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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
4
Correspondents defend Ashburton youths against harsh letters while praising fresh air and street courtesy. Honest yet pointed, the exchange argues no license alone curbs misconduct and notes rural visitors and local bar culture influence behavior.
A letter recalls Kossuth in London and an Austrian general blamed for war atrocities. The protest cries of butcher followed him as he sought shelter in a brewery before fleeing. The note reflects on memory and the drama beyond the actors.
A reader seeks guidance on altering a meeting hour by amendment and on rescinding a minute. The editor advises that notice of intention to move at a subsequent meeting is required and that a notice of motion is necessary to rescind a previously carried resolution.
The New Zealand Dairy Association faced a charge for exporting butter with more than 16 percent water at the Auckland Police Court. After a guilty plea under extenuating circumstances, the case was challenged, and the plea was withdrawn to enter a not guilty plea. Hearing adjourned to Monday week for further action.
Local butcher thanks customers for past support and pledges continued best quality meat at low cash prices. Lists prices for prime cuts such as loin, rump, sirloin, ribs, and sausages with further notes on small goods and specials.
Melbourne August 21 royal commission to probe state debts as ministers from federal and smaller states express satisfaction. Victoria warns land tax may rise under per capita payments. Yearly payments by state include New South Wales 2 021 606 Victoria 1 617 000 Queensland 709 000 South Australia 521 000 Western Australia 340 000 Tasmania 285 000. Sydney Morning Herald notes mixed feelings as Commonwealth finances face long term strain and Deakin gain questioned by telegraph report.
A line of clothing whiteners promises effective whitening through long tested formulas. The ad touts Keen's Oxford Blue as a product born from 150 years of testing to keep fabrics pristine white.
Take Lane's Emulsion today for health and strength. Seventy five of every hundred need its benefits for weak chests coughs nerves and digestion. Give to children and note improved resilience in winter. Sold everywhere 4/8 and 2/8.
Readable fragments show Montauk prices listed by Fletcher Bros at their cash supply stores for various quantities including quarts gallons and tins. No complete article context available.
Heavy rain left the wicket saturated and play delayed after three. Ransford starred with a masterly innings including twenty four fours and five threes, sharing a 140 minute stand with Armstrong. The match ended in a draw with detailed scores for Kent and Australia and a list of forthcoming fixtures.
Australia defeated the Maori side 23 to 16 before about 10 000 spectators. In the first half Australia ruled, Papakura scoring a try with no conversion. In the second spell Powhuiwhui and Kopana crossed for tries as the locals battled, but Australia extended their lead to twenty one before Pakere crossed late.
Sydney reports preparations for a series of League football matches in New South Wales between the Kangaroos and a Wallabies squad that toured England. The Wallabies number fourteen and include several prominent players.
Auckland earned two wins in the secondary schools championship with King's College beating Auckland Grammar School by sight points to six after earlier draws. Auckland defeated Thames and Rotorua teams to reach the final stage.
In Wellington on August 21 Poneke defeated Potone in the Senior Championship final with a 16 to 9 score, claiming the championship.
The annual representative game at the Recreation Ground in Napier drew about 2000 spectators. Hawke's Bay dominated the second half and won 12 to 3 over Poverty Bay in fine weather.
In Blenheim on August 21 Marlborough beat West Coast 13 to 6 in the Seddon Shield match.
The annual match between Canterbury College and Victoria College Wellington was played at Lancaster Park in Christchurch on August 23. Victoria College won by seventeen points a conversion from a try and four tries to eight points a conversion and a try.
The Canterbury Juniors defeated North Canterbury Union by sixteen points to three at Rangiora on Saturday, securing a solid win. The match showcased the Juniors’ cohesion and defensive resilience against the senior side.
Otago led much of the match but a strong first half wind kept Southland in the contest. The game ended with Otago at thirty five points while Southland trailed, despite Otago's late charge in the second half.
About one hundred Aucklanders gathered at a clandestine show that promised a boxing exhibition between two well known fighters. The event, organized covertly, urged nonparticipants to exit, yet all stayed. A reader revealed two dummy boxers and the crowd erupted in laughter as the hoax became clear.
The Taupiri Coal Company Union of Employers and the Miners' Union engage in an industrial dispute at Taupiri. The company seeks to amend current pay rates and conditions, with the matter filed August 21.
The passage collects aphorisms and reflections by Goethe Dicey Grey Hobbes Shaw Ruskin and others. It interweaves remarks on politics restraint reform and the aging poets Landor Shelley and Byron through a dialogue on public morality and cultural change.
An Irish student argues against the axiom that cause precedes effect while a clinic ad promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. The piece cites kidney disease as common and argues pills cure backache and related ailments, with a testimonial from Mrs EE Mekhece of Ashburton.
The Pekin Gazette claims ancient lineage and lists editors beheaded, while praising its current flourishing state. Henry de la Valle reportedly set a balloon distance record from Paris to Russia in 1200 miles in 35% hours, and J Henry Schroder Co offers £20 000 to Cambridge University to endow a German professorship with Behkroder linked as professor designate.
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