grow restive and India sees rebellion.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth House of Representatives
Deakin
Cardinal Logue
Ezid
Australia
Commonwealth
London
New York
Cardinal League
Britain
New Zealand
Canada
India
England
Ireland
Armagh
Four Play Suspected In Australian Poison Case
Sydney reports Jana Baikie arrested on charges related to the death of Alexander Brown believed poisoned. Remanded for a week. authorities expect the case to cause a sensation. The incident centers on alleged theft from Brown prior to his death and a linked homicide inquiry.
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Sydney
Jana Baikie
Alexander Brown
Brown
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Timber Merchants
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Parmery C
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Me A. J. Zouch
Dunedin
R. V. Cleveland
Chicago College of Dentistry
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MA. Zouch
Drs EH. and
S. Ziele
Arthur L. Zouch
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Dietz
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Siand
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Perey's
Otto OF
Violets
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A. T. H. Wee
Dent
ASU Oe & CO Ltd
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Triumph
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Garson
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H. Gresham
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Philadelphia
Buxton & Thomas
Tol
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Oth
Andrey Q
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Ls BA
Hent
Willell
Lean
Reenold
Fatare
Colomba Street
Cathedral Square
Ephe
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Grant Britai
Berou B
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W. A. Woods
Ryan Picsob
North Otago Times
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J. Porraster
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Opihi
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Peal Forest
Scottish Society
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Mus. Bae
Lyttelton Times
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McTwan
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Baring Square
Thomas
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Weymout
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Dixon
H. Carter
Elsie Thomas
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J. W. Baker
Air ‘Thomas
MM. Rattray
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Migs Bonnington
Mr Trumphries
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Avere
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Gale
Waikato A. and P. Association
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Natal
Smithfield Market
Durban
Great Peppermint Co
Edwin
Ashburton County Brasa
Cooney
Vranus
Rayner
Cornet
Kathleen’ Maroumneen
Crouch
Afr C
Victorian Rangers
Sims
Piccolomini
Buleh
Marca
Sandhurst
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A. Morris
Hinds
M.C
H. Hewson
J. Wickey
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J P
Herriot
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McArthur
S.ml
Wedde
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F.P.O.C
Gpe. D
Land and Income Tax Department
Ths & Motorworks
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Telegraph
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Empire
Standard
Strathcona
Colling and Tennyson
W. P. Reaves
Empire Day
the Union
Jack
Ottawa
Domville
Scott
Daily Telegraph
Manteo
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Wilburn Wright
Wright
Justice Longley
Halifax
Longley
Commercial
Spread
London Markets
South Africa
Irish Affairs
Envoys EN
Indian Affairs
THE
Education Biel
Sir Howard Grey
NAVY
Edward Grey
ABLE
NWS
Seaham Coal Company
Orion
New Hebrides
Presbyterian Assembly
Paton
Hebrides
Tasmania
Hobart
Britain and the Outerlands
Per Presa Association—Copyright
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