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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.
100 years ago
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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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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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Ex-PM’s Green Island schooldays
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Ex-PM’s Green Island schooldays
The 70th anniversary of the Green Island School, which was originally the Green Island Bush School, will be celebrated next week.
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NZ’s colonies on display
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NZ’s colonies on display
An important department of the NZ Govt is the Department of External Affairs, and one of its greatest outside responsibilities is the government of Samoa.
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Providence, alms sustain sisters
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Providence, alms sustain sisters
Extensive additions have recently been made to the home for the aged and poor, conducted by the Little Sisters of the Poor, at Anderson’s Bay, and the opening ceremony took place yesterday...
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Greece and Bulgaria stand-off
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Greece and Bulgaria stand-off
Reports on the Graeco-Bulgarian frontier state that the Bulgarian regulars attacked a Greek outpost at Belles, and killed a sentry and the captain.
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Sidey opens croquet lawn
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Sidey opens croquet lawn
The new lawns of the St Clair Croquet Club were opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen.
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Two of five tunnellers survive
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Two of five tunnellers survive
Christchurch, October 4: After nearly 40 hours’ feverish work the two men, Hugh Daly and Gordon Archer, who were entombed in the fall of earth in No 2 tunnel at Lake Coleridge on Friday, were...
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100 years ago
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100 years ago
On Saturday afternoon a few eddying flakes of snow were to be seen, but they had passed away by evening.
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On this rock
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On this rock
There was a very large number at the site of the new Presbyterian church at Awamoko on Friday last, the occasion being the laying of the foundation stone.
Reel heavy load
Reel heavy load
A large cylinder, containing about 17 tons of wire rope for the Roslyn cable car service, drawn by two traction engines, held up traffic for some time yesterday whilst being taken from the Victoria...
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Pacifist leader scorned
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Pacifist leader scorned
Mr Gandhi’s prestige suffered a serious check when the Mahratta Provincial Congress decided that it had no faith in his panacea of spinning as the sole medium of salvation for India.
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Thrills for expo visitors
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Thrills for expo visitors
Some information on the Amusement Zone was given at last night’s meeting of the directors of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Co.
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Wakatipu dam site busy
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Wakatipu dam site busy
Rapid progress is being made with the construction of the piers of the Kawarau Gold Mining Company’s dam. The first pier is almost completed, while a start has been made with the second.