100 years ago

INVERCARGILL, November 20: The most destructive fire that has occurred for many years broke out in the National Mortgage Company’s premises in the Crescent block shortly after 3 this morning. When...

As a result of complaints from the owners of cribs at Tomahawk that strangers were using their buildings, the police have been watching the locality.

LONDON: Final arrangements have been made for the burial of an unknown warrior at Westminster Abbey. Lord Curzon states that the Government is satisfied that the precautions taken are ample to...

Senator Harding generally rules favourite for the presidency. Wall Street bettors are offering odds at 7 to 1 that he will win. The New York Times editorially points out that no matter who may win...

A sudden serious outbreak of fire occurred in the upper story of the Star office just before noon on Saturday and much damage was done, chiefly by water, before it was got under control by the City...

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,...

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...

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...

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...