1914 in New Zealand

1914 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1914 in New Zealand.
New Zealand showed no hesitation in emulating Britain's declaration of war on Germany and entering World War I. New Zealand troops became the first to occupy German territory when they took over Samoa in November.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – George V
Governor – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Government
The 18th New Zealand Parliament concludes, and the Reform Party is returned for its second term of office following the 1914 general election on 10 December.
Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
Prime Minister – William Massey
Minister of Finance – James Allen
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party).
Judiciary
Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – James Parr
Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland
Mayor of Dunedin – William Downie Stewart Jr, then John Shacklock
Events
17 January – Joseph Hammond is the first person to fly over Auckland city. He flies a Blériot monoplane (named Brittania) which has been donated to the New Zealand Government by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, from Potter's Park (near One Tree Hill).
20 February – James William Humphrys Scotland makes the first substantial cross-country flight in New Zealand. He flies from Invercargill to Gore, a distance of , in 40 minutes in a Caudron biplane. He continues on to Dunedin, Timaru and Christchurch where he arrives on 6 March.
18 April – The Auckland Exhibition closes.
4 August – New Zealand declares war on Germany.
29 August – 1374 New Zealand troops land in Samoa and are offered no resistance by German colonial forces. This is the second German territory (after Togoland) to be captured by the Allies.
25 September – The departure of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) for Europe is delayed due to concerns about the presence of German raiders.
16 October – The main body of the NZEF, some 8000 troops, finally departs New Zealand for Australia where they will join with the First AIF.
1 November – The 38 ships carrying the NZEF (10 ships) and the AIF (28 ships) leave Perth, Western Australia. Although expecting to sail to England, they will receive orders to land in Egypt while crossing the Indian Ocean.
Early December – The NZEF and AIF land in Egypt.
10 December – The 1914 general election is held.
Arts and literature
See 1914 in art, 1914 in literature, :Category:1914 books
Music
See: 1914 in music
Film
Hinemoa, the first feature film made in New Zealand, premieres at the Lyric Theatre, Auckland.
Sport
Chess
The 27th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Auckland, and is won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.
Golf
The eighth New Zealand Open championship is won by Ted Douglas (his second consecutive victory).
The 22nd National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland:
Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (eighth title)
Women – Mrs G. Williams (second title)
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Win Soon
Auckland Trotting Cup – Steel Bell
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Warstep
Auckland Cup – Warstep
Wellington Cup – Kilrain
New Zealand Derby – Balboa
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.
Men's singles champion – J.S. Kilgour (Carlton Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – J. Johnson, E. Harraway (skip) (Dunedin Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – W. Grenfell, A.E. Erksine, W.J. Thompson, J. Porteous (skip) (Wellington Bowling Club)
Rugby league
During the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, the Kiwis lose to Great Britain 16–13 in Auckland
Rugby union
defend the Ranfurly Shield against (17–3), (11–3), Horowhenua (14–3), Wairarapa (22–3), (6–5) and (6–0), before losing to (6–12).
Soccer
Provincial league champions:
Auckland – Auckland Thistle
Canterbury – Sydenham
Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
Otago – Northern
Southland – Rangers
Wanganui – Eastbrooke
Wellington – Wellington Corinthians
Tennis
Anthony Wilding, partnered with Norman Brookes, wins the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championship.
The Davis Cup final is held in New York City. New Zealander Anthony Wilding and Australian Norman Brookes (playing as Australia rather than Australasia) beat the United States 3–2.
Births
January–March
12 January –
Roy Jack, politician
Everard Jackson, rugby union player
22 January – Ron McLean, environmental campaigner
30 January – Bill Phillips, rugby union player
1 February – James Gould, rower
2 February – F. Russell Miller, politician
3 February – Felix Kelly, graphic designer, painter, illustrator
14 February – Jack Rankin, rugby union player
19 February – Thelma Kench, athlete
22 February – Theo Allen, athlete
7 March – Doreen Blumhardt, potter, arts educator
11 March – Dan Riddiford, politician
16 March – H. W. Gretton, poet, lyricist, diarist
19 March – Jack Best, rugby union player
24 March
Nancy Borlase, painter and art critic
Enid McElwee, fencer
27 March – Ces Burke, cricketer
31 March – David Seath, politician
April–June
2 April – Walter Whittlestone, dairy scientist, peace activist
30 April – Zena Daysh, human ecologist
5 May – Lloyd Trigg, World War II pilot, Victoria Cross recipient
8 May –
Gaven Donne, jurist
Dean Eyre, politician, diplomat
27 May – Graham Turbott, ornithologist, zoologist, museum director
30 May – Frank Sharpley, athlete
2 June – Joe Genet, wrestler
3 June –
Tommy Farnan, association football player
Reg Grant, World War II pilot
13 June – Gordon Patrick, cyclist
16 June – Theo de Lange, air force officer
20 June – Pearl Savin, cricketer
23 June – Clifford Richmond, jurist
July–September
4 July – Ray Speed, association football player
5 July – Jim Watt, rugby union player and paediatrician
9 July – M. K. Joseph, poet and novelist
28 July –
Wiremu Te Āwhitu, first Māori Roman Catholic priest
Joey Sadler, rugby union player
7 August – Alice Bush, doctor, family planning activist
11 August – Donald Cobden, rugby union player, Battle of Britain pilot
21 August – Billie Fulford, cricketer
23 August – Jack Hemi, rugby union and rugby league player
27 August –
Gordon Christie, politician
Vernon Thomas, wrestler
2 September – Ron Barclay, politician
October–December
13 October – Cecil Matthews, athlete
17 October – Leo Schultz, politician
22 October – Pat Boot, athlete
23 October – Donald Stott, soldier, military intelligence agent
30 October – Pat Mackie, miner and trade unionist
7 November – Doug Freeman, cricketer
8 November – Guthrie Wilson, novelist and teacher
9 November – Colin Gray, World War II fighter ace
15 November – Jack Holloway, alpine explorer, forest ecologist
18 November – Bill Phillips, economist
1 December – Peter Mathieson, swimmer
4 December – Arthur Prior, logician and philosopher
10 December – Reginald Delargey, Roman Catholic bishop
21 December – Lankford Smith, association football player and cricketer
22 December – Adrian Hayter, soldier, sailor, Antarctic leader, author
25 December –
James Fletcher, industrialist
Don McRae, cricketer and association football player
Bob White, politician
27 December – Hilda Buck, cricketer
28 December – Norman King, politician
30 December – Ian Lythgoe, public servant
Deaths
January–June
10 January – Samuel Hodgkinson, politician (born 1817)
2 February – Alfred Burton, photographer (born 1834)
8 February – Irving Sayles, vaudeville entertainer (born 1872)
25 February – John Scott, medical academic, artist (born 1851)
28 February – Ann Boyce, herbalist (born 1827)
2 March – Mohi Tūrei, Ngāti Porou leader, Anglican minister, carver, haka composer (born 1830)
18 March – Edwin Blake, politician (born 1830)
20 March – Henry Goulstone, banker, magistrate (born 1836)
10 June – Carbine, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1885)
July–December
6 July – Charles Carter, Baptist missionary (born 1828)
21 July – John Blair Whyte, politician (born 1840)
30 July – Helen Gibb, farmer, accommodation-house keeper (born 1838)
16 August – Caroline Freeman, school teacher (born 1856)
18 August – Thomas Young Duncan, politician (born 1836)
25 August –
William McLean, politician, New Zealand's first motor car owner (born 1845)
Patrick O'Reilly, Roman Catholic priest, educationalist (born 1843)
2 September – John Carruthers, civil engineer, economic theorist (born 1836)
29 September – Thomas Fergus, politician (born 1850)
Maria Atkinson, community leader (born 1824)
Matthew Green, politician (born 1840)
1 October – Richard Barcham Shalders, Baptist preacher, founder of YMCA in New Zealand (born 1824)
14 October – Walter Symes, politician (born 1852)
17 October – Kennedy Macdonald, politician (born 1847)
25 November – John Blair, businessman, politician, educational administrator (born 1843)
30 November – John Shand, university professor (born 1834)
21 December – William Montgomery, politician (born 1821)
25 December – James Gow Black, chemist, mineralogist (born 1835)
Full date unknown
Matutaera Nihoniho, a Ngāti Porou leader, soldier, storekeeper and assessor (born 1850)
See also
List of years in New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
History of New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
External links