Sheep Country Land Tract Subdivided with Watered Lots
A 63 acre tract described as first class sheep country with fences subdivisions and county water races. It is well sheltered by plantations and 430 acres of the above are noted as down in now Oren Been Apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren
Lowcliffe
A. McLschlan
Ace
Geraldine
Orar
Frice Ressohablee
Tworgase
Lane
Ashburton
Farmara
Chertsey
Dromore
Farma
Ruapuna
Mayfield
Carew
RAVE for Sale Estate Building Sites on Multiple Sections
Auction note offers Sections 26 17 28 29 80 35 36 and 87 of an estate as good building sites. Price is low with easy terms for one or more lots. Local buyer appeal and development potential highlighted.
Moon Phase Calendar for Angnat
The data shows lunar phases with dates and times including Full Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon, First Quarter, plus perigee and apogee timings. Entries list rises and sets, moon phase labels, and clock times for various events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Periges
United Kingdom Despatch Via San Francisco
The next best despatch for the United Kingdom leaves Ashburton on September 4 and arrives in London on October 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
San Francisco
Ashburton
London
Frozen Meat Market Report from Lonpor Aug 19
The Canterbury meat lines show medium lamb at 294 and Canterbury light at 4 9-16 to 4 7-16. heavy at 4 8 4. New Zealand beef ranges from 180 to 220 per hundredweight with fair average quality. River Plate sheep heavy at 31-164 and beef fores 2 326d with hinds at 84d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpor
Canterbury
Lamba
New Zealand
River Plate
Trade trends from London High Commission August cable
The High Commissioner reports slow mutton trade with weak overall demand except in light-weight lamb. Canterbury brands average 4d and 44d to 41d for others, while beef demand remains firm with US chilled supplies. Butter prices rise with New Zealand butter at 1108 to 1123 per cwt and Danish and Canadian cheese values noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welling'ron
Department of Industries and Commerce
London
Canterbury
America
New Zealand
McLean Dies After Long Service at Lagmhor
Donald Mclean aged 70 died August 20 at his residence Kinraid Tinwald after 86 years as manager of Lagmhor and earlier with Crosapoll Coll Argyleshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
No License and recreation debated in Amatsur notes
A commentary on the No-Licence movement arguing that banning public houses removes social outlets for youth and hints at sports and recreation implications. It stresses the need for wholesome substitutes to satisfy the social craving and warns against excess drinking while acknowledging the value of social interaction beyond pubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amatsur Athletic Club
Aghburton
No.Licenga
Enthusisatia
Bazaar attractions listed for Ashburton High School cadets fundraiser
The bazaar at Oddfellows Hall on Thursday will raise funds for the Ashburton High School cadets uniform fund. A wide program from fine art to fancy goods is planned with all classes catered for and a large turnout expected. Also noted are wind forecasts and frost expectations for tonight, and the New Zealand Defence Rifles Association will meet at Trentham in late February or early March with Australia invited to send a team. Fletcher Bros offer Filbert brand factory batter by the pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Wires
Hics Scoxoon
Oddfellows’ Hall
Ashburton High School
Stalla
Ririe
Fletcher Bros
North Otago Employers Form Branch In Oamaru Meeting
A large meeting of employers in Oamaru decided to form a North Otago branch of the New Zealand Employers Federation. A committee was set to draft a constitution for submission at a future meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oamaru
New Zealand Employers’ Federation
North Otago
D. Thomas
I. H. Bean
C. I. Jeff
Highbank
David Hail
Westerfield
D.T. Friel
T. Seaty
Carew
A. Rowell
John Withall
Ashburton
R. McMthinney
Joseph Sealy
C.J. le Crez
South Canterbury
John McLeod
H. M. Heaven
Christchurch
Weather and civic notes from Timaru brief item
Four degrees of frost were registered at the Domain weather station this morning. Retail traders face early closing today. New motor omnibuses have begun running in Timaru and are well patronised. Mrs RD Nosworthy has died at Blenheim and left £100 to the Wesleyan Foreign Mission Fund and £100 to the Wesleyan Home Mission Fund. Mr FR Flatman MHR has word of funds to be set aside for a new post office at Geraldine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domain
Timaru
RD. Nosworthy
Blenhain
Wesleyan Foreign Mission Fund
Wesleyan Home Mission Fund
FR. Flatman
M.H.R
Geraldine
Dunlop Test Race winner in Avdgtann cycling event
E. J. McKay won the Dunlop Test Race held on August 20 to select the Auckland representative for the Timaru Christ Church Road Race. The article also contains assorted ad-like lines about Linola Polish and Wooda Great Peppermint Cure but none detail further sports results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avdgtann
Auckland
E. J. M’kay
Croge
Wooda
Borough School Committee Discusses Reorganization And Extensions
The Borough School Committee met with members including Silenck Undeill Meddina McCallum Priest Hillier Hayes Salter and Peters. They reviewed correspondence from the N C Education Board about writing pads and from the North Canterbury association on the single desk system. The headmaster reported monthly attendance 372 of 404 overall and 62 of 69 at Allenton. Proposals included a girls garden play plots and an expanded site to centralize the school with a possible move to a new site on Villa Street and a subcommittee to study removal costs and site value. A two week holiday was granted from Friday. Accounts totaling £1933 were paused for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosers
W. J Silenck
T.H. Undeill
G. Meddina
8. McCallum
J. T. M. Priest
W. &. Hillier
T. Hayes
Rava
W. L. Salter
A. Peters
N.C. Education Board
Association of North Canterbury
Alienton
Stadholme
Mesdames Hart
Christian
Priest
Hillier
Hayes
McCallum
Maxists Priest
Salter
Wills Street
Board of Education
Villa Street
Peters
Silcock
Messrs Hayes
Cuban Liberals Arrested Over Plot Against Palma
Havana reports several prominent Cuban Liberals were arrested for plotting to assassinate President Palma. Paris notes burglar disguised as motorist stole from Mont Saint Michel Church treasures including a golden crown set with diamonds worth thousands. London reports a Saltcoats collision injured seventy passengers, fifteen seriously. English hop crop expected to be the shortest since 1882. New York notes the Pan American Congress asking a Hague tribunal to rule on the Monroe Doctrine and debt collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Palma
Paars
Mont Saint Michael
Paris
New York
Pan-American Congress
Hagua Tribunal
Volcano Eruption Shakes Chilean Cities Amid Ruin
United Press reports a volcano near Junen Delos Andes may have caused the earthquake that devastated towns across a wide zone. Parliament Buildings, the Town Hall, and the President’s residence in Santiago were shaken, with hospitals overwhelmed and prisoners escaping as warders fired to control them. Villages including Flaillas, Casablanca, Quillota, Vendelmar, Melipilla, Sanantonia, Quilpire, Rausargna, Illopel, Vallenar, and San Felipe lay in ruins, especially Valparaiao.
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Loxpon
Junen Delos Andes
Santiago
Flaillas
Casablanca
Quillota
Vendelmar
Mel
Valparaiso
Almandral
Worse than San Francisco Two Thousand Dead
The report notes two thousand deaths and widespread suffering in Chile after the Valparaiso shocks. Tremors were felt Thursday night, food is scarce, and cold winds worsen conditions. Relief measures are underway as funds intended for festivals are redirected to aid.
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Lennon
Santiago
Valparaiso
New York
Adviver
San Francisco
Chili
Ara
Inland Towns in Chile Suffer Severe Loss in Flood
London reports fragmentary Chilean disaster news with fears of high death toll between the coast and the Andes. Valparaiso losses may reach 260.6 million in property, while life losses are uncertain though about 100 deaths suggested by late reports. Military impress labor for rescue and relief efforts as tents mark flooded areas. King Edward expresses distress over the calamity and aid is underway from Reuter’s correspondent in Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chili
Andes
Valparaiso
Edward
Reuter
Advantiago
Maine
Ashburton County Rugby Union Holds Weekly Meeting
The Ashburton County Rugby Union met with W G Roberts chairing. Attendees included Rev Whitehouse Meare F B Robilliard A A Fooke E H Orr B Cassella and others. They discussed Ellesmere Union arrangements for the senior match on the 28th domainment quotations medals for the tournament and referee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton County Rugby Union
W. G. Roberts
Rev. . Whitehouse
Meare F. B. Robilliard
A. A. Fooke
E. H. Orr
B. Cassella
A. J. Tyrrell Baxter
W. Hodgkins
PF. H. Choat
W. Crowther
T. Tartill
F. Pritchard
Ellesmere Rugby Union
Ashburton Union
Sports Association
Sasesement
Messrs Robilliard
S 1P
Turtill
Southern Cross
End of World Fears and Chilean Earthquake Fallout
Reports from August describe a severe quake near Valparaiso and Santiago with 140 buried after a gaol wall collapse. Troops restore order in Valparaiso as military ambulances tend the injured and seismographs note large disturbances, with continued damage chiefly to eastern second class residences.
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London
Santiago
Valparaiso
Brewin
Hamburg
Frisco
Bile Beans Promote Natural Liver and Digestive Action
Modern scientific Bile Beans claim to cleanse the stomach and purify the system by stimulating normal liver and digestive function. One bean per dose, vegetable and safe for family use, advertised as a cure for biliousness headaches indigestion constipation debility and many other ailments linked to deficient bile flow. Available from medicine vendors across Australasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australasia
Seismic Shocks Recorded in Sydney Observatory
The seismograph at the Observatory logged a shock at 10.36 Friday morning with a maximum amplitude of 14 millimetres and a duration of 4 minutes. A second shock occurred at 5.16 Saturday evening, lasting twenty minutes but weaker than the first.
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Sydney
Seismograph Records Shocks Across Melbourne Friday Morning
Seismographs in Melbourne recorded a series of shocks on Friday morning with durations from three hours to 28 minutes. The strongest shock occurred between 11.35 and 11.40 a.m., with multiple tremors noted earlier in the period.
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Mrrizovens
Impact on Newcastle Coal Trade After South America Disaster
It is believed at Newcastle that the disaster will have an important effect on the coal trade with South America. There are at present fifteen steamers and sailors waiting for coal cargoes for West Coast ports of America, and it is likely that some will have their destinations changed.
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Stonmy
Newcastle
South America
Porte of America
Mollor's Shoes and Remedies Highlight Local Trade
A reader praises Mollor's for durable boots and shoes at cheap prices in Tancred Street. The column lists winter footwear needs for a husband and wife and advertises Wooda Great Peppermint Cure and Woods' Peppermint Cure with prices for adults and children.
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Manuen
Zealandia
Tancred Street
Mollor’s
Rheume Claim Promises Cures for Rheumatism
An advertisement asserts Turner's Rheume cures rheumatism gout and sciatic pain by expelling uric acid from the system. A testimonial from W Oakley of New Brighton claims rapid relief and renewed ability to shave, with price guidance of 2s 6d and 4s 8d per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
W. Oakley
New Brighton
Unrest in Russia Punishment of Mutineers and German Consul Incident
A United Press report recounts sentences after the Krondetadt rising with death for several participants and lengthy penal servitude for others, plus mass arrests and executions related to the Pamyatarova and Natiotenska incidents. It notes the German Vice-Consul being boxed and a fair haired girl implicated.
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United Press Association
Hlootcio
Krondetadt
Pamyatarova
Varnay
Natiotenska Errest
Revolt in Southern Russia Sparks Dragoon Intervention
Reports from August 20 describe a peasant uprising spreading through Crimea with seventeen estates sacked in Taurida in ten days. Dragoons dispersed a miner meeting at Unouka in Kateroslay, shots fired from the crowd, and the dragoons fired five volleys, killing and wounding many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sv Peresslund
Crimea
Taurida
Unouka
Kateroslay
Australian Defence Policy Read in Imperial Context
The Times reports on the Committee on Imperial Defence review of Australian defence. It cites Lord Selborne on the fleet’s aim to destroy enemy ships and notes Australian calls for land action. advocates unity without weakening imperial arms and urges progress at the upcoming Colonial Conference for Australian input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Imperial Defences
Sir Walter Buller's Will Filed in Britain
The late Sir Walter Buller has been sworn at £14,914. He leaves £1000 to found a Maori Scholarship and £100 each to the Anglican Cathedral the Wesleyan Church and the Benevolent Society in Wallington. He also leaves £50 each to the Catholic Orphan Asylum the Home for the Aged the Convalescent Home Wallington and the late Dr Barnardo's Homes.
King Edward and Kaiser Meet Amid Promising Peace
The North German Gazette reports a cordial meeting between King Edward and the Kaiser. They expressed mutual pleasant impressions and discussed serious questions in a spirit to advance European peace and consolidate stability.
Secretary for State Opposes Navy Debt Collection at Buenos Aires
Mr Root argued the United States should not use the navy to collect debts in Buenos Ayres and warned such measures risk war. He urged arbitration and mediation as alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avene
Root
Buenos Ayres
United States
Canadian Finance Minister Fielding Unseated by Election Court
The Election Court unseated Mr Fielding the Canadian Minister for Finance for an agent bribery accusation but withdrew personal charges and the bid for disqualification for seven years. Ottawa Ang 20 records indicate the ruling and withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ang
Fielding
Japanese Attache Takashaki to Negotiate Manchurian Loan
London reports that Mr Takashaki former Japanese Attache in London will visit England and America to secure a loan of 28,000,000 for Manchurian enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Takashaki
England
America
Imperial Mint to Adjust Coin Weight in Victoria
Deputy Master of the Mint estimates 76 percent of half-sovereigns in Victoria are under legal weight. The Federal Treasurer will seek cabinet approval to rehabilitate gold currency locally rather than ship light coins to England. The issue, along with coinage and decimal system, to be raised at the Imperial Conference next year. Building trade workers seek wage-based pay cut starting in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexnovrnz
Victoria
Imperial Mint
England
Reciprocal Tariff Treaty and Commerce News
Communications between Sir Joseph Ward and Mr Deakin yield full agreement on reciprocal tariff preferences. The arrangement follows the conference with the late Hon. I. J. Sedden and Sir W. Lyne and will be laid before parliament on August 28 with immediate operative effect. The notice mentions a two for one advertising offer from local tailors and references to Wait Great Peppermint and Royal Standard Pills availability in Ashburton.
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Ds.o
Sargood, Son and & Won
Din
Andrew Orr& Co., Limited
J. Brebner & CO
Cash Drapers
Burnett Streat
T. H. Andrill & CO
Clegg
Importers & General House Furnishers
Ferriman
Hinds Railway Station
Ferrimay
FARGE
G. Hefford & CO
Singer
Zealancia
Atalanta
Ycles
Cates and CO
Burnett Street
Turtild
N.Z. Farmers’ Cooperative Association of Canterbury, Ltd
N.Z. Farmers’ Co-Operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd
Ashburton Branch
Dulley
F. Ferriman
R. Ferguson
N.Z
Br, Y. Ferguson
Live Stock General Insurance Company
Ashburton County
RE Y. Ferguson
Lend and Eatate
Yorkshire Insurance Co
Ferruson
R Y, Ferguson
Giring Square
Post
Y. Ferguson
H. Gresham
Haveloak Straat West
Frank Curtis
Vv. P. B
G. F. Dons
Case Street
San Francisco Matt
High Commissioner's
Asibudton
Tun
Dunedin Reserves Conservation Society
Furewpry
A.O. Foresters
Court Ashburton
O.R
J. Harper
Geo. Bowman
Druids
Star of
Temuka
Pawling
Timara
Hiax Schcol Capera
Defence Corpa
Megsra Andrew Orr and Co., Ltd
W. J. Watters
C. F. Salmond
C.\.Upton
Verna Noveltty
William Steward
Itie
B.D. Jounerox
FE. W. Preddy
Forrien
United Preas Association
Eledeia Telegraph—Copyright
Saltcoata Station
Scotland
Electric Telegraph
Rugby Union
Melbourne
Russia
Imperial Defence
Sir Walter Buller
Rlenteig Telegraph
King
Manchuria
United Progs Association
Per Electric Telegraph
Vienna
Craighead
Berryman
Aakbuorten
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