06 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
1
The Hospital warns the modern telephone poses a real danger of disease spread such as diesel and phthisis. It notes the speaker must press close to the mouthpiece, increasing contagion risk and sanitary concerns in offices, urging medical remedy and action.
A chronicling of Emperor Francis Josephs generous nature and intimate access to subjects. He holds private audiences twice weekly and speaks with all languages without interpreters. A physician recalls a moment of compassion as the emperor aided a peasant traveler and a boy, reflecting his fatherly regard for subjects.
Board of Trade data show emigration reached new heights in 1906 with Scotland surpassing Ireland for the first time since the exodus began. Nearly 100000 people left the United Kingdom in the first eight months of 1907, as the migration tide shifts toward British lands beyond the seas.
Mr Cocklin and friends hunted near Sequani when a huge python coiled and bit him. He fired his gun to break free, later being shot through the head by a fellow hunter to end the struggle. He survived with only nerves frayed, despite the perilous encounter. The report also notes U S dairy price concerns with milk and butter costs rising amid a trust influence.
The article reports Sir Squire Bancroft praising the eloquence of great preachers while lamenting poor delivery. He argues sermons must be heard clearly and delivered with natural sincerity, criticizing theatrical or artificial tones that fail to move congregations.
Count Raymond de Mornooceis claims the Sultan of Turkey relies on a global spy network to monitor threats. Despite fears of assassination, Abdul Hamid, aged around 65, presides from the Yildiz palace with routine six hours of work daily, shifting to drastic measures when alarming news arrives from Paris, London, and Geneva.
A brisk cash only sale cuts shoe prices at Stock's Cash Boot Store on Burnett Street with additional outlets in Methven and Christchurch. The promotion encourages customers to pay spot cash to see the savings immediately.
The amendments to the Factories and Shops Acts set a full weeks wage for any work during a week for those earning 20s or more, fix lower minimums for younger workers, and allow borough polls to decide the weekly half-holiday for factories and shops. It expands half-holiday coverage to refreshment parlors and hotel staff, changes to 2 pm for cage workers, and florist exemptions.
In Paris a foretaste of future aviation unfolds as the airship La Patrie circles Meudon and Paris daily with passengers watching aeroplanes below. Henry Farman showcases short flights amid French aeronautics progress, with Cody and foreign observers noting the spectacle and cost of about £700.
Mr R. D. Johnston opens a fresh stock of bicycles featuring Royal Enfield Rudge-Whitworth B.S.A. and New Hudson makes. Purchasers to inspect these high grade machines and evaluate their craftsmanship.
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