Branches clog Silver Stream
The monthly meeting of the Taieri County Council, held on Friday, was presided over by Mr Walter Blackie.
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Massive explosion at BASF
Massive explosion at BASF
London, September 21. A telegram from Mayance reports that an explosion in the aniline works at Oppau caused 1000 deaths, and that several thousand persons were injured. Of 800 workers within the...
Weeds infest Wanganui River
Weeds infest Wanganui River
Gorse and blackberry are spreading on the Government scenic reserves up the Wanganui River at an alarming rate. At the River Trust Domain Board meeting last week, the supervisor reported that...
Freezing workers’ wages
Freezing workers’ wages
Mr W.H. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioner, heard an application yesterday by the New Zealand Refrigerating Company for a reduction in the wages paid to freezing workers. The Otago and Southland...
Third Springbok test a draw
Third Springbok test a draw
Wellington, September 17: It could only be a matter for conjecture what the crowd would have been at Athletic Park today, on the occasion of the final test between New Zealand and South Africa, had...
Invercargill’s jubilee
Invercargill’s jubilee
Invercargill is celebrating its 50th birthday as a borough fittingly, but in a manner made less ambitious than might have been the case had the financial position not made economy imperative to...
Invercargill Borough 50 years old
Invercargill Borough 50 years old
An Invercargill Press Association telegram says that Old Identities’ Day was observed yesterday, in connection with the Borough Jubilee, a large number of early residents taking part in a lengthy...
Peter Buck calls out Springboks
Peter Buck calls out Springboks
A protest against the reported objection by members of the South African Rugby touring team to playing the Maoris at Napier has been forwarded by Te Rangihiroa (Dr H.P. Buck), who writes as follows...
Sun shines on Hunt race meeting
Sun shines on Hunt race meeting
The Otago Hunt Club was unlucky in the fact that rain set in in the forenoon, and no doubt the threatening weather was responsible for keeping many people away from Wingatui on Saturday afternoon...
Dick Arnst sets sculling venue
Dick Arnst sets sculling venue
Dick Arnst last night confirmed the report from Auckland that the world's sculling championship will be rowed against Hadfield on the Wanganui River, probably on Boxing Day. The champion is looking...
Maori hold South Africa to tight win
Maori hold South Africa to tight win
The match Springboks v Maoris was played this afternoon in the presence of about 6000 spectators, and resulted, after a hard game, in a win for the visitors by 9 points to 8.
Outcry in London borough
Outcry in London borough
Five women councillors at Poplar in London were arrested today amidst scenes of great excitement.
NZ backs lack speed of NSW
NZ backs lack speed of NSW
A crowd of some 10,100 people witnessed this afternoon at Lancaster Park, in the most perfect weather imaginable, an All Black team sustain the severest defeat by the New South Wales...
Hostel supports future careers
Hostel supports future careers
An outstanding organisation in keeping with this spirit of the times — an organisation which has done much to foster and spread this spirit as well as being an expression of it — is the...
Councillors hot on tepid baths
Councillors hot on tepid baths
The ordinary meeting of the City Council was held last evening, and was attended by the Mayor (Mr J.S. Douglas), and Crs Shacklock, Gilkison, Begg, Hancock, Wilson, Larnach, Hayward, Scott, Tapley,...
Christies XV in Technical knockout
Christies XV in Technical knockout
The secondary schools' competition has now been closed with Christian Brothers leading by 2 points.
South Africa wins second test
South Africa wins second test
The second test match was contested between teams which were just about equal, and because G. Merkel’s great kicking abilities were responsible for a potted goal, which put on 4 points, no-one will...
Otago women defeat Wairarapa
Otago women defeat Wairarapa
Strangely enough the ladies’ hockey match, played at the Caledonian Ground yesterday afternoon between Otago and Wairarapa, was the first match of the kind that has ever been played in Dunedin...
Otago wins inter-varsity fixture
Otago wins inter-varsity fixture
The annual match between the Otago University and Canterbury College took place at Carisbrook yesterday before 600 or 700 spectators. The ground was in good order, and neither side gained an...
Oat-sourcing deal turns to porridge
Oat-sourcing deal turns to porridge
An interesting court case hearing on the interpretation and affect of the Pure Foods Act was to have come before Mr Justice Sim at the present sittings in Dunedin.