Holiday Observances And Post Office Hours 1907
The notice lists Christmas Day and New Year as holidays with shortened post office hours on 26 December and 1 January. Post and telegraph services will operate limited hours with specific early closures and a morning mail run on 28 December. Telephone exchange closes on Christmas Day with normal hours on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
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Maila
Telegraph Office
Hershburton Guardian
Robert B. Bell
The
Guardian
Mind in nature and the Christian ideal of freedom
The piece argues that rationalists err by denying non material realities and gods and that mind pervades the universe. It links Moses and Christ to a moral system of universal brotherhood founded on love, personal freedom, and social harmony, claiming this plan best promotes human happiness and nobility.
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Christ
Moses
God
The Divinity of Christ and Reasonable Faith
The passage argues that Christ's divinity remains essential despite claims that Christianity is unreasonable. It contends that the divine nature is natural for moral welfare, spiritual salvation, and universal worth, and invites thoughtful consideration of unsettled faith with cordial, friendly assurance.
Ashburton notes mark transfers and local events
The Ashburton Guardian reports Postmaster shifts at Ashburton and Geraldine effective New Year, Mr Lechner promoted, Mr Missen to Ashburton, plus weather heat, garden judging in progress, and local crime, sport, and social items. It notes dry conditions in parts, a large annual tennis tournament, a charity cheque for the fire brigade, and a near mishap with children’s paints.
Ashburton Temperance Band Elects Officers and Honors Conductor
The Ashburton Temperance Brass Band held its annual meeting with strong attendance. Re-elected were Conductor and bandmaster G Hosken secretary I J Tucker treasurer L G McDonald band sergeant tr Hosken custodian A Hosken. Deputy-bandmaster named D Taiteh and Dr R Mathieson jun elected band corporal. Members presented a photograph to Mr Hosken for his decades of service, described as nearly a quarter century. The photo, by Halma and Go, will be shown in the New Zealand Clothing Factory window tonight.
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Ashburton Temperance Brass Band
G. Hosken
I. J. Tucker
L. G.mcdonald
Tr . Hosken
A. Hosken
D. Taiteh
R. Mathieson
J. G. McDonald
Hoston
Temperance Band
Hosten
Halma
New Zealand
Famous soprano to sing at Ashburton Fair New Year concert
Madame Alida Leman the renowned lyric soprano from Holland will perform at the Oddfellows fair in Ashburton on New Year’s Night January 1. She will be accompanied by a full concert company including Eric Anderson, Herbert Bloy, and Benno Scherck. Box plan opens Friday at the Dresden.
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Alida Leman
Oddfellows
Ashburton
Madame Léman
Holland
Royal
the Hague
Europa
New Zealand
Benno Scherck
Madame Loman
North Island
Wellington
Madame Alida Loman
River reports show clear Ashburton with dirty Rakaia
At nine this morning the Ashburton river both branches were clear while Rangitata remained clear and the Rakaia was reported dirty according to the river report.
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Rangitata
Rakaia
Pear Slug Threatens Ashburton Orchards
An Ashburton resident reports pear and cherry trees heavily infested by the pear slug. The pest harms leaves before fruit ripens, challenging growers to apply safe sprays and root treatments, with recommendations ranging from sulfur and iron sprays to kerosene emulsions and bagging methods.
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London
Pial
Neilson
Shoes and repairs promoted for children's footwear
An old advertisement urges bringing in children’s shoes for repairs at the Blue Stock Boot Store. The brief copy highlights durable outdoor weather spell suitability and emphasizes quick service for footwear upkeep.
Nitrate Riots in Iquique and Global News Digest
Reports from Iquique dated December 28 describe a strike by nitrate workers in the Alianza district triggering severe rioting. Troops were summoned. seven rioters were killed and sixteen wounded. Other items note a Sunday entertainment debate in New York, a launch of the Pericles steamer for Australian trade, a Veronese engineer murdered in Rome for deeds and deeds, Lord Kelvin’s Abbey bearers, a commemorative Indian Mutiny dinner, a Guirgevo death, a Vienna regimental safe theft, and a political duel between M Wekerle and Polonzi ending peacefully.
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Iquique
Alianza
Iquigue
Moroccan unrest and bazaar attack reported in Fez
Alarmist reports spread by the Abdeihadj tribe claim Fez Grand Bazaar was sacked and French posts attacked as fears rise in Morocco on December 25.
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Abdeihadj
Fea
Mutineers of Brest Regiment Sentenced at Sebastopol
Four mutineers of the Brest Regiment at Sebastopol have been executed. Nine are sentenced to penal servitude as punishment for the mutiny.
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ST. Petersburg
Brest
Sebastopol
Suspected Disloyalty Rod Sparks Arrests in Durban
In Durban on December 2 a powerful chief Mboko, married to Dinizulu's sister, was arrested on suspicion of disloyalty. Reports say Chief Silwane, commanding nearly 10,000 men, is also at risk of arrest as government moves to curb Natal's elite.
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Lonsberg
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Berlin Court Scandals Delays Trial in Camera
Received December 24, 1957 at 7 57 am Berlin reports Herr Harden's trial to be continued in camera. Reconciliation efforts failed as the Kaiser demands Count Moltke re habilitate himself, delaying court action amid political pressure.
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Berlin
Harden
Count Moltke
Lords Protect People From Crude Remedies Says Socialists
Fragmented excerpt notes a London letter by Dr MacNamars under secretary of the Local Government Board. It portrays socialists praising the Lords as a barrier against what they deem crude nostrums and excessive remedies.
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Dr MacNamars
Ginnell Arrested on Contempt Charge in Kilskeer Speech
London dispatch reports Mr Laurence Ginnell MP was ordered imprisoned for six months by the Land Judges' Court in Dublin for contempt of court over a December speech at Kilskeer. The authorities claim the speech incited violence and lawlessness. Ginnell defends his advocacy as a protest against oppression.
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Ginnell
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Kilskeer
Ross
Laurence Ginnell
Westmeath
North
Raggard
Augustin
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