Residential property sale in Christchurch East Belt area
M GEO COOPER promotes Messia Cooper and Dunesan Limited to sell a convenient residential property on the East Belt. It includes part of sections 250 and 251 with 82 porches, a five room dwelling, bathroom, scullery, verandah, detached washhouse, copper and tubs, permanent water supply, force pump to tank, and shared fruit garden adjoining Mr J Swanson’s residence. Haay terms apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Cooper
Christchurch
Messia Cooper and Dunesan Limited
Rep
J. Swanson
Percy’s Tobacco and Hairdressing House Ashburton
H C Percy oldest established tobacconist and hairdressing business in Ashburton with Percy in direct supervision. The Hairdressing Room is under Peter Sullivan with two other first class hands. Watchwords for the saloon are strict cleanliness, good work and no waiting at Percys.
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Ashburton
Peter Sullivan
Percy's
Local Residence Hours Listed on Cameron Street
Address shows private residence on Cameron Street with hours from 9 a.m. to 5:90 p.m. unclear. The notice appears to record attendance hours for a public or official listing. The fragment references Telephone 141 as contact for the residence.
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Cameron Street
Azoa Vermin Killer Promotes Cleanliness in Trade
An old notice touts Azoa as a nonpoison that targets rats mice and vermin in grain stores stables and farms. It claims infection is confined to vermin others unharmed and mixed with oatmeal vermin will eat it and perish. Ethos cleaner advises petrol avoidance and a teaspoonful with water as a carent cleansing aid.
Artifical Teeth Offer with Free Extraction Included
A local dental offer promotes painless extractions at no charge when artificial teeth are ordered. Teeth can be filled with gold porcelain amalgam cement and other materials at reduced prices. Call to discuss details.
Desirable Residence Offered at Corner Property
Mr John Moffat directs sale of a pleasant corner residence at the belt junction on 4 acre land with a 4 room house, scullery and washhouse, offered at an exceptionally low figure. A splendid opportunity for a comfortable home purchase.
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John Moffat
N.E. and
E. Belt
Phases of the Moon for April and key lunar markers
Ephemeris notes list New Moon at 4 20 p m First Quarter at 9 2 a m Full Moon at 17 4 25 a m Last Quarter at 24 6 37 am Apogee at 10 80 pm Perigee at 25 Midnight with dates and times for each phase and lunar position in April.
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Bate
Lises
Seta
Remembered Canterbury engineer Dobson dies at high age
Edward Dodson a distinguished Canterbury Chief Engineer and author of papers on architecture and engineering died after a long career. Born in 1816, he helped plan roads and railways, oversaw the Lyttelton tunnel, and contributed to public works and education in New Zealand.
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Theerson
Edward Dodson
Institute of Civil Engineers
Canterbury
Dobson
Homer
London
Cressy
Canterbury Association
Sumner
Christchurch-Lyttelton
Porter
Arthur
Waikousiti
Melbourne and
Telford
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury
Canterbury Engineers Corps
Dairying Prospects Grow Warm At Staveley Report
Mr H Sharplin, in town, says the dairying industry at Staveley is thriving with steady supply and rising butter fat payments. Rioting in Chertsey prompts a possible charge. Ashburton volunteers return from camp. Police report several thefts and a court case for drunkenness and petty theft. River conditions update for Ashburton, Rakain, and Rangitata. Woods' Greap Peppermint Gera for Cover and Oslds never fails.
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Staveley
H. Sharplin
Sharplin
Ashburton
Rakain
Rangitata
Repairs and Festivities Highlight Easter Church Work
The St Stephen's church repairs near completion allow Easter Sunday service. Rev E Whitehouse and the choir praise improved acoustics. Donations to the building fund total between £700 and £800 as parishioners plan an early annual meeting.
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St. Stephen's Church
E. Whitehouse
Ashburton Court schedules 16 theft cases for Thursday
Ashburton Court will hear 16 alleged theft cases among other matters on Thursday next. The Oamaru Borough Council cut the next year’s rate by three pence in the pound. MP Massey travels south with MP Hardy for possible Ashburton meeting. Mount Somers Athletic Club held its first sports meeting with strong attendance and good competition.
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Chertsey Sports and
Chertsey
Sbort
Ashburton Court
Oamaru
Mount Somers Athletic Club
Ashburton
Methven
Geraldine
False Pretences Trial In Geraldine Court
Robert Young Ferguson a Tadmor settler linked with the Scottish Society and Ashburton Pipers faced charges in Geraldine for obtaining five pounds from William Baxter by a valueless cheque on January 29. He was arrested at Tadmor and remanded on bail after questioning why the warrant dated February had not been served sooner.
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Per Press Association
Nelson
Big
Masgekiate's
Robert Young Ierguson
Fadmor
Ashburton
Geraldine
William Baxter
Tadmor
Temuka Bicycle Club Holds Annual Meet at Victoria Park
Temuka riders gathered in Victoria Park for the tenth annual Temuka Bicycle Club event. Ashburton winners included H P Arnst and J D Gobbe with multiple heats and final results. Prizes ranged from 1s to 6s with times listed for each race.
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J. D. Gobbe
H. P. Arnst
Ashburton Eyeliets
L. Hill
Secon
Temuka Bicycle Club
Victoria Park
Ashburton
H. Pp. Arnst
New Zealand Cycling Championships at Kaiapoi
The Kaiapoi Cycling Club hosted the New Zealand championships 1908 with multiple events. Winners include J Orloeski and G Begg in half mile, B Campion and A Birch in one mile, R Campion and G A Smith in three miles, B Campion and A Birch in five miles, plus a two miles after wheel handicap.
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Kaiapoi
New Zealand
I. J. Orloeski
G. Begg
G. McGloin
B. Campion
A. Birch
R. Campion
G. A. Smith
B. L. Smith
Alexander Harvey Elected Engineer at Anama Road Bard
Mr Alexander Harvey has been elected engineer, serving as SeacH OE of the Anama Road bard.
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Alexander Harvey
Seach OE
Anama Road
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Start North Europe Visit
London reports the King and Queen begin a fortnight tour to Copenhagen Stockholm and Christiania. Also noted are railway labor talks rejected conciliation and notices, Elihu Root and Baron Rosen resolving Harbin issues in favor of America, and a Wesleyan Methodism membership decline with detailed numbers.
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London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Christiania
North-Eastern Railway
New York
Elihu Root
Baron Rosen
Harbin
America
Russia
Fisher
Manchuria
State Department
Washington
Irish electors in Manchester urged to back Joynson Hicks
Press Association reports 500 of 900 Irish voters in Manchester may back the local priesthood's manifesto urging unity against Churchill on education. Irish League leaders rally to Churchill, signaling a nationalist party power struggle with Redmond. Suffragists also aim to defeat Churchill in Manchester.
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Per Press Association
London
Manchester
Winston Churchill
Joynson- Hicks
Irish League of Great Britain
Churchill
Redmond
Nationalist Party
Italy redresses grievances in Tripoli clash with Turkey
Italy presses for redress over post office access and commercial restrictions in Turkey. The Italian government threatens to guard and bar entry if offices are opened and outlines demands tied to Tripoli and property rights. A multinational squadron proceeds to Asia Minor. Turkey denounces the move while Moscow papers discuss broader diplomatic shifts.
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Per Prese
Rome
Italy
Turkey
Porte
Tripoli
Germany
Asia Minor
Troublesome Pathan Tribe Raids Spur Peshawar Expedition
An expedition of 200 troops departs from Peshawar to attack the Moesmandes, a Pathan tribe between Peshawar and Cohat, blamed for recent raids and sniping as India affairs report.
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Per
Press Association
Calcupta
Peshawar
Cohat
Telegraph Strike Ends as Government Sets Inquiry Panel
The Indian telegraph strike has ended and the Government has appointed a committee to examine the operators grievances.
Roosevelt urged to act against Venezuela over Bermudex case
New York April 20 Mr Catlom chairman of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations drafted a resolution authorizing President Roosevelt to take stringent action if Venezuela rejects a final proposal regarding the Bermudex Asphalt Company case.
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New York
Catlom
Senate Committees On Foreign Relations
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Bermudex Asphalt Company
Intercolonial Council members resign over railway moves
London report states Sir George Farrar Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and Mr Quinn resign from the Intercolonial Council in protest of Lord Selborne instructing the Railway Committee to enforce the Railway Commissioners recommendations. The action follows the pressure to carry out the railway plan.
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London
George Farrar
Percy Fitzpatrick
Quinn
Intercolonial Council
Lord Selborne
Railway Committee
Railway Commissioners
Deaths From Dunedin and California Recall Local Residents
News from California reports the death of Frank Coxhead once a Dunedin resident who engaged in public affairs. In Oamaru and Dunedin notes, W Edmondson, manager at the Union Bank Dunedin branch since 1900, dies after a long illness. Nurse Redwood from Blenheim dies of scarlet fever at the Fever Hospital after a sudden turn in illness.
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Dunedin
California
Frank Coxhead
Oamaru
Opril
W. Edmondson
Union Bank
Mnedin
Redwood
Blenheim
Collapse of Buckjumper Show Staging In Sydney
Sydney reports a buckjumper show collapse where hundreds were in a temporary stand radius. Eleven injured lightly, officials probe cause as passengers lose valuables after the incident. In Mur ruundi, several railway officials are suspended amid a formal enquiry into the accident. A Adelaide home fire kills three, including a girl. the house is destroyed. In Brisbane, the United Commercial Travellers' Association of Australasia holds its annual conference with Messrs McPherson and Owen attending from New Zealand.
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Sydney
Brisbane
United Commercial Travellers’ Association of Australasia
Messrs McPherson and
Owen
New Zealand
New Zealanders Submit To Australian Opponents In Bowling
In Sydney on April 20 New Zealand's bowling team faced tough results with Wallace losing to Fullager of Parramatta 21 12 The final saw Stephens Victoria defeat Anderson 20 19 40 19 Stephens rallied from 19 6 down to win The New Zealanders also played multiple matches against Marrickville teams with final totals New Zealand 178 Marrickville 142
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Sydney
Wallace
Fullager
Paramatta
New Zealand
Stephens
Victoria
Anderson
Ashburton rink wins Citizens prize in bowling tournament
In Oamaru and again on April 2 Campbell’s Ashburton rink beat Paterson’s Gore rink 18 to 17 to win the Citizens prize, the meeting’s chief event. Sinclair of Dunedin won third prize by defeating McGallan of Sydenham 14 to 2.
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Oamaru
Bowtin
Paterson
Gore
An Campbell
Ashburton
Citizens
Meadowbank
C. J. Paterson
Kaituna
J. Taylor
D! Bee
Phatix
Lock
Stevenson
Sandera
Phoenix
Brown
Kaitangata
Collins
Caledonian
Ewat
Phenix
Oamaro
Campbell
Sinclair Dunedin
McGallan
Sydenham
J. Stewart
J. Lane
H. Martin
D. Campbell
Weather records show frost and rain delays
The Domain weather station logged four degrees of frost on Monday morning and a heavy rain lasting several hours with 23 points recorded. In Napier on April 20, rain postponed carnival children’s sports indefinitely while Wanganui marked a quiet holiday with fine weather.
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Domain
Domain Weather Station
Napier
Wanganui
Multiple New Zealand Accidents and Fatalities Reported
Reports from Auckland Wellington Hokitika Dunedin Invercargill detail a series of accidents and deaths. Injuries include James Price's fatal fall after a tram collision, and a man named White seriously injured near Henderson. Joll suffers a fractured skull after a tram incident. James Marshall found dead in bed. Mary Jane Brailey dies at Port Chalmers. Three fishermen’ s bodies found at Riverton and a motorcycle crash causes a broken collar bone. A man jumps from a wharf and is rescued by John Cassidy with help from Mrs McQuillan.
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Auckland
James Price
White
Henderson Yester
Wellington
Aril
Thomas Langden Joll
Okiawa
Taranaki
Lamb
James Marshall
Invercargill
Riverton
Press Association
Queen Street
E. J. Britain
Beresford Street
John "Cassidy
M’quillan
Illness of Mr G G Stead at Riccarton racecourse
At Riccarton yesterday after the Whamraccne Stakes won by Golden Stirer from Mr Stead’s stable he fainted on the stewards stand. He was taken home after medical aid was summoned and Dr Palmer reported a chilling illness not paralysis. by April 21 Mr Stead was much better.
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Riccarton
G. G. Stead
Golden Stirer
Hia
Stead
Pat
Palmer
Bread
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Sega
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Tangred Street
Chapman & Davis
Burnett Street
England
Jocka
The
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East Belt
Ferriman
Land and Estate
H.C. Percy
Tobacconist
Percy
Cameron Street West
F, Ferriman
H. Gresham
FURS
Weil
West Street
Ian
Jost
Ndrew RR &No, Ltd
Ofeg
Ashburton Drug Co., Ltd
British Dental
H. M. Jones
J. W. de Beer
Crasa
Harold B. Curtis
Cass and
Dobson Street
Niea
Moore Street
Otago
Algo
Harold
Curtis
Eorythine
Testa
Amey On & Co Ltd
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Manchester Bros. Bole
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Timara
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John Taylor
Wellington Street
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Tomoka
Rear
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Frear
Mr Bates
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Mutual Aid Association
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Chapman
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W. F. Massey
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White Cross
Native Land Commission
Land Board
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RB. D.‘Johnston
H. P. Arnet
Cable News
King and Queen
MR Chamberlain
Hongkong
Wesleyan Methodists
British Politics
Tires
ST. Petersburg
Novee Vremya
Austria
Affairs IN India
Castro
South Africa
Per’ Press
Abbey
Adelaide
Eisey
Hailstone
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Mary
Jane Brailey
Oman
Port Chalmers
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