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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 15, 1906

Page

3

McLean loses seat as Anti Socialists face setback in Victoria

In a Victoria election the Anti Socialists largely defeated, Mr McLean, once a cabinet member, loses his seat. West and Reid faced strong Socialist opposition while Deakin beat Scullins. Senate results show limited Anti Socialist gains and continued Labour Socialist competition across districts.

Sypang McLean Reid Victoria Stonzr Dea Keating Senate Tasmania Western Australia Peaver House of Representatives Hedges Carpenter Fremantle Cameron Atkins Came South Australia Livingston Mount Barker Storer Deal West Chapman W. Lyne Deakin Scullins John Quick Bendigo Ceat Joho Crouch -C McKay Wise Lang Johnston Sydney Smith Carr Watking Menoxade Watson South Sydney Graham Burne Hughes West Sydney Burns

Land Bill Campaign Boosted by Opibi Meeting

Mr McWab extended his land bill drive at Opibi last night. A nearly unanimous resolution praised the Minister for his address, expressed confidence in the Ward Ministry, and pledged strong support for the land campaign.

Denepin Dev McWab Opibi

New Zealand Farmers Co operative Association Sale Report

The entry and attendance at the N four Farmers Cooperative Association weekly sale showed averages rising. Poultry prices ranged with hens at 1s 6d to 2s 8d and ducks from 3s to 7d. Pigs sold at stores 14s 16s 18s and porkers 7s 22d to 28s. Produce prices for green peas 10d per peck, potatoes 10s 14s to 20s 8d, wheat 11s 6d to 12s 2d, barley 128, peas 11s 6d, beef 2d to 4d per lb.

Havelock Street Mart Sees Steady Farmyard Sale Prices

Attendance was high at the Havelock Street Mart as Henry Stevenson submitted a substantial entry. Prices included hens 1s 4d to 2s 3d per pair, roosters 2s to 3s 2d, geese 3s 3d to 3s 6d, pigeons 12s 6d to 13s per pair, porkers £1 1s to £1 3s, baconers £1 8s to £11 8s 6d. Cattle and calves fetched £3 10s to £4 15s, a calf £1 6d. Peas 7d to a peck, onions 1s 4d per lb, potatoes 10s 6d per bushel, beef 2d to 3d per lb, ham 1d to 6d. An aged black mare sold for £2 13s 6d and a trap for £1 6s 8d.

Havelock Street Henry Stevenson

Auction at Tinwald for D Thomas property sells no bid Tancred Street

Mr D Thomas offered on account of Mrs B Hanks 10 acres with house in Tinwald. An offer of 550 pounds passed in. A second bid on behalf of Mr W Huston for a quarter acre in Tancred Street with house drew no bids.

D. Thomas

Infant dies after accidental carbolic acid intake

At Motueka on December 15 the infant daughter of Percy G. Moffatt aged two years drinks carbolic acid from a bottle and dies after an hour and a half of agony. Inquest returns an accidental death verdict with no blame assigned to anyone.

Nexson Motueka Percy G. Moffatt

The Napier Sticker-up Incident Identified with Ex-Student Wilson

Police believe the Napier district sticker-up may be linked to Wilson, a former Stoke Industrial School inmate. He was taken by Messrs T and H Field for alleged stealing, placed at Okiwi station in Croizglieg, where a barn fire occurred. Wilson confessed fleeing after being refused a gun, and he is held in Napier custody. He previously suffered epileptic fits and spent time in hospital.

Nunson Napier Wilson Stoke Messra T H. Field Okiwi Station Croizglieg Mesars Fields Born Boyd Ashburton Ibie Pt'sit Dr Boyd de Boyd Wallington

Four Month Sentence In Wellington Goal For Douglas

Thomas Dizon Douglas was sentenced to four months in Wellington goal with additional months for vagrancy cruelty theft and related charges. Other indictments include stealing a watch and chain from Frederick Eves while a charge of stealing a watch ram H Allan was dismissed for insufficient evidence. A watch ram charge was also noted.

Neason Collingwood Thomas Dizon Douglas Wellington Thomas Mortimer Frederick Eves Erntown H. Allan

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