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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
2
Announce relinquishment of business to sons Mensre J and H Smith from August 1. Thanks extended to friends and public for thirty years of support and to farmer friends for fat stock services. James Smith to continue buying for the new firm under continuums.
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In loving memory of our dear Mother Elizabeth Magin ness who died August 14 1907 at The Grange Lyndhurst. Gentle and patient in pain her actions were noble and kind few could equal them. Not gone from memory but gone to her Father's home above, inverted by her loving family.
In London the Linnean Society celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Darwin and Wallace joint paper On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties and on the Perpetuation of Varieties by Natural Means of Selection. The piece contrasts Darwinism with Mendel’s law and discusses divorce in America as a social issue.
An Ashburton resident secured a historical picture depicting the 1844 Maori feast at Romuera near Aveldaid. The scene shows 4000 natives, warriors with tomahawks, and Governor Captain Fitzroy with his party on May 11 1844, amid frost, famine provisions, and missionary presence.
At the pease court three men were charged and before Mr W Day M with, ishicbings a. anes. All three were convicted and fined 10s and costs. The magistrate spoke severely and issued a lesson to the young men. Inspector Macdonnell plans to retire soon. Sub inspector Dwyer arrives to oversee the Napier district. The Ashburton Guards beat Ashburton Hockey Club 4–2 in a Domain match. Debating Society at Ashburton met on Wednesday debating Imperial Freetrade v Protection with a Freetraders victory. Queensland bans NZ potatoes and vitis plants due to Phytophthora infestans and phylloxera. Lodge Hakatere I.O.F. held a meeting. two new members proposed and a Higron lodge planned. Sawmilling in Invercargill shifts west toward the Walaw River. 240 workers and £19,500 annual wages noted. Springston Farm Labourers’ Union notes praise for Thorn and Kennedy before the Conciliation Board and Arbitration Court and honours unions’ support.
James Maxwell was convicted for driving at night without a proper light. Numerous witnesses described destitution in the Williams family, leading to a weekly maintenance order of 23s from all brothers. Civil cases included default judgments and weekly instalment orders across several disputes tied to debts and payments.
A dated notice lists Viola Spencer ascending in a balloon over London where the parachute failed and she perished from cold. Reports from Pekin detail seized rifles and cartridges amid Japanese protests. French training ship Couronne incident leaves six dead, eighteen injured. British forces report reduced Territorial numbers and praise for material. Tennis, Davis Cup prelims to be played with Britain represented by Ritchie and Parke. Somerset defeats Hampshire in cricket as Braund and Woods post big scores.
Prince Alexander Lieven, famed Russian naval officer, publishes a pamphlet alleging the navy lacks discipline and esprit de corps. He claims the crews, not officers, are the true commanders.
An English doctor traveling from Tangier entered Erimigque territory after a tribal skirmish between Benaonda and Ermi que. Soldiers warned him against it, he was captured, accused of leading Benaoudans, and tribesmen proclaimed war and tortured him to death.
Paris August 13 Mr Wright piloted an aeroplane during a test run covering eight miles in eight minutes as part of preparations for a long distance flight.
Two thousand one hundred and seventy Chinese repatriates have left Durban. The Transvaal Government will legalise Asiatics who registered before May 10 or obtained registration certificates under the Asiatic Act of 1907. It plans licensing restrictions for these qualified Asiatics.
A no license meeting in Ashburton features Rev F G Buckingham and H D Redford with mayor H Davis presiding. The event includes gas lighters at the hall entrance honoring the American fleet and a presentation to R Ahern for long service to the movement. Debate grows over County Council traction engine by laws with farmers claiming added costs and hardship, while others see benefits from stricter enforcement and reduced road maintenance.
Mr Jenkins calls the South Australian Treasurer’s flotation of bonds misleading. He advised delaying the sale to September or October. The government pursued private sale of two million pounds of bonds at 95, reducing net price to 94 3. The plan saves £13,500 in direct costs and avoids risk. Jenkins resigns amid letters of support from prominent figures and officials.
Mr Bryan addressed about 18 000 at Lincoln Nebraska accepting the presidential nomination. He blamed Republicans for corporate abuses saying they use opiates rather than the surgeon's knife. He urged tariff for revenue only and direct election of senators by the people. He framed the election around the question Shall the people rule.
In Westport on August 13 a large crowd toured the Westport Stockton Coal Mine power-house at Ngakawau and watched the main generating machinery start smoothly. Tomorrow rails to Mangatina will be laid, marking completion of internal work and electric installation to bring the property to coal production.
Fragments show a dental or medicinal product listing with names Woods Grant Peppermint Curé. Entries include prices like 1s 6d and 2nd, indicating a price tier or auction style. No clear event or outcome is stated.
Australian dispatch reports Fleet Week in Sydney adjourned due to water rationing. Melbourne notes water rationing pending in Ballarat with residents on short allowance. Ships arrivals include Stephanotia from Dunedin and Joseph Craig sailing to Auckland.
The Tofua from Fiji reports no sign of the Hawea and kept north of its assumed course. The Koromike, dispatched to New Zealand, alters course to search for the Hawea after departing for New Zealand today.
At the Mareeba wreck inquiry in Sydney the Court found Master Captain Murchie failed to take due precautions for the vessel and that the second officer Mills on the bridge was guilty of careless navigation. Both must show cause tomorrow why their certificates should not be dealt with.
August 18 report from Aukland notes no news on the Avon bound from San Francisco to Auckland. The 4221 ton steel steamer, owned by Howard Smith of Melbourne, may have engine failure or lost propeller after about 37 days at sea. She carries timber for Wellington and cargo for Auckland and Australia. only one propeller.
A special Mount Hutt Road Board meeting with chairman W G Dickie and members W Morgan A Murray discussed sanitary by laws for Methven. They will be framed by the board solicitor and implemented soon, declaring an 80 chain sanitary district around the township. The board aims to have the by laws in operation within about ten weeks. Dr Finch the Christchurch District Health Officer explained relevant statutes. The meeting concluded with thanks to Dr Finch for his visit.
At a Waimate branch meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Mrs Graham presiding the group approved a resolution condemning a contract for displaying no license facts at railway stations. The union complains the liquor party can influence what the public reads on state premises and urges removal of such advertisements. The Prime Minister and Minister of Railways are urged to act, noting the contract’s discretionary nature leaves the department unable to intervene.
A Wellington woman lost a purse containing fourteen pounds. A finder returned it and was offered five shillings as a reward. The owner refused cash and suggested the sum be donated to charity, or used to pay for the ad. She later sent a two shilling joke purse and a small hospital bill. The finder’s trust in humanity was shaken by an eighteenpence ad bill.
John William Johnstone secured a decree nisi from Francis Johnstone on desertion grounds. Married in Oamaru in 1886, the spouse left him five years later. She became addicted to drink and now lives with a wharf labourer.
James Shakes, an eighty year resident of Wellington, describes a rheumatic gout attack relieved within twenty minutes of the first Rheumo dose and describes swelling disappearing by morning after using the remedy sold by chemists and stores at 22d and 6d.
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