03 Apr 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
1
Wellington reports say drought relief has boosted dairy farm output in Mana-watu Wairarapa and Taranaki, with butter likely to ease next week. Imports from Australia were deemed unfeasible due to state, duty, and freight costs. A wholesale meeting will discuss local pricing.
A British courier Captain Haworth carrying dispatches during the Franco German war is seized in Le Mans after locals mistake him for a Russian spy. Surviving interrogation, language doubt, and a tense standoff, he is ultimately ordered to leave the town fleeing angry crowds.
A lone speaker notes a nightly vigil as a taper glows across the way. Cupid’s notion is mocked while a rival and a baby disrupt sleep, leaving the speaker to ponder a solitary, musing solace.
An advertisement touts the Genuine Sander and Sons Eucalypt Extract as a safe cure for colds fevers diarrhoea stomach and kidney complaints with claims of neuralgic relief and skin benefits. It warns against inferior oils and promotes related skin products and a holiday sale on shoes at Mellor's.
An old tale of a man offering sovereigns on London Bridge resurfaces amid fresh commentary. The incident, tied to wartime charity prizes, is cited in discussions on distribution and public generosity.
In Whangarei on April 1, Mr W F Massey spoke to a crowd about the Land Bill and criticized revolutionary Socialism. He contrasted Liberalism with state control, proposed two policy planks on tenure security and good roads, urged economy, and called for local government reform and public service revision.
A Wellington police officer says the Anti-Gambling Act fails to curb street betting as the key arrest and search provisions were removed. He urges restoring police power to arrest suspects in view of bets and proposes empowering experienced officers rather than broad constable authority.
An Australasian writer notes medical experts relish scaring women about germs in hair fashion. Hats plumes and hair additions are denounced as microbial nests while the “hatless brigade” is praised as hygienic. Old remedies like nine nights in a nettle-filled nightcap are abandoned amid talk of nerve cures and post office consultations.
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