Contemplating War's Madness and Moral Duty
A reader quotes John Galsworthy and other authorities critiquing modern nations for war’s profligate use of force. The piece laments a "spectacle of sheer insanity" as war becomes a tool of welfare and power, calling for sanity, restraint, and a lasting peace before further devastation.
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John Galsworthy
London
Times
Benj
Franklin
Quincy
Duke of Wellington
Milton
Sonny
Charles Summer
US envoy counsels capital over immigration in New Zealand
Vice-Consul General H D Baker in Wellington praises New Zealand refrigeration and frozen meat industry. He argues capital investment is key, saying labor will follow and immigration should be limited. He contrasts US capital abundance with reliance on English investment and notes local investors prefer England over investing at home.
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United States
H.D. Baker
Wellington
New Zealand
Baker
England
Chicago
New York
Lord Crewe fully recovered to resume duties soon
London reports Lord Crewe has completely recovered and will resume his duties in a few days. The dispatch also notes various unrelated items from the same date including a fire at Tatton Sykes's historic home and other international updates.
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London
Lord Crewe
Stedmere
Tatton Sykes
Romney
Botha
Transvaal
England
Mawson
Bay of Biscay
Swanisea
Tampico
Mexico
Manchester
Albert Hall
Lord Selborne
Joseph Chamberlain
Balfour
Britain
Kaiser Arrives at Potsdam and Alsace-Lorraine Bill Advances
The Kaiser has arrived at Potsdam while the German government reads a second time the Alsace Lorraine bill. In Caspian Sea headlines a naphtha well at Dajimeki yields 1 000 900 pints daily. In county cricket York shire face Worcestershire as Booth scores 210. A Berlin cable reports the Federal Council agrees to a temporary Bill on commercial relations with Japan.
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Potsdam
Alsace-Lorraine
Dajimeki
Caspian Sea
Yorkshire
Worcestershire
Booth
Berlin
Federal Council
Japan
Addington Stock Market Report May 24
Christchurch May 24 At the Addington live stock market large entries and good attendance Beef steady with no change in store sheep fat lambs firmer Pigs sold better but store cattle weak Dairy cows strong Yardings of store sheep larger with ewe lambs in demand Export buyers active with prices to 18s 2d Fat sheep and cattle show price gains and large yardings noted with wide ranges across classes.
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Christchurch
Addington
South Canterbury
Lambds
North Island
Australia’s Prosperity Report From Commerce Conference
At the eighth Conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia vice president A B Gheadle cited dramatic trade growth. He noted total trade rose to £116,490,732 from £114,110,331 in three years, with exports reaching a record £74,497,697. Wool exports climbed from £41,671,608 in 1908 to £665,763,68715 in 1910, and wheat exports rose from £6,629,683 in 1909 to £9,921,828 in 1910. Banking strength also improved, with capital and liabilities totaling £280,161,075 on December 11, 1980, up from £209,009,307 in 1909. Australia faced population shortages.
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Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia
A. 8. Gheadle
Australia
Commonwealth
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Advertisement
A health notice urges workers to maintain kidney health to stay efficient and avoid backache and pains. It cites Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Mrs. Griffin of Avonside Christchurch and a promise of relief, recommending purchase through Fos ter-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
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Pean
Hera
F. W. Griffin
Templar Street
Avonside
Christchurch
Doan
Dean
Mra ‘Griffin
Foster-McClellan Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
Chamberlain's Tablets Offer Simple Cure for Ailments
The text touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a persistent remedy for many diseases, claiming nature can work when taken. It emphasizes safety, stating the tablets contain no harsh or injurious drugs and that they are sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
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Chamberlain’s
Burnside Sale Yields Mixed Weights in May Yarding
At Burnside Dunedin on May 24 a small fat cattle yarding of 161 head saw prices steady with last week. Fat cattle top at 12 6s for prime bullocks, fat sheep yarded 3954 with a notable lift of about 1s per head, best wethers 20s 3d, ewes up to 16s 6d, and fat lambs 2772 penned with prices barely maintained from last week.
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Dunedin
Burnside
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