McNab Advocates Compulsory Military Training for New Zealand
Mr McNab argues compulsory training is a national necessity, citing Lord Roberts and European examples. He contrasts it with the failures of voluntary service and calls for an executive league to keep the case alive in politics.
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Rovert McNan
Ashburton
Ephesus
Scott
McNab
Lord Roberts
Territorial Army
New Zealand
McNabb
Europe
Norway
Switzerland
Ale McNab
Mr McNab
Ashburton Navy League meeting set for Wednesday
At Ashburton Borough Council Chambers a meeting was announced to discuss forming a Navy League branch with Captain J Treleavan and Colonel Elliott Chambers to explain the league's objects. Also noted were remarks on missionary work, local option politics in Bruce, Harbour Board reform, and a Divorce Act discussion in Auckland. Golf shops advertise new requisites by R D Johnston.
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Robert MacNab
Navy League
Ashburton
J. Treleaven
Elliott Chambers
Diverse Christchurch and Canterbury News Briefs
The Rev Canon Wooodthorpe, ex vicar of St Stephen's, now Warden of Selwyn College Dunedin, visited Ashburton. Minister of Education Mr Fowlds opened Westport Technical School. Five Rivers estate owners offer land to government at £4 an acre with 3 percent interest. A new trial is sought in Christchurch in the Stringer v Norton libel case due to excessive damages. Lieutenant Shackleton visited Cardinal Moran in Sydney and praised his Irish family ties. Shackleton noted meeting many famed individuals but impressed by Moran. Canterbury Jockey Club annual meeting reported high stakes and profits. club records show receipts £48,842 8s 1d and expenses £38,914 0s 1d. cable to the King for Derby victory. A Hinds Methodist Sunday school social featured Rev Standage chairing, child training talk, Rev J H Rogers on early Methodism, and performances by Miss Williams, Greer, Ellis, Mrs Grainger, Miss Butterick, Mr Pitt, Mr Williams, and Mr Tush. refreshments enjoyed.
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Shackleton
Cardinal Moran
Sydney
Ireland
Manly College
Canterbury Jockey Club
Hinds Methodish
O. H. Standage
D. McKenzie
J. H. Rogers
Soles
Soles Were Given By Misses Williams, Greer, Ellis, Mrs Grainger
Mra Goldsmith
Butterick
Messrs
Pitt
Williams
Tush
Mission Work In Fiji At Baring Square Church
A well attended foreign missionary meeting at Baring Square Church heard Mr C W Nicoll praise Wesleyan efforts in Fiji over seventy years transforming cannibal tribes into Christians. Mr Burton shared tales of India and Fiji progress, noting native catechists joining Fiji missions. A collection for the foreign mission fund was taken amid thanks to Mr Burton and the chairman.
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Baring Square
C. W. Nicoll
Nicoll
Fiji
Burton
Cannes
H. E. Bellhouse
India
Pacific
Foreign Mission Fund
Death notices from New Zealand incidents and inquests
Reports from Napier Christchurch and Dunedin on sudden deaths and inquests. A shepherd at Mahia’s station Robert McIntyre’s body found after missing weeks. Agnes Merton Brown died in a cab with brain disease cited after postmortem. Lacey Kingston aged twenty died at hospital from virulent peritonitis and septic infection following a miscarriage. Witness misidentification noted.
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Napier
Robert McIntyre
G. Ormond
Mahia
Christchurch
H. W. Wishop
Agnes Merton Brown
Christenureh
Symes
Gorsich
Dunedin
Lacey Kingston
Towler
Illegal liquor sale fined at Parako Maori races
At the Magistrate's Court, Jack Edmons Webster and Duncan McKenzie were charged with selling liquor without a license at the Parako Maori races in WhangareI. They were each fined £5 with heavy costs.
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Whanqarei
Win. Webster
Jack Edmons
Duncan McKenzie
Otago Rifle Volunteers win Daily Mail Cup with 748 points
The Fourth Battalion of the Otago Rifle Volunteers fired for the Daily Mail Cup on Saturday and scored 748 points, an average of 98.5.
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Otago Rifle Volunteers
Meynell and Gunn Dramatic Company Visit Ashburton
The Meynell and Gunn Dramatic Company will perform a one night season in Ashburton on Monday evening next May. They present a new drama by J A Campbell The Little Breadwinner which recently drew success at Theatre Royal Christchurch. The cast includes Queenie Williams and Maggie Dickenson from the Tin Can Band. Box plan on view at H M Jones shop.
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Ashburton
Meynell and Gunn Dramatic Company
Air J. A. Campbell
Theatre Royal
Christchurch
Dickens
Little Queenie Williams
Maggie Dickenson
H. M. Jones
Unscrupulous Rhyme Fragment on Ailments and Cure
A fragmented verse notes various illnesses from coughs to dyspepsia and gout and mocks cures that avoid simple tasks. It plays with a jab about a product labeled Weds' Great i mint Cure and its dubious promise.
Man Pleads Guilty in Horse Theft Case at Timaru Court
In Timaru on May 28 at the Magistrate Court before S.C. Ale V. G. Day Joseph Sweeney on remand pleaded guilty to stealing a horse saddle and bridle worth £15 from Robert John Thistleton on March 23 at Yamuka. Having been committed to Dunedin Supreme Court for another charge the magistrate remanded him there for sentence.
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Timaru
Ale
Kitchener Roosevelts and Shipping Rings in Brief
The Standard reports Lord Kitchener plans a tour of the Empire via Australia and Canada to review military affairs. Mr Roosevelt reaches Nairobi to establish hunting expedition HQ. The Royal Commission backs shipping rings for steadier freight and urges a shippers association. the Times notes a Kurd led Adana relief distribution.
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London
Standard
Mr Roosevelt
Nairobi
British East Africa
Royal Commission
Board of Trade
The
Times
Adana
Shah
Bagdadai
Turkish Affairs The Deposed Sultan and Transfer Plan
Constantinople reports Chetket Pasha proposes moving Abdul Hamid to Rhodes as Salonika residents grow uneasy over the ex-sultan. May 27 dispatch notes Abdul Hamid’s chief executioner Djev her Aga and six others, earlier sentenced for involvement in the renegade movement, were executed.
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Per Press Association
Ocopyright
Constantinople
Chetket Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Rhodes
Salonika
Etmnch
Djevher Aga
Rene
Budget debate in Commons critiques land tax proposals
In London the House of Commons debated Budget resolutions with opposition attacks on land tax, mining and lease incomes. Lloyd George tabled the Finance Bill while Austen Chamberlain moves to reject it. Lords adjourned to June 23. A dairies registration and cow examination bill was introduced in the Commons.
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Per Press Association
Consright
London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Austen Chamberlain
House of Lords
John Burna
British naval policy clash over two-Power standard
In Parliament Captain Craig urges alarm at any change to the two-Power standard. Asquith defends Britain’s defensive strength and argues the rule is empirical. Balfour contests the idea Britain should limit force in home waters. A government amendment supporting policy passes 272 to 106.
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London
Craig
East
County Down
House of Commons
Asquith
Britain
United States
Balfour
Mediterranean
West Indies
Admiral Sir John Fisher Expected to Retire in October
London May 27 reports persistently state that Admiral Sir John Fisher, long First Naval Lord of the Admiralty, will retire in October following ongoing debate over his policy amid recent naval tensions.
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London
Sir John Fisher
John Fisher
Admiralty
Obituary notice for Mrs Ivess in Christchurch
The death is announced of Mrs Ivess wife of Mr Joseph Ivesa. She was once well known in Ashburton where she resided for a number of years. The notice appears in Christchurch dated May 28.
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Christchurch
Ivess
Joseph Ivesa
Ashburton
SANDER S EXTRACT PROMOTED FOR WIDESPREAD USE
A historic testimonial extols Sander s Extract for coughs nose throat lungs and stomach issues. The letter warns against other eucalyptus products claiming Sanders contains antiseptic substances and disproves cons about irritants. It notes a death from inferior preparations and urges use of Sanders Extract with specific dosage guidelines.
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Halderness
Sander
Deakin Debates Clash as Lyne Shouts Judas
In Melbourne on May 27 the debate on the Address in Reply erupted with Sir William Lyne shouting Judas Judas amid disorder. The Speaker urged withdrawal, Deakin said policy was aimed at the hustings, and the government fell 39 to 30 on adjournment. Lyne sided with the government.
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Per Presa Association—Copyright
Melbourne
Deakin
William Lyne
Judas
William
W. H. Kelly
Diabolical Actions Spark House Debates in Commonwealth
Sir William Lyne and the Hon. W. M. Hughes prepared speeches but a motion for adjournment halted delivery amid excitement. Premier Fisher signaled the government would treat the vote as a confidence expression. Deakin faced sharp attacks over alleged betrayals as coalition talks surfaced.
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Melbourne
William Lyne
W. M. Hughes
Sr Kelly
Deakin
Willism
Deakins
Labour Party
Mr Hughes
Labour
Advice for Mr Deakin in Australian coalition politics
London May 27 The Tires foresee that Mr Deakins coalition may converge in views though government by a party group risks Australia’s development. He should seek a strong Labour ally to blunt extremism on both sides and unite Parliament for July conference delegates.
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London
Tires
Deakin
Australia
Labour
Fisher to Seek Adjournment and Possible Dissolution
Melbourne report notes May 28 proceedings where Mr Fisher aims for an adjournment likely to Tuesday. If dissolution is needed, he will move to send Mr Deakin away and seek a dissolution if adjournment fails.
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Melbourne
Archdeacon Wright Elected Archbishop of Sydney
Archdeacon Wright of Manchester was elected Archbishop of Sydney by a unanimous vote of both orders and the aggregate, announced in Sydney on May 27.
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Ber Press Association
Sydney
Wright
Manchester
Wellington Baker’s Award Case Rules Against Penalty
May 27 Wellington. Dr McArthur S M delivered judgment in a case under the Wellington bakers award. Inspector of Awards v Denhard centered on a £10 penalty for alleged overtime breach. Magistrate found payments to workers were substantially those due to them and ruled for the defendant in a judgment noting such pin pricks cause friction between employer and employee.
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Wellington
McArthur
S.M
Denhard
Citployer
Supreme Court Sessions Reports From AUCKLAND and Dunedin
At Auckland and Dunedin criminal sittings, Alfred Brewer alias Anderson received two years for forgery and uttering. James King got two years for receiving stolen goods. Thomas O Donnell was jailed ten years for assault on a young girl. Thomas Fairlie Morris placed on probation for theft. James Pollock, twelve months for theft from the person. Thomas Hussey eighteen months for assault and robbery. John Edward Blonquist eighteen months for bicycle theft. Robert Burgess and Thomas McLennan three years each for robbery. Patrick Moriarty two years for indecent assault. Thomas McGrath placed on probation for two years to stay at Salvation Army Home. Jury failed to agree in Killen Marion Edgards case for breaking and entering.
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Press
Association
Auqgeland
Supreme Court
Alfred Brewer
Anderson
James King
Ace
Dunedin
Thomas O’donnell
Thomas Fairlie Morris
James Pollock
Thomas Hussey
John Edward Blonquist
Robert Burgess
Thomas McLennan
Patrick Moriarty
Thomas McGrath
Cattia
Salvation Army
Christchurch
Killen
Marion
Edg
Breakig
Ene Fering
Timber Commission Hearing Presses Local Timber Needs
Wellington May 87. At a Timber Commission sitting Mr Dalziel of Taupo Totara Company spoke of operating amid great difficulties. He said Oregon pine imports flooded the market, harming local profits, and noted 12 000 acres and £120 000 spent on a railway while the company’s capital stood at £350 000. Kensington noted New Zealand timber areas and Crown lands totals, with forests set to last fifty to sixty years and about £170 000 spent on reforestation.
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Wellington
Timber Commission
Dalziel
Taupo
Totara
Auckland
Oregon
Ping
Kensington
New Zealand
Children’s Hacking Cough At Night Prompts Home Remedy
A period piece note describes a child’s night cough and the use of peppermint or similar remedy. It mentions care guidance and a mix of old price-like terms such as 1a 6d and 6d, reflecting historical currency and household remedies. The source emphasizes simple domestic care.
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