Breeding revolution
The Western world today is trembling on the brink of a crisis precipitated by powerful movements in the financial, the commercial, and the industrial worlds. Unless by wise counsels and sane action...
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Protection for opossums
Protection for opossums
Our Wellington correspondent wires that the Government proposes passing this session an amendment of the Animals Protection Act providing for the protection of opossums in certain districts,...
Local journalist farewelled
Local journalist farewelled
A representative gathering of newspapermen assembled at the Otago Daily Times office on Saturday morning to bid an official farewell to Mr Charles C. Cox, who for the past 15 years has been closely...
Miner’s strike causes gas shortage
Miner’s strike causes gas shortage
AUCKLAND: With no gas or tram service Auckland is now in a somewhat sorry plight. The citizens are taking matters as philosophically as possible, but the inconvenience resulting from the absence of...
Standard Time Bill stalled
Standard Time Bill stalled
The New Zealand Standard Time Bill introduced by the Hon G.J. Anderson, Minister of Internal Affairs, has been on the Order Paper since the early days of the session.
REV King reinforces claims
REV King reinforces claims
The statements made by the Rev V.G.B. King in the annual report of the Men’s Mission, which he controls, and at the annual meeting of the mission as to the serious increase of immorality in this...
Attitudes to marriage changing
Attitudes to marriage changing
Probably there never was a time in the history of the dominion when the marriage relation was more lightly entered upon by both sexes and when the consequent parental responsibilities were less...
Action to stop cargo pillaging
Action to stop cargo pillaging
CHRISTCHURCH: The pillaging of overseas cargo, which has been particularly rife during the past two or three years, has now, so far as importations from New York and the Eastern ports of America...
Girls not keen on domestic employment
Girls not keen on domestic employment
At the Technical School Conference at Wellington Mrs F. Baume has been making an eloquent plea for the better training of girls in the work of the home. The State, she urges, must undertake the...
Generous gifts to Otago University
Generous gifts to Otago University
In these days when the University is being subjected to criticism, much of it adverse and anonymous, it is gratifying to draw attention to the fact that there are citizens who still have confidence...
Radium and X-ray appeal launched
Radium and X-ray appeal launched
We publish in this issue an appeal by members of the honorary medical staff of the Dunedin Hospital for funds for the extension of the equipment in the radium and X-ray department of that...
Ongoing riots in Belfast
Ongoing riots in Belfast
LONDON: Rioting continues in Belfast in half a dozen centres, rival mobs setting fire to shops and looting others.
The evils of gambling
The evils of gambling
In the course of a vigorous denunciation of gambling the Rev. A.H. Wallace, preaching at the United Congregational Church last evening, quoted some pregnant remarks from Dr Saleeby’s “The Whole...
School of Art discussions futile
School of Art discussions futile
The conference of representatives of local bodies interested in the future of the Dunedin School Of Art held on Monday evening was productive at least of a discussion of some interest.
Attack on gambling
Attack on gambling
Last night at Trinity Methodist Church the Rev. M. A. Rugby Pratt entered an emphatic protest against the proposal to increase the number of racing days in the dominion. He commended the action of...
Banning live pigeon shoots
Banning live pigeon shoots
The member for Dunedin Central is to be congratulated upon his endeavour to secure amendment of the law in the direction of the prohibition of live pigeon shooting matches.
St Clair erosion funding
St Clair erosion funding
The Finance Committee of the City Council will recommend to the meeting on Wednesday night: That the application from the Dunedin Ocean Beach Domain Board for a further grant towards the cost of...
Public servants defended
Public servants defended
At the conclusion of a lecture last evening on “The Organisation of the Public Service”, Mr Peter Barr had something to say with regard to the popular conception of the service being generally...
New fish factory for Port Chalmers
New fish factory for Port Chalmers
Another venture is being launched to provide cheap fish on payable lines. It is being made by the Deep Sea Fresh Fish Company (Ltd), of Dunedin.
Soldiers unhappy with memorial
Soldiers unhappy with memorial
Apparently some of the soldiers who went from the West Harbour district are not pleased because their regimental and reinforcement numbers are not being inscribed along with their names...