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All revved up
A gorgeous day, a perfect vista of sea, sky, and hill, a magnificent speedway of Nature’s own construction, the smell of petrol and burnt castor oil.
100 years ago
‘Uh oh,’ said the fantail
‘Uh oh,’ said the fantail
Visitors who have recently travelled over the track from Lake Manapouri to Doubtful Sound report that the party of surveyors which is engaged there by the Public Works Department to ascertain...
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Having a grand old time
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Having a grand old time
A white-haired old lady sat in her invalid’s chair in the Grand Court at the Exhibition listening intently to the music of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band.
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Waiata, haka at expo
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Waiata, haka at expo
A special attraction in the Education Court last evening at the Exhibition was an enjoyable Native concert given by the Maori children of the Arowhenua School, Temuka.
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Blame levelled at motorists
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Blame levelled at motorists
Level crossings do not present a problem that is peculiar to New Zealand.
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Keeping cows well-stoked
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Keeping cows well-stoked
The cow is simply an organic engine for manufacturing milk, and like the steam engine, she must be supplied in the first with fuel or fodder to create energy sufficient to move her own body from...
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Plea to open expo on Good Friday
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Plea to open expo on Good Friday
A great many people must be feeling disappointed over the closing of the Exhibition on Good Friday.
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To be reburied, minus gold coffin
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To be reburied, minus gold coffin
Tutankhamen will shortly be allowed to continue his disturbed slumbers. It is reported that the Antiquities Department has decided to re-bury the mummy in a plain iron casket within one of the...
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League of Nations politicking
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League of Nations politicking
The sub-committee pronounced unanimously in favour of Germany’s admission.
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Keen to assemble local industry
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Keen to assemble local industry
The fourteenth annual conference of the New Zealand Coach and Motor Body Builders Industrial Association of Employers was held in Kroon’s Social Hall yesterday.
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Two attempts to harm train
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Two attempts to harm train
Palmerston North, March 9: What appears to have been a dastardly attempt to wreck the north-bound Limited Express was made last night, when an obstruction consisting of beams from cattle stops was...
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Otago four wins nationals
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Otago four wins nationals
The Otago Harbour, sparkling under the early sun, was an unusually animated stretch of water at 6 o’clock yesterday morning.
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Blustery day at the Cale
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Blustery day at the Cale
The Otago amateur athletic championships were decided on the Caledonian Ground on Saturday before an attendance of about 1200.
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Omimi stud’s record cow
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Omimi stud’s record cow
The Rosevale Stud is famous for being the home of Burkeyje Sylvia Posch, now recognised as the greatest cow in the world.
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Level crossing dilemma
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Level crossing dilemma
In a statement covering efforts to minimise the dangers of level crossings, the Secretary of the Railways Board said that it was impossible to eliminate them all on account of the cost.
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Rotary’s Fijian guests
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Rotary’s Fijian guests
The inaugural gathering in connection with the New Zealand Rotary Clubs’ Conference was held in the Allen Hall last evening, when some 500 rotarians, their wives and daughters, were present.
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Brigade over drills
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Brigade over drills
The forty-seventh annual meeting of the United Fire Brigades’ Association was concluded at the Central Fire Station.
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Seafarer drowned; another missing
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Seafarer drowned; another missing
Auckland, March 1: It was reported from Te Paki station that this morning a wreck resulting in the loss of life had occurred a few miles from Cape Maria Van Diemen, when the schooner-rigged steamer...
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Quickstep honours to Auckland
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Quickstep honours to Auckland
Quickstep Day of the New Zealand Band Championships on Saturday was ushered in with a steady and continuous downpour of rain which lasted with only brief interruptions throughout the day, and...
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Eiffel stunt ends in tragedy
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Eiffel stunt ends in tragedy
Paris, February 24: A bet made by an airman named Leon Collet that he would fly beneath the Eiffel Tower had a tragic ending. The airman accomplished the actual feat, but when attempting to rise...