The Maoris and the Duke of Cornwall York Visit
John Moore recalls Maori hospitality and conduct in Auckland, noting a sheriff’s family ties, a court case among the Obipemuri and Thames Maori, and the impact of European authority. The piece highlights Maori elegance, social codes, and the ambivalent blend of Maori and white society at the Thames Gold Field, ending with Mackay’s firm, if bold, assertion of law respected by Maori.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moore
Duke of Cornwall
York
Auckland
Kereopa
Volkner
Mount Eden
Imperial Service
Government House
George Grey
Her Majesty
Obipemuri
Ropata
Walhena
Gold Fields
Shortland
Duke of Cornwall and
Firth of Thames
Thames
Aeneas
Taipari
Shortland Hotel
Captain Bull
Cook
Poverty Bay
James Mackay
Supreme Court
Mackay
Go Perfect
Thames Mooris
Death of the Python in Colonial Venture
In a perilous attempt tied to a bungalow wall near a works, six improvised dollies were bought and a trench dug to shoot a python. Sparks and Sparkes plan to disable the creature while goats and tools are requisitioned. The dual shot produced a chaotic scene as the python writhes among tethered goats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithout
Toola
Lynne
Rights of Prisoners of War Raised in Natal Court
In the Natal Supreme Court an argument on the rights of prisoners of war surfaced as authorities debated the fate of captives handed over to a curator. The case, involving military authorities and the curator Mr. Lloyd, drew opposition from the Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Natal
Sonis
Lloyd
Bramboek
Brambhoek
J.N
Becter's
Acton
Ducant
A. Wes
Finnemore
Wen
Justice Broome
Yorker etymology traced to Yorkshire slang
The Yorker article notes the term derives from Yorkshire language where to yark or yabhk means to jerk out suddenly. A northern player is called a yarker by most, and the ball is likened to a tooth being whipped from turf. The piece invites tracing this genealogy in cricket literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnivall
Chronicle
Yorkshire
Wild African encounter with a prowling python
A group at a jungle outpost uses a tram-car and improvised cover to ambush a python. They plant goats as bait under a tamarind tree, then open fire as the snake coils around their prey and closes in. After repeated shots, Sparkes shoots the head, ending the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lta
Profils And Glory In A Winded World Of Oddities And Notions
Excerpts recount quirky anecdotes from Albert Dawsons Joseph Parker biography and other mixings. A Midland woman praises rings alone and a Chinaman seeks modern American ways. Rev John Eddowes Gladstone, cousin to a former prime minister, dies in Wolverhampton after aging as a Conservative Evangelical. An American brass band gains fame for its strong lungs. Autographs fetch surprising sums as two volumes sell for eighty pounds at auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ull
John Eddowes Gladstone
Gladstone
Wolverhampton
Torlea
Free Lance
Reptile Devours Goat as Onlookers Watch in Awe
A large constrictor, described as a benevolent giant, wraps around and devours a goat while observers recount the grisly scene. The snake soon climbs a tree, then resumes its feast as bystanders note the animal’s struggle and partial retreat. A publisher’s sermon dispute and various unrelated vignettes follow in this collage of snippets.
Dublin Doctor Proportions and a Caryatid of Jooty
An old Dublin anecdote tells of a physician famed for his proportions who eludes a riddle about Jonah in the whale. In a cab he urges through a crowd as a beggar woman teases him. She mocks his appearance and his fine buttons, exclaiming it all is jooty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy
Pat Orafferty
Walter
Caraine
Bat
Dublin
Complete Recovery After Clements Tonic Case in Sydney
A Sydney woman Mrs E. Glenn recounts her long illness resembling typhoid with weakness, headaches, and appetite loss. After failing medicines, she credits Clements Tonic with restoring health, energy, appetite, and sleep, noting neuralgia relief and renewed vigor. A statutory declaration accompanies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland-street
Sydney
Friecd
Clements Towle
Clements
Jwgight
Clements Tonle
Elizabeth Saan
Cleveland
New South Wales
Clements Tonic
Webbe
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THE
Sparkes
the Yorker
Benevolent Society
SDH
Benevolent Astlum
Albert Dawson
Joseph Parker
Dr. Parker
London
A Midland
Benevolent Society's
Women's Ward
Artici
the Benev
Billy
Hoolly
Parker
Great Britain
Maude
Clara
Niger
King’s Bench
English Supreme Court
K.C
Hank
Olent Asylum
Glenn
Journal
TONIC
Clements Tonie
Fats
Brauer
Tuy
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