Canterbury Farmers Union delegates continue conference
Second day in Christchurch sees D Jones presiding as delegates discuss enrolment books for branch secretaries and a possible central labour agency. The meeting backs centralised enrolment, urges railway rate relief, condemns land value rises, and calls for tax reform on mortgage interest.
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Christchurch
Farmers’ Union
Canterbury
D. Jones
J. W. Patchett
Prebbleton
London
Clothier
Waikari
Luscombe
Omihi
A. Myers
Oxford
Lill
Ashburton
Dominion
Leadley
F. Frampton
Cust
Chambers of Commerce
Richard Tvans
Muiholland
Leathey
Ther
Reform urged as land value rises burdening farmers
At the Farmers' Union Conference in Auckland on Thursday, Mr Alien Bell warned that rapid increases in rural land valuations worsen financial strain on farmers. He noted huge annual unimproved value gains of over £12,000,000 benefiting land boomers and speculators. Bell urged continued opposition and vowed to press for reform through the Assessment Court.
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Auckland
Farmers’ Union
Alien Bell
Ony Yory
Liver as a complex chemical lab and Warner's Safe Cure
The liver cleanses the blood by transforming bile and uric acid, forming glycogen, and removing worn red cells. It notes that liver failure spreads poisons causing indigestion and debility, and promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy, including a concentrated alcohol free version by H. H. Warner and Co. Melbourne.
Boot Trade Dispute Hearing Continues in Wellington
The Arbitration Court in Wellington extended the hearing on the boot making dispute. Employer side speaker Frostick argued that if all boots were made locally, about fifteen hundred jobs would exist. He noted rising imports in 1906 and warned wage increases could threaten business. conference set for the next morning.
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Wellington
Frostick
New Zealand
Australia
Cooper
Conference yields narrowing of boat trade dispute
In Wellington on May 28, representatives of manufacturers and boat trade employees, with Conciliation Commissioner P Hally presiding, reached compromises and suggestions for submission to the Arbitration Court. Details remain confidential, but it is believed a factory clause award by the Court is likely. Hally was warmly thanked for his help.
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Wellington
P. Hally
Hally
Farmers Union politics and prices in Invercargill
At the Far mers Union annual meeting in Invercargill on May 28 the president said many MPs were now tied to the Union and would have allies in the House when farming issues arose. He noted sheep prices were low, with twenty four million sheep yielding a four million pound loss, but predicted a rebound next year to normal levels.
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Invercargill
Farmers’ Union
Costly Patents Warn Inventions Need Professional Help
Mechanics and inventors often draft their own patent specs but risk costly mistakes. The Registrar may grant a patent if a novel feature is present, but bears no liability. Hire a trained patent agent. Christchurch's Henry Hughes files over 60 percent of Canterbury Province cases. Advice is free at 188 Hereford Street.
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Registrar of Patents
Todray & Patent Specification
Christchurch
Henry Hughes
Canterbury
Hereford Street
Swindell Bank Frauds Trial and Obituary Notes
London May 28 reports King cleared for trial in Swindell bank case and obituary of Sir John Colomb after an operation. New South Wales loan £800,000 subscribed with underwriters confident of placing the balance. Sardinia sky bomb fireworks display injures and beheads two spectators with many amputations. pyrotechnician arrested. Carnegie offers France £2,000,000 to endow a Hera Trust Fund. Jesse Collings recovering after visit from Mr Joseph Chamberlain. Chicago meat trust raises prices. lamb chops cost 173d per lb as small retailers close. Boston taxi cab company loses $20,000 from drivers siphoning registry contents. arrests reported. Ottawa declines waterways treaty amendments. negotiations to resume in Washington.
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New South Wales
New York
Chicago
Trust
Boston
Ottawa
Smith
Washington
Ontario Premier urges cable of dreadnought funding
Sir James Whitney, premier of Ontario, speaking at Morrisburg, urged the Canadian Government to cable that it is prepared to recommend appropriating the price of one or two dreadnoughts. He said Canada will be proud when it stands beside its Antipodean brethren in a great imperial procession.
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Ottawa
James Whitney
Ontario
Morrisburg
Canada
Colonial Loans Slow in New South Wales Offering
London May 27 subscriptions for the New South Wales loan come in slowly and 30 per cent seems unlikely to be taken by the public. The government is praised for good terms with underwriters and for anticipating a new Canadian loan of at least six millions. Canada's advisers say money for colonial securities is exhausted for now.
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London
South Wales
Canada
High Court Warns on Appeals and Reversals
Sydney May 28. Sir Samuel Griffiths and the High Court dispute NSW government and the Privy Council over reversing High Court decisions. He notes three of four reversals rested on evidence not presented in Australia and warns against accepting new points on appeal.
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Sydney
High Court
Samuel Griffiths
New South Wales
Privy Council
Australia
Railways in China show British stake in Hangzhou Ningpo line
The Shanghai to Hangchow Ningpo railway, 238 miles, draws £1s worth of British capital. A 1908 loan pact put the line under private British Chinese control, yet Chinese crews and obsolete rails persist. Bridges were built across streams with island midpoints and diverted channels. The English chief engineer lacks authority as local crews work with limited training.
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China
London ‘Times
Shanghai
Hangelow-Ningpo
Siaiwupsant
Yuchuarpu
British ‘and Chinese “Corporation, Limited
Hangchow
Ningpo
Chientang
Engin
Wods Great Smint Cure Promises Cold Relief
An old advertisement-style claim touts a product named Wods Great Smint as a cure for common ailments. It asserts not a cure for housemaid's lines or serious conditions but targets coughs colds and dyspepsia with a confident, period voice.
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