Ashburton District Faces Education Grant Reform Debate
The Education Department’s building grants spark criticism as boards divert funds from rebuilding worn-out schools. Minister George Fowlds accuses boards of prioritizing secondary uses, with Ashburton singled out for failing to repair its derelict school. Calls rise for regional education districts to address inequities.
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Weather notes and parish notices from Ashburton district
Local weather bulletin reports southerly winds and changing skies with slow rising barometer. January 1910 vital statistics for Ashburton show births 22 deaths 7 marriages 5, with 1909 figures births 21 deaths 12 marriages 4. Reverend H T York and Mrs York depart Methven for Riccarton to take up parish duties. Methven vacancy remains unfilled. Defence ministry prohibits Sunday firing by all forces during annual training and manoeuvres. Public warned of circulating spurious coins after a Christchurch reporter observed near perfect fakes. Manufacturers Wass respond to strong demand for Triumph Motor cycles by expanding factory and staff.
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Mar Tinius
Widespread New Zealand Notices and Transport Updates
A wide-range patient of items notes milk payments in Stratford, river pollution reports, liquor seizures, and public health concerns. Reports cover ships Maori wreck off Capetown, railway service changes, civic receptions for Lord Kitchener, and a new New Plymouth wireless receiving station plan while NZ campaigns expand banana and dairy industries.
Pollard's Opera Company Arrives in Ashburton Tonight
The Pollard's Opera Company arrives from the south to perform The Belle of Cuba at Oddfellows Hall in Ashburton this evening. The two act extravaganza promises popular prices with a program of twenty musical numbers, dances, a sketch Shopping, and a sensational song and dance trio OF to Santiago.
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Cuba
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Hampstead Town Board votes to confirm water race by laws
A Hampstead Town Board special meeting convened last evening to confirm a resolution on water race by laws. Present were Thompson, O Carroll, Cunningham, Lewis, Wilson. A Topping absent with apology. The motion by O Carroll, seconded by Wilson, carried to confirm the water race by laws.
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Paris Papers Publish Late As Floods Bathe Floors
Paris reporters struggle with rising water flooding lower floors of newspapers offices. The Figaro, among others, faced soggy presses and inches of water, compelling relief pumping and delayed editions as floods receded.
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Seine falls after 31 foot flood at Port Royal
Severn River Seine has dropped 16 inches after rising over 31 feet at Port Royal. Donations total £70,000 with £200 from King Emanuel and £10,000 each from America via the Chamber of Commerce and Boston. Kaiser telegraphs sympathy to President Fallieres. Fourteen Fucamp fishing boats assist in rescue as Bluejackets clergy and nuns aid the effort. Distress affects a quarter of a million. rescuers seize a thief at Ivry bridge but police release him in time to save his life.
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Government cables £600 to relief fund for flood sufferers
Brisbane report notes the government cabled £600 to aid victims of floods in France. The funds assist relief efforts for affected families and communities.
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Paris Flood Relief Efforts Expand As Seine Drops
Paris authorities deploy boards of architects engineers and sanitary experts to manage cleanup and water distribution. Disinfecting depots and water carts provide pails of water to residents while England ships shallow boats. The Ottoman Chamber donates 2000 pounds to relief. M Briand seeks petroleum supplies. Notre Dame narrowly escapes flooding. a cradle child is swept away as parents watch.
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Dunedin Savings Bank 1909 Deposits and Withdrawals
The Dunes postal savings bank reports for 1909 deposits of £1,813,411, up from £1,727,001 in 1908. Withdrawals amounted to £1,145,707 in 1909 versus £1,128,180 in 1908.
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EUMO Promised Cure for Uric Acid Ailments
An advertisement claims rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago arise from excess uric acid in the blood and touts EUMO as the remedy to remove the poison from the blood. Available from chemists and stores at 2s 6d and cad 4s 6d.
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Eleven Sicilians sentenced in Toledo for Black Hand extortion plot
Eleven Sicilians receive two to sixteen year terms in Toledo Ohio for conspiring to use the U S mails to extort money from Italians in Ohio and Indiana. This marks the first successful prosecution of Black Hand Society members.
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Political unrest grips Lisbon as arrests rise
Lisbon report says Daily arrests are made at Lis bon as revolutionary societies suspected of conspiring against the monarchy. Those detained carried incriminating documents and placards.
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GREEK KING AGREES TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CALL
Athens January 31 King George initially opposed the League demand for a National Assembly citing constitutional precedent but later consented to its convocation. M Dragoumis will form an extra-parliamentary cabinet to be dissolved after the Assembly is summoned by royal decree.
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Persian Barbarity Report Sparks Outcry In Teheran
A Teheran execution of Mayvakkar Sultanch, returning from Paris, ends in a brutal bungling scene. The rope snapped, a second rope was used, and the prisoner died after rifle butt blows. The Times correspondent protests the brutal spectacle and bungling.
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