Mail Notices Close for International Mails and Local Services
Notices set deadlines for mail to Northern Porto Westport Samoa Hawaii Philippines Japan United States Canada United Kingdom and Europe via San Francisco to London. Tarawera December 25 at 6 30 pm Money orders 2 pm. Ashburton express delivery begins January 1901 with weight and fee details for parcels and a special messenger service at sixpence per mile plus time payment.
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Porto
Westport
Algo Samoa
Hawaii
Philippines
Japan
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Europe
San Francisco
London
Pereona
Ashburton
Trains announce Ashburton service with multiple daily stops
Train schedule shows departures from Ashburton to CARIBE REC TIMARU DUNEDIN and SPRINGBURN with express options. Timings include morning and afternoon runs such as 7.20 am 1. am pm 4 pm to Ashburton and 10.54 am 6.57 pm from Timaru to Dunedin.
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Ashburton
Timaru
Dunedin
Springburn
Traina
Charistchurch
Moon Phases for December Featured in Ephemeris
The December ephemeris lists full moon at 6 108 pm, last quarter on the 14th at 1012 am, new moon on the 22nd at 1131, first quarter on the 28th at 118 pm. Additional calendar data appears with times and page numbers for the month.
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Ephemeris Phares
Ashburton Yard Sale Quiet on Christmas Eve
At Ashburton Yards the Christmas Eve auction attracted only a small crowd with 1 cow 1 ewe and about 300 sheep in. Prices were varied with D Thomas selling the cow to Barnard at 24 105 and merino ewes and crossbred wethers fetching modest sums amid light competition and good-natured chatter.
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Ashburton
D Thomas
Barnard
Meeare Friedlander
Thomas
Demerino
Birthday of the Founder Sparks Global Reflections on Peace
Tomorrow marks the nineteen hundredth anniversary of the founder of a major world religion. The piece notes uncertain birth dates and December/January festival differences but centers on the shared Christian aim of peace on earth. It laments rising war and threatens peace across hemispheres, urging restraint and goodwill.
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Jen
A Mercy Christmas and Hope for Peace Across Nations
The piece reflects on strained international relations and a wish for harmony as the century turns. It notes New Zealand soldiers at Christmas, honors those who died in battle, and consoles bereaved families, urging communal resilience and goodwill amid empire loyalties.
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France
Europe
America
New Zealand
Empire
Ashburton
Christmas Day Notices and Local Oddities
A mixed local column reports the Guardian not published on Christmas Day or Boxing Day with notes on Christmas literature and a piece on the origin of the Christmas tree. Other items include a Christmas musical offer for hospital patients, a tale of the Wirth circus cages hindering passage through a tunnel, a farewell ceremony for Mr H Cooke, a reptile arrival at Regent's Park, a near drowning at the Domain, and an ad for Raxpen & Sons' Eucalypi Extract with medical claims and expert endorsements.
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Asuuurton
Brown
Guardian
Herbert Moss
Dunedin
Hava
Wirtha Circus
Manuka Creek
Lawrence Lire
Milton
Meagra
John Orr & Co
H Cooke
Firma
Buxton
Tomuka
Grm
John Orr
Cocke
Drm
Morocco
Gocks
Dutier
Regent's Park
Carolina
Europe
Bott
Ming Pond
the Domain
Mr Smith
Tom Smith
Scott
Raxpen & Sons
Hie
Italy
Amsterdam
Sander & Sons
Tate
Medina
Bonn
Griefewald
Pruigis
Cherteau salguarda company holds annual feat and sheep sale
The article notes the Cherteau salguarda company will hold its annual jog on Friday with a sheep sale entry day planned for Thursday January 17. It also mentions officials traveling by express, heavy Christchurch to Dunedin passenger traffic, and a humorous tale about De Wet.
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Canovsny Sales aRpe
Cherteau Salguarda Company
Peasonat
Hall Jones
TG Duncan
Express
John Mackay
Ashburton
Christchurch
Dunedin
de Wot
de Wet
Christmas Mistletoe Prank Sparks A Tender Kiss
A rustic verse recalls mistletoe mischief as a chap kisses Marjory beneath green leaves. She blushes and offers a second kiss as a Christmas present, while onlookers note Cupid's playful prank and the festive scene ends with a lighthearted jab at the tradition.
The Destruction of Plains Old Landmarks and Pioneers
A reflection on the rapid removal of mud huts and old landmarks on the plains as modernization spreads. The piece contrasts past hardships with present comforts, praising pioneer resilience while lamenting vanished culture and the rush to grow potatoes. It invokes Hamlin Garland to frame the pioneer experience and foresees future writers reviving these memories.
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Aries
Plaine
Hamlin
Daya
Grain Statistics From New Zealand October and November Figures
An interim Agricultural Department report shows grain on hand in the colony as of October 15 and November 11. Wheat totals reach about 4.54 million bushels in October and 4.34 million in November. oats rise by 44 676 acres planted. barley and maize amounts are listed with several small crops. The report notes weather favorable for crop prospects.
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United Press Association
Eleodeio Telegraph
Wellington
Agricultural Department
Agsiost
Wea Aa
Oma
Liner Languor and Bilious Fever Remediable by Apple
The passage describes bilious fever as sudden and common with symptoms of languor headache loss of appetite coated tongue joint pain and chills followed by feverish nose and upset bowels. It mentions Impeys Apple as a remedy restoring health and happiness.
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Impey
Christmas Decorations Dwindle as Shops Show Tasteful Displays
A late 19th century review notes few shops fully decorate for Christmas with greenery. Many display creative window arrangements, with notable highlights from East and Burnett streets and several jewellers, boot shops, and fruiteries featuring attractive displays. Santa Claus shops and butchers also join in with greenery, while some retailers rely on curated wares to attract customers.
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Menora Andrew Orr
Northcote & Hefford
Mitchell & Turner
Shrimpton
East
Burnett Streets
Dunnoan
Tancred Street
Grant & Moore
East Street
Robert Alcorn
Havelock
Matancon
Messe de Eer
Florus
Robilliacd
Chaina
Mr Sparrow
Mesera Mellor Nicholas
Pickford J. Mclean
Nokes
Blower
Morton
Randall
Misses Page
HM Jones
AH Williame
Me Burgess
Morera Sitcock
Cox, Robinson
Madden
Mesera Carson
Jan Baker
Bairstow
Andrew Orr
Northcote
Hefford
The Conduct of Our Volunteers
Correspondence urges restraint at social events for soldiers and calls for better venues near home while praising military discipline. The writer highlights a mother’s distress seeing her son intoxicated and asks authorities to curb canteen influence against the soldiers’ welfare and morale.
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Demrea
Thin Town
Galland Tada
Roberts
Kitchener
Ashburton Rotailers' Association New Year gesture
A note expressing thanks to the Ashburton Rotailers' Association for granting employees New Year Day off. The writer criticizes long hours and comments on past requests for an extra holiday, noting workers often finish late Monday nights. A sender signs as Coentzn Jumper.
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Bix
Ashburton Rotailers’ Association
Ota
Coentzn
Crisis in China Demands Reparation and Punishment
United Press Association reports a Powera ta note accusing the Chinese government of treachery in directing Imperial troops and Boxers to siege the Legations. Allies insist on punishment of ringleaders, reforms, fortified diplomacy, and treaty revisions before withdrawal.
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Lonpos
Powera Ta China
Pekin
Ashburton Mounted Rifles Set for Arranged Matches
In brief notice the Ashburton Mounted Rifles announce arrangements for upcoming matches and engagements. The unit plans competitive events and invites participation in scheduled contests.
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Ashburton Mounted Rifles
Lancashire Club bars Mold from county matches
United Press report says the Marylebone Club informed Lancashire that Mold will not be allowed to play in future county fixtures. Captains' meeting also bans bowlers Greson Roche W Quaife and Captain Hedley with further sanctions threatened for Lockwood Bland Tyler and F Bull if their deliveries are questioned.
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United Preea Association
Electric ‘Telegraph
London
Marylebone Club
Lancashire County
Mold
Greson
Roche
W Quaife
Hedley
Lockwood
Bland
Tyler
F Bull
Canterbury v Otago interprovincial cricket match report
Canterbury won the toss and batted in the interprovincial match against Otago. Scores show Canterbury totaling 199 with key contributions from Orchard 65 and Wigley 41, while Otago’s bowlers Downes and Kishor took seven and two wickets respectively. Weather worsened by December 24 with a reduced attendance and Otago at 61 for three in their reply before Baker 25 and Geddes 11 contributed.
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Dunzypix
Canterbury
Otago
Webb
Orace
Baker
Seidelbarg
Jacoheon
Toek
Austin
Bledaberg
Geddes
Bold Boer Dash Through Springbaken Pass Reported
Reports from Loxpon describe De Wet leading 2500 men north through Springbaken Pass near Thaba N’Chu. British artillery, Welsh Yeomanry, and Thorneycroft’s guns blunted the assault, with 22 prisoners as the Boers mounted the eastern slope. General French routed 2500 Boers at Thorndale, while British reinforcements and 10,000 colonial police are being mobilized.
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Loxpon
de Wet
Springblanck
Thabo N’chu
Thorneycroft
Knox
Hassbrook
Victoria Nek
Thaba N’chu
Springbaanek
Steyn
Piet Fourier
Venter
Stad
Brabant
Capetown
Orcester
Acre
French
Thorndale
Krugersdorp
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Bryn Roberte
Orange River
Zootpanie
Philipstown
Philip Botha
Haasbrook
Hertzog
Cape Colony
Brits Town
Desperate Officer Rockefeller Linked To Luzon Incident
An American major of volunteers in the Philippines, Charles Rockefeller, is reported missing and believed to have deserted under traumatic circumstances. Earlier, his three year old child was taken in Hong Kong, and Rockefeller later killed a white officer in Luzon with papers tied to Paul Stanhope of Hong Kong. He learned Stanhope was the adopted son of a local English trader. Believing he had killed his own child, Rockefeller reportedly suffered a mental breakdown.
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Philippines
Charles Rockefeller
Hongkong
Isle of Luzon
Rockefeller
Paul Stanhope
Paul
Paul Yen
Major Rockefeller
Yon
Sporting Tinwald Racing Club Nominations List
The Tinwald Racing Club appears to announce nominations for the New Year meeting. Entries include Timwatp Toor Montrose Majidi Sydney Denby Buxwood Moina Katipo Mise take IT and many others in races such as 100 Yards Handicap and Farmers Trot with listed handlers and horse names.
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Timwatp Toor
Montrose
Majidi
Sydney
Denby
Buxwood
Moina
Katipo
Rosie O’shee
the Dart
Wee Wee
Topsy
Pauline
Tinwatp
Carp—Gleaming
Relic
Amusement
Phryne
Young Palisaer
Cashmere
Montgomery Company Presents Boxing Night Spectacle
Mr Montgomery opens in Oddfellows Hall with novelties from Paris and world centers. two night run featuring Cinderella pantomime, Paris fountains at 25 000 gallons per minute, naval maneuvers, animated scenes from Pekin, and Army Life rights. London Hippodrome reception noted.
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Montgomery
Oddfellows Hall
Ashburton
H.V.8
Gibraltar
Pekin
New Zealand
War Office
Hippodrome
London
Coal price declines amid weather and iron trade lull
In Loxpon on December 20 the price of coal continues to fall since September by about ten shillings a ton. Analysts attribute the drop to weather and reduced iron trade activity. The ship Torridon, loading for Bgency at West India docks, suffered major fire damage. The Waibi Gojemining Company announces a further issue to shareholders worth ten thousand pounds at ten pounds each.
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Loxpon
Torridon
West India Docks
Waibi Gojemining Company
Isguing
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Polypathic Medical Institute
Gloucester Stresh and Latimer Square
Grange's Hotel
Jeremiah Foster
John Flfack
OVS
Norfolk
Kharki Serge
Lattein
Alpsca
Htc
N.Z
F. H. Bhckingsale
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society, of
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H D Ball
Percy M Thomson
Aisne T Mawr, Esq
E Trevor Gout
Life Assurance Society
Fisaxeran
Faras
R. H. Andrill & CO
FPO
Farmers’ Meat Eee CO
RULER
Christman and New Year
A. BH. Williams
New
Venus
Elsop E * Moate & & Co
Ashburton Train
Ashburton Stock Market
Molarcania
Cairo Hollow
Ruapune
James
Mary Ann Melnanaghlin
Marjory
Kleaing
China
Electric Telegraph
D Stoon’s
Loasay
Criceat
South Africa
United Press Association—By
Copyrigh
Ecto Woods
Tinwald Racing Club
Vanes Hanpicar
W Cslicross
B Godfrey
D Mckenzis
AS Howson
RR Johnston
M McGovern
H Millidhamp
T Nolen
W Campbell
Montgomery Company
Cable News
United Presa Association—By Electric Telegraph
Commonwealth
United Proes Association—By
Electeroolograph—Copyright
G Turner
Mr Holder
WJ Lyne
Federal Ministry
W J Lyne
Britannic
Dalhousie
Sir Maurice O'Rorke
Colonel Penton
Cunirenuroe
Canterbury War Fund
Fromier
Canterbury War Fund Committee
Cantersbury
W. Reses
LTO Southern Islands
United Press
Wellincron
Ranfurly
Alraady
Soares, Campbell
Auckland
Bounty
Antipodes
Hinemos
Belog
British Museum
Hutton
Canterbury Museum
Collinge
Blue
Invercargill
Bouthland
Alexander
Atari
Orepuki
Waiau
Laks Mauspouri
Te Ansa
R McKenzie
Blackmount Station
Ab. Masapouri
Te Anau
Molyneng
Omarona
Tarren
Morven Hille
Kurow
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