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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
An old newspaper ad from Swanson, Wisconsin touts Bonnington's Emulsion as a remedy for coughs and colds. It claims the product strengthens health and serves as a nutritious tonic for all ages, urging readers to obtain a bottle.
John Scott of Woodbury offers first class Pinus timber in any quantity at 9s 6d per hundred cash. Sale applies on tracks at Ovari.
Daily memoranda announces weekly produce and poultry sales at the Farmers' Co operative Association and Mr Henry Stephenson's marts. Friedlander Bros' Mart at Lynnford. Monday clearing sale at Waterton. Tonight events include Orange Hall and His Majesty's Theatre pictures. tomorrow Longbeach Road Board matinee and more theatre showings.
Hill Osborne Hill of Highn land Papanai aged 0 years is remembered with a private interment noting his passing on August 7 at Ashburton. The notice provides minimal details and honors the deceased in a quiet ceremony.
The piece rails at Liberal and Red Federation alignments in Grey and the West Coast. It argues the Grey election split over Reform Party hopes, calls the Massey Government conscription issue pivotal, and condemns Liberal-Red ties while urging Grey to endure the warning before next year’s general election.
Dominion figures show end of June population at 1,120,000 with a June quarter gain of 3,970. Births outnumber deaths by 4,367 and departures exceed arrivals. Ashburton reports few empty houses while newcomers struggle for suitable dwellings. A Wellington telegram notes Willem Monaghan bankruptcy creditors meeting with sole claimant Danzey seeking £140 judgment. Monaghan insists he owes nothing. The meeting adjourned for a full statement.
July saw 2681 arrivals and 1947 departures in the Dominion, with commentary on cadet eligibility for commissions, ship trials by the Kongo on the Clyde, and wage-driven labour dislocations.Discusses local governance on education, land transfers, municipal banking uptake, and union disputes amid broader imperial wartime issues.
Mr John Stndholue arrives by the north express this morning in Ashbarton. Acting Officer commanding the New Zealand Defence Forces reports late by the second express. London cabin notes Sir John Murray Scott's will proved at 728434 pounds. North Canterbury Education Board approves appointments for Ashburton and Seaview. Rev John Christie, longtime Waikouaiti Presbyterian minister, dies at 83. Mr Andrew Christie of Bing Harris & Co is a son of the late Mr Christie.
Magistrate case notes list default judgment for Ashburton County Council against Thomas Henry Addis and others with sums including 14s 8d and £96 6d 5d, plus orders for immediate payment or imprisonment. Several defendants including W Baley, W Boucher, and John Stewart faced orders or fines. others were discharged after admitting guilt. Cases involve riders on footpaths, parade failures under the Defence Act, and adjourned matters with no further department complaints.
Reports from Berlin Wellington and Reefton recount multiple fatalities from accidents and drownings. A capsized sailing boat near Swinemuende during squally seas left 12 missing or dead. five survivors saved. In Wellington a body found near Queen's Wharf is identified as an elderly man. In Reefton an extraordinary mining accident injured miners Miller and Coon, with Coon dying at home. other workers sustained injuries. County officials and engineers were on site for inspections.
Mrs Donne is charged with murdering her husband William Joseph Donne after he was shot outside their Sydney home. The couple had been living apart, and she says the revolver fired by accident while she intended only to frighten him. The weapon held three live rounds and two blank cartridges filled with soap.
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