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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
2
Article notes rising land values around Staveley due to dairying expansion. It says the industry is in its infancy and foresaw extraordinary increases, urging buyers to act now to gain future value. Two opportunities are available today and may be sold next week.
Property at Peter Street described as a capital family residence recently occupied by Mr Robert Alcorn with gas water and hay shed included. Garden and stable also attached. Ir Ferriat an.
Ephemeris section lists moon phases for December with dates and times. It notes Last Quarter on the 3 or 4, New Moon on the 7, First Quarter on the 20, and Full Moon on the 27 with corresponding times. Also includes apogee and perigee timings scattered through the month.
A British observer notes that Turkish women seeking political rights in Constantinople differ from London suffragists. A meeting led by President Zeybah showcased dramatic rhetoric and a provocative proposal, yet the piece emphasizes the far weaker parallels to British reformers and the absence of notable British leaders.
News briefs from Ashburton region cover postal arrivals in London, river levels, land leases, prize list corrections, fireworks display, hospital board appointments, potato blight in Otaki, school leave approvals, railway controversy, church synod, medical inspection plans, market sales, and public lectures.
The sale is reported at Ellesmere of a farm at £ 37 10s per acre. During November £450,622 was exported from New Zealand, a decrease of £30,180 from November 1908. A telegraph forecast warns winds and unsettled weather. Ashburton Guards fired their eighth match at 500 yards with top scorers Corporal Gourdie and Sergeant Cambridge tied for second. J Arnst appeals a disqualification in the recent Timaru Christchurch road race. A Normal School Committee report discusses railway concessions for teachers. Mr Opie doubts continuance. B J Marquet, Christchurch wool instructor, to collect exhibition samples from Ashburton county farmers. Mitchell and Turner announce their Christmas sale festival starting tomorrow.
A letter to the editor asks the Retailers' Association to again close stores for three days over Christmas and New Year. The writer notes last year's three-day closure on December 25, 27 and January 1 8, praising public notice and staff appreciation, and requests arrangements for similar holidays this year.
The board chairman ruled Mr J A Frostick’s motion on a Quanterbury canal committee out of order citing past resolutions. Frostick gave notice to rescind the September 15 decision and pursue a committee with three external members and an accountant.
In London the Budget debate drew a crowded gathering as Lord Lansdowne’s amendment passed 260 to 77. Archbishops, bishops, and peers sparred over social reform, taxation, and the role of the House of Lords with leaders like Lord Curzon and Lord Rosebery weighing in on constitutional conflict.
Those who have suffered can realize the excruciating pain and weary nights endured by victims of rheumatism gout seratica and lumbago. RHEUMO claims to expel the cause excess uric acid from the blood and is offered at chemists and stores for 6d and 4s 6d.
A historical ad copy urges readers to assess the value of health by asking the sufferer about moving freely again. It claims RHEUMO cures rheumatism gout and sciatica by removing the disease’s cause. Available from chemists or stores at two shillings sixpence and four shillings.
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