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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 23, 1907

Page

4

Private Sale Notices from D Thomas Listings

Private sale by D Thomas lists subdivided farms and blocks across multiple districts. Properties include Mount Somers Hinds Methven Winchmore Kyle Seafield Wakanui Alford Carew Winslow Wheatstone Rangitata Coldstream Staveley Ealing Ashton Elgin Seafield and Ashton areas with multiple paddocks, houses, wells, and outbuildings. Fire sale conditions, saleable by arranging inspections at the office.

Taling Mount Somers Hinds Winchmore Kyle Seafield Road Wakanui Alford Springburn Winslow Wheatstone Rangitata Coldstream Road Staveley Ealing Ashton Elgin Seafield Seafeld

South Canterbury Hospital Board Debates Sanatorium Legislation

At the last South Canterbury Hospital Board meeting the chair indicated current funds should sustain the year. The chair and Mr Craigie attended a Christchurch Consumption Sanatorium executive meeting and urged faster legislation to enable southern boards to cooperate. They wrote to local MPs and received promises, with Hon. J Anstey told Hon. G Fowlds that the needed bill would be introduced. A dispute with the Government over subsidy on the site value presented to the committee was noted.

South Canterbury Craigie Christchurch Southern Ashburton J. Anstey G. Fowlds E Executive Committee

Hypnotic suggestion cited in Stanton cancer cure claim

Auckland August 21 Dr Bakewell testifies he was cured of cancer by hypnotic suggestion from the unregistered practitioner Stanton who was recently sentenced to four months in prison. Bakewell says medical peers doubted his recovery but supported his belief, while noting the powders played no part beyond sustaining suggestion.

Auckland Christchurch Bakewell Stanton Herald British Medical Association Wellington

Jersey cattle auction sets colony record at New Plymouth sale

An unreserved sale of Mr Watkins's Jersey cattle in New Plymouth saw standout prices including £104 for a four year old cow by Goldfinch and £125 for an imported pedigree bull Yankee Sweet. Pedigree cows and heifers commanded strong bids from buyers across the West Coast as demand for Jerseys appears enduring.

New Plymouth Jersey Watkins West Coast

Drapery Theft Charge In Luneo Involving Mutual Stores Employee

Detectives Ward and Flint arrest a married Mutual Stores assistant in Princes Street on a charge of stealing a large and varied drapery collection valued over £100. Officers found two tin boxes a leather trunk a dressing basket and a large case packed with new goods at the man’s home. He says items were bought at town sales and some from Christchurch where he previously lived. A parcel appears prepared for shipment. Harrington has worked for the firm since late last year. He will face the Court tomorrow seeking a remand.

Luneoin Mutual Princes Street Ward and Flint Christchurch Atulf Harrington

Debate Opens On Tariff Policy In Federal Parliament

Melbourne August 22 Mr Reid opened the tariff debate with a broad attack on government proposals. He said the people urged him to keep the tariff, but pledged members favored higher duties by a two to one majority. He warned against forcing pledges while seeking to cut duties for revenue.

Melbourne Reid

Anti Federal Frelising Move From Fremantle Council

The Municipal Council endorses a request from the Anti Federal League urging Parliament to seek immediate steps for Western Australia to withdraw from the Federation. Councillor Healey pushes for swift, decisive action claiming a single just cause outweighs a larger population, asserting armed withdrawal could occur in 24 hours.

Fremantle

Frozen meat prices and legal aid in Auckland adjournment

Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company in London reports on frozen meat prices for Canterbury mutton and New Zealand lamb and beef bids. In Auckland, a prisoner in Supreme Court asked for an adjournment to sell furniture to hire counsel. Justice Denniston urged action, Mr Reed agreed to defend and the case adjourned.

Napier Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company London Canterbury Wellington North Island Supreme Court Auckland Justice Denniston Big Honour Crown Tole K.C Reed

Fourth annual seven a side tourney opens under Ashburton Rugby Union

The fourth annual seven a side football tournament organized by the Ashburton Rugby Union opened on Thursday afternoon. Overcast skies and rain left the ground soft but attendance was good. Most teams appeared except Waitaki High School. No accidents marred the day and events started promptly. Officials struggled to keep spectators off the Oval, highlighting the need for fencing. Cold weather did not prevent gate takings reaching £25. Senior match noted.

Ashburton Rugby Union Waitaki Oval

Southern Cross and Rakaia Win in Rugby Matches

Southern Cross A, Rakaia, and Old Boys teams played multiple grade games. Rakaia beat Southern Cross 18 to 4 in a bold showing, while Southern Cross defeated Merivale 17 to nil in another clash and Southern Cross B ousted by Old Boys A 6 to nil.

OLD Boys Southern Cross A Greens Twentyfive Southern Cross B. Casella

Methven A v Methven B and other rugby fixtures

Match reports describe Methven A holding early advantage, Paterson scoring for Methven B, and a late Cross attempt with Burgess and Stills scoring for Springburn. Southern Cross and Springburn games follow with Cross leads and conversions, results noted as Southern Cross A vs Methven and Springburn win 5 points to nil in the later clash.

Springburn Geo. Aldridge My Ironside

Springburn and Southern Cross clash in rugby thriller

Springburn kicked off against Southern Cross but made little early headway as the strong Southern Cross combination controlled play. H. W. Clark scored from Springburn’s 25 and converted for Southern Cross as the second spell began, giving 5 points. Referee was Mr W. H. Woods.

W. McKenzie EF. Robilliard Hakatero V. Rakata Southern Cross MccFredries Rakaia Robilliard T. Shannon Laraman Slade Thakaia Pritchard Burdakin Kingstone G. Scott B. Casselis Southern Cross Av. Merivale Merivale Geo Smith Austin Old Boys W.woods Bennett Karaman T. Austin Wall Paterson Gallashan F. Stone B. Cassells Albert Stock Springburnites Burgess O. Stills R. McKenzie Springburn O'Driscoll Reid H. Smith Myr W. Woods HW. Clark W. H. Woods

Inspector-General flags uneven charitable aid and rising relief costs

In a House report the Inspector-General cites lax and lavish aid in districts and details cases of weekly relief payments from 14s 6d to 16s 6d, plus dependents. He notes £66,588 spent on relief last year, with 882 children maintained by Charitable Aid Boards, and identifies causes from shiftlessness to illness and unemployment.

Iwo Mos

Unreliable Cure Ads Bypass Common Ailments

An OCR fragment markets Woods' Great Peppermint Cure claiming to treat colds coughs and rheumatic conditions while warning it removes excess uric acid. It also includes unrelated patent medicine pitches for RHEUMO and McINFYRE'S Female Pills with pricing and pharmacy placement notes.

Woods McInfyre

Liberal and Labour Federation Opposes Tariff Increases

The Auckland West Liberal and Labour Federation forwards to the Government its view that tariff changes should reduce taxation on lower earners, remove anomalies, and protect local industries. They commend the government for some remissions but oppose duties on potatoes and increases on saving machines, lawn mowers, machine oil, hosiery, brush ware, drugs, candles, printing paper, patent medicines, boots and shoes threatening hardship for the poor.

Auckland West Liberal and Labour Federation

Fires on wool ships and a veteran's death in Auckland

The Fathers Co operative Insurance Association chairman notes no ship fires in the latest year due to dry wool storage. A US war veteran James Graham Percy dies in Auckland at 80, having served in the Mexican War and received a pension. Maserton gasworks revenues rise to £1016 1s 1d, boosted by more gas cookers and a demonstrator program. Other items include a bootmakers union backing tariff proposals, wasp as destroyer of flies, Kiel Canal lighting, Presbyterian church finances near Dunedin, and a Baltic separator advert with butter yield claims.

Fathers’ Co-operative Insurance Association Christchurch United States Mexico Franklin Road Auckland James Graham ‘Percy States Percy Star Durham Street War Department Myr Percy Masterton Operative Bootmakers’ Union Kiel Canal Outlook RB. Wood Dunedin MacEwan’s, Ltd

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