Weather shifts with southern wind and showers across the county
A marked weather change occurred last night with wind veering south. Light drizzle and a heavy shower early morning followed by generally light rain across the county. Farmers report widespread activity preparing for autumn sowing to offset poor spring crops, aiming to save stock. T. E. Howson of Southbridge threshed 38 acres at 60 bushels per acre. A Highbank 100-acre section saw ten hands at over 13 pounds per acre for goodwill. T. G. Dawson of Hornby reported two wheat fields with 60 and 50 bushels per acre respectively.
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Valetta
Ash- Lurton
Lauriston
Lyndhurst
T. E. Howson
Southbridge
Highbank
T. G. Dawson
Hornby
Ashburton Amateur Belt shooting results
Morning rounds at 6.80 wind challenged shooters with a tie for Sergeants Stephens and Cambridge at 224 points. Stephens won the shoot off by one. Captain Percy 210 and Sergeant Hill 206 followed. Top scores included Stephens 30 Cambridge 27 Hill 27. Past winners: Wille 1903, Hill 1904, Rowan 1905, Stephens 1906.
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Stephens
Cambridge
Percy
Hill
Sergeant Stephens
Wille
Rowan
Fatal Errors Claim Two in Stratford and Dunedin
Stratford reports J R Wilson of Gordon road died after drinking sheep dip mistaken for beer. Dunedin notes the discovery of a body in the Molyneux River near Clyde, believed to be Alexander Read a 40 year old rabbiter last seen January 7.
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Stratford
J. R. Wilson
Gordon Road
Dunedin
Alexander Reed
Molyneux River
Clyde
Read
Watering Place and Close Settlement at Waimarama
Hastings February 18 a large party including the Mayor and councillors visited Waimarama to study the property tied to Native Commission recommendations A resolution urged a public meeting to press the Government to reserve seashore frontage as a watering place and to acquire more land for close settlement natives willing to sell 6000 acres by public auction if frontage is reserved
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Hastings
Dillon
M.P
Carncross
M.L.C
Waimarama
Native Commission
Livestock Sale Shows Firm Demand Despite Steady Prices
Attendance at the weekly Vive and dead stock sale was large with a steadier tone but no strong price gains. Fat pens held 109 head of ewes, wethers, and lambs. lambs led with high demand from export buyers while ewes remained plentiful. Cattle also showed little price improvement as fat cows and steers traded within narrow ranges. Stores offered mixed results with some good figures for crossbreds and merino ewes amid broad yarding totals.
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Els
Lagmoor
Coldstream
Bevd
Butter price rises if rain fails in country
Wellington February 18 factory butter is selling locally at 1s 6d per lb. A merchant warns that unless rain falls nationwide the price will go up considerably.
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Wellington
Fragmentary Note Sparks Curiosity About Expropriation
A scrambled, partial text fragment mentions tar, poetry, and expropriation themes, sparking questions about who authored it, the context of land seizure, and potential dates or places referenced in the garbled lines.
Neglected Opportunities to Join Ratepayers’ Association
A reader urges ratepayers to join the Ratepayers' and Burgesses' Association. They praise past council work, note £15,000 spent in five years, and advocate practical civic involvement to improve sanitation and town works. The writer asks citizens to wake up and actively support local governance.
Hospital Board Seeks Care for Semi-Imbeciles
Timaru February 18 The Hospital Board praised the Government for delirium tremens relief but unanimously urged a dedicated institution for semi-imbeciles as a more urgent need.
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Timaru
Prime heifer sells at Tinwald as dry weather bites stock
A high quality heifer at Tinwald fetched £7 10s, or 23s 6d per 100d, amid drought effects. At Westport a magistrates court witness, intoxicated, was ordered into custody for contempt and kept overnight. Ashburton auctioneers Matson and Co. offered lambs at Tinwald with Mr W Y Matson as auctioneer. 108 merino ewes sold at ild per head and aged ewes at ls per head for boiling down, jeopardized by continuing dry weather.
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Tinwald
Westport
H. Matson and Company
Ashburton
WY. Matson
Land Sale Notice for Springfield Estate Partners
IRIDLANDER BROS LTD with NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY Co have instruction from D CAMERON ESQ who has sold a further portion of the Springfield Estate to hold on the above date a public sale or auction related event and proceedings to follow as per notice.
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Iridlander Bros. Ltd
National Mortgage and Agency Co
D. Cameron
Freon Bros., Ltd
J. W. Rogers
Campbell to Address Ladies on Health at Masonic Hall
Campbell, manager of the Viavi Company, will give a talk on health through rational living for ladies at Masonic Hall on Friday February 21 at 3:80. No charge or obligation.
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Campbell
N.A. Viavi Coy
Masonic Hall
Wye Offers Low Rates for Grain Storage in Ashburton
Wye advertises grain and farm produce storage in well ventilated stores at lowest current rates with the claim of the lowest insurance rate in Ashburton.
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Ashburton
Tinwald
Lyndhurst
Wye
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