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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
1
A long advocate of freezing firms calls for government intervention to regulate output and storage to steady meat prices. He cites storage costs in Home and New Zealand, warns against too many middlemen, promotes insured scrutiny of ships, and suggests a small levy to fund oversight.
August 24 at New Plymouth says an obstruction in No 3 bore was cleared and production resumed. Oil rose 1500 feet with several barrels secured by hand pump. Air sample rich in paraffin shows high potential. Gas pressure is high and crews rest outside between shifts while No 2 tests plan to yield at least twenty barrels daily.
The Norwegian Consul-General held an inquiry into the Errol wreck off Middleton Reef. Survivors report the captain warned of a position south of Middleton Reef before disaster. Overcast skies blocked observations for two days. Witnesses describe ring ownership, lifeboat deaths, and a mother who may have cast her children overboard.
In England about 150 packs of foxhounds and 130 packs of stag hounds under royal auspices Engage in a ceremonial promulgation at Tynwald Hill. The ancient rite attracts a large gathering as new laws are proclaimed before 10 000 spectators.
London the New Zealand Herald correspondent reviews A J Wilsons An Empire in Pawn. He highlights debt growth in Australia and New Zealand, critiques Sir Joseph Ward’s budget, and questions government borrowing for railways while praising industrial effort. The piece notes foreign-held debt and calls for restraint amid rapid expansion.
A reader testifies to years of use and family benefits from Sander's Extract, praising its claimed efficacy for coughs, colds, throat and lung trouble, stomach and kidney complaints, rheumatism, and neuralgia. The ad warns against other eucalyptus products containing irritants and notes a death linked to inferior preparations.
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