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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
1
The New York National Advocate reports 25,000 North-Western Railway workers signed a month old pledge on December 31. The pledge aims to extend to all 7,000 miles of rail service as abstainers. A Senate bill would penalize gifting or selling liquor to on duty workers with fines or up to one year imprisonment.
The first annual social of the Caledonian Society of Horsham and District featured Macleod of Macleod presiding at tea, with the chieftain warmly welcomed. Speakers praised starting a temperance society, noting members and leaders are teetotalers and fondly reflecting on humour without whisky.
At the Royal Courts of Justice annual social meeting in Inner Temple Hall London the Lord Chancellor lauded the Society for aiding temperance beyond abstainers. He urged support to extend its quiet work by individuals in families and businesses, noting reform requires personal effort from today’s men and women. The Bishop of St Albans added Parliament can help but real reform comes from personal actions.
Henry Hughes offers a five guinea prize for the best improvement in agricultural implements at the Christchurch A and BP Show. Submissions from manufacturers or users are invited to Henry Hughes, P. R. Climie Manager, 183 Hereford Street, Christchurch, for free advice and a potential career-boosting win.
A Dunedin special meeting condemned the Government for failing to enforce the Factories Act. It called for immediate amendments or expunction of the act, urged action against union leaders, proposed a test case, demanded radical changes to the Arbitration Act, and nominated the local federation to draft amendments for nationwide submission.
Propr proprietors announce Warner's Safe Cure Concentrated a non alcoholic version sold in a 2/6 bottle at equivalent dose to a larger bottle. The medicine claims to aid kidney and liver issues including gout rheumatism indigestion and debility. Available from chemists or by mail from H. H. Warner and Co. Australasian branch Melbourne.
London reports that General Booth announced the British South Africa Company cannot provide the funds needed for the Rhodesian colonisation project. The undertaking will be abandoned for the present.
The installation of colonial exhibits at the Franco-British Exhibition remains delayed as contractors begin concrete work on doors. The New South Wales and West Australian Courts lead the forward effort. Colonial buildings cost £325,000 private buildings £450,000 and main palaces £1,000,000 with exhibits valued at about £5,000,000.
The Health Department announces a new scheme to provide suitable work for people who have recovered from consumption at state sanatoriums. Details are withheld, but it aims to enable these individuals to earn a living while benefiting the State.
In Invercargill on April 17 the Prime Minister heard deputations on the Seaward Utsh line expansion and railway funding. Teachers from the Teachers Institute urged reforms to promotion, superannuation, and pay scales, while Education Board matters and regional staffing were debated. The day closed with a banquet at the Bluff.
An old advertising snippet extols Bile Beans as a cure for liver problems. It claims the liver’s hidden work affects digestion and general health, offering small and large box prices and a free sample with a penny stamp to The Bile Bean Co. in Sydney for distribution details.
R. D. Johnston announces a new complete stock of golf materials in Ashburton for the upcoming season. The store offers equipment and accessories for local players seeking gear.
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