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The undersigned offers a stated sum for immediate investment. Details and terms to be provided upon inquiry.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
2
The undersigned offers a stated sum for immediate investment. Details and terms to be provided upon inquiry.
The Legislative Council debated Dr Findlay’s second reading of the Libel Bill. Provisions would punish defamation at summary level, allow truth only after public benefit proof, require magistrate orders, and restrict defence. Critics warned of dangers to free speech and vague “public benefit” standards.
Paddock oats at Allenton in stock with early harvest expected due to a dry spring. Rakaia remains dry with strong north winds, while Methven reports showers easing drought and yields up to ten bushels per acre in wheat. Excursion tickets to Timaru beach selling fast as Ashburton residents flock to the seaside. Fairfield abattoirs data show tuberculosis in one cow, several condemned cattle, pigs and sheep overall.
The Tinwald yards held the ordinary weekly sale with a strong entry of sheep and cattle. Fat ewes and wethers sold well, lambs and stores moved briskly, while cattle prices eased on fats though springers remained in demand with a high clearance overall.
A cage broke away at Pemberton pit in Shropshire causing seven fatalities. The report, filed from London, notes the incident occurred December 5 with details received December 6.
German air travelers began a Munich to Switzerland flight but were swept by a gale across the North Sea. The venturers landed in the Orkneys on Sunday with one passenger lost overboard and drowned.
The Netherlands Bank provides an annual subsidy of £48,150 to secure a tobacco monopoly in Morocco, announced from Tangier on December 5.
The Army and Navy Boards have become Ministries as China prepares a new Constitution. The Cabinet backs cutting poppy cultivation after it once yielded 25 percent of Customs revenue. The National Assembly most of which urged ending cultivation and interprovincial opium trade soon, but the Government cites impossibility of a swift suppression.
Lord Rosebery in Edinburgh likens Lords to criminal lunatics and foolish virgins as Parliament trims its lamps. Financial News highlights Lancashire, Redmond, Asquith, and Churchill as reshaping government. Pall Mall Gazette notes dominions may resist imperial dictates and reaffirms Keir Hardie’s caution on presidency.
In the December 6 returns the Government wins 116 seats to 113 for the Unionists. West St Pancras results have Cassell the Unionist defeating Collins the Liberal by 3884 to 3376 votes.
London dispatch reports Lord Glasgow sent a letter to Lady Jersey on December 5 congratulating her on efforts against Woman Suffrage. The message dated December 6 and 9 expresses wishes for success in the anti suffrage movement in Britain.
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