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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
4
Readers are presented a selection of confectionery from Pancall's Choice tins and bottled sweets. Hay Bros Judea and Scotch Confectionery join Colonial manufacturers as available options for shoppers.
A reader chastises a Democrat booster for a staffed county council and urges the chairman to connect Hinds to Ealing by telephone. The note praises multiple councillors and suggests visiting member Nenworthy, a Conservative, to advocate for local access and representation.
Farmers face variable weather and market conditions as they assess cereal crops across Wakanui and nearby districts. Early sowings show promise with potential yields up to 60 bushels per acre for wheat and oats, while late sown plots lag. Rain is eagerly awaited to sustain ripening crops and improve stock feed ahead of harvest slated for January.
The Ashburton Sports Association met to hear Willowby Cricket Club request to use Domain Oval and discuss charges for non affiliated clubs. The Domain Board would permit use for 7s 6d ground prep. St Andrew's Lawn Tennis Club plans affiliate. resignations from two officers noted. new vice president elected. debates over rugby Union building rights and training charges concluded with several clubs urged to submit guarantee forms.
An ordinary meeting of the Coldstream Road Board was held in the Board room at Toweliffe on Thursday. Present were M. G. Rich W. Dowel W. McKenzie and W. McGage. The board shingle boundary road between Hinds Loweliffe road and Hinds River and called tenders for shingle. A county letter authorised birds heads and eggs at 3d per dozen. Accounts totaling £51 7s 7d were passed for payment. The board adjourned.
The Matosacoche is now on display in a row of Cars on Tancred Street and is praised for simplicity and reliability. Owners report minimal maintenance and high satisfaction with fuel efficiency, with over 100 miles per gallon claimed. Enquiries invited.
Reading notes describe Gow Sutton's Purpletop Mammoth Turnip as a reliable cropper for early feeding, highlighted by its robust growth and dependable yield alongside a reference to National Mortgage as a related entity in the context.
A notice notes a large quantity of wild oats in various crops, alongside common weeds like wild tare and California thistles. It warns farmers that future eradication efforts will be needed to maintain soil fertility and achieve full product value and top prices.
Monthly rainfall observations show Kyle with 27 inches across three rainy days. The heaviest 24 hour fall reached 17 inches with 6 and 4 inch events on the 24th. Compared to November 1907 rainfall is lighter at .27 inches versus .89. Carew at Cren Lea recorded 1.03 inches with two heavy falls of 30 and 42 points on the 28th.
Winchmore recorded .60 inches of rain in the past month on eight days including the 4th and 24th with scattered totals. Porateko showed a November total of 3 inches across eight days the heaviest fall being .26 inches on the 24th. Mrs W. G. Gallagher Porateko Post Office Mayfield.
The Cabinet decided to erect the new Government House on the Mount View Mental Asylum site in Wellington. The asylum is to be moved to a central North Island site to be chosen without delay.
The Northern Coal Company reopens its action against Union Steam Ship Co for 1946 pounds 8 shillings 2 pence in damages following a March 10 Auckland Harbour collision between the Wairana of 4000 tons and the Moonah an 80 ton ketch. The case alleges negligent navigation by Union Steam Ship Company servants. the defense argues Moonah’s crew were negligent. A special jury trial before Mr Justice Edwards opened but has not yet concluded.
At the annual meeting of the Victoria College District Court of Convocation the Senate discussed creating a Doctor of Philosophy degree in New Zealand or amending the doctorate in literature to include mental science. It also proposed abolishing separate matriculation and junior scholarship exams, introducing one intermediate exam, raising matriculation standards and age to seventeen, and enabling junior scholars to advance directly to higher work.
Auckland reports Captain Bollows of the Hinemoa found deck sparring from the Loch Lomond at Spirits Bay and bulwarks near Scott's Point eight miles south of Cape Maria van Diemen after arriving from Cape Maria van Diemen on Sunday.
In Sydney on December 7 the Vice-Admiralty Court delivered judgment on the October 7 Wairuna Mintaro collision. Both sides claimed £6000 damages. The judge found negligence on both captains for lacking proper lookout and precautions, ordered each to pay its own costs, and that the party with smaller damages would pay the balance to the other.
A user from Oakey Queensland recounts a severe foot burn that refused to heal until Zam-Buk Balm was applied. The balm allegedly cleared an open sore in two weeks, leaving a scar but complete healing and no further trouble. The advertisement claims Zam-Buk treats cuts, bruises, eczema, piles, and other skin ailments.
The text argues that rules matter less than perception in selecting a suit that flatters the wearer. It claims mastery of tailoring science and promises customized comfort and appearance, asserting confidence in delivering customer satisfaction.
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