Unclear Speaker Complains of Frivolous Questions
The speaker says they have been placed in a most unpleasant position due to frivolous questions and evasive answers. The Board adjourns until 2 p.m.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
3
The speaker says they have been placed in a most unpleasant position due to frivolous questions and evasive answers. The Board adjourns until 2 p.m.
Sydney reports an open verdict on the boy Barlow with medical evidence showing drowning and a hatpin inserted during life, possibly by the lad. the item notes arrival of December 19.
The last wool sale of the year closed briskly with prices steady at late levels. The first sale of the New Year is set for January 21. A report from the C C and D Company London notes no price change in the frozen meat trade and warns of very low spirits with values likely to fall soon.
Report shows Noble dismissed for 27 at 12.80, Ransford and Armstrong at 9.43 score 29 for Armstrong and Ransford. Australians five wickets down for 101 with Armstrong not out 29 and Macalister not out 18 at 2:49 PM. Lynch adjournment leaves score 6 for 142 with Armstrong 44 and Macalister 90 not out as Carter 16 remains.
At Waiaku on Monday morning Peter Gojack an Austrian disappeared leaving a paper with his name and cross sign. His body was found yesterday in thick scrub with death from a gunshot wound. In Dunedin Mrs Stubberfield died suddenly at Palmerston South yesterday, likely heart trouble. her husband works as a carpenter in Christchurch.
In Dunedin on December 19 a dearth of shearers in Central Otago prevents some sheds from starting their shearing season.
unrest spreads through coal miners across the dominion with possible developments to come. A Wellington fire damaged a building housing a basket-maker with stock losses and fire brigade challenges. Wharf labourers in Melbourne and Geelong strike for higher wages.
Public notice invites applications by 1 p.m. Saturday December 1st 1007 for the right to cut Cocksfoot on district roads. Unauthorized cutting without a permit will be punished as directed by local authorities.
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