Remarkable Row at Oddfellows Hall and Local Notes
A rude audience member was ejected from the Oddfellows Hall after a lady's performance. Christchurch weather reports cool conditions with strong winds and low temperatures. Local civic and police postings note transfers and union endorsements, plus farming market worries and drought effects. Agricultural advances include artesian wells in Waikato and drought responses at Eketahuna. Community groups like Foresters and Druids meet, with new members and sick lists recorded. Information on milking machines and remedies for rheumatism appears among advertisements and local notices.
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Oddfellows
Immigrants Arrive as Ministers Move and Local Trades Decide
The Hon. J A Millar and Hon H F Wigram travel by express to Ashburton and another to the north. The Yinwald Flemington congregation may invite Rev J J Brown from Greytown to be minister. Around 200 assisted immigrants reach Wellington on the Ruapehu from London. A horse owned by Mr Dynes of South Canterbury recovers after hydatid removal. Masterton hairdressers raise adult haircut price to 1s 6d from 6d and close shops earlier on weeknights. a Gisborne inspector halts tobacco sales during the half holiday, a first for Poverty Bay. Police to ballot on joining the government superannuation scheme or staying with the Police Provident Fund. Wellington Hospital Trustees plan to divide debtors into can’t pay and won’t pay groups and sue the latter, boosting expected court summonses.
Obituary of James Osborne Pioneer of Canterbury
James Osborne born 1829 in Road Somersetshire England emigrated to New Zealand in 1859 with his wife and eight sons and seven daughters. He farmed 140 acres at Tai Tapa after working at Oriri and Gebbie Valley before retiring to live with daughter Mrs S Chapman. He was a lifelong Lincoln Baptist Church deacon and died leaving a large family.
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James Osborne
Canterbury
Mr Osborne
Road
Somersetshire
England
Job Osborne
Doyleston
George Osborne
Timaru
New Zealand
Cresswell
R Rhodes
Oriri
Gebbie
Osborne
Ashburton Association Football Club Holds Annual Meeting
The Ashburton Association Football Club convened its annual meeting in Glenie's rooms with strong attendance. Officers were elected including President R Meachall and Secretary T Craven. Ground leasing, finances, and preparations for the March 4 season opener were discussed and committee appointments made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton Association
Glenie
J. Brown
R. Meachall
T. Craven
FF. H. Knight
W. Anderson
S. Beatvais
Meyers Ei. Scales
H. Lamb
G. Aitchison
FE. Norton
A. Welsh
R. W. Crowther
E. Scales
Clerk
Shattock
Canterbury Football Association
Clark
Beauvais
Kingston
Knight
Geo. Clark
Hanls
Mesars Aitchison
E. Seales
H. Norton
River Rivers in Fishing Order This Morning
Telegraph report states all county rivers are in fishing order this morning, indicating stable water levels and suitability for fishing activities.
Quality Bicycles Near Royal Names and Local Agent
The passage warns buyers to avoid cheap auction bikes and favor high grade bicycles from Royal Enfield Rudge Whitworth and New Hudson with D Johnston in Burnett Bursett as local agent. It also advertises stylish shoes from Stooks Blue Boot Shop, promising satisfaction and honest wear.
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Royal Enfield
Rudge- Whitworth
New Hudson
D. Johnston
Burnett Sirset
Stook
Ashburton youth convicted for clothing theft case
William Woolley, arrested in Limaiu, faced Ashburton Police Court for stealing a suit of clothes from Edwin Shaw on January 26. Woolley admitted borrowing the garment and owing £4 10s, but claimed a cash sale. He was found guilty and sentenced to one month with hard labour, with the clothes to be returned to Shaw by the secondhand dealer.
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William Woolley
Limaiu
Hewinshaw
Ashburton
Purnell
Edwin Shaw
C. Hoares
Catherine Hoares
Shaw
Fouhy
Rangitata
Norrish
Timaru
Woolley
Ough
Charge of child murder heard in Auckland Supreme Court
Iforence Farndale, a young married woman, faces a murder charge over a newborn baby. The trial opened with the defendant sobbing as details emerged of her movements from November to December 1907, including alleged attempts to place the child in a home and a later discovery of a dead infant’s body at Ponsonby.
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Auckland
Iforence Farndale
Supreme Court
Tole
Prise
Waikato
Sunnyside
West
Ponsonby
Farndale
White Australia policy sparks debate in Times reply
In London on February 17 New South Wales Agent General Coghlan defends the White Australia policy stating Australia would not be a white nation without its 40 years of immigration restriction. Also reports include a banker's arrest in New York and a jewel theft in Berlin with a maid detained.
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Australia
London
Coghlan
New South Wales
The
Times
J. Lloyd Morgan
Carmarthen West
Sigansea
New York
Charles W. Morse
Wreaths for Regicides Mark Lisbon Remembrance
A crowd of working men laid wreaths on the graves of regicides in Lisbon. Republicans remain active despite King Manuel’s attempts to conciliate leaders. A Lisbon businessman provided 200 pounds and lifelong house use to the mother of Buica and his children. Buica was a widower.
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Per Fress Association
Lisbon
Manuel
Buica
Indian Affairs Report on Calcutta Expedition Moves
Major-General Willcocks with the Second Brigade reached Walai on Saturday and seized the hill with the Sea forth Highlanders suffering one sniper death and a gunner wound. General Anderson's First Brigade captured Chora fort and a village. Pressmen join the expedition as operations close in the eastern Bazar Valley and disrupt Zak kag communications.
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Calcutta
Willcocks
Walai
Villaze
Seaforth Highlanders
Anderson
Chora
Bazar Valley
New Zealand Prospects Hopeful on Trade Values
In Wellington the President Harkness reports to the Chamber of Commerce that while not optimistic about a slump, forecasted conditions suggest the coming year may not exceed last year's value in exports. He cautions possible unforeseen events could affect homeland trade and spending power, and notes a potential shrinkage in value by September 1908.
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Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Harkness
New Zealand
Earthquakes Hit Johannesburg With Two Severe Shocks
Two strong earthquake shocks were felt in Johannesburg on February 17. The tremors disrupted daily life as residents reported shaking buildings and rattled nerves across the city.Officials urged calm while assessing damage across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
Johannesburg
Premier’s Health Update From London Report
British politics notes Sir H C Bannerman is making good progress in London as of February 17, with the premier’s health addressed in the political brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
London
H. C. Bannerman
Supreme Court Sittings Lead to Sentences and Trials
In Auckland on February 16 Sarah Eliza Skellen was sentenced to two years for using an instrument for an unlawful purpose. In Medin on February 17 William Booth faced charges of robbery and assault with multiple counts. a guilty plea on one count was recorded but the plea was refused. In Dunedin on February 18 the Supreme Court moved to renew a trial for John Mowat after a juror fell ill, with a fresh jury sworn in to continue proceedings.
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Auckland
Sarah Eliza Skellen
Supreme Court
Medin
William Booth
Henry Hill
John Mowat
William H. Martin
Dunedin
Mowat
Novi Bazar Railway Incident Provokes Balkan Protest
Belgrade reports the Servian Press calls for a Danube Adriatic railway across the Balkans and condemns the Novi Bazar line as a German pre dominance scheme at the Slavs' expense. The incident is dated February 17.
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Belgrade
Balkan States
Danube
Adriatic
Servia
Novibagar
Startling Action Expected Over Novibazar Railway Crisis
Vienna report says the Novibazar railway incident could reopen Austrian Russian rivalry over Danubian policy. It warns that if Baron Asrenthal pushes his plan without satisfying Russian sentiment, war in the Near East becomes an ultimate certainty.
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Per
Press Association
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Vienna
Novibazar
Baron Asrenthal
Abbey Prizes Distribution Exceeds Twenty One Pounds
Four men vainly offered sovereigns on London Bridge as a historic story fades from memory while the latest Abbey Prizes distribution totals over 21 pounds in claimed awards.
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London Bridge
Rheumo Praised by New Plymouth Resident
John Abbott of New Plymouth writes July 6 1907 praising Rheumo as the best remedy for rheumatism and rheumatic gout explaining his long residence and willingness to recommend the product. He notes Rheumo cost 26 6d and 4 shillings.
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EH. F. Tatmane
Feilding
Hoe
Janning
John Abbott
New Plymouth
Noathers
Jobn Abbott
Ney Plymouth
Keir Hardie mobbed on Johannesburg arrival
A crowd mobbed Keir Hardie at Johannesburg station on arrival. Police protected him and enabled his escape unharmed after eggs tomatoes and stones were hurled by the crowd.
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Per
Press Association
Acm
Johannesburg
Keir Hardie
New Zealand Footballers Ordered Off For Fighting
The New Zealanders, set to play St Helens on Saturday, were involved in a brawl at Cheltenham with referees dismissing a player for fighting. Reports note rough play from both sides and critics call the match a disgrace to professional football.
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London
St. Helens
Smith
Oldham
Todd
Wigan
Cheltenham
Daily Express
The Rabbit Pest and the Danysz Experiments
A Sydney conference reports the Danysz rabbit microbe is specially identical to a mainland microbe and notes it does not injure animals other than rabbits. It recommends maintaining the importation ban on the Danysz microbe and halted mainland experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Commonwealth
Arbitration sought to settle timber strike after talks
After a conference between the Timber Merchants Association and a strikers' deputation plus union representatives, an immediate settlement is expected with a further meeting tomorrow to submit the dispute to arbitration with an umpire and a chosen representative from each side. The arbitration court will decide early next month as timber workers resume.
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Timber Merchants’ Association
Sydney
Auckland Rest of New Zealand match abandoned
Wellington February 18. The Auckland Cricket Council has called off the proposed game between Auckland the Plunket shield holders and the Rest of New Zealand due to inability to assemble a team.
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Wellington
Auckland Cricket Council
Auckland
New Zealand
Wellington Tramway Clerks Strike for Sunday Pay
Wellington tramway clerks have taken unusual action with fellow workers. They had sought payment for Sunday work and other concessions, joined the tramway Employees Union, and secured consideration from the Tramway Committee. They now work alternating Sundays, a 53 hour week with 48 hours in rotation, and have not been paid previously for Sundays or public holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Tramway Employees' Union
Sunday School Convention Postponed for Representatively
The Ttwaa proposed a convention in New Zealand for Sunday school workers at Easter but has been postponed until a thoroughly representative gathering can be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ttwaa
New Zealand
Arbitration Court Fines Tailors and Carpenter
Invercargill Feb 1 The Arbitration Court fined Thompson and Beattie tailors £5 for employing too many apprentices. A McKenzie carpenter at Bluff also received a £5 penalty for employing an unindentured apprentice.
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Invercargill
Arbitration Court
Thompson and Beattie
A. McKenzie
Bluff
Adelaide Grapes Fetch High Price in First Shipment
The first shipment of Adelaide grapes realised up to 9 id per lb. The fruit was packed in cork dust and opened up in splendid condition.
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Dunedin
Adelaide
Boot Polish Spreads Over A Boots Freely
Boot polish spreads over a boot store as Teather is preserved and polishing proceeds quickly.
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W. Hi. Gollins
Ats
Lers
Ae Te Tuck
Tancred Street
Inter Fead
Perriman
Lend and Estate Agent
Peter Street East
Alcorn
Hag
Peter Street Hall
Main South Road
Tinwald
Josph Clark
Archibald
Ferriman
N.Z
Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd
Ashburton Branch
Mitchell
Burnett Street
Congesaiena
Saunders
Burnett Strait
Studia
G. Hefford & CO
G. Hefford Midliners
Drapers
Othiers
the Corner
F. Ferriman
A. T. H. Williams
Hest Street
Ashburton County
Dominion
Handcock
Colombo Street
Christchurch
Cathedral Square
Lady Salt
Lady Lanesborough
HOS Failworth
Tanocred Street
Harold E. Curtis Land
Estate and General Commissions
Cameron Street
Live Stock General Insurance Company
Plate Glass Insurance
Yorkshire Live Stock
Yorkshire Fire Insurance Company
Quibell
Maling and Co., Limited
Arivate
Cameron St
Geraldine
Southland
Guibell
Harold &. Curtis
Merchant Tailors
H. Gresham
Pri
A . Fyonsprsas
Bess
Saunders’ Buildings
East Street
Duncan Ross
Tancred St
Triangle
Chool
Usic Kk
Mrs and Miss Claridge
Ethel Claridge
Cox Street
Totty
R. Totty, Chemist
Somerset Hotel
Ashsurton
Commercial Department
National Mortgage and Agency Company
Somerset Buildings
Burnett Straet
Dalgety and Company
Pramixes
Preyvallenit
Local Ans General
Edwin
North Canterbury
South Canterbury
Ashburton Hospital
Christchurch Hospital
Jackson
Akaroa
Addington
Shepherd
Methven
Slaughtermen’s Assistants’ Union
Messrs
H. R. Rusbridge
G. 2. Whiting
Messrs Whiting
Rusbridge
Wairarapa
BH. Taylor
Ruapuna
Board of Education
Malvern School
T. L. P. Pole
Spreydon School
F. W. Hunnibell
Ashburton School
J. W. McGregor
Bushside School
K. Wilkinson
Foresters’ Court
Bro. Thos. Kerr
C.R
Eketahuna
Eketahuna Express
Wairoa
Waitoa
Ashburton Druids’ Lodge
Bro. M. Morean
Denver
Burns
Oursel
Viavi Coy
Masonic Hall
Farmer
L.e.g
J. B. MacEwan and Company, Limited
Olfer
RS Bryan
Hugh
Foun, Im Tancred Street
Sullivan
Dominion Prices
Arber’s
Strange’s
Edison Records
Sterling Records
A In H Py Baass
Phonogrape Dealer
County Council
Robert Alcorn
Frank Curtis
D.C
Philadelphia
Consulting Optician
C.H. Tisch
West Street
T. Young
Hester Boot Stores
Craighead and
Berryman
Craigheab
Tallors
Haat Street - Ashburton
Messra Kerr Bros
Buxton and Thome
J. A. Millar
Labour and Customs
Yorth
H. F. Wigram
Yinwald and Flemington
J. J. Brown
Presbyterian Church
Greytown
Ruapehu
Dynes
Masterton
Gisborne
Labour Department
Poverty Bay
Police Provident Fund
Wellington Hospital
MR James Osborne
Ashburton Police Court
Messrs H. Davis
W. H. Rule
Por Press Association
Ge i
United Press Association
Copyrisac
Berlin
Wartensleben
Sultan
Petersburg
St. Petersburg
United States
House of Representatives
Emily Reed
Newcastle
Portland
Oregon
Portugese Affairs
Affairs IN India
South Africa
British Politics
Per Preas Association—Copyright
Mar Keir Hardie
Danysz
Timber Yard
Strikt
Newcastle Collieries
Special Court
Kirk
Broken Hill
Locking
Mackay
Wylie
Melbourne
Winyip
Wilcon
Jennings
Vardon
Senate
O’loughlin
Mararoa
Brisbane
Baracaldine
Chillagoe
Hobart
Grigket
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