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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 10, 1909

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Meat and dairy markets in New Zealand report

High Commissioner cable from Wellington reports mutton plentiful with scarce prime light weight quality and no price gains. lamb weak but prime demand steady. beef firmer with better demand. butter prices mixed. wool market has advanced.

Wellington Department of Industries Commeres High Commissioner London Trozen North Island River Ulate Canterbury New Zealand Siberian

Iron ore deposits and world distribution to be studied

An Engineering authority notes the upcoming International Geological Congress in Stockholm will tackle the capacity and distribution of world iron ore. Reports from many countries underpin concerns over ore supply as consumption grows, with Sweden preparing a comprehensive two volume, 50,000 page equivalent study.

Stockholm Sweden England Germany United States Italy France Spain Servia Morocco Egypt Cane Colony Canada New South Wales Victoria South Australia West Australia New Zealand Greece Bosnia Herzegovina Bulgaria Turkey Persia

Irrigation Project Extends Across Calgary Region in Canada

The Canadian Pacific Trailways Company advances a vast irrigation scheme near Calgary Alberta. A main canal from How River spans 120 feet wide with a 10 foot water depth. Three secondary canals total about 150 miles link to 160 acre blocks, totaling 967 miles of main, secondary, and distributing ditches.

Canadian Pacific Trailway Company Calgary Alberta Rocky Mountains Canada Canadian Pacific’ Railway How

China's Greatest Need Said to Be Western Knowledge

Wellington consul Mr Bivang spoke on China needing Western learning as the first step to reforming its education. He noted 10,000 in Japan, 350 in America, 200 in Britain, 350 in Germany, and 850 in Scandinavia, all supported by government and people. He argued China would not curse the world and would welcome Western science, law, and markets.

China Wellington Bivang Japan America Britain Germany Scandinavia Eirung Hwang Earliast

Zam-Buk advertised as winter skin remedy in home care column

An advertisement extols Zam-Buk balm to heal cold sores and eczema during winter. A Sydney home recounts a daughter’s facial eruption healing after first application and urges households to keep Zam-Buk as a ready skin remedy costing 1s 6d and 3s 6d per pot.

Ev Bourke Collets Street Camperdown Sydney Zam- Buk

Mackenzie outlines Dominion finances at Walmerston

The Hon. T Mackenzie travels to Mamahaki Experimental Farm and discusses the half year exports and imports. He reports exports 10 053 470 pounds and imports 8 292 948 for year to June 30 1908, with a surplus of 1 760 622 pounds. For year to July 30 1909 exports reach 12 202 pounds and imports 6 788 882, surplus 5 608 502 pounds, a record. He says money markets have improved and the administration has firm control, though some oppose it. He forecasts growth in flax and cereals, land settlement potential, and urges fiscal restraint.

Walmerston North T. “Mackenzie Mamahaki Experimental Farm Ao Manawatu Times Dominion Mackenzie Zita Avis Gvernment

Public Trust Office Sets Record With Estates and Wills

The Public Trust Office in Wellington reports during its first months of operation it managed 90 estates and 86 wills, totaling 176, a figure near double the average and a new record for the office.

Wellington Public Trust

New Zealand Bakers Press for Clarity on Fancy Bread Weights

A deputation from the United Master Bakers Association met the Minister of Health over the fancy bread issue. They argued the Act covers all loaves, and underweight fancy loaves could prosecute sellers unless exact weight is disclosed at sale. The department seeks orderly administration of the act with minimal prosecutions.

Wellington New Zealand

British Campaign Opens Up Southern Nigeria Territory

The southern Nigeria expedition under Colonel Trenchard opened up vast tracts in hither-Lu LokooWwi and Umadinilustered country on the northern border with Nigeria. Beginning in November and ending in April, 700 British troops faced little organised resistance, aided by native chiefs after declaring that human sacrifices must stop and a British commissioner would settle disputes. The Yule region proved troublesome but open terrain and long marches taxed officers and men, many walking over eleven hundred miles.

Ni- Becho Tegma Reuter

Poor Cairns Man Finds Relief in Peppermint Care

A distressed man in Cairns with ailing wife and twelve Cairns suffers wheezing and sneezing. His condition worsens at night until he discovers Woods' Peppermint Care, which soon brings relief to his family.

Cairns

Across Arabia in a motor pathfinding the first Arabian crossing

A Times correspondent reports Mr David Barbes driving a 40 hp Argyll from Alexandretta to Baghdad in nine days starting November 1. The journey, aided by reserve petrol at Déir and Anah, involved improvised ferries and a heavy load, with Arabs astonished by the sight and villagers offering help despite minor thefts.

Times Descries Arabia Alexandretta David Barbes Baghdad Aleppo Allah Euphrates British Royal Artillery Déir Anah Scotland Heduin Mashailal Shemeen

Crueling Cowardly Wretches Reported in Masterton

A report from Masterton on August 9 describes alleged cruelty to rabbits where skinless subjects were released to gauge their running distance. It notes the case was sent to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and anticipates sufficient proof for court proceedings.

Masterton Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To

Supreme Court Sentences in Augrland

The Supreme Court this morning sentenced prisoners from the lower court. Thomas Herbert Ellison aged seventeen was jailed for one year’s hard labour for theft from postal packets and forgery. Alexander Cameron received two years for obtaining money by false pretences. Alexander Newby got eighteen months for theft from a dwelling. William Dickson and J L Winter, both linked to similar offences, received two years and open end imprisonment respectively.

Supreme Court Thomas Herbert Ellison Alexander Camron Alexander Newy Willam Dickson J. L. Winter

Charge Dismissed in Auckland Fraud Case

In the Magistrate's Court this morning the information against WH G Norton Taylor of New Plymouth was dismissed. He faced a charge of obtaining money by falsely representing himself as authorized to collect for Arthur Cleaves of Auckland.

New Plymouth WH. G. Norton Taylor Arthur Cleaves Auckland

Teas for Night Coughs Might Help Children

A fragment suggests peppermint remedies and nighttime coughing issues for children. No clear care plan or dosage is provided.

Sanders Extract Promoted Amid Cough and Pain Claims

Letters defend Sanders Extract of eucalyptus claiming cures for coughs colds and lung ailments and urging use over rival products. Ad copies warn other eucalyptus preparations contain irritants and led to deaths while praising Sanders Extract for wounds sprains and eczema with specific dosing guidance.

Th. Halderness Dappil Sander & Sons Sanduw Sawnder Ou Sander USA

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