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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 15, 1910

Page

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Deaths and accidents reported across several towns

George William Williams a photographer aged about sixty was found dead in bed in Auckland. Arthur Lewis a former pneumatic engineer of the Pioneer was recovered after being missed near Bradleys landing Mititai. George Harkey faces inquiry for manslaughter in the Parker case after a horse incident at Bahn. The Ware boy found dead under timber near Pathapia. Gilbert Rutledge a teacher killed at Westport Ironbridge mine by a brake handle.

Pet. Press Association Auckland George William Williams Dargavelle Arthur Lewis Pioneer Bradley Mititai Aratapu Palite George Harkey Frederick Stephen Parker Hicckey Bahn Pathapia George Ware Westport Gilbert Rutledge Westport Coil Company Ironbridges

General Gable News and High English Politics Collide

Sir Edward Carson says divorce facilities should not be expanded and damages remain inadequate while Winston Churchill mocks a referendum claim and Tory policy depth. Election riots in Wexford injure a tramber. Taft plans and Cannon clash over a negro lawyer appointment. Cummins and Aldrich spar over tariff rules amid a Senate debate.

Edward Carson Winston Churchill Isle of Wight Canaries Lord Lanslowne Plymouth The Times Lord Aberdeen Wister Durham Britain Wexford Tan Malcohn Ireland Wilred Latthen Bln Wilfred Dundrum Professor Kettle W. Field Verson Taft William Lewis House Aldrich

Californian thistle control report notes successful eradication efforts

The Government Fields Supervisor reports on eradication measures in Canterbury District for the Californian thistle. While careless mowing failed to stop spread, diligent cultivation and weekly grubber work on Mrs Wilson’s Dromore farm proved highly effective, with many patches showing no thistles after three years.

Canterbury Wilson Dromore

Still Well Today Still Well To-day Eight Years Later

An advertisement touts Doan s Backache Kidney Pills claiming lasting cures for kidney and urinary troubles. It recounts T Alexander of Ashburton reporting seven years of kidney pain relief, and wife Mrs Alexander confirming eight years of remission, urging readers to purchase from Foster McClellan Co. Sydney.

Dean T. Alexander Ashburton Alexander Doan Foster McClellan Co Pitt Street Sydney Doan's

NSW resident reports American motor car boom on roads

Mr RK. W. Sandford describes a rapid rise in motor vehicle use across the United States. He notes cars replace wheel barrows for vendors and even funeral processions employ motorized vehicles. Police patrol wagons and farm transport are increasingly motor driven, illustrating a nationwide automotive expansion.

RK. W. Sandford New South Wales United States of America America Daily Telegraph American Sydney

Canadian Delegate Seeks Trade Pact at Imperial Congress

Mr Ames of Montreal, a Canadian delegate to the Imperial Chambers of Commerce Congress in Sydney, will move in Parliament for consent to consummate preferential treatment between each other's markets. He urges Canadian officials at the Imperial Conference to seek talks with Australian delegates to establish such arrangements.

Ames Montreal Sydney

Merchants Refuse to Open Shops as Bahrid Feasts Pass

The Marivari Hindoos refuse to open their shops causing large losses from halted trade. The Bahrid feast passes quietly with only minor riots reported in the suburbs.

Reichstag Debates on Samoa Policy and Riots

In the Reichstag, Lindequist defends a decade of duty in Samoa, claiming English is banned and Germans are preferred. Bethmann Hollweg blames Socialists for Moabit riots, provoking a shouting match. The Navy League calls for three new ships annually, as Koester insists on large cruisers. World affairs rise with talks of stronger cruiser detachments.

Reichstag Herr Lindequist Samoa Germany von Bethman Hollweg Navy League von Koester

Insurgent Defeat at Chihuahua Reported by Mexican Ambassador

The Mexican Ambassador in Washington reports insurgents were completely defeated at Chihuahua with sixty killed. The insurgents fled as Federal forces pursue. General Pietro, leader of the insurgents, captured. Cholera spreads in Madeira, with riots in Machico over municipal sanitary measures.

Washington Chihuahua Pietro Madeira Machico

Māori Revival Reports Curiosity in Kawhia District

The Kawhia Settler notes ongoing religious revival among the Maoris of Taharoa in Kawhia district with claims of providential food supply and mixed ancient and modern rites. A nearby column offers health advice praising Chamberlain's Tablets as a quick remedy for minor ailments.

Taharoa Kawhia

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