Magistrate’s Court Defaults Reported in Several Cases
Judgment by default was entered for the New Zealand Farmers' Co operative Association Ltd. against A Bailey for £151 4s 9d with costs. Manchester Bros. v R Cooper awarded £543 7d plus £1 6d. Dowd v Evans for wages and harvest bonus £19 10s - verdict plus £2 extra. Blanchard Coward v Burgess for threshing £41 6s 9d, counterclaim £26 2s 6d. other cases involve motoring fines and arrears, including maintenance for William Keeley and rug theft at a school concert with accuser’s evidence and a contested rug found on the accused’s bed.
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New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd
Francis Patrick Dowd
Mr. Kennedy
Frank
George Evans
Buchanan
Blanchard Coward
Orbell
John Burgess
Costa
Rug theft at schoolhouse case ends with doubt
A court heard that the rug found near the boarding house may not prove guilt. The accused denied knowledge, admitted finding the rug, and claimed others could be the thief. The magistrate granted the benefit of the doubt as various items were stolen from inside and outside the school.
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Bernie Noonan
Ind
Emerson
Timber supplies and future of New Zealand forests
Wellington May 16 The Forestry Commission heard Mr Bennett president of the Builders' and Contractors' Federation warn that world timber is treated as prime profit and that New Zealand must not repeat this. He urged government action to avoid reliance on domestic and foreign shortages and to prevent an ultimate need to depend entirely on imports.
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Wellington
Forestry, Commission
Bennett
Builders’ and Contractors’ Federation
New Zealand
Dunedin Arbitration Court settles key awards
May 16 Dunedin Arbitration Court wrapped its session with important rulings. It exempted wholesale chemists and merchants from the brewers and bottlers award and narrowed youth employment terms. The Otago and Southland cheese factory managers award redrew several provisions with salaries from £150 to £350 and four roomed houses. Taieri and Peninsula Co exempt, but must pay managers at least £3 13s 0d weekly while cheese making. The coal-yard workers award sets permanent and casual rates at £2 10s and 1s 2d per hour for two years.
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Dunedin
Arbitration Court
Dunedin Brewers’ and Bottiers
Otago and Southland
Conciliation Council
Taieriard Peninsula Company
Supreme Court Convicts Two Men in Assault Case
Wellington May 46 Vincent Furness and Joseph Patrick McNamara were found guilty in the Supreme Court of assaulting a China man. McNamara is placed on probation for twelve months with stringent conditions. Furness, previously convicted of assault, is ordered to be sent to the replanting camp for nine months.
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Wellington
Vincent Furness
Joseph Patrick McNamara
Supreme Court
McNamara
Furness
New Zealand view on England Scotland small holdings policy
A New Zealander warns Dunedin that the English policy of small holdings is failing as plots are tiny and occupied by the wrong class. He notes emigration schemes by the CPR lure rural workers to Canada, draining Dunedin’s homefront, while urging the Old Country to wake up.
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England
Scotland
Dunedin
C.P.R
Canada
Night time navy lights dazzle as New Zealand ships displays 16 searchlights
The New Zealand battleship features 16 twin searchlights of 32 0 4 candle power mounted on forward and superstructure. They illuminate the harbor hills and crowds, enabling the ship to scan waters up to 2000 yards away while 4 7 guns stand ready. The display ends with the beams weaving in dramatic patterns, lighting the port and city views for miles.
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New Zealand
Mailee
Peli
Citizens' Ball Planned Amid Cold Christchurch Weather
In Christchurch on May 46 the Prosa Association reports a bitterly cold southerly wind spoiling a motor run to Rangiora for sailors. Over 100 cars decorated with flags and ribbons paraded, a batch of country schoolchildren arrived, and the citizens' ball will be held tonight at 7.
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Christchurch
Rangiora
Trotting Cup Upset as Emmeline Wins Narrowly
In the New Zealand Trotting Cup a 3.30 or better mile pace saw Emmeline by Rothschild win by two lengths over Bright with Bellis two lengths further back. Jenny Lind led early before Lord Dillon broke. Emmeline moved up to take the lead and secured the victory over Bright and Bellis in the final stretch.
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New Zealand
R. McDonnell
Emmeline
Rothschild—Imperialism
Gyre
A. G. Wilson
H. Bright
Rothschild—Ptarmigan
Gyrs
Walter Kerr
Bellis
Rothschild
Bellmere
Agec
J. G. McConochie
Brg Aberfeldy
Prince Imperial
Kate
D. Tasker
H. F. Nicoll
Gianella
Quincey
Queen V
A. Pringle
McMillan and Alpe
Lord Heathcote
F. Sutton
Delia
col—Wildwood Mars
Syrars Y
Jo Bries
Jenny, Lind
Jenny
Jenny Lind
Ford Dillon
Lord Dillon
Bellia
Bellisi
Gionella
Della
Bright
Little Tib
Sand
Immeline
Glanella
Bu Emmeline
Gianelle
New Zealand Record Visitor Attendance At Lyttelton Barge
The vig ship at Lyttelton is near breaking a record with almost 26 000 visitors in three days. A sailor from the battleship New Zealand deserted, reportedly disguising as a farmer wearing a suit and hat he obtained ashore for two hours before being recaptured.
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Lyttelton
New Zealand
Bluejacket
Auckland
Returned figure signals new page in naval tale
A fragmentary report hints that a disguised man involved in a naval action has reappeared aboard a battleship. Details are sparse but the reference suggests a notable return to duty amid ongoing wartime events.
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Fallen
Man O
Ship Itinerary Through New Zealand Ports
The vessel's voyage calls at Lyttelton Akaroa Timaru Oamaru Otago Heads Bluff Hokitika Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton Wellington Whanganui Plymouth Russell and Auckland. Drills scheduled at Akaroa. The schedule lists arrival and departure dates in late May through June with daily movements.
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New Zealand
Lyttelton
Greymouth
Westport
Nelson
Picton
Vane
Wellin
Sree
Wanganui
Plymouth
Russell
Auckland
Fascacke
Voyage Schedule of Battle Cruiser Tour After Auckland
After leaving Auckland on June 28 the battle cruiser sails a world tour with port calls in Fiji July 1 to July 4 Honolulu July 12 to July 18 Vancouver July 25 to August 2 Acapulco August 10 to August 12 Panama August 16 to August 18 Callao August 22 to August 26 Valparaiso August 30 to September Montevideo September 15 to September 19 Rio de Janeiro September 22 to September 29 Trinidad October 8 to October Antigua October 16 to October Jamaica October 21 to October agentes Hiotohe 81 to November.
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Auckland
Fiji
Honolulu
Vancouver
Acapulco
Panama
Callao
Valparaiso
Antigua
Jamaica
Agente Hiotohe
Tragedy in Perth Domestic Row Ends in Death
Early today Alfred John Binks and his wife faced police court proceedings over a domestic dispute. A heated argument preceded two gunshots. Binks then killed his wife and later died by suicide, leaving her mortally wounded in hospital.
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Perth
Alfred
John ‘Binks
Binks
Dynamite Outrages Kill Twelve in WV and PA
A week of dynamite outrages across West Virginia and Pennsylvania leaves twelve dead. The Macontown Coal Company plant in Pennsylvania is wrecked with four workers killed, and the Echart Coal Company's premises destroyed. An attempt to derail a passenger train at Leakone was thwarted when dynamite was found in time.
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New York
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Coal Company
Macontown
Echart Goal Company
Leakone
Crago Pleads Guilty in Auckland Shooting Case
Robin Jesper Crago pleaded guilty at the Supreme Court in Auckland to shooting Skeats and Hannah during a trial trip in a motor car. The court heard Crago had an addiction to evil habits. He was sentenced to 10 years reformative treatment.
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Auckland
Robin Jesper Crago
Messrs Skeats
Hannah
Crago
Supreme Court
Seaside Workers' Union Formed In Timaru
May 16 Timaru reports the Kia Ora loading mutton and tallow for London with fifty free labourers at work. A noon meeting formed the Seaside Workers' Union to register under the Arbitration Act. A broader movement to form a slaughtermen's union is under way. P O Webb, president of the Federation of Labour, attended meetings.
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Timaru
Kia Ora
London
Paréora
Py Smithfield
Paris Gambling Tax Debate Sparks Corruption Inquiry
On May 16 in Paris during a debate on higher taxes a deputy M Berry presented a confidential report accusing deputies and senators of ties to a large casino near Paris. The Interior Minister ordered an official inquiry into the affair.
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Paris
M. Berry
Interior
Bomb Parcel Sent to Bow Street Magistrate
The bomb sent to Mr Bennet at Bow Street Police Court contained a percussion cap cartridge and a nail in the lid. Bennet detected the device, handed it to police, preventing an explosion as the parcel arrived during his sitting.
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London
Bennet
Bow Street
Fire at Penn parish church halted by vigilant vicar
In London on May 16 an attempted arson at the historic Penn parish church in Buckinghamshire was stopped when the vicar spotted smoke and extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. Paper was stuffed beneath the organ pedal and set alight. the instrument was raised but no further damage was reported and three women were arrested.
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London
Penn
Buckinghamshire
Riots at St Leonards Halt Auction of Tax Deniers
In London on May 15 suffragettes marching with decorated cars faced a hostile crowd of about two thousand at St Leonards auction of goods from two women refusing to pay taxes. Eggs flour and ash pelted the marchers. Banners were destroyed and four suffragettes were thrown from a carriage. Police rescued the women as the auction was abandoned.
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London
St. Leonardo
Blacksmmith
Suffragette circulation declines amid outrages testimony
London reports testimony on the Suffragette circulation dropping from 17000 weekly to 7500. Mrs Pankhurst refuses to admit a link to outrages. Evidence notes about 100 workers at union headquarters earning 25s weekly, including Leigh and Evans tied to the Dublin fire.
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Aagen
London
Three Women Cleared After London Bomb Hoax Report
Three women arrested in London on a charge linked to a bomb scare at Bodland Yard are found innocent. The report notes bombs placed around London were largely hoaxes, with authorities receiving daily bomb reports from various areas.
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London
Penn
Bickinghamshire
Bodland Yard
Train hoax bombs found at Kingston on Thames confessed
Report states Béhoolboys confessed to a hoax claim about bombs found on a Kingston on Thames train. The incident is treated as a prank with police involvement and no lasting danger.
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Kingston On Thames
Castle Liner Kenilworth Castle Safe After Wreck Fears
The Union Castle line reports the Kenilworth Castle, once feared wrecked, is safe. No casualties reported and the vessel's status clarified by May 16 8:5 a.m. update.
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London
Union Castle Line
Kenilworth
Submarine Guns Equipped for Aerial Defense
Berlin reports new submarines will carry a 29 inch anti aircraft gun on a disappearing mounting. It takes 20 seconds to lower the gun when the submarine dives. Hydro aeroplanes are being armed with anti submarine guns.
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Berlin
Muley Zim defeats Elba near Tedili in Tangier action
Reports from Tangier on May 15 describe Muley Zim, brother of the Sultan, defeating Elba the Pretender in an engagement near Tedili. The forces were 45 rebels against 105 loyalists.
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Tangier
Muley
Zim
Sultan
Elba
Tedili
Late War Suspension Extended to End of May
Constantinople May 15 reports the truce between Bulgaria and Turkey has been extended to the end of May, prolonging the halt in hostilities between the two nations.
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Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Peace preliminaries stall as Greece and Serbia resist
London May 18 Reuters reports Greece and Servia do not approve of Bulgaria readiness to sign the preliminaries forthwith without full reservation of points of concern. An exhaustive discussion is planned first among the Allies then with the Ambassadors.
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London
Reuter
Greece
Servia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Objection to Turkish Troop Return to Albania
A May report from Bulgaria in Constantinople notes opposition to repatriation of Turkish troops to Albania before peace preliminaries are signed. The objection centers on timing and terms as negotiations proceed.
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Constantinople
Bulgaria
Kos
Albania
Factories in Victoria Rise in Year End Report
An official report shows Victoria had 5203 factories at year end, up 224. Hands employed total 92 582, an increase of 4239. Male workers rose 5.2 percent and female workers 3 percent.
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Melbourne
Scott Expedition Receives Messages on Scott’s Work
Commander Evange reports new messages from Dr Mawson via Australia about Scott’s expedition. The Antarctic Committee’s operations are hindered by late overseas contributions. Griffits, Thomas, Raymond Priestley, and F. Denham will prepare geological results. Mr. Wright joins to prepare a paper for the British Association.
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London
Evange
Mawson
Australia
Griffits
Thomas
Raymond Priestley
F. Denham
The Hickey Murder Inquest Opens In Sydney
Inquest evidence from Sydney details Brown shooting Sergeant Hickey after Wilkinson Brown’s son allegedly blocked pursuit. Brown claims self defense as Hickey and Constable Barley attempted arrest at an orchardist’s home. The son’s testimony describes a fierce struggle before the fatal shots.
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Bydney
Hickey
Brown
Barele
Barclay
Conspiracy Case Women Union Record Book Presented
The prisoners in the Buffragist conspiracy case have been committed for trial. A detective produced a Womens Union crimes record book listing 456 convicted individuals and two victims receiving allowances of one pound weekly and board and lodging for one to twelve weeks.
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Womans’ Union
Suffragette Article Deal in London Breaks Down
National Labour press negotiations to publish the Suffragette content have collapsed as the Union refuses to cover libel and other costs and declines to exclude articles of criminal nature, signaling a halted project.
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London
National Labour
Labour unrest prompts War Office rifle provisions
The Express reports that to avoid employing the military in suppressing strike riots the War Office has issued rifles bandoliers and ball cartridge to a proportion of country police while the military will protect railways dockyards and public buildings in London May 16.
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London
Express
War Office
Reign of Terror Praises and Saffragist Conspiracy Trial
Report from London detailing bail granted to suffragist prisoners amid a pattern of alleged criminal acts. A cartridge parcel inscribed Pellets aimed at breaking windows was thrown at the National Art Gallery. A fire at St Anne’s Church Eastbourne was extinguished with minimal damage. Votes for Women scratched a valuable painting. Mr Curtis Bennet protected by detectives after an assassination attempt.
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London
Curtis Bennet
Bow Street
Tornado Strikes Omaha and Seward Townships
A tornado ripped through Omaha city area on May 16, unroofing homes and causing panic. It also struck Seward township and nearby towns killing twelve and injuring fifty, with destruction reported across crops and infrastructure. a Union Pacific motor car was hurled aloft and damaged.
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York
Omaha
Seward
McGooland
Union Pacific Railway
Cannibalism in New Hebrides Cited by Assembly
At the Presbyterian Assembly Reverend Gillan stated cannibalism remains prevalent in the New Hebrides. He cited recent cases where two women and two children were eaten and blamed unscrupulous French traders who kidnapped and sold natives. He described purchasing one captive for £14 and freeing her.
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Sydney
Presbyterian Assembly
Gillan
New Hebrides
Purity and Appeal of Quick Coffee Delight Across Regions
In a broad appeal, readers praise a new fast coffee product described as pure and inviting. Advertisers claim it can be prepared in moments and enjoyed from North Cape to the Bluff, capturing wide enthusiasm for its ease and flavor.
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North Cape
Bluff
Petone Council Increases Wages For Borough Labourers
The Petone Council votes to raise wages for borough casual and permanent labourers from £2 8s per week to 1s 3d per hour. Foreman cartel to receive £2 17s 6d weekly. Drainage works pay rises add several thousand pounds to sewerage scheme estimates. Also mentions remedies and odd phrases.
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Petone Council
Weather and Flood Deters River Traffic in Australia
The May storm causes considerable damage across New South Wales. Hawkesbury Nepean and Hunter rivers flood, flooding low-lying areas and stranding railway lines and ships. Manly bathing sheds are washed away and towns like Singleton are cut off. Most rivers are subsiding with improving conditions expected, while winds turn east to southeast with cold showery weather and possible frost tonight.
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Sydney
Manly
Nedry
Hawkesbury
Nepean
Hunter
Brisbane
Singleton
FE. &Scrogsings
Omaith
Townahinn i
Hunter Valley
Mir -Bates
President Wilson Considers Japanese Treaty Talks
President Wilson weighs immediate communication with the Japanese Ambassador to open negotiations for a new treaty. The aim is to settle the status of Japanese nationals amid anti alien sentiment and policy discussions.
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Washington
Wilson
Tohneon
Wellington Bank Revolver Fatality Injures Clerk
A Wellington bank on Lambton Quay saw clerk Reginald D. Coker, 22, from New Plymouth, die instantly when a revolver discharged while he handled it during a stormy May night. Authorities do not attribute suicide to the death.
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Wellington
Reginald D. Coker
New Bouth
Wales
Lambton Quay
Mises
New
Plymouth
Tragic Auckland Fire Claims Child Rescuer and Victims
Reports from Auckland May 16 describe a deadly fire in a residence where a five year old child died. A rescuer, King, re entered the burning building to try to save the child, and both perished. Charred remains found together. Other notices note Patrick MetEvoy found dead at Tapperk Mouth and Stella Wood, 13, dying near Clifton from heart failure while driving cows. A man’s body with heavy stones in pockets was recovered from Auckland harbor. description says hair dark, height unknown.
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Auckland
Waitananui
ANG
Dunedin
Patrick MetEvoy
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