Block of Land near Springburn Station at Low Price
Block of land on the Main Road to Springburn near the Railway Station. The owner offers a low price to effect a quick sale.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 03, 1909
Page
2
New Zealand Acclimatisation and Social Reform Debates
Experienced sportsmen complain of poor treatment of foreigners in New Zealand and urge government copies of Mr Frank Harold Wallace’s book on red deer to guide policy. The piece also surveys eugenics influenced marriage laws in Washington and critiques social standards for mothers, ending with Swanley Horticultural Gardeners College progress and colonial training impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eer
New Zealand
Frank Harold Wallace
The
Zoological Society
Stake Aproap
Longmans
Tendon
New
Wallace
Ashburton
Local and General News Update
Multiple brief items report regulatory changes to charges onress cable messages, a Koromiko property sale to R Reddecliffe, Ashburton leasing authority under The Public Bollies Leases Act, and July receipts as conscience money. Also notes mild weather aiding fruit budding, crop growth prospects, ladybird pest issues in New South Wales, tender results for government tourist houses, and local advertisements for Go-carts and Wood's Peppermint Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton County Council
Ashburton Notices and Local Developments Today
Mr H J Marriner visits Ashburton. NZ Gazette notes election of Farrell Horsey Tucker as suyeuiters Upper Ashburton Road ard. Rev Eliot Chambers to lecture on British Navy at St Stephen's Hall. Waitara leads NZ port exports of frozen beef in six months to June 30. Wellington Chamber adopts draft constitution for new Chambers of Commerce. Gisborne man promotes tidal power via large river pontoons. Mayfield Bible Class social with puzzles and refreshments. Canine loyalty story from Gisborne. United Band of Hope meets at Oddfellows Hall under D Beaumont. Hockey growth praised but field in need of top-dressing. Pasteurisation pamphlet issued by Dairy Commissioner D Cuddie. Star of Ashburley Druids Lodge holds meeting with new members. Preparatory communion at St Andrews Church. choir practice adjusted. Motor-car Bargain: 1909 Stuart model offered by G H Carson at reduced price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Carson
Tancred Street
Ashburton
Stuart
Australians Open Test Tour with Cardiff Match
Australians began a match against South Wales at Cardiff as Ransford Layer Cotter Carter and Trumper were omitted. Weather fine and wicket easy. attendance 7000. South Wales scored 228 in their first innings, Macartney took five for 39. Australia closed on 59 for 1 with Hartigan 38 not out.
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Press Association
London
South Wales
Cardiff
Ransford
Layer
Cotter
Carter
Trumper
Macartney
Australia
Hartigan
County Championship Standings Highlight Leading Contenders
In the county championship results Lancashire and Kent lead with nine percent each while Yorkshire holds thirty three percent Surrey and Hampshire and Sussex share twenty five percent. Middlesex appears with an incomplete reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Kent
Yorkshire
Surrey
Hampshire
Sussex
Church union urged between Church of England and Nonconformists
The city rector Rev A J Carlyle argued for closer ties between the Church of England and Nonconformist churches. He said real differences are disciplinary, not doctrinal, and urged joint services, prayer, and shared sacraments. He blamed spurious hindrances for division and called for continual union with the Free Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conoriaaen
Oxford
A. J. Carlyle
Church of England
Free Churches
Free Church Council
Shooting Trophy Won At Laghmor Range Match
A Thursday shooting match at Laghmor range for a trophy donated by Mr EF C Watson Tinwald used seven shots at 600 yards. Trooper J A Collison Methven won the trophy with a strong display. The listing shows participants including corp J Bonifant serg C G Harper lieut Blunden corp Stringfellow stormer Tr Ashton and others with scores across the series.
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Laghmor Range
EF. C. Watson
Tinwald
J. A Collison
Methven
J. A. Collison Corp
J. Bonifant
C. G. Harper
Blunden Corp
Stringfellow Corp
Stormer
Ashton
Cape delegates seek delayed election and May start
In London the Cape delegates push for Union to operate January 1 but others fear absent Transvaal farmers. Compromise agreed for May 30 with Parliament meeting in September or October. Also notes on army transport scheme to Salisbury Plain and other 1900s items including cholera in Calcutta and Temeraire accident follow-up.
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London
Cape
Transvaal
Viscount Esher
Great Western Railway
Salisbury Plain
South Western
Anxiety Over Missing Waratah Steamer Outbound
Durban correspondent reports alarm in Cape Town after the Land Line steamer Waratah with 800 passengers aboard failed to arrive. Waratah departed Natal on July 26 bound for Sydney with a 300 passenger count aboard.
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London
Durban
St Capetown
Sydney
Port Natal
Drowning Fatality in Auckland Harbour Involving Southern Cross Crew
A drowning incident in Auckland Harbour claims three lives from the mission steamer Southern Cross the chief steward T Mealand the chief engineer R Rat and a Melanesian boy named Jim. An overturned boat left four officers and four Melanesian boys to drift as a squall struck the vessel rescuers reached two groups though the chief engineer and two boys perished. The survivors were brought to Sailors Home for care with details noting Rae Mealand and home towns Ponsonby Onehunga.
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Auckland
Southern Cross
T. Mealand
R. Rat
Jim
North Shore
R. Houchen
Rae
Moaland
Sinker
Toe Herald
Albatross
Ponsonby
The Czars Visit to Paris and Royal Escort
The Czar met with M. Pichon after arrests at Cherbourg where twenty suspects including two Russian anarchists were taken into custody. King Edward greeted the Czar and Cearitsa as the French fleet escorted the Standart to Spithead and an inspection followed.
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Paris
Cherbourg
M. Pichon
Temps
M. Falheres
Britain
M. Picton
Edward
Spithead
London
Cearitsa
Earthquake Ravages Mexican City and Surrounding Areas
A strong quake at Apacalco persisted through Sunday with extensive damage. Reports say a large building collapsed and Mexico City endured thirteen aftershocks amid widespread destruction.
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Per
Press Association
Mexico
Apacalco
Mexico City
Tramway Traffic in Christchurch July Passenger and Revenue Report
Christchurch July tramway figures show 847 104 passengers carried and receipts of £6145 3s 5d, down from 861 235 passengers and £6203 11d last year. Two tramway delvers, linked to a head on collision in Worcester Street, have been dismissed by the Tramway Board.
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Christchurch
Worcester Street
Tranuway Board
For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods Peppermint Cure
An old advertisement notes a tonic named Woods Great Peppermint Cure for chronic chest complaints attributed to Ja Od with a price of 6d. The fragment presents a period health remedy and a cryptic product line.
Police Commission Debates Constable Hammond Case
Mr Alpera spoke for Constable Hammond’s character amid a technical perjury finding. Bishop urged caution, noting sympathy for Hammond and rehabilitation after district command appointment. The discussion touched on the constable’s past act and references, with Hammond thanked by Mr Alpers as Hammond’s Ashburton service noted.
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Alpera
Hammond
South Canterbury
Bishop
Constable Gillespie
Alpers
Ashburton
Polar Exploration Update From August Reports
Lieutenant Shackleton says he will not attempt the South Pole again until Captain Scott returns. If Scott lands at Edward VI Islands he will be on new ground. Shackleton would head south from a MacMurdo Sound base and send a party to meet the Weddell group on its return.
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Per
Press Association
London
Shackleton
South Pole
Scott
Edward Vit
Weddel Sea
Macmurdo Sound
Weddell
Fire at Osaka Destroys Thousands of Homes
The Osaka fire, reported in Tokyo, devastated a large district and destroyed thirteen thousand houses. The blaze began in the morning and reduced multiple neighborhoods to rubble, leaving wide areas uninhabitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas Association
Copsright
Tokio
Osaka
Moorish Chief Leads Mozquita Tribesmen Against Rif Confederacy
The Moorish chief El Gafo, commanding a strong Mozquita force allied with Spain, has launched a rapid assault against the Rif tribes. Several cavalry squadrons are prepared to support the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
EL Gafo
Spain
Midnight Speech by Binks Shocks Sleepless Neighbors
A night scene describes Binks declaiming in despair causing sneezes and tears among nearby sleepers. The cold worsens and he laments lacking Woods Peppermint Cure, while superstition fears rise in the quiet.
Tariff Bill Adopted by House Amid Republican Demonstration
The American House of Representatives approved the tariff as amended by the conference of both Houses by 195 to 173. The vote generated a strong Republican demonstration. Eighteen Western Republicans voted against the bill.
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Per
Press Association
Conyright
New York
American House of Representatives
Ighteen Western Republicana
New Trade With China Reported From Hankow
London reports a new Chinese trade beginning with landed frozen pigs amounting to 4663, accompanied by beef, poultry, deer meat, and game marks. The consignments arrive from Hankow and are inspected on arrival as part of the experimental exchange.
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Per
Press ‘S Association—Copyright
London
Hankow
Endow
Trouble in Spain sparks revolt across Catalonia
The Daily Telegraph reports General Santiago with three cavalry regiments and four infantry regiments clashing with revolutionaries at Barcelona. Rebels burn churches, terrorize towns, and seize coastal districts while Barcelona faces hunger and blocked communications. Forty revolutionaries shot at Montjuich, with disruptive telegrams noting returns from Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Santiago
Barcelona
Catalonia
Madrid
Montjuich
M. Telesias
Progress
M. Leroux
Times Melilla
Zeppelin Airship Completes Long Flight With Seven Passengers
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin completed a continuous journey from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt carrying seven passengers. The airship rose through a hail storm to 8000 feet and passed Ulm Stuttgart Heilbronn Heidelberg and Darmstadt, finishing the trip in under twelve hours.
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Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrieshafen
Frankfort
Ulm
Stuttgart
Heilbronn
Eidelberg
Darmstadt
Bread price hike and political notes from Australia
The fourth loaf price will rise to 7id from next Monday in Brisbane. At an Inter-State Conference, Mr Kidson and Mr Philps urged women’s influence in politics. Philps decried many Queensland Parliament debates without female members. Day signed to row for Australia’s championship on Sep 25. Heavy snow cuts travel in southern mountains. A testing machine debate in bowling yielded no decision. Norfolk Island election returns two executive members. Victoria’s factories rise to 4608 with 17 411 new jobs. a penny bank/postal fee drop hits business. Victorian Racing Club reports profits of £2313 and notes opposition to a Totalisator Bill.
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Pyeng Association
Brisbane
Kidson
Philps
Queensland
Norfolk
Island News
Messrs Quintel
J. Young
Victoria
Melbourne
British move widens Malay Peninsula rail links
Port Darwin reports the Straits Settlements governor will govern 15000 square miles in the Malay Peninsula ceded to Britain. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty enables railways from Singapore to Bangkok and links Southern Burma with Malay States. It secures British control of East trade routes and closes the Straits of Malacca to rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or Press Association
Port Darwin
Straits Settlements
Malay Peninsula
Britain
Singapore
Bangkok
Burma
Siam
Straits of
Malacca
Successful Scientific Expedition Returns to Hongkong
News from the East states that a scientific expedition led by Professor Fouellebron has returned to Hongkong after nearly four years in the Bismar Archipelago. They secured large quantities of animal and insect specimens, many of which are new to science, and the team faced hostility from natives but suffered no losses.
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Brazil
England
Washington
America
Manchester Chronicle
New Zealand
Per Presa Association
Port Darwen
Fouellebron
Hongkong
Bismar Archipelago
Stratford Wesleyan youths host banquet to aid church debts
In Stratford on August 2, a Wesleyan Church youth banquet aimed at clearing debts was held. A lept note mentions a man named Birks and a motor accident after a whisky incident, with a warning against drinking and a reference to Woodyt Great Peppermint Cure for coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Stratford Wesleyan Church
Sinea
Binks
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G. Meddins
the People's Popular
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Arcade
R. Terris A. & i
Strange
Croix
Ashburton, Oates & CO
Oaths & CO
Springburn Dairy Farm
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H. Gresham
Brurneit
Cameron Streat West
Swanson
Costumier and Mercer
N.B
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Royal College of Surgeons
Guy’s Hospital
A. L. Zough
Daxtist
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Dominion
Frank Gurtis
Opt. D
Philadelphia
Consulting Optician
Fast Street
Playfair Company
Ashburton, Waimate
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Havelock Street
Glasgow
A. Wilkim
E. Thomas
Mone Street
Globe Delivery Company OF New Zealand, Limited
BR. H. Tate
Fh. Matheson
Dundas ST
N.Z
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A. Pollock
Sishburton Gilachian
Magna
Magriep
Swanley
Logal
Ress
Treasury Department
J. Youn
New Benth Wales
Tourist Department
Te F Piia Springs
Gisborne
Waikaremorna
Lake Pukaki
Lake Te Atau
Te Puia
G. W. Wood
Matamata
Waikaremoana
Brooking
Pukaki
J. P. Roberts
J. W. Oram
Mossburn
B.D. Johnston
H. J. Marriner
New Zealand Gazette
Mesars
John Farrell
Angus Horsey
Joshua Tucker
Ashburton Road
Ard
Eliot Chambers
Canterbury
Navy League
St. Stephen's Schoolroom
Ashburton Debating Society
Waitara
Wellington
Taranaki
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New Chambers of Commerce Association
Mayfield Bible Class
Tadiea
Wanganui Herald
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United Band of Hope
Oddfellows’ Hall
D. Beaumont
E. McLauchlan
W. Beaumont
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Amy Lindsay
C. Jessop
Ruby Baird
O¢ Porne
My Gardiner
C. Butterick
E. Webber
Rita Jessop
M. Hunt
Annie Hunt
Ruby Ede
Nellie Tutty
Masters R. Tilly
P. Williams
Douglas Tilly
Department of Agriculture
D. Cuddie
Cuddie
Star of Ashburney Druids’ Lodge
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Ashburton Mounted Rifles
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W. A. McaArthur
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Polar Exploration
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der Press Association
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Aerial Navigation
Day
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Bowling _Association
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Victorian - Racing Club
Victorian Racing “Club
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