Trouble in Barcelona sparks deaths and revolts in Spain
News from Madrid reports 400 killed and 1160 injured in Barcelona as 9000 revolutionaries form a Public Safety Committee. Deserters flee to France. 4600 refugees in Hendaye. Madrid and Melilla tensions rise as Carlist leaders gather. violence erupts on Barcelona streets and in Malga.
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London
Barcelona
Paris
Malaga
Alfonso
Melilla
Madrid
France
America
Hendaye
Figueras
Jaime
Daily Telegraph
Hawke's Bay wins second in winter egg-laying test
In Hawkesbury College competition Mr Browne representing Hawke's Bay won second prize with White Leghorns laying 416 eggs. First prize went to Silver Wyandottes with 471 eggs. Railway Commission report shows 52,051,000 passengers carried with no loss of life and railways posting a surplus of £388,000 while tramways post £79,000 surplus. 186,318,000 passengers carried safely. Aboriginal man Dick arrested for murder after 500 mile police chase near Chinchilla.
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Sydney
Browne
Hawke’s Bay
Hawkesbury College
Silver Wygandottes
Railway Commissioner
Brilbant
Clements
Skinder
Chinchilla
Government urges ban on underage cigarette sales in Melbourne
Medical experts asked by the Government recommend that no boy under fifteen may buy cigarettes. The State Premier comments that cigarette smoking is so harmful it should be prohibited like opium smoking.
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Pet Press Association
Melbourne
New Zealand Horses Sold at Melbourne Sales
At Melbourne horse sales on July 31 New Zealand stock fetched varied prices. Notable trotters and draughts included Trotting sire export 74gns and horses like Harry Lauder 88gns Patrician 600gns Dunrobin 195gns Whakanui 250gns Royal Fame 200gns and more with multiple consignments achieving prices from 52gns to 600gns.
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Per Press Association
Melbourne
New Zealand
Harry Lauder
Patrician
Dunrobin
Whakanui
Arthur McBride
King “Lawrence
Royal Sandy
Royal Fame
Bonnie Imnes
Seddon
Roan
Glasgow
Lomet
Bancor's Pride
Bontie Newton
Su Charles
Young
Bancor
Ploughley
Retirement notice at Prees Association in Dunedin
In Dunedin on August 2 Mr BR. Sv McGowen district manager for Government Sale Insurance retires due to ill health. He will be succeeded by Mr Heywood of Walling on.
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Per Prees Association
Dunedin
Sv McGowen
Government Sale Insurance
Heywood
Wallingon
Ashburton
Elliot Chambers
St. Vicphee
Thos. M. Morrissey
Frice
Wilson
Tancred Street
Sawmillers’ Union Proposes New Wage Reduction Agreement
Invercargill August 2 The Sawmilers Union forwards a proposed agreement to the Workers Union offering an all round wage cut from two shillings to one shilling a day with two exceptions. A general Workers Union meeting will prepare counter proposals. The plan omits strike and preference clauses.
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Invercargill
Sawmilers’ Union
Workers’ Union
Bequests from Edward Herbert in Scotland and Dunedin
Edward Herbert who died in Scotland in late May left 1000 pounds to the Church of England at Lawrences and 500 pounds to All Saints Church in Dunedin. He directed income for a Belwyn College scholarship and left 100 pounds to the Anglican orphanage. He also bequeathed to public institutions in the Old Country.
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Per
Press Association
Dunedin
Edward Herbert
Scotland
Church of Enand
Lawrences
All Saints Church
Dredge Launched In Waikaka Valley For Deep Lead Gold
The large 180 by 28 by 8 foot dredge built by McGeorge Bros near Gore is launched to dredge deep leads up to fifty feet. It is expected to lift 180 tons per day at a cost of £9000 to £10,000. J McGeorge notes the ground has been prospected well and the project could extend mining life in the district.
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Gore
Desex
Waikaka Valley
Messrs McGeorge Bros
J. McGeorge
Ashburton
Ravertelto
Letar
Globe
Aix
Ab Methven
Mount Hutt
Pomahaka
The Great Aerial Mystery Letter Recounts Airship Theorizing
A reader letter from SECRECY recounts questions about an airship, correcting misstatements and detailing experiments. The correspondent explains measurements, speed estimates, fuel, and navigation, while noting the machine resembles a windmill with a flexible center and a turnip-like noise.
Unemployed Deputation Seeks Local Building Jobs
A Christchurch deputation urged demolition of old Worcester Street buildings to free work for 238 unemployed men. They asked start of new Government offices at £66,000, with tradesmen favored, and transfers to Sydenham Addington and Broken River railway works.
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Christchurch
Messrs Witty
Davey and
Taylor
Roderick McKenzie
Worcester Street
Sydenham and
Addington
Broken River
McKenzie
Accidental Scalding Incident In Railway Work
J. Gibson, a railway employee, was badly scalded to the face while filling foot-carriers around 8 o'clock Saturday morning when part of the appliance burst. He received treatment on site and was then conveyed to medical aid. The incident is under inspection by the railway authorities.
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Christchurch
J. Gibson
State Coal Department
Midland Tines
Hurunui
Rangitata
Ashburton
Lyttelton
New Zealand
Baranoff Fined For False Pretences In Wellington
Arthur Baranoff, a lecturer, was fined £8 or twenty one days imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence in Wellington. The case reported by the Press Association states the penalties and action taken.
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Wellington
Arthur Baranoff
Customs duties totals in Wellington for July
Customs duties collected in Wellington for the month just closed total £66,566 1s. 60 July 1908 had £81,908 5s 7d. Beer duty for the past month was £5,906 18s 9d, compared with £1,128 5s 1d in the same month last year.
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Wellington
Weather and Earthquake Report from Napier
Rain eased into heavy downpour after noon yesterday. Weather remains unsettled. An earthquake occurred at 10 grelock last night.
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Napier
Grelock
Weather Summary for Ashburton July Observations
Ashburton Domain station records July readings with barometer 30.82 inches on the 17th and 29.70 on the 29th. Max thermometer peaked at 61 on the 20th and 21st, minimums ranged to 23 on the 14th, 43 on the 20th. Rain totaled 139 points across scattered days, and frosts were recorded on multiple dates with temperatures from 4 to 16 degrees.
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Ashburton Domain
Domain
Rain totals for May at Porateko P.O. Mayfield
Rain fell on ten days during the month with a maximum of .82 inches. The total for the month was 1 inch 46 points, compared with 5 inches 562 points for the same month in 1908 reported by Mrs W G Gallagher of Porateko P.O. Mayfield.
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W. G. Gallagher
Porateko P.O. Mayfield
Influenza advice from historical herbal guide
The note mentions Weed's Great Peppermint Care Never Fails as a remedy for influenza. It references Sd and Qe Gd, indicating a labeled or coded source without further context.
Fortnight Wool Sale Prices Show Firm Demand at Auction
Buyers attended a large fortnightly sale of wool skins fat and hides with firm prices versus prior rates. Skins quoted in multiple grades from Merinos to crossbreds ranged from 2s 11d to 8s 1d, while wool featured first quality pieces at 5d to 6d per th and other sorts around 4s per th. Fat and hides prices included rough fat to 2d per lb and calf skins from 1s 6d to 1s 9d.
Canterbury Co operative Egg Poultry Sale Report
The Canterbury Co operative Egg Poultry and Produce Company lists a strong entry for its weekly sale with prices down from recent Saturdays. Killing class shows roosters to 6s, hens 4s 6d, pullets 3s 6d to 5s 9d, ducks 4s 9d to 6s 3d, geese 6d to 8s 4d, turkey hens 6s 3d to 12s, gobblers 15s 6d to £1 1s per pair. Purebred pullets to 8s 6d, tens to 7s 6d, bantams 5s 6d to 6d per pair. Hens and butter prices noted with butter at 9d per lb and separator butter at 10d per lb.
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Canterbury Co-operative Egg, Poultry and Produce Company, Ltd
Tuam Street
Christchurch
Minister McKenzie Tours South Island Rail Proposals
The Hon. R. McKenzie visits Ashburton and Timaru to discuss a proposed southern railway line with MPs James Craigie and T. Buxton. He outlines water power values, hydro schemes, and plans for future railway work and Central Otago irrigation.
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R. McKenzie
McKenzie
C. 8. Matthews
Ashburton
Southern Express
James Craigie
T. Buxton
Timaru
Dunedin
Waimate
Otago Central Railway
Tnvercargill
Qrepuki
Catlins River
Clutha River
Domtumgh
Cunue
Lawrence
Wall
Wellington
North Island
Dominion
Central Otago
J. A. Millar
Orepuki-Waiau
Riversdale Switzers
Lawrence-Roxburgh
Gore-Waikaxa
Prospective Visit to Burton by Minister A L McKenzie
A L R McKenzie expressed hope to visit the Ashburton district soon to assess the Monant Somers mines and other local needs. Reporters noted Mayfield residents had sought a deviation of the Mount Somers Line for years, but no firm decision was made.
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Alr McKenzie
Ashburton
Monant Somers Enal
Te Diembrion
Mayfield
Mount Somers
Inspection of Butter At Port Contemplates Stricter Checks
The Minister of Agriculture replies to the Chamber of Commerce request for strict inspection of each butter consignment at the grading store for export. He says a careful note has been made and current steps aim to prosecute breaches of the law.
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Wellington
Minister of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Derry
Arbitration Awards Extend To Municipal Bodies In Otago
The Appeal Court rulings declare the Arbitration Act does not exclude municipal corporations or harbour boards. The Arbitration Court has long claimed jurisdiction over these bodies, except for officers and servants paid by salary under specific sections.
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Wellington
Otago Painters
Harbour Boards
Ponsonby and Metropolitan Fight Tight Auckland Sydney Test
Eight thousand spectators witnessed Ponsonby of Auckland and Metropolitan of Sydney in a lively match. Murray set the pace with a try, O Leary converted, and Metropolitan joined with a converted goal. By half time Ponsonby led 18 to 6, and after a fierce second half, Ponsonby held on to win 13 to 11 amid strong defense and forward power.
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Sydney
Ponsonby
Auckland
Murray
Bates
Savoury
Mamed
O'Leary
Metropolitan
Rowe
Morse
McCabe
Booth
Poensonby
Fragmentary OCR Note on A 90 and Pertinence
Fragments reference a section or project labeled A 90 and Pertinenti 412 with unclear context. No identifiable persons organizations places dates or events emerge from the readable text. Further readable material needed for a meaningful summary.
Maori Tham at Sydney Ends in Maori Victory
Thirty thousand attended the Maori v Australia match in Sydney. After a rough, high spirited game Australia led 14 to 9 at half, then 16 to 14 final as the Maori team netted a late decisive goal. A controversial call provoked a hostile crowd and the referee was injured.
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Sydney
Maocrs
Australia
Ilia
New South Wales Defeats Queensland in Brisbane Match
In Brisbane on July 2 New South Wales defeated Queensland by eight to three. The game featured strong defense from New South Wales and a decisive lead at halftime.
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New South Wales
Queensland
Brisbane
Wellington and Canterbury Battle to Draw in Brown Shield
The Wellington and Canterbury associations drew 2 2 in a rain affected Brown Shield match. Heavy ground from overnight rain eased as play continued under a clearing sky with a strong northerly wind. The report notes prior activity by the Ashburton branch and a local tale about a man named Binks and a cautionary whisky reference.
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Wellington
Canterbury
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Minister OF Public Works
Ter Press Association
Porateko
Toe Tion
BR. McKenzie
Bir McKenzie
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Aaoroha
Lake Coleridge
Central
Otago
Minster
State Coal
Burton
Per Prass Association
Arbitration Awards and Corporations
Navy League
James Small
Wheatstone
BR. G. Crisp
Edwd.g. Crisp
Trustees
Maronan
D. F. Knig
Fairfield Freezing Works
Belfast
Pareora
Fairfield
Harper
N.Z. Farmers
Co-Operative Association OF Canty., Ltd
Tinwald Yards
N.Z. Varmers’ Co-Op
Friedlanger Bros., Limited
Friedlander Bros
Friedlander
Millinery Department
Burnett Street
East Street
Our
Gerstena
Germina
S.P
Holler” Canterbury
CROWN
Motueka
Ifrimley
Tina
Kirkpatrick
Japan
Frimley and Motueka
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
H. G. Cash Draper
Che Wall
Henry Stephenson
Havelock Street
T. McKay
Willowby
Batech
Guardian Office
H. Stephenson
Pyvansenistig
Primitive Methodist Church
W. J. Brown
U A.O.D
Ashburtone
Huchre Maetch
Hoa X. Wakeham
Chas
Thomas
Percy
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Gantro Murs
Binks
McDonald’s
McDonald & Con., Merchant Tailors
Macclesfield
Smith’s
Fletcher Bros
Oxford
Frankfort
A. Wilkie
J. E. Thomas
Cash Butcher
Wille Street
Harold E. Curtis
Agen Burnett Street
Aline & CO
Comnastabinns H
Fitter & S Oren Ealesmen
Alford Forest Road
Tinwald
Algo
H. E. Curtis
BAT Motor Cycles
N.Z
Farmers’ Co-Op
H. M. Jones
Becg's
H. A. Gates
Highlander Condensed
G. Meddins
the People’s Popular
Ironmonger
Arcade
Ocraighead & CO
Mercery
Tatlors
Ashburegn
Alford Forest
Ashburton County
Staveley
A. T. WH. Williams
Totty
R. Totty
Burnett Erreusen
Albert Roberts
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