Wellington, August 11: The Minister of Railways, in the course of a statement on railway finance this afternoon, said the revenue for the three periods ending June 24, 1922, showed a decrease in...
It is a remarkable achievement to get up to the crater of Mount Vesuvius in any way. One usually has to climb up on his hands and knees. However, a handsome Rolls-Royce saloon car owned by C.A.H....
The sinking of the Egypt, like all great disasters, called forth many examples of the "lovely virtue" that is courage and one of the brightest of them was that of Mr Arthur William Hardwick, one of...
Our Wellington correspondent wires that Mr J.M. Dickson has had interviews with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Railways, and Mr McLean, departmental engineer, regarding the position that has...
The annual Otago 5-mile cross-country championship, which was run in ideal weather at Wingatui on Saturday afternoon, was again won by the Anglican club’s No 1 team.
With the object of promoting a spirit of friendly rivalry between the Dunedin and Christchurch Training Colleges, a tournament (which it is hoped will be an annual fixture) is being held this year.
At a ratepayers’ meeting at Wairoa, a farmer stated that he had sold his last season’s wool at £26 a bale, but the charges had been so great that he had netted only 18 shillings 2 pence a bale.
During the past few weeks the St Clair beach has been making up splendidly, and at present there is a smooth stretch of sand from the water’s edge right up to the esplanade wall...
A few weeks ago the occupants of two motor boats on Paterson’s Inlet, Stewart Island, saw a whale floating in about two fathoms of water in a quiet cove near the shore.
Before the war and especially during its course the hemp industry represented a considerable amount annually to this dominion, working up while the war was on to as much as £1,250,000.