12 Apr 1911
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
1
A fragmented report notes a defiant figure in July events linked to ROBINBON'S PATENT GHROATS and HONORS PATENT BARLEY. It mentions two maneuvers at home and a Sue building up, with unclear details on participants or locations.
Auckland Farmers' Union plans to bring farm labourers to the Dominion with Mr J Flanagan as agent in Britain. Government replies that only near relatives may be brought with £10 passage, or reduced £8 if approved by the High Commissioner after Mr Flanagan's London contact.
A large community effort by the Associated Churches of Christ saw 4 complete church structures erected in one day at Preston near Melbourne from dawn to midnight. About 100 workers plus volunteers, including women, prepared foundations, walls, gables, and interiors with acetylene lighting. services were held there the next day.
Britain's press notes a large Commons group forms a committee to back the Taft Grey arbitration pact. Report also mentions calls to expel Mormon emissaries and parliamentary prompts to Taft for Canada reciprocity talks. Details of Poona fire and Canillas disturbances referenced with casualty notes.
Reports indicate a lull in El Paso operations while Vatican weighs action. Rebels hold Arigpe awaiting Federal troops assault. Attempted capture of Baratecas failed. Forty bodies found scattered around the city after the clash.
Germany informed of French Morocco plans. Dr Wachter, Foreign Minister, inclined to acquiesce and require quotation of Baghdad railway stock on the Paris Bourse.
An arrived group from Perim states that eighteen hundred Turks at Yerim were annihilated by a stratagem. The claim follows reports of conflict and local military actions in the region.
In London on April 11 Mr Standman told the National Liberal Club the Veto Bill alarms stem from fears it would enable Home Rule and reform across education licensing and elections. The House of Commons debated Chinese pork imports and tax collection as part of broader parliamentary maneuvering. Winston Churchill noted an amendment to ensure clause one of the Veto Bill addresses public money matters only.
A London Magazine sketch profiles Dr Morrison, Pekin correspondent for the Times, detailing how he settled in Pekin by 1907 and rose to prominence in European offices and Parliament debates. It notes his uncanny ability to access fundamental facts, his trusted authority in the Far East, and his famed 9000 volume library reflecting his exacting accuracy.
London figures show 834,110 rated houses and rate value £44,873,510 with per head £9 10s. Electric tram receipts £1,847,327 and passengers 451,439,216. Food imports £70,628,492. P O letters 783,500,000. postcards 199,400,000. telegrams 25,731,000. telephones 64,966. motor cars 7078. motorcycles 1904. fees £16,007.
A satirical verse laments a man who refused to publish an ad. It imagines a life of quiet solitude and the world’s respect for his restraint, ending with a mock epitaph about his advertising decision.
A collage of schoolboy recalls and quips. The piece riffs on historical figures and events with playful misstatements. It includes misattributed lines and light satire on topics from monarchy to science, ending with a jab at women's suffrage as a satirical note.
An old advertisement promises immediate relief with a large bottle priced at 1g 0d. The copy urges prompt action and cites a near-term delivery option for customers seeking a speedy remedy.
The article notes fierce competition among London music hall proprietaries driving up profits and attracting world famous artists. Clara Butt remains the era’s leading draw, having declined an eight thousand pound four week engagement at the Palace Theatre, while Mrs Nevin Tait takes over Butt's English engagements and a global tour plan.
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