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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 21, 1900

Page

4

Looting at Pekin and Tianjin After Allied Advance

A San Francisco Chronicle report from Pekin details a carnival of looting by allied troops and Chinese foes. Armies plunder palaces, jewelry, jade, tapestries, and valuable goods while merchants and industrial classes suffer losses. Chaffee permits some looting, and Boxers resist, but treasures flow toward markets, with silver and silk prized above others.

San Francisco Chronicle Walla Gaineral Chaffee Tiantsin Pekin Tung Chew Oscapedt Dealera Curios Huntera

Campaigning Notes On Mr Wason In Shetland And Orkney

London special correspondent reports Mr Wason’s five weeks of election campaigning in Shetland and Orkney. He charmed islanders fond of colonial ties and met veterans of New Zealand and Australia. He faced a noisy Sanday meeting and used quick retorts to counter interruptions while Mrs Wason accompanied him. He urged support for relief grants to agriculture and joked about sermons from Burns.

Dunedin London Wason New Zealand Australia Robert Stout Shetland Waron Wagon Villags Drovs Sanday Iis Atemer Lyall Rory Tory Lada Lyell Leonard Ageda Orkney Mr Wagon Waeon Bobble Burns Wacon

A New Profession for Happy Girls in America

A historical snippet describes a cheerful occupation in America where a chearer visits homes to entertain bedridden or elderly clients, providing companionship and light activities for hourly pay. The passage also includes notices about May Impey’s remedies and a consulting officer for eyesight, plus local shop ads and a boot store promotion.

America Canshine Subida

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