Agricultural Land Listings and Farm For Sale
Classified ad showcasing multiple farm parcels with acreages from 60 to 317 acres in South Canterbury Waikato and Southland. Entries include prices per acre or per acre with terms, descriptions of improvements such as houses outbuildings stables and water supply, and notes on subdivision fencing and soil quality. Also ads for second hand gig carriages and farm equipment.
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South Canterbury
Waikato
P.O
All Red Route Debated in Canada on Transatlantic Plans
In the Canadian House of Commons Sir Wilfrid Laurier discusses potential 18 to 22 knot transatlantic services, subsidies, and feasibility. Mr Sifton and others weigh the economics, timelines, and the better prospects of an Atlantic route over a Vancouver Pacific path amid subsidy and negotiation considerations.
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House of Commons
Wilefrid Laurier
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific Steamship Service
Sir Wilfrid
Pacific
New Zealand
Vancouver
Auckland
Wilfred Laurier
Bordon
Siften
London
Sifton
Londo
New York
Chicagoa
Topolahanipo
Nord
Lusitania
Mexico
America
Australia
Aslred
Lesson on Fire Disaster Reveals Water Supply Need
The Thursday fire underscores the urgent need for an efficient water supply and modern extinguishing equipment. A full water in channels and a capable brigade could have reduced destruction, while a high-pressure system would greatly benefit the town and protect property.
Puritan Body Attacks Bishop In Marmingham Clash
At a Blackburn Beer and Wine Trade Defence League meeting presided by John Livesey a Bastable delegate attacked a Marmingham Citizens' Committee led by the Bishop of Birmingham. He claimed the bishop alienated support with uncharitable references and mocked the trade. The exchange drew recalls to Satanic Majesty in jest.
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Beer and Wine Trade Defence League
Blackburn
Ingland
John Livesey
Bastable
Marmingham
Birmingham
Wold
Core
Bastade
Iris
Satanic
Gare
Satan
Change of Business Opens for Smith Brothers Butchery
Beg to announce relinquishing business from August 1 in favor of sons J and H Smith. Thanks to friends and public for thirty years of support and to farmers for fat stock dealings. James Smith to manage new firm with continued purchases and quality service at Alford Forest Road.
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Messrs J. and
H. Smith
James Smith
Sama. J. & BH. Siith
Alford Forest Road
BBEY Boot Polish Spreads Across Boots Preserving Leather
A Boots supplier claims BBEY boot polish spreads freely over leather surfaces rapidly preserving finish. The claim highlights quick application and durable shine for leather footwear.
Ashburton News Roundup From Various Local Notices
The commercial department to resume at the old site on Tuesday September 1. Mr Zouch moves to new premises on Burnett Street and will reopen there. Weather notes predict southerly frosts. Donations and thanks extend from the Old Men's Home. Dairy factory meeting postponed to September 5 due to absent conveners. Pockets were found in the seven a side pavilion. losses reported to police. Mackenzie Country snow receding with stock restocking noted. Ratification of a Labour award altered to a Thursday half holiday. unions consented. Drunkenness case in Hinds Court. remand for medical treatment. Dunedin Corporation salary review recommending increases. principals named. Arbitration Court guidance advocates reasonable employer practices. non-union hires discussed. Anglo-Indian farm entrant seeks NZ entry with 3000 cash and 500 yearly income. department to respond. Hawke’s Bay and Auckland associations condemn calls to remove Justice Sim. Wanganui Chamber notes unions' criticisms of Sim. Dr Chapple explains false teeth causes in Parliament. debate on kissing noted. Timaru hairdressers case adjourned seven days. Loyal Ashburton Lodge reports sick pay, finances thriving, three initiations. Denis Quill masquerades as a woman in Wellington. magistrate dismisses charge after admonition. Ads for W Strange & Co. sale bargains conclude the issue.
Skeleton of massive whale recovered for Christchurch museum
Edgar F Stead and party completed the whale skeleton extraction from a carcass stranded near Glakarito on the West Coast. Except for one palate bone, the complete skeleton was secured and will be shipped to Lyttelton. Christchurch Museum authorities may purchase the specimen as one of the world’s largest.
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Christchurch
Edgar F. Stead
Glkarito
Stead
Okarito
Lyttelton
Fire devastates Caleman’s buildings on Tancred Street
Messages of sympathy pour in from MPs and friends after a disastrous fire in Tancred Street. Mrs Zouch and staff suffer losses while relatives in London and Christchurch are notified. Rebuilding of the block is planned at once as visitors assess the ruins.
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Zouch
Dominion
BR. Flatman
M.P
H. Davey
Christchurch
Dann
BR. C. Dunn
Dunedin
London
Adelaide
Caleman
Messrss Zoiter
Priok
Mothers' Union holds Ashburton meeting after fire
The Ashburton Mothers' Union met Friday with strong attendance. Mia Inglis the president opened with devotion and led prayers for those affected by Thursday night's fire. Mrs Missen read on Home-keeping and boyhood, urging bedtime talks and gentle guidance for boys.
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Ashburton Mothers’ Union
Mreeting
Mia Inglis
B. T. Missen
Alissen
Gormen
Hms
Missen
Inglis
Bazaar at Methven Raises Funds for All Saints Vicarage
A well attended bazaar in Methven Town Hall supported the All Saints Vicarage building fund. Stalls included fancy dress, sweets, sewing, toy, produce, and refreshments run by local ladies. The Ashburton Temperance Band performed as proceeds are expected to reach £100 to £110.
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All Saints’ Vicarage Building Fund
H. Ward
Wright
Stronach
Westwood
York
Doherty
Marr
Ashburton
W. Morgan
Oin
Fire in Hepton Valley colliery entombs 15 miners
London dispatch reports a fire at Hepton Valley colliery Burnley destroying the pit-head and trapping 15 men. two perish from fumes, others escape via air shaft. Also notes estate value of Henry William Lee, extradition treaty with the United States, and other brief items from Lisbon Rome New York and London.
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London
Hepton Valley
Burnley
Henry William Lee
Christchurch
Wse
Tinwald Town Board Holds Last Meeting of Old Board
Tinwald town board met last evening with chair Williams and four others present. Subventions and property transfers were noted. the Ashburton County Council declined to share bridge costs. sanitation was satisfactory with minor fixes. a request from Longbeach Road Board to remove spoil was discussed. storm-water and water-table improvements were approved. accounts totaling 28 pounds 1 shilling 6 pence were paid. the chair thanked members and adjourned to await the new board.
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Tinwald Town Board
Mesers Thos
Williams
J. A. Clothier
J. Hampton
Longbeach
Graham's
Tinwald
Works Committee
Ashburton Boxing Centre Extends Membership Basis
A boxing meeting at W H Litt le s office chaired by Mr Chas Muir decided to expand the Ashburton Centre membership from twenty five to as many as one hundred. The annual subscription is set at 10s 6d. A committee including EB and JG Gri Hutton T J Upton and B Sharplin will canvass for members with lists due to the secretary by Sept 18. A special meeting will elect officers and handle further business.
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W. H. Little
Chas. Muir
Ashburton
Messrs
J. GC
Gri Hutton
Venezuela Civil Court Fines French Cable Company Five Million
In Caracas a Civil Court fined the French Cable Company five million dollars with additional damages to be assessed later for complicity in Matto's revolution. The ruling mirrors a prior decision against the New York Bermudez Asphalt Company from last year.
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Caracas
Datiages
Matto
New York-Bermudez
Shipbuilding Trade Lost Orders In Labour Turbulence
Sir Christopher Furness of Furness, Withy and Company said in West Hartlepool that labour troubles caused the loss of seven ship orders. The orders would have sustained Hartlepool yards, engine and steel works and many more workers. He hoped cheap money would quicken a trade recovery.
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London
Christopher Furness
Furness, Withy,and Company
West
Hartlepool
Hartlepools
Sultan Reconciles with Heir Presumptive Reshad Effendi
The Sultan has reconciled to his brother and heir presumptive Reshad Effendi, who had been imprisoned for years. The Daily Telegraph notes this as an unparalleled recognition of succession in Turkish history and a sign of modernization. Pope comments on the shift as crystallising old practice into a sharp epigram.
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Per Press Association
Constantinople
Reshad Effendi
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Pope
Constantinople Fire Suspected Incendiaries In Stamboul
August report from Constantinople states a large blaze in Stamboul is suspected to be the work of incendiaries. No details on casualties or exact causes are provided.
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Constantinople
Stamboul
Armenian Patriarch Ismirlian Returns to Constantinople
The Armenian Patriarch Ismirlian, exiled in 1896 for protesting massacres, returns to Istanbul greeted by about 50 000 people including thousands of Muslims. Crowds praise England and Turkey as Sir Gerard Lowther, the British Ambassador, appears in the streets.
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Constantinople
Ismirlian
Gobstantinople
Britain
Gerard Lowther
England
Turkey
Moroco Reports Capture Claim Hint in Moroccan Conflict
Press Association dispatches from Settat and Tangiers claim Mulai Hafid has been captured or forces defeated near Marakesh with heavy casualties. Reports state Hafid’s capture is unconfirmed while allied armies merge near Tangiers ahead of possible outcomes.
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Per Press Association
Morocco
Settat
Mulai Hafid
Marakesh
Tangiers
Menebhi
Abdulziq
Bronchial Coughshake Woods Great Peppermint Cure
A fragment notes a bronchial cure named Great Peppermint Cure linked to a product called Coughshake Woods. Details are unclear and include prices in old currency and an odd phrase about six pence.
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Staveley Creamery
Ferriman
F. Perriman
Richard Wales
Overdale
Sehoal
Garton Oats
TOR Sale
Forks
Claridge
F. Ferriman
Hisise
East Street
Sipe
Hurst’s
Carter
Furnips
Imperial
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Mammoth
Lincolnshire
Fosterton
Devonshire
Centenary
Long Rea
Julian
Rockland
Binder
Andrew’ Binder
N.Z. Farmers’ Coxe
Ashburton Banc
Rhae
T. HH. Andrili and Co
Tancred Street
G. Hefford Milliners
L's
Spades
John Orr and Cos
Paxton
Kerr Bros
Heglected
Frark Curtis
F.P.O.C
Opt. B
Philadelphia
Optician
J. Donh
HGS
Ashburton and
Havelock Street
H. Stephenson
New Zealan
Hop
Siely
SH Zeo GO
Simmons’ Tea Lounge
Canterbury Trozen Meat and D.P. Expore Co., Ltd
Fairfield Freezing Works
Liet
Steele
Harper Branch
Ashburton. Mail and Guardian Commercial Department
Robert Belt
Mary Deve
Wiliam Hall Zouch
James Dunn
Melbourne
James Bain
Glasgow
Amy
R. D Johnston
the Binds Gash Yards CO. Ltd
Genpre
Walter Pickles
Rakaia Saleyards CO
ILI
Rakaia Brook
Lee L. Oxley
H. Gresham
Burnett Street
Cameron Strost
Pip
Bart
Percy
H. €. Percy
D. B. Geristian
Peter Street
Baptist Church
Alburton
J. B Christian
Arcade
Fruiterer
R. Hanedgoge
Balclutha
Balclitha
Southland
Lavercargill
North Canterbury
Noruaae
Bandcock
Christehurch
Cathedral Square
C. H. Tilgh Bees
Isch West
Somerset Buildings
Harold E. Curtis Land
Estate Anb Commission
Cameron Street
Winter's Road
Allenton
Brucefield Avenue
Mill Creek
King Street
IH. E. Curtis, Aghburton
Ashburton County Council
Ashington
Baring Square
Council
Frederic Mainwaring
C. Andrews
Af J
Andrews and Co., Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Tailors
A. T. H. Williams
Phonograph
Virelig
Logal
Alton Pore
A. A. Dempster
A. L. Zouch
Mail and Guardian
Edwin
Ashlartoi Dorcas Bueiety
thisLotié
Methven
O'Grady
M. Daily
Kos Rattray
Mackenzie Country
Messrs .Friedlander Bros
Ratignal Mortgagne and Agency Company
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association
General Labourers’ Award
General Labourers’ Union
H. McCleary
Hinds
H. Davis
Tle
Dunedin Corporation
McCurtie
Alexander
Justice Sim
Arbitration Court
Wellington
Hawke's Bay
Chapple
House of Representatives
Mar Wilford
Timaru
George Whitehouse
Ashburton Lodge
LO OF
Manchester Unity
Gro. R. H. Davis
N.G
Denis William Quill
Quill
Pirie Street
A Devine
W. James
Messrs W. Strange and Co., Ltd
Drapers
Mothers’ Union
Cable N News
the Latest
United Press Association
Telegraph—Copyright
Lisbon
United States
Tre Hague
the Hague
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Russell Sage
Hughes
New York State
Saratoga
Dante Alighieri
Byron
Italy
Florence
Ravenna
Carey
Thomas Rice Reed
Shipping
Corinthia
Augusta
Uacarisl Ab
Georgia
Shawfield
Lanarkshire
Boxing
Venezuela
Affairs
Sultan
Mulal Hapid
Mulei Hafid
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