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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
3
Ex-county chairman and Public Works overseer Thomas Daly died in Horta from heart failure following a bicycle ride to the holiday Southwestland region. He was returning home when the fatal episode occurred this morning.
It has been ascertained that Mr Kei Hardie, who was capsized from a motor car on Saturday, has one rib broken. He is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.
The powerful HMA Powerful with Sir W H Fawkes aboard, leading the Austral Asian Squadron, arrived at Lyttelton with cruisers Prometheus Pegasus and others. Captain L Halsey commands Powerful. Sir Joseph Ward and family joined the flagship. the fleet plans to stay until January 2. Pyra mus expected soon.
At a Conciliation Board session on December 31 the Farmers' Union objected to Andrew Collins serving on the Board due to his role in forming the union. The Employers Federation representative argued for a direct court route, with a conference possible if Board members were absent. The meeting adjourned to January 13 at Masterton for another hearing.
The January meeting notes discuss appointing delegates for road maintenance funding decisions, plans for a special meeting under the Shops and Offices Act 1904, and requests from the Department of Roads. It records road maintenance shares among Tinwald, Longbeach, and Upper Ashburton boards, plus duties for the clerk including roll alterations and payments.
In Napier on December 30 a driver and guard on the Waipukurama to Dannevirke train were suspended after failing to stop at Managatere crossing. A sheep special was delayed at Dannevirke. a collision was averted as the Waipukurama train arrived first. Both men, veterans with 16 to 20 years of service, admitted fault and offered no excuses.
Riedlandesr Bros in partnership with Gould BeauMont and Co. sell multiple blocks from the Adove Estate at their Ashburton rooms on 25 January 1908 at 1.30 pm. Lots range from 70 to 750 acres with paddocks near Lyndhurst, Cairnbrae Station, and Seine River, offering high quality cropping land. Terms include 10 percent cash deposits and annual balances up to seven years. Continuous booking for forward delivery at Ashburton Lyndhurst and Timaru stores.
The town will host Madame Loman in a concert with Eric Anderson and Herbert Bloy as supporting artists. She is praised for a powerful voice and refined interpretive range. Herr Benno Scherels directs with piano solos, and the Dresden plans are rapidly filling.
Professor Koppermann of Berlin discovers Mozart's Seventh Violin Concerto once thought lost. Edited edition set for first performance in Berlin on November 4. The rest of the text notes Eskimo news, New Zealand almanac, church union in Timaru, and Rheuma advertisements with John Abbott endorsement.
A reflective verse urging the reader to build a hopeful future. It contrasts dwelling on past sins with letting the soul’s light illuminate a path of hope. The poem encourages turning the leaf, smiling, and focusing on remaining bright avenues ahead.
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