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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 18, 1906
Page
1
A partial market note indicates buyers are slow to commit with low demand for wheat and barley. Prices cited include 8d for Dmeh, 100 for Gartons, and uncertainties persist as merchants bid cautiously amid undersales.
Ottawa reports Canada has annexed twelve islands beyond Hudson Bay aboard the cruiser Arctic and is wintering in Baffin Bay after the laser focus on the Reichstag elections and Canadian annexation news.
A Calcutta English newspaper quotes a native secret society urging mass violence to drive out British rule. The Pioneer warns such rhetoric risks a brutal British response, while observers note rising vernacular literacy fuels anti-British agitation among Bengalis.
In December Mullovens reports heated exchanges among the States the Federal and Imperial governments over representation at the Colonial Conference. State Premiers seek direct representation while Deakin argues the Commonwealth Cabinet suffices, and Lord Elgin leans toward the Cabinet sending delegates.
United Press reports a renewed heat wave sweeping the state with record high temperatures and elevated heat indices. Weather officials warn residents to stay hydrated and avoid outdoor exposure during peak sun hours.
The Austral Wheel Race on December 16 saw Thomas win by a length over Morgan with Hehir in second and Morgan third. After six laps the field closed, Thomas surged on the bell and then the straight, setting a race record with a time of 3 minutes 69800 seconds.
An advertisement extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as more than purgatives, claiming they purify blood and improve liver and kidney function. It cites testimonials from Australia and asserts the pills cure biliousness indigestion constipation sick headache and various ailments without weakening or harming the stomach.
A house owned by Mrs Landers and occupied by T Heffernan on Chattan Road burned this morning. No one was in the house. Heffernan had moved out, a small portion of furniture burned, rest removed yesterday. Insurance totals £605 in National Fire Insurance for the house piano and furniture and £100 on outbuildings.
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