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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 07, 1909

Page

4

Ashburton County considers water race and bridge projects

Ashburton County officials address Wakanui Creek water rights and tolls, plan water race maintenance, grant ten year free water to Anderson Brothers, debate light bridges for irrigation channels, set committees, approve by laws and appoint caretakers and officers.

Wakanuis Creek Cairns Wakanui Friedlander Reid Remington’s Messrs Hampton Lill Cow Messrs Anderson Brothers Gates Messrs Reid and Anderson Brothers Anderson A. Christie Theew Zealand League of Wheelmen Timor Kristchurch Ashburton Trafic Bridge Wakanui Creek Gardiner’s Road Denedarves Grigg Longbeach Friedslander Messrs Reid Gardner’s Road Ashburton Trafic Purnell Messrs Millichamp Brothers Trethewey

Acceptances for the Grand National Meeting in Christchurch

The list details acceptances for New Zealand Grand National events at Christchurch on August 7 including the Winter Cup 600 sovs one mile with entrants such as Fimmerman, Penates, Grenadier and others. Grand National Steeplechase 1000 sovs three miles and a half with Jack Pot and Eurus among the entrants. Grand National Hurdles 1000 sovs two miles with Ben Jonson and Exmoor. plus several supporting events and entrants like Auratus, Ringman and Lionheart.

Fimmerman Penates Grenadier Longner Federal Irani Waikaraka Gwendolina North East All Guns Merrie Zealand Sweet Angelus Tikitera Rock Ferry White Cockade Whistlecraft King Post Qsb Lone Star Crand Eurus Capitol le Beau Mocaeain Epee Nadador Avai Wanganui Eldorado Ben Jonson Exmoor Compass Gold Dust Scotty Lionheart Auratus Pilkepa Ringman Tanira Southern Cross Corazon Pukenui Keydrock Glengariff Gold Shower Seadog Arty Blytheboy Fist King of Trumps Ben Fortune Roan Tyranic Wainui Red King Auratus Llet Rendrock Pikopo Kelso Slansy Stepenfeldt Jdomp Moosken Waikara Pacific Deerslayer Ste Kooringa Lovell Nyland List Claymore Chiarinian Vologda Inchbonny

Robertson Wins New Zealand Wrestling Title In Stratford

Stratford August 6 Lewis Robertson of Scotland defeated W TL Colledge of Auckland in a closely contested championship match for New Zealand glory and a £20 stake.

Stratford Lewis Robertson Scotland W. TL Colledge Auckland Now Zealand

Foxton Rowing Terms For New Zealand Championship

Massena lodges a £25 deposit with Mr Mornblow of the Manawatu Herald for J Welch of Akaroa to row G Day of New South Wales for the New Zealand championship and £400 aside on the Manawatu River near Foxton.

Foxton Massena Mornblow Alilar Manawatu Herald Wexton J. Whelch Akaroa Ron G. Day New South Wales New Zealand Alanuwatu

Chronig Chest. Compaints, Wenda' Great Peppermint Cure

Wenda claims a peppermint cure eases chest complaints and lists a remedy marketed to treat chronic chest discomfort. The ad markets the product with testimonial language and asserts health benefits without clinical proof.

High School Board of Governors Meets At Vernors

The High School Board of Governors held an ordinary meeting with members Tucker Davis Chapman Denshire Collins and Reid present. They noted a credit balance of £1233 Tas and a loan debit of £2249 10s, with £404 capitation received since the last meeting.

High School Board of Governors Mesare J. Tucker H. Davis S. Chapman W. B. Denshire W. H. Collins Reid Inspector-General of Schools Anderson Watters W. B. Denstaire Worl Gourdie Denshire Upper Ashburton Road R.lamb Lamb Collins Messrs Chapman and Rei Mc Donshire Tucker Miss Steven Norris

Imperial Defence: Canada and Australia vow Empire duty

At a United Service Club dinner Sir F Borden declares Canada can field 50 000 troops and soon 100 000 more, pledging navy support and imperial cooperation. Colonel Foxton and Generi Smute stress unity, blood ties, and shared sacrifice across the Empire amid defence talk grounded in naval strength and global reach.

Per Press Association London United Service Club Sir F. Borden Canada Foxton Australia Generi Smute Matisa Apithead

Western Canada Seeks Freight Cars Over Battleships

Ottawa report August 6 quotes Hon. Charles Murphy Secretary of State stating Western Canadians are apathetic toward imperial defense and favor closed freight cars over battleships reflecting regional priorities in defense policy debate.

Ottawa Charles Murphy Dominion Bethet Western Canada Imperial Defence

Bile Beans Promoted as Cure for Impure Blood Ailments

An advertisement extols Bile Beans as a direct liver remedy to cleanse impure blood and treat a wide range of conditions from biliousness and headaches to pimples, scrofula, and rheumatism. It claims vegetable composition and safety, urging readers to trust these pills over other so called blood purifiers.

Story of a Boys Training Farm at Burwood East Victoria

The article describes Rev G H Cole's Central Mission Boys Training Farm at Burwood East Victoria. It details early methods, the use of halls and a bunk banana approach, and the shift to lawful authority and a farm program. The farm hosts about 150 boys, uses a government teacher, and provides schooling, sport, and hands on work like farming, pruning, milking, and carpentry.

Central Mission Boys Burwood East Victoria G. H. Cole Childrens’ Court Aol Sone Wood Tospice Sint Burwood

Silent paving sought to dull London street noise in schools

London school authorities urge the London County Council to spend 14 000 pounds on silent paving to reduce street noise that disrupts study. The article also surveys a mix of statistics on heights of children by country and notes on inventions and natural history estimates.

Grigg Studholme London London County Council South Island

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