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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
4
A Christchurch to Ashburton picnic complaint prompts the Excursion Committee secretary to relay Mayor’s pledge to seek faster service. The writer defends railway policies, noting excursions are grace-only, prioritize safety, and disrupt normal traffic. Ashburton.
To the Editor a reader criticizes a councillor for alleged by law breaches and unsafe handling of a microbe related issue in Ampstead. The writer urges calm, cautions against danger, and calls for better judgment on water and microbes.
New Zealanders win 1 try to 1 goal in London with ten thousand spectators. The season list shows results from October to February including wins over Bramley Huddersfield Widnes Broughton Rangers Wakefield Trinity and others with mixed outcomes.
The article discusses the case against Dinizulu, paramount chief of Zulu land, alleging his complicity with Bambata in last year’s rebellion. Testimony from Bambata’s wife places Bambata at Usutu and Dinizulu’s European house, arguing chiefs incited the uprising.
Mankulumane urged Bambata to return and fight, handing him a gun while promising others would do the fighting. Bambata displayed bullets on the way home and planned to cross the Tugela to gather the impi with Dinizulu awaiting at Nkandhia. Nkandhia rebels were seen at Ueutu, confirming Dinizulu’s knowledge of their presence.
The Hon. KR M N'ab visited Taibape and Ohakune on the Main Trunk line and spoke with locals about setting aside land for settlers and leasehold blocks to curb speculation. He praised the scenery and predicted a boom in timber, dairy, flax milling, and cheese production as railway work expands.
Local testimonials from Mrs Tutty and others praise Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for curing chronic back pain and kidney trouble. They claim lasting relief after use and recommend purchasing from Ashburton Drag Co or Poster McLellan Co in Sydney. Buy DOAN'S to ensure authenticity.
A catalog of rural properties offered for private sale in the county includes Good Homestead near Newlands, 500 to 430 and 280 acre plots at Kyle, and subdivided parcels at Hinds. Listings cover wheatland, grazing farms, sheep runs, and extensive agricultural land with inquiries invited for inspection and further details.
A recent Scientific American description details the autotractor used for ploughing harvesting threshing pumping and road work. It highlights light weight ease of control simplicity and fuel flexibility with claimed 30 to 50 percent operating cost savings versus steam power. A six horsepower model pulls six mouldboard ploughs and binds twelve acres in five hours, stressing speed in harvests.
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