Ashburton Technical Classes Exhibit Delights at Oddfellows Hall
The annual breaking up ceremony of the Ashburton Technical Classes opened in Oddfellows Hall with woodwork dressmaking portraiture copper work cookery and confectionery displays. Principal figures included H W Vincent Miss A D Rennie Miss L M Rennie and W K Webber. The mayor Mr H Davis presided as prizes were awarded and plans for a new building were announced aided by a £1350 grant.
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Ashburton
Oddfellows’ Hall
H.W. Vincent
A. D. Rennie
L. M. Rennie
W. K. Webber
Repoussa
A. BR. Waymouth
H. Davis
Messrs
J. Tucker
G. Schmeider
W. H. Collins
Technical Classes Association
J.B. Christian
Dominion
North Canterbury Board of Education
Ashburton ‘Technical Classes Association
Education Board
The
Technical Association
A. D. Tennie
Vincent
Grigret Defeats New South Wales by 285 Runs in Sydney Test
South Australia won by 285 runs at Sydney on December 6 after New South Wales was dismissed for 195 in the first innings. Bardsley scored 101 not out with support from Crayne 26 Collins 26 Kolloway 65 and Emery 21 as Wright took six wickets for 140 runs. The article notes slow scoring as both sides guarded their wickets. The piece also mentions the South Africans to select their test team on Friday morning.
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Sydney
South Australia
New South Wales
Bardsley
Collins
Crayney
Kolloway
Emery
Oo Wright Tool
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Noted For Curing Colds
Historical ad style claims that a child with a cold may contract a more severe disease but Chamberlains Cough Remedy is said to liquify mucus ease coughing and reduce paroxysms. It warns readers to beware of chemists and storekeepers selling fake remedies.
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Chamberlain
Woodwork as a Class Subject
In a talk to the Technical Classes Association Mr 11 EB Vincent argues that future breaking ceremonies should feature public demonstrations of drawing and woodwork. He says the aim is to train perceptive faculties, hand and eye, using tools and translating drawings into work, with graded exercises and working drawings to exact size.
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EB. Vincent
Technical Classes Association
Deaths and Investigations Reported Across Regions
Auckland Dr John Henry Hooper dies suddenly at 76 after a heart attack. A drunkenness detainee is found dead in police cells. Herman Nitz senior dies on Te Wharau hill property. no wound signs. In Dargaville an inquest on Stephen Parker's death resumes after a horse collision, finding death due to injuries from being knocked down by a horse ridden by Harry Hockley.
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John Henry Hooper
Hoe
James Milliken
Carterton
Herman Nitz
Te Wharau
Dargaville
Stephen Frederick Parker
Harry Hockley
Hockley
Kaihu
Young
Charge of Manslaughter Atceland Inquest Summary
At an Inquest into the death of tramway motorman Thomas Albert Thompson who died Nov 29 while coupling a car the jury found no certain cause of death and that Motorman Daws did not exercise due care. Daws was charged with manslaughter and the case adjourned till Friday with bail granted.
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Atceland
Thomas Albert Thompson
Tramway
Daws
Policeman Committed For Trial In Greymouth
Constable White of Otira was committed for trial on a perjury charge arising from evidence in the Greymouth Magistrate's Court on November 21 against Denis Moynihan of the Otira accommodation house. Bail set at 56 pounds with two sureties of 25 pounds each.
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Otira
Denis Moynihan
Hannan
Breare
Hokitika
Supreme Court
Improvements At Mount Cook With New Hermitage Planned
The Cabinet will invite tenders for the Hermitage at Mount Cook to boost tourist comfort. Minister T Mackenzie aims to visit Mount Cook this week and push rapid progress. A bridge over Hooker is planned to replace the dangerous chair lift, and £2000 is voted to build a track linking the Hermitage with Copland Valley to connect the east and west road systems.
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T. Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Hermitage
Copland Valley
Wheat and flour shipments to Europe reach 1.8 million quarters
GUNMERGIRL London dispatch reports UK and Continent totals of 4 790 000 quarters for wheat and flour with 1 800 000 quarters destined to Europe including 101 000 from Argentina 485 000 from Russia 200 000 from the Colombian States 124 000 from India and 81 000 from Australasia. Atlantic shipments supply 154 000 and Pacific 80 000 quarters. Merino wool prices hold steady while crossbreds show slight irregularity.
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London
United Kingdom
Continent
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Russia
Coambian States
India
Australasia
Second Wool Sale Returns 18 119 Bales at Alexandra Hall
The second wool sale of the season opens at Alexandra Hall on Thursday with 18 119 catalogued bales. Brokers’ totals include Lynn wid Co 5242 and Dalgety 6890, plus New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 654 and others, totaling 18 129 bales. Last December sale offered 20 995 bales.
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Alexandra Hall
Messrs
Lynn Wid Co
New Zealand
Loan and ‘Mercantile Agency Co
Dalgety and Co
Messrs Vriedlander Bros
Totel
The Value of the Large Farm
The article argues large farms harm local communities yet offer benefits when well capitalized. It notes small farms boost population, churches, and schools, while large farms enable drainage experiments, soil improvement with lime, and long term livestock breeding programs. It predicts such farms may become stock breeding hubs and improve overall state farming.
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Wallace
Des Moines
Belgium
France
Denmark
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Virginia
Iowa
Missouri
Kingland
Territorial and Volunteer Status in Dunedin Supreme Court Case
In Dunedin the Supreme Court considered whether the will trust for the Dunedin Volunteers, valued at £100 to £200 yearly, lapsed after the Defence Acts of 1908 and 1909. The dispute, before Mr Justice Williams, centers on whether Territorials replaced Volunteers or merely renamed them, affecting the trust fund’s fate.
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Supreme Court
City
Corneil
Lirgerant
Smith
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Samuel Henry Andrews
Dunnedin
City Corporation
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W. C. Macgrepor
Air J. 1
ML Fraser
Macgrepor
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Raising Dairy Calves From Skim Milk Explained
A Wisconsin expert urges raising about 70 percent of dairy calves on skim milk with careful feeding to boost first year value. He cites cost savings, pasteurization, proper grain, hay, and water, plus stable routines and adequate roughage for long term productivity.
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Wisconsin
D. H. Otis
Agricultural Experiment Station
Baxter's Jang Preserver Promises Quick Cough Cure
An advertorial notices a spring cough epidemic and pitches Baxter's Preserver as a swift remedy. It claims the product clears the lungs and removes coughs, urging readers to buy the large bottle for value.
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Baxter
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