North Island settlers face isolation and harsh living conditions
The Rev Dr B Bosch described back block life in the North Island where long travel times, high costs, and absence of roads hinder settlers. He noted horse journeys taking hours, a three horse team moving six hundred weight costs, and many families living bushbound for decades without civilisation or wheel access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reing Bgtinee Dliirel
B. Bosch
North Island
Thost
Public Works
Auckland
Shaw Bavill and Albion Co Limited Steamers
Zeoval Mail steamers to London with superior accommodation for all classes calling at Montevideo Tenerife and Plymouth. Vessels now fitted with CO2 patent firefighting extinguishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Zealand Shipping Company
S Line
Royal Mail
London
Visa Monte Video
Teneriffe
Plymouth
Clayton
Birth-rate debate letter to Attorney General from Caribbean sender
A reader from the back blocks writes to the Attorney General debating the declining birth rate. He argues the state must aid families with allowances for midwives and nurses and fair fees for medical visits, noting the impact of tariffs on his household costs and on population growth. He urges policy change to resurrect domestic childrearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sddler
Quindlay
Gillzaiai
Destruction of Marriage Sought in Auckland Desertion Case
Supreme Court at Augeland records Jane Elizabeth Brideson seeking dissolution from William Brideson on desertion. She says marriage occurred at Kasangahake in 1889, lived together three years, visited Auckland in 1903, and upon return to Karanghaki found another occupier. Judge grants decree nisi with costs to be made absolute in three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augeland
Supreme Court
Jane Elizabeth Brideson
William Brideson
Kasangahake
Auckland
Karanghaki
Detective Bishop Pleads Guilty in Hotel Theft
In Wellington at the Magistrate's Court John William Bishop alias Brown a fireman on the steamship Rotoiti admitted stealing from the Royal Hotel Wellington a Gladstone bag and contents valued at £25 the property of Chief Detective McIlveney. He was remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
John William Bishop
Brown
Rotoiti
Royal Hotel
McIlveney
Supreme Court
Collision case over £1946 damages in Auckland harbour
In Auckland on September 7 a Supreme Court trial before Mr Justice Edwards and a special jury heard evidence in a claim by the Northern Coal Company against the Union Steamship Company for £1946 arising from the March 10 collision in Auckland harbour between the steamer Wairuna and the ketch Moonah. The claim argues negligent navigation by the Wairuna. the defence denies this and argues the collision resulted from the Moonah or its crew failing to observe collision regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Supreme Court
Justice Edwards
Northern Coal Company
Union Steamship Ampany
Editor fined for gaming act tips in Manawatu Times
In Palmerston North the Police Court fined E. D. Hoben editor of the Manawatu Times five shillings and costs for publishing racing tips regarding Wellington races. The magistrate ruled the items contravened the prohibition on tipping. This case is the first of its kind in the dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmerston North
E. D. Hoben
Manawatu
New Zealand Industry Claims Dr Morse’s Pills Made Locally
A New Zealand industry note states Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills have been manufactured in New Zealand for three years. The proprietors claim they are the only purgative pills produced in country with strict local control, direct material sourcing, and in-house grinding in an Wellington plant under proprietors' supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Morse
New Zealand
Wellington
Indian Root Pills Claim Blood Purifier Benefits
An old advertisement touts Indian Root Pills as a perfect blood purifier and a safe, reliable remedy for biliousness constipation indigestion headaches sallow complexion liver and kidney troubles piles pimples boils and female ailments.
Eucharistic Congress Arrivals and Flower Grants Note
London reports Cardinal Moran and coadjutors arriving for the Eucharistic Congress with archbishops from Hobart Melbourne and bishops from Auckland Ballarat. French Catholics send flowers to decorate Westminster Cathedral route amid new transport arrangements. Cardinal Vannutelli stresses liberty and British sympathy as key points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moran
Hobart
Melbourne
Auckland
Ballarat
Westminster Cathedral
Cardinal Vannuteth
Times
Prime Minister Absent. Wellington Parliament Briefly Delayed
The Premier was unable to attend due to a severe cold. A Trades and Labour Council deputation planned to meet Sir Joseph Ward at noon on resolutions from the Trades Conference, but the interview was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Trades and Labour Council
Joseph Ward
Frozen Meat Market Quotations from Smithfield Trade Report
The Frozen Meat Trades Association lists Smithfield market quotations for mutton, lamb, and beef based on representative bulk shipments. Mutton prices cover New Zealand cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes with Canterbury and North Island ranges. lamb and beef prices include ox forequarters and hindquarters from New Zealand and River Plate, with noted weekly unchanged levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frozen Meat Trades Association
Smithfield
New Zealand
Canterbury
River Plate
Geraldine Spring Meeting Nominations Listed
The article lists nominations omitted from the Satur- day publication for the Geraldine Spring Meeting including Shipst and Second Hurdles Casa bianca Stewards Stakes Whirlwind Shorts Handicap Belfield Welter Whirlwind. It also notes rapid phosphate trade from Ocean Island to Melbourne with seven steamers carrying 0,000 tons and 87,000 tons to land this year, while Ocean and Nauru islands hold vast remaining reserves of about 90,000,000 tons and twice that amount respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casabianca
Whirlwind
Shorts
Belfield
Ocean Island
Melbourne
Messrs W. Crosby and Co
Nauru Island
Eageest
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Turakina
Papareat Fruapeba
iPapenui
Riamtahat
Tong
Auckland Foot
Weington
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
Athenia
Delphic
Wallietoen
Rio de Janiery Nicoll Bros
MEM Zerland Insurance Com , Ltd
APIHE
Sicoll Bros
Islington
Slington
Nigoll Bros
Robinson
Robin
Government
Wsurang
Femagara
Svar
Sterling
Ieee
Baker Bros
Undertakers
Telephone
PlArNinenam and
H.M. Mail
Ballantynes
Paris
the Drapers
Christchurch
Henry Ete
Hereford Street
Frea
Kaye and Carter
Grain and
Ashburton
Colwyn
Serge
Telepwonet
Goxers Hotel
Harry Thompson
Methven District
Timber and Coal Merchants
Methven
Salter
ATP EL GS
LOGAL
T. A. Andrile & GO
Sompleto House Furnishers & Importers
Tancred Street
Next Building Society
Omce
Colmah
Abermain Coal
Abermain Colliery CO
LID
Sydney
Thos. Brown
Hornford Street
Mail Order Department
A. & BR Terris
Abbey
The
London Times
Chas. Garrett
Liverpool
Ugland
Cable News
Per Press Association
Catholic Society of Spain
Congress
Lancashire
Delavrange
Wright Brothers
Seroplang
Edward
Turkey
Palestine
Africa
Dominion
Timaru
Longreach
Goulburn
New South Wales
India
Dage
David Gilchrist
Helensburgh Pier
Father McIntosh
Clerkenwell
Surrey
Scotland
Ireland
Atherington
Devon
Germany
Berlin
South Australia
Carnegie
Telegraph Corps
Sail
Wairarapa
Masterton
Victoria
Italy
Taverner
Genoa
Per Presa Association
Sporting
Geraldine
East
Ash Burton
H. C. Barrett
Miss Moodie
Burnett Street
NEW_ ZEALAND
American
Meddins
Ionmonger
Carroll
Asudulton
Glimt
Joshua Tuc
Goal and Timber Merchant
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