His Majesty George the Fifth, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, is the only surviving son of the late King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
He was born at Marlborough House on June 3, 1865, and was therefore 58 years of age on Sunday.
He married on July 5, 1893 Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes, now Queen Mary, who was born on May 26, 1867.
His Majesty succeeded to the Throne on May 6, 1910, and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 22, 1911.
Cold and heavy showers fell intermittently yesterday, the afternoon was particularly bleak, and the holiday may be said to have been spoilt.
No sporting events were postponed, however, and a strict holiday was observed here, in common with the other cities throughout the Empire.
National flags were flown at the Government offices, at many commercial buildings, and at a number or private residences.
Awarua hears plaintive calls
The General Post Office has received a message from the radio station at Awarua stating SOS calls were received from the steamer Trevessa at 7.36am yesterday in latitude 28deg 45min south, longitude 85deg 42min east. The messages stated Trevessa was going down, and asking for help immediately.
Tregenna is going to her assistance, but is 400 miles away.
7.37am: all stations received advice that Perth had got the SOS from Trevessa.
7.49: Borda asked the Trevessa "What is wrong?" Borda also received a message from Naldera saying: "You are not near that SOS."
7.58: SOS was received "I am Trevessa; going down; come quick."
7.59: the Trevessa was informed by the Tregenna: "I am making for you; I am distant from you 400 miles."
8.03: the Trevessa sent: "Settling down; going to boats."
8.05: the Tregenna sent: "I am distant from him 400 miles, and am making for him."
The vessel’s position is apparently somewhere in the Indian Ocean, midway between Fremantle and Capetown.
Postal women paid less
There is some dispute in the Post and Telegraph Department respecting payment of women officers.
Under the heading "Disqualified by Sex" in the "Katipo" (the official organ of the P and T Officers’ Association) the following appears: "If any section has a grievance more than any other over the contents of this year’s classification list, it is the women employed by the department, for a definite policy of classification on account of sex seems to have been adopted in their case."
Certainly the salary points at which increments are due and have been withheld are too numerous to be accounted for in any other way.
Retraining image of Mosgiel
At a meeting of the Taieri branch of the Otago Expansion League the alteration in the time of departure from Dunedin of the 5.15pm train to 5.20pm was discussed.
It was decided to co-operate with the Green Island Progressive League in the endeavour to have this train start at the original time — 5.15pm; the president and vice president to act as a deputation in the matter.
It was decided to make as public as possible the fact that Mosgiel suffered little from flood waters.
The league did not wish the opinion to get abroad that Mosgiel suffered like the Taieri Plain.
— ODT, 5.6.1923 (Compiled by Peter Dowden)
