Mappin and Webb Robbery Recovery and Other 1886 Notices
Police recovered Mappin and Webb jewellery valued at £44,000. Printer Guy Aldred of the Indian Sociologist was arrested. Rotterdam reports five cholera deaths with 28 under observation. Harriman railway stocks fell amid health rumors. The New Zealand Shipping Co steamer Ruahine was launched at Dumbarton. Capetown grants British perpetual title to Luderingbucht area with German rights to settle claims. British Foreign Office monitoring.
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Mappin and Webb
London
Guy’ Aldred
Europe
New York
Harriman
Capetown
de ‘Pass
Shah appoints Mohammed Hassan heir apparent in Persia
The Shah’s brother Mohammed Hassan has been named heir apparent in Tehran amid royal succession developments. The appointment was announced by the press service from Tehran on August 26, with the message received on August 27.
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Per Press Association
Teheran
Mohammed Hassan
Trouble at Otira signals possible early settlement
Greymouth reports from The Star Otira correspondent that Mr Hally the Conciliation Commissioner held an informal morning conference with the men, and he anticipates an early settlement of the troubles.
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Per Press Association
Greymouth
the Star
Otira
Hally
Australians in England face Sussex in London match
Sussex selection to include Smith Heygate Cartwright Young Vine Killick Cox A E Relf KR Relf Leach and Butt for the August 26 game. Australia lead wicket pressure as Relf Vine and Hopkins bowl early, with Relf and Gregory performing well for Sussex in a tough first innings score of 96.
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London
Sussex
Smith
Heygate
Cartwright
Young
Vine
Killick
Cox
A.E. Relf
Hopkins
Noble
A. Relf
Relf
A.n
Hartigan
Oas Fre A
McAlister
Ransford
Gregory
Trumper
Vincent
C Hartigan
Whitty
Jow
Armstrong
Leach
Ak Vincent
Carkeek
Butt
Pheatu
Australians Deserve Test Victory Says McLaren
In Country Life McLaren praises the Australians as the best side and fair sportsmen after the Leeds test. He notes England’s batting was unsound throughout while Macartney’s Leeds performance stands out as among the year’s finest.
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London
McLaren
Macartney
Leeds
Messrs Friedlander Bros Horse Fair At West Street Mart
The Friedlander brothers held their monthly horse fair at their West Street mart with about 50 head offered in mixed classes. Entries included draughts, bay and brown horses, mares and geldings with prices ranging up to £42 amid strong farmer and dealer attendance. Weather outlook predicts south easterly winds rising to a gale with colder conditions and scattered rain.
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Friedlander Bros., Ltd
West Street
Byrs
Syrs
Tyrs
Bates
Germany England Naval Estimates Mention Tax Difficulty
The Tageblatt discusses 1911 Naval Estimates and Germanys recent struggle to raise 25 million marks through new taxes. It comments on Britains potential plans and notes a grave hindrance in England outstretched and.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Germany
England
United States to Stop Grain Exports by 1916
At a luncheon in Ottawa Mr Hill president of the Great Northern Railway of Canada stated that the United States would cease to be an exporter of grain by 1916. The remark was reported by Press Association.
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Ottawa
Hill
Great Northern Railway of Canada
United States
Trade revival noted in United States postal receipts
The Times New York correspondent reports a general trade revival in the United States with postal receipts showing improved business across the country. This reflects broader economic upturn as August data capture rising activity nationwide.
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Pyeas Association
London
Times
New York
United States
Ito Doubts China Can Adopt a Constitution
Prince Ito, speaking at Furushima, doubts China can successfully adopt a constitution and warns that failure to do so could threaten Far East peace. He cites China’s vast empire, poor communications, conservatism, and lack of local administrative training as key obstacles, and laments Western scholars’ silence on the issue.
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Tokio
Prince Ito
Furushima
China
Far East
Ex Minister’s evidence before Auckland Police Commission
At the Auckland Police Commission Hon James McGowan ex Minister of Justice reports no broad complaints about Mr Janie’s administration. He notes desire for more say and concerns over police promotion but says Parliament can not compel promotion. McGowan favours potential suspension power for the Commissioner, recalls Wright’s promotion on Mr Dinnie’s recommendation, and links police recruitment trouble to Arbitration Courts wage decisions.
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Auckland
Police Commission
James McGowan
Janie
Bishop
New Zealand
McGowan
Wright
Dinnie
Hastings hosts mixed results in ladies hockey tournament
August 26 a Hastings round saw Hawke s Bay A defeat Hawke s Bay B 8 1 Auckland beat Horowhenua 3 0 Taranaki down Wellington 6 0 while Wanganui and Wairarapa B drew Nelson beat Wairarapa A 2 1. August 27 Nelson failed to score against Hore whenua Auckland contends for second place. Taranaki beat Wanganui 2 1 Ashburton defeated St Pauls Y M G C Christchurch 4 2, one injury noted with a local player requiring stitches. Teas for players provided.
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Napier
Hastings
Hawke's Bay
Auckland
Horowhenua
Taranaki
Wellington
Wanganui
Wairarapa
Nelson
Horewhenua
Hutchison Opens Campaign for Rangitikei Seat in Wanganui
New Zealand politics report from Wanganui on August 27 records Opposition candidate George Hutchison launching his campaign for the Rangitikei parliamentary vacancy. He attacks the Government, supports the state right to issue banknotes, dominion option, and referendum on large constitutional questions.
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Wanganui
George Hutchison
Rangitikei
Wanganui Mast
Hockley
Carroll
Hutchison
Hoe
Ashburton Beats Temuka On Home Links In Golf Swing
Ashburton Golf Club hosted Temuka on the Ashburton ratecourse with both singles and foursomes. Ashburton won 90 holes to 60. noon tea was served by Ashburton ladies. Singles and doubles results list multiple matches and final totals show Ashburton 80 Temuka 60.
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Temuka
Ashburton
Riveter Falls 40 Feet at Grand Junction Battery
George Roycroft, part of a riveter gang erecting agitating tanks at the Grand Junction battery, fell from a platform about 40 feet high and died after being hospitalized in an unconscious state. In Christchurch an inquest found Peter Fox died from injuries after being gored by a bull, deemed accidental. Another inquest returned a verdict of death by suicide for Mrs Jane Harris found with a bullet wound in Woolston.
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Washi
George Roycroft
Grand Junction Battery
Hoe
Christchurch
Peter Fox
Jane Harris
Woolston
Early Applications Urged as Stocks Run Low for Puritan and Queen Varieties
Limited quantities of several seed varieties cited. 12lbs for Early Puritan, 6lbs for 10 Beauty of Hebron, 10lbs for 10 Early Ruby, 16lbs for s British Queen, 10lbs for 10 Early Application. 3 Early Application is necessary.
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Hebron
Ashburton High School Carnival Vaudeville Night
Friday at 8 p.m. a high school carnival features vaudeville and musical comedy by UAINT Music and humorous farces. Reserve seats from H. M. Jones. Doors open 7 30 with overture 7 45 and carriages at 10 15 p.m. Souvenir programmes and a record attendance hoped for.
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Ashburton
H. M. Jones
Crisp
Parents Face Manslaughter Charge In Infant Death
Auckland reports a jury found the infant of Robert John and Josephine Olive Neill had wasted away over three weeks. The mother testified she left the child at 430 pm and later bathed him. the husband fetched a doctor, but the child died before arrival. Both parents, aged 21 and 18, were arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Auckland
Robert John
Josephine Olive Neill
Neill
Spring Meeting Close Set For August 28 Handicap Events
Ty Eurnarians announces the close of entries for all handicap and trotting events at the spring meeting on Saturday August 28 at 9 p.m. Entries are due by the stated deadline at the racing club.
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Ty Eurnarians
Burglary Suspect Committed for Supreme Court
Jorn Bailey was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court for burglary with intent. Evidence showed he had pursued a girl with unwelcome attention and attempted to break into her bedroom through a window on Wednesday morning in Lyttelton.
Breaking Up Parade by High School Boys at Oddfellows Hall
A drummer stirred a crowd by leading High School students in a festive street parade. The youths, in quaint costumes and wigs, marched through main streets before an extraordinary breakup ceremony at Odd Fellows Hall that evening, maintaining order and high spirits.
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Oddfellows’ Hall
Westerfield Cemetery By laws Set Fees for Burial Lots
A Special Meeting of Westerfield Cemetery Trustees on July 26 1909 passed a resolution fixing a scale of fees for the purchase of burial lots and interments and management. The resolution will be submitted for confirmation at a trustees meeting at the Upper Ashburton Road Board office West Street Ashburton on August 30 1908 at 1 00 p m.
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Upper Ashburton Road Board
Catalog of vegetable varieties and seeds with prices
A dense listing of bean, cabbage, carrot, lettuce, tomato and other seed varieties. Includes French beans Canadian Wonder and Early Long Poo, cabbage Drumhead and Early York, cucumbers Ridge Varieties, pumpkins and rhubarb, plus seed prices per bag.
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Harlington Windsor
Shiels
Snow
Veitche
Wilcox
York
Enfield Market
St. John’s Day
Blair
Juamb
Drumhead Savoy
James
Altringham
London
Wonder
William Hurst
Veitcho
Stuart
Laing
Ashburton Rifles Hold Thirtieth Anniversary Fancy Dress Ball
The Ashburton Rifles celebrated their thirtieth anniversary with a fancy dress ball at Oddfellows Hall. Major Dolman and Mrs Stevens led the grand march. Terris's band provided music and W Page with A inex served as masters of ceremonies. Miss A Knox supervised supper. The event honored bazaar stall holders and assistants and was praised as one of the Rifles’ best and most successful outings.
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Ashburton Riles
Oddfellows
Rifles
Dolman
Stevens
Terris
Tennis Balls Land From Stock at H M Jones Bookseller
By stock of Slaytenger s a tennis balls just landed at H M Jones bookseller and stationer.
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H. M. Jones
Prize Winning Beans and Other Seeds Featured
A list highlights vegetable seeds including Winner Bread Beans and Mount Cook Broccoli with varieties such as Chiswick Beauty Carrot Monarch Cauliflower White Plume Celery Boston Beauty Lettuce Jumbo Cos Lettuce The Governor Pea British Crown Pea Giant Sugar Pea Holmes Supreme Tomato and Sugar Peas.
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Pkt
Mount Cook
Chiswick
Litertry
Boston Beauty
British Crown Pea Giant ‘Sugar Pea
Holmes’ Supreme Tomato
Garden Seed Varieties and Prices in Mixed Packets
A catalog style listing of flower and sweet pea varieties including Astra, Comet, Japanese Tassel Ostrich Plume, Invincible New, Giant Coreopsis Cosmos, Early Blue Gysophilia, Nicotiana, Verbena, Pansy, Marigold, and Sweet Peas. Offers include 6 packs for 12, 24 varieties for mixed, and price per ounce listed as 46 00.
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Cable News
United Press Association
Electric Telegraph
Rotterdam
New Zealand Shipping Company
Dumbarton
Persia
Grigret
Australia
Tirst
C Butt
Bo A. Relf
A. Teelf
Commercial
Horse Fair
Cabld News
Per
Press Association
the Police Commission
Hockey
Domain Grounds
St. Paul’s Y.M.G.C
St. Paul’s
J. Watt
BH. Amos
Johnston
Supreme Court OF New Zealand
Canterbury District
NEW Zealand Farmers' Co-Operative Association OF Canterbury, Limited, Wih Sall
Salerooks
the Supreme Court
Chiistehurch
Thomas Pennal
Willowby
Lang
Victoria Street
East and
Moore Streets
NLA, Farsiers
Co-Op
Nara Ate Mortgage & Agency CO. OF
N.Z
Ashburton County Council
County Council
National Mortgage & Agency Company
GOLF
Temura
Dles Hales
W. Cardale
Bradmore
HR. Cox
W. Pearce
Harper
A. Guild
OH. Buchanan
J. Pearse
Denshire
B. Aspinall
H. H. Fooks
G. N. Fielder
E. Thomas
KR. Pearse
BP. Bruce
EL Dr Crawshaw
Friedlander
H. Pullerine
RB. Cardale
P. H. Cox
W. Pearse
G. H. Buchenan
E. A. Denham
Guild
J Pearse
C. Denshire
Fielder
B Aspinall
A. Bruce
ID. BE. Thomas
Pearse
D. Crawshaw
A. T
H. Matson and
T. Wilson
Valetta
Roderick McDonald
Lamb
FM. Eee
RAY Pony
Brabner
Cambridge Roller
Murray Woolpress
Farmers’ Coop
Dalgety and Co., Limited
National, Mortgage and Agency CO
Neuread? Co-Operative Assn
North Canterbury
Reid and Gray
Ashburton Hospital Board
F. Mainwaring
Mra
J. d. Lewis
Ills Street West
Newman’s
Mayfeld
N.G
G. Egenard
Acade- Chambers
AIr_ Jackson ao
Anted, D
Baring Square Tennis Club
Lee
Mayfield
Maronan_road
Linder
Farmers’ Co-op
Church of Christ
Chas. Thomas
Thomas Bros
Haveloc Street
Strange
R. D. Johnston
Henry Stephenson
Bright
Alford Forest Road
West Belt
deAcre
Chisnall
T.S
Cameron Street
Havelock Street
A. A. Foois
G. Meddines
People's Popular
Burnett Street
Westerfield Cemetery
J. Harper
Stud Notices
Mount Harding
Methven
Clanranald
Maxim
Ss. G. Holmes
Prince Alexander
Alexander
J. GO. N. Grigg
Alexander’s'Heir
Countess IT
Balmoral
Countess If
Lincolnshire Traveller
Countess
Prince Charlie
Blossom
Tasmania
L. J. Heney
Peel Forest
W. Mahoney
Friedlander Bros, Ltd
Tinwald
Vonbartting
J. A. Clothier, Tinwald
Ash Hburton
Montauk
Quang
Bluestone
Macclesfield
Himmo and
Crude Petroleum
Pirney
Wieroy
Smiths
Letcher Bros
Ates and CO
HENEY
T. H. Williams
Last Street
Carter
Sutton
Prime North
Canterbury
Fletcher Bros.’ Cash Supply
G.B.D
CL and Co
Txtare and Co
Nastu
Dwart
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