Christchurch stock sale shows mixed demand at Addington
At Addington on August 18 moderate yardings and fair attendance. Fat cattle and sheep sold below late rates while store sheep were dull. store and dairy cattle sold well. Lambs scarce with few new season entries. Fat sheep demand soft with irregular prices. Pigs showed improved demand and good clearance across classes.
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Christchurch
Addington Site
F. Bailey
Templeton
Gav. Seaton
Kirwee
Fat Cattle and Sheep Prices Dip at Dunedin Market
August 18 Dunedin fat cattle yarded 232 head with demand easing for unfinished stock. Best bullocks 10 10s to 11 10s, extras 13 25 6d, medium 5 1hs to 9 5s. Sheep yarded 174 with prices down, best wethers 17s 6d, best ewes 13s 6d. Lambs 275, butchers secured, best 12s to 13s. Pigs 105 yarded, demand steady with porkers 38s to 48s and heavy 53s to 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunedin
Sydney University Tour Of New Zealand Team List
Sydney August 18 outlines the term used for Sydney University on a New Zealand tour. Backs listed include Stafford Kelly Lane Stack Browning Pockley Fisher Hughes Ross Curtin Curtiss. Forwards named Reynolds Broughton Clayton Maxwell Metcalf Martin Lindeman Doyle Jones Maiden Macartney Bowker.
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Sydney
Sydney “University
New Zealand
Stafford
Kelly
Lane
Stack
Browning
Pockley
Fisher
Hughes
Ross
Curtin
Curtiss
Reynolds
Broughton
Clayton
Maxwell
Metcalf
Martin
Lindeman
Doyle
Jones
Maiden
Macartney
Bowker
Taranaki Defeats Hawke's Bay In Strong 14–8 Display
In Napier on August 18 Hawke's Bay hosted Taranaki in a representative match watched by about 4000 spectators. Taranaki led 14–8 with Cameron, Crowley, Pine, and Cameron scoring tries and conversions, while Hawke's Bay replies came late with McEwan and Lewis crossing. The ground was good and the weather fine.
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Napier
Taranaki
Hawke’s Bay
Cameron
Crowley
Pine
McEwan
Lewis
Amateur Athletics Meet Results from Brisbane Event
Results from Brisbane on August 18 list winners in multiple races and field events. Dickson of New Zealand won the Three Miles Running Championship with 15 min 21.4 sec, with Blake and Suffren of Victoria following. Woodger of New Zealand led the 220 Yards heat, and final placings in the 220 Championship included Ellis and Barker. Wheatley of Victoria won the Half mile, with Swain and Bryce placing second and third. McKay of New Zealand and Walker of Victoria shared the Pole Vault title. Remaining finals include the Broad Jump, 410 Yards Hurdles, and Hammer Throw with a pool of New Zealand, Queensland, and New South Wales athletes noted for top positions.
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Brisbane
Dickson
New_ Zealand
Blake
Victoria
Suffren
Woodger
New Zealand
Kierr
Charley
New South Wales
Winters
Ellis
Barker
Wheatley
Swain
Queensland
Bryce
McKay
Walker
Moyes
Smith
Keddell
Eiddell
Orr
Maher
Oae
O’ Reilly
Morgan
McGrath
Influenza Cure Mentioned in Fragmentary Item
A fragmented diary style snippet references a product called Wood's Great Peppermint Cure and a physician or figure named Nevar Falla, with unclear surrounding text. The readable bits hint at a historical note on remedies or patent medicines amidst an obscured passage.
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Sd Sud
Clergyman in Absentia Faces Cruelty Charges Abroad
Government inquiry into Rev. Nicholas ev, head of the Maponi mission, centers on alleged beating of a half caste girl Ellen by Hey and Baltzer. Ellen reports a whipping with stingaree tails. Baltzer later retracts some charges. Hey defends explaining discipline. 25 lashes given, not 100. Inquiry dismisses other charges as hearsay after full inquiry.
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Per Press Association
Copdright
Sydney
Nicholas Ev
Michael Baltner
Germany
Bualtzer
Latrobe
Moravian Board At Missions
Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions
Mapon
Waltner
Ellen
Hey
Baltzer
Moravia Mission Board
Beneh
Smuggled Opium Found in Sample Cases
Wellington customs officers found a hidden false bottom in a case belonging to Wilfred Masters a commercial traveler arriving from Sydney by the Moeraki containing one hundred half pound tins of opium valued at £300 Masters was arrested and bailed out on the spot by authorities.
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Wellington
Wilfred Masters
Sydney
Moeraki
Masters
Lost in the Snow Near Jollie's Pass
A man named Donald departed from Jollie's Pass toward Molesworth and has not been heard from since. His horse later reached the Clarence accommodation house on Tuesday. Three feet of snow hindered search efforts led by Constable Bird, making the disappearance and rescue task extremely difficult.
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Christchurch
Donald
Jollie’s Pass
Molesworth
Clarence
Constable Bird
Lengthy Lyttelton Harbour Board meeting on canal loan
The committee's financial review of the Sumner Christchurch Canal proposal was debated at length by the Lyttelton Harbour Board. The session adjourned for two weeks without a vote.
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Christchurch
Listelarch
Lyttelton Harbour Board
Portobello Hatchery Funding Vote Report
The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society votes £20 toward Portobello marine fish hatchery maintenance after Government declines. Hatchery Board sought £500. Government will only continue £250.
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Christchurch
Canterbury Acclimatisation Society
Portobello
Hatchery Board
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain, Support
The advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy for back pain and disordered kidneys. It cites Mr S Alexander of Ashburton and Mrs Alexander praising relief from brick dust like secretions, scalding, and irregular urination after using the product. Sold in 3s per box at local chemists or via Foster-McClellan at Pitt Street Sydney.
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Bright
Dean
S. Alexander
East Street
Ashburton
Ashburton Drug Co
Alexander
Yeal
Doan
Foster-McClellan Cte
Pitt Street
Sydney
Doan’s
Wireless current lights Omaha exhibition using five mile transmission
A five mile wireless current lights an electrical show in Omaha. London coroner Dr Waldo reports a preserved body in the Hirsch apparatus at the city mortuary remains well preserved after six weeks. London plans stricter smoke controls in Parliament. Lord Darnley donates a motor car to the Bishop of Rochester. Chanchard estate in Paris valued at £5 million with duties around £750,000. A Paris clerk jailed for two years over employer frauds. Public notice cites expenses including motor car, canoe, two schools, and stock losses. Pain Balm advertised for sore throat back pain and rheumatism.
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Waldo
London City
Hirsch
City Mortuary
Paris
Chaffeur
Stock Exchange
Letter on crosses at St Stephen’s and ritualism concerns
Monica argues against church crosses and images as idolatry, warning ritualism will erode Protestant worship in New Zealand. She cites Luther, warns against relics and incense, urges believers to preserve faith and readiness for Christ’s return. August 18.
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Guardian
St. Stephen's
Luther
Martin Luther
Carlostadius
Wittenberg
Melancthon
England
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
France
Galilee
Jesus
C.E
New Zealand
Ashburton's Undesirable Public Behavior Linked to Drink
In Ashburton, a reader argues that unruly, underage conduct by local youths stems from easy access to strong drink due to No-license policy. The letter claims church-connected parents and closed bars fuel illegal sales of adulterated whisky, producing hooliganism and a drift toward drunkenness and vice.
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Ashburton
Noliconge
Aerial Fleet Report From London In August
London reports Germany's air arm includes three Gross air ships four Parsevals a Charhstest able and ships from Rhine Westphalia and America all ready for service. One Zeppelin another Parseval and a Schutte airship expected ready in a couple of months.
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London
Germany
The
Rhine-Westphalian Company
America
Schutte
Accidents and Deaths Across Auckland and Christchurch
In Auckland Charles Plattner a 54 year old gum digger was severely burned in his work at Kawkapihepa and brought to hospital in critical condition. An inquest into John Fontenay 45 found fractured ribs and other injuries after lying near a tram line and dying in hospital with no clear cause. In Christchurch guard Gillies Springfield team had a narrow escape when his foot slipped on a brake lever. he was injured and off work for a time with Dr Simpson attending onboard.
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Auckland
Charles Plattner
Kawkapihepa
Christchurch
John Tfontenay
Addington
Westenra
Fontenoiy
Ponteney
Fonteney
Fontenoy
Cillies
Springfield
Annat
Martin
Gillies
Simpson
Civil Service Senior Examination Candidates Named
Under the Civil Service Senior Examination rules as amended by the Order-in-Council of June 28 1809 the following candidates are regarded from July 1 1909 as having posted the examination Frank Scott ayman William Morley Egglestone Ivon Edgar Foot Denham Eric Gold smith David Gollan Stanley Mark Harrison Frederick Cecil Hubbard John Edward Hunt Ivy Irone Hutson Roland Leigh Jellicoe Albert Randell Jordan Geoffrey St Vincent Keddell William Henry Thomas Marden Arthur Marshall Bertram William Miller Guy Norman Morris Edwin Ransom Myers Richard Dongas Newth Alfred Ernest Reynolds Leonard Spiller Ludwig Arnold Berthold Teutenberg Henry Turner Henry Albert Volllemars.
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Wellington
Frank Scottayman
William Morley Egglestone
Ivon Edgar Foot Denham
Eric Goldsmith
David Gollan
Stanley Mark Harrison
Frederick Cecil Hubbard
John Edward Hunt
Ivy Irone Hutson
Roland Leigh Jellicoe
Albert Randell Jordan
Geoffrey St
Vincent Keddell
William Henry Thomas Marden
Waterside Workers Conference Resolutions In Wellington
In Wellington on August 18 the Waterside Workers Conference passed resolutions to limit discharge power to foremen, secure adequate sleeping quarters for outport workers, curb inholds overloading slings, and seek equal overtime rates for all outport workers.
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Wellington
Waterside Workers
Farmers and Mr T E Taylor at North Canterbury Union meeting
At a North Canterbury Farmers' Union executive meeting R Evans quoted a Citizens' Unemployed Committee report from July 26 quoting Mr Taylor who alleged the Union as a partisan organ and eager to harass the Government. G W Leadley noted Ashburton branch sought clarification. Taylor acknowledged the remark and said the Union helps all unemployed seekers and is not a political demagogue. He accused Taylor of bias against farmers. The executive moved to the next item.
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North Canterbury
Farmers’ Union
R. Evans
Citizens’ Unemployed Committee
Taylor
G. W. Leadley
Ashburton
New Zealand
Asquith Cabb Aram
House of Parliament
Tleadley
Christchurch
Piles Cones Told To Cure Rectal Troubles
A patient testimonial praises Dr Fellows Pile Cones for relieving itching bleeding and pain from piles. The writer claims rapid improvement and cure after using three boxes, noting family approval and urging others to try the remedy despite the heavy price.
Otago Centre Considers Union Involvement In Cycling
At the Otago Centre annual meeting the New Zealand Athletic Union discussed taking over cycling duties. A deputation from the Pipers and Dancers Association sought piping and dancing control. The Centre could not commit to recommending handover. The meeting urged executive consideration. Pepper mint Cure mentioned briefly in unrelated ad text.
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Costumier and Mercer
Burnett Street
W.B
T. Barber
D. H. Rule
Butcher
Edward VII
Queen
Lipton's Teal
Buxton
Thomas
Santerbury Roller Flour Mills CO
Ealy Terie
Maude Ang Harman
K Kennedy
Burnett St
Tate Een
G. H. Buchanan
Perry, Perry
Bod Kinnerney
Kitors
Timara
Geraldine
Temuks
Llewellyn Owen
A. Mus
LOM
A. Mub
M.I.C
English Academica
George Davies
Dominion
the Arcais
Thomas Young
Ulster
Ayter
Atalanta
Totty
R. Totty
Enemsy
Oxford Sausag Frankytorf
Glasgow
A. Wilkie
J. E. Thomas
Cash
Wille Stract
Wyse Lane
Thrifty Housewives
Mount Somers
John Moore
Findvertaker
Telephone 147
Oamaru
Waimate
Globe Deliviery Company OF
A. Pollock
SALE
Black Cashmere Sox
Conway
N.Z. Glothing Af
Agtory
Commercial
Addington Stock Market
Per Prose Association
Burnside Stock Market
G.bld
O. L., and Co
Loewe and Co
Hawke's Bay Vs. Taranaki
Sumner
Portobello Hatchery
Omaha
London County Council
Londo
Lord Darnley
Beckenham
Rochester
M. Chanchard
Magasins de Louvre
Ecolebla
Monica
Civil Service Examination
J. Mellor
Onn
Asia
Nedal
Nelson, Moate & CO
Lamar
Dr. Maclackin
Avaryat
Provesson Biorenrox
Canonian Anauyer
Speirs and Wilson
Speirs
South Island
Brock
Lee
Follo
Spiers and Wilson
Idea
Cashel Street
T. Bullock
Ottage
Hampstead
Cameron Street
F. Bullock
Anne
Graham's Road
Charles Street
Preack -Seeurt
Bates
Waterside Workers’ Conference
Ash
A. W. Bigkerton
Mein
Hunts
N.B
Strangur Ip
A. WR
Spirions Laver
Signad
Maglaurin
School of Klines
T. E. Taylor
Nelson, Moate & 0O
Granda
Nelish, Oate & Co., Ltd
Ceylon
Tasmania
Tancred Street
Strange’s
Market House
Cooper's Select
Kerr Bros
Harold E. Curtis
Wilson
Alford Forest Road
S.E. Belt
Tinwald
H. E. Curtis
Ashburton Loan and Investment Society and
Bank OF Deposit
Corner Arcade and
Tancred Treat
J. B. Christian
Hildren
Playfair Company
Fis
Edison
Havelock Street
A.M. Loasby
Colombo Street
H. F. Stevens
New ‘Zealand
Bulletin
Scientific American
Chas
Elenhone 120
Jameson
Hereford Street
Keewn
Oxford
Cail Rx
Albert Roberts
World of
H.E. Bonnington
Ashhurton
Bermain
Es Pes
Thos. Brown
Burnside Cement
Eto
Sensor Scott
MIT
Canterbury College
Burnside
REES
BROS
Bedford Row
European Agency
Sindriea China
William Wilson and Sons
Abchurch Lane
Londar
Thomas Hancox
Ro Tell
Offie
Burnaitt Street
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