Ashburton Estate Agent Seeks Buyers For Homes Farms and Runs
Sarole HB Curtis Land Estate and General Commission Agent lists properties in Ashburton Cameron Street and surrounds. Offers private boarding houses buildings sections and a range of farms in the Geral din and Southland districts with inspections invited. Also markets Quirell's Dip and provides loans at current rates of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarole HB
Curtis Land, Estate and General Commission
Cameron Street
Ashburton
Live Stock General Insurance Company
New Zealand
Plate Glass Insurance
Yorkshire Live Stock Insurance
Yorkshire Fire Insurance Company
Iuby and Stock Insurance
Carbell
Lalaare and Co
Christchurch
Cameron St. Ge
Chaneron St. Wiest
Ghout Town
Geraldin
Severn
Southland
Quirell
Sample Room To Let Listings By Bullock Agent
Fragmented notice lists rooms for rent and premises for let in Netherby and Somerset Buildings. Includes sample rooms with verandah and bathrooms, wash-house and land allotments, and a small shop at Arcade near 420 Waynecrd Street. Mentions Bulock as agent and Easy terms offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meesrs Butterworth Bros
T. Bullock
S.ebelt
Eoipttead
Bullock
Commodigus
Wills Street West
Misa Bi. Williams
Netherby
Gahop
Ashburton Mail and Guardian moves premises notice
Advertisers and subscribers on job printing are advised the Ashburton Mail and Guardian Commercial Department has moved into the Somerset Buildings premises on Burnett Street next to Dalgety and Company. No business will be transacted at the rear factory of the old site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Mortgage and Agency Company
Somerset Buildings
Burnett Street
Dalgety and Company
Craighia and Berryman
Basin
Weekly Auction Sale Yields Prices Across Produce and Livestock
Good attendance at the weekly sale yielded prices for produce and livestock. Rhubarb, cabbage, pears, tomatoes, onions, apples, meat cuts, wheat, barley, and potatoes sold in varying per unit or per case amounts. Pigs, stores, porkers, poultry, fowls, and roosters also posted mixed values per pair or per head.
Dairy Run and Residential Property for Sale
Dairy business with stock and plant plus large winter feed offered by F Ferriman Land and Estate Agent. Also listed is Peter Street East residential property near the post office with a roomy house, outbuildings, orchard, and gardens. Ferriman handles all sales for Mrs Clark and Joseph Clark estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine
Alcorn
Ashburton
Peter Street
Joseph Clark
Archibald Street
Terriman
Fairfield Freezing Works
Handock
Catlina
Southland
Catling River
R. Handcock
Colombo Street
Christchurch
Union Bank of Australia
New Hudson Stands and Whitworth Specials Sale
Advertises New Hudson and Rudge Whitworth stands and specials with reduced prices. New Hudson standards for £16 from £20 and Rudge Whitworth standards and specials reduced to £12 10s and £15. All guaranteed. Describes the sale as the best value ever offered in New Zealand and invites inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's
B.S
Genuine
New Zealand
L.K.G Milk Machines Laud by Taieri Dairy Firm
W Nicholson, chair of Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Co Hampden, says four L.E.G milkers milk 100 cows in about two hours with five hands. He notes steady butter fat tests, clean milking, calmer cows, and urges dairymen to invest in T.K.G. machines. Full particulars from J B Maclwan and Co, Dunedin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.K.G
W. Nicholson
Taieri and Peninsula
T.K.G
Fuller
J. B. Maclwan Iand Company
Dunedin
Weekly Sale at Mr H Stephenson Disposes Varied Stock
Mr H Stephenson held his ordinary weekly sale with strong attendance and good clearance of a varied entry. Poultry prices ranged from 1s 8d to 2s per pair for fowls. Pigs included weaners at 9s 8d, 10s to 11s. stores 1d 15s. weights 3d per lb. Produce saw wheat 14s per sack, oats 5s, onions 1d, tomatoes 2d, apples 1s 4d to 2s per case. Cucumbers 1s 6d to 2s per case. potatoes 4d per lb. beans 3d to 6d per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Stephenson
Planis
Mayfield Saleyards Market Sluggish as Sheep Dominate
Public Trustee instructions saw Friedlander Bros offer property in Allenton on Deposit Plan 498 including 1 acre 1 rood 1 perch fronting Cross Street. Located in the J. I. Hall estate, Lots 14 to 25 were sold to Mr. B. Dickenson for £290 amid a tense market with majority of sheep and store lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield
Messrs Friedlander Bros., Ltd
West’ Street
Cross Street
Allenton
J. I. Hall
B. Dickenson
Fourth wool sale in Wellington offloads 3280 bales
The Wellington wool sale on February 21 offered 3280 bales with crossbred fleece easing 1d to 14d versus January. Fair medians ranged 64d to 1d, inferior 4d to 5d, clean bright lambs 7d to 72d, other lamb descriptions 2d to 6d, pieces and bellies 8d to 4d, jocks 1d to 3d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Austro Russian tensions over Novibazar railway decline
In the aftermath of reports that Austria is building the Novibazar railway in Balkan provinces, fears of Austro Russian rivalry flare. An editorial assesses war as unlikely, noting Emperor Francis Joseph’s age, the heir Franz Ferdinand, and Europe’s desire to avoid a Great Power confrontation while warning against destabilizing the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Balkan
Russia
Macedonia
London Daily Telegraph
Vienna
Novibazar
Baron Aerenthal
Near
Francis Joseph
Croatia
Franz Ferdinand
Europe
Turkey
Public meetings discuss rail service and Rhodes scholar chosen
Dunsandels Farmers branch to send deputation to Railway Troth Manager about morning train to Christchurch. Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee at Government House Wellington chose Solomon N. Giman of Auckland University as New Zealand’s 1908 Rhodes scholar. Public disgust over Palmerston North mayor action leads to resignation by curator W. W. Smith and protest planned. An arrested man charged with drunkenness in the Domain receives a week remand for medical treatment. he had recently arrived from Napier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunsandels
Farmers
Nien
Messrs .Johnston
Hengerson
Sowden
C. A. D. Hardy
Am.p
Government House
Wellington
Lord Plunket
New Zealand
Solomon N. Giman
Auckland University
Press Association
Palmerston North
W. W. Smith
Alf Smith
W. H. Rule
J.P
Dominion
Loch Garge
Wairarapa
Gisborne
Poverty Bay
Petone
J. S. Maclaurin
Mary MacLean
Excursionists Reach Ashburton For Annual Picnic Day
About 900 excursionists from Islington Freezing Works arrived by special train at 4 15 am, greeted by Mayor H Davis. They enjoyed racing and games at the Domain with music by the Flight Band. A large advance list of travelers was reported, with plans for a Timaru special train, free swings at Caroline Bay, and hot and cold water facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islington Freezing Works
Ashburton
Tfain
H. Davis
Flite
Fairfield Freezing Works
Ashburton Woollen Mills
Day
Hailway Department
Timaru
Caroline Bay
Ashburton Temperance Band
Tumaru
Weather and Crops Face Severe Drought in Ashburton District
Amid months of extreme heat and minimal rainfall Ashburton County districts report parched soils and dwindling feed. A drizzling mist this morning brings hope as heavy rains in Mount Hutt area revive root crops and pastures. Water shortages affect settlers above Pudding Hill while Christchurch waits for rain that has not come since October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbirton
Mount Hutt
Pudding Hill
Domain
Farm Labourers Hear Waikari Dispute Ruling Proposed
The Conciliation Board resumed hearings at Waikari with most members present. Witnesses described low wages and high effort, noting costs of wheat growing and camp conditions. Balmorel Station manager challenged prior statements about camp location and provisions. board adjourned to McKenzie Cheviot on Monday.
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Waikari
Henry Broadhead
John Allan
Thorn
Dominion
Talbot
Timaru
Seddley
Ashburton
William Russell
Southbridge
Evans
William Thompson
Balmoral Station
Jones
C. W. Macdonald
Macdonald
Culverden
McKenzie Chevioton
Late Christchurch fire insurances total 254255 pounds
Insurances on destroyed buildings exclude partial damage except Hayman and Co. Figures cover stock fixtures and building where not stated. High Street and Cashel Street totals listed include Ashby Bergh Co Tribe and Co Hulbert Slaymaker Freemans Williamson Maine Tucker Anglo Cycle White Hart Strange Malcolm Harman Benjamin D.L.G. Gil Bros Wardell Hallenstein Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayman and Co
High Street
Ashby, Bergh and Co
Tribe .and Co
Hulbert, Slaymaker ,and Co
Freemans
Williamson
Maine
Tucker
Anglo Cycle Company
White Hart
Lichfield
Street— Strange and
C c
Malcolm and Co
Harman and Chi
Benjamin 2Nd Co
D.lg
Gil Bros
Wardell
Cashel Street
Hallenstein Bros
River Reports Clear Forebodes Freshwater Runoff
This morning the Rangitata and Rakaia rivers were reported to be fishable and the Ashburton River branches clear. Local observers noted good conditions for small craft and potential angling activity along both streams.
Rioting Unemployed Prompt Draft of Artillery
At Sunderland municipal request 300 artillerymen were secretly drafted into the town amid 15,000 unemployed and rioting workers. The report also notes related overseas dispatches from London and Pretoria on political and social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sunderland
Peary
Port Arthur Court Martial Condemns Stoessel to Death
The Port Arthur court martial condemns General Stoessel to death but seeks a commutation to ten years in a fortress. General Fock is reprimanded, while Generals Reuss and Smirnoff are acquitted. The Times notes Stoessel failed in duty and moral courage.
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ST. Petersburg
Stoeasel
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Fock
Reuss
Smirnoff
London
the Times
Russia Considers Naval Plans for Baltic Bases and Shipbuilding
The government presents two Duma naval schemes. One calls for 49 million pounds over four years to build four battleships and restore Baltic bases. The second proposes 200 million pounds over ten years to fund entirely Russian built ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Duma
Baltic
Russia
Would-be assassins connected to Viborg Terrorists named
Police in St. Petersburg reveal a gang linked to the Viborg Terrorists planning high profile assassinations. Thirty five suspects were arrested in St. Petersburg, some with bombs and revolvers, and they wounded their captors during arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Seb
Russia
British MPs Debate First Reading of Coal Mines Bill
In the House of Commons the Coal Mines Right Hours Bill received a first reading. Prime Minister Churchill stated the Government will not introduce amendments to the Pacific Islanders Protection Act this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
State Servants Masters Increased Pay Advised
Mr Buxton adopts Hobhouse Commission recommendations and will add one million yearly to Post Office salaries. Newspapers protest and agitate for better terms. Pall Mall Gazette notes wage reforms tilt power toward those who pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buxton
Hobhouse Commission
Post Office
Pall Mall Gazette
Pilgrims Club Banquet with Mr Whitelaw Reid in New York
The Pilgrims' Club hosted Mr Whitelaw Reid American Ambassador to England in New York on the eve of his return to London. Reid ridiculed sensational press claims Britain must defend Japan in a war with the United States. He stressed no war odds with Japan and described the Anglo Japanese treaty as defensive. He cited the wartime naval parade as evidence of America's Pacific leadership and trade strength.
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New York
Pilgrims’ Club
Whitelaw Reid
England
London
Reid
Britain
Japan
United States
Pacific
America
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Bazar Valley casualties reported in Calcutta dispatch
A Calcutta press association report states 60 Zakka Khels killed and 13 wounded in the Bazar Valley expedition. Three British are jailed as the casualty tally rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Bazar Valley
Printers in Calcutta Sentenced for Sedition
On February 22 at 8 17 a m the printers of native newspapers in Calcutta were sentenced to 24 months and 12 months respectively for printing seditious articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Churchill cites Transvaal seek France aid on Madagascar labor
In the House of Commons Mr Winston Churchill says Transvaal asked Britain to verify if France would approve recruiting Madagascar natives for work in the Rand mines.
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RAND
London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Transvaal
Britain
France
Madagascar
Fatal explosions report toll rises in UK and US
London report states a Glebe colliery explosion at Washington Lamds killed 14 of 15 miners present with extensive mine damage. In California, Hercules powder works at Berkeley experienced a ten ton dynamite blast injuring four whites and 24 Chinese workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pey Press Association
London
Glebe
Washington
Sunderlamds
San Francisco
Hercules Powder Works
Berkeley
California
Ealing
Flu Sickness Closes MPs as London Strain Grows
London reports 20,000 influenza sufferers with Sir H. C. Bannerman and Messrs Birrell and Haldane absent from the House of Commons due to illness. The figure underscores a citywide health strain while political proceedings pause as leaders miss sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
London
Sir
H. C. Bannerman
Messrs Birrell and
Haldane
House of Commons
Cordite and Arms Factory Plans Near Melbourne
Melbourne reports the defence minister confirming preparations for a cordite factory near Melbourne and a small arms plant at Lithgow. The dispatch notes other items including the murder of missionary Peter Bel on Thursday Island, Madam Melba sailing to Europe, a sudden death in Melbourne, a man running amok in Adelaide, and a critical review of the 1906 Canning expedition citing unlawful cruelty and unjustifiable methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Lithgow
Thursday Island
Peter Bel
Presbyterian
Arukum
Bel
MADAM M@LBA
Canning
Australia vs England Test Cricket Report from Sydney
February weather clears as Craw ford plays while Fielder sits. England, chasing, trails at lunch with Hobbs 65 and Gunn 50 not out as Australia’s bowling, led by Barnes with seven wickets, dominates. The Sydney update notes slow wickets and steady run scoring with Gregory and Noble contributing solid innings.
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Sydney
Crawford
Jones
Australia
Macartney
Noble
Rhodes
Barnes
O’connor
Gregory
Nobie
Hill
Hutchings
Hull
Armstrong
Trumper
Braund
Ransford
Gunn
Hartigan
Greery
Saunders
Carter
Cought
Barnes Ceste Macartney
Bh Barnes
Q’connor
Young
Hb Crawford
Trumpér
C Braund
Renaford
C Gunn
IE Hartigan
Vane
England
Hobbs
Hardstaff
Dunedin Races conclude with showery weather and tight finishes
At Dunedin on February 22 the concluding day brought showery conditions. Owhiro hurdles saw Grandstand 1 and Royal Shell 2 with Pacific 8 winning by a length and quarter in 2 minutes 5 seconds. Flying Wandicap produced Hrista 1, All Guns 2, Imaginary 3 with a close win by length and a quarter in two minutes 3 5/2 seconds. Warrington Hack results placed Octave 1 and Lady Orizain 2, with several scratches incl Migs Gal and Kaikomake. time 51 8-5 seconds.
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Dunedin
Owhiro
Royal Shell
Pacific
Storm
Flying Wandicap
Llarita
All Guns
Imaginary
Lyin
Warrington Hack
Qoctave
Lady
Orizain
Restless
Migs Gal
Kaikomake
Chameleon
Geo
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Lady Salt
Lady Lanesborough
Ilworth, Tancred Street
H. Gresham
Ashburton, Ath
J P
Basidette
Camerait Streat
Tancred Street
Sullivan Webber
Arbreer’s
Strange’s
A . Reensotey
Saunders Buildings
East Street
Claridge
Miss Ethel Claridge
Cox Street
SOR
County Council
Robert Alcorn
Harold E. Curtis
Commission
Railway
LST
T, Bullock
Tancred St
Commercial Department
Commercial
SALES
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
Goluns
G. Hefford & CO
Hefford & CO
Ashburion
A. L. Zouch
A.L. Zouch
Mt Great
Byavine
Mitchell
Burnett Straat
F. Ferriman
MAIN @GATH ROAD
Tinwald
ATS, Gs Geed
Donald
Merchant Tailors
Craighead and Co., Tailors and Outfitters
BiGtoexe
Rudge-Whitworth
Goodt Holland & Crash
Eli
The
WG. Farmers’ Co-operativi Association of Canterbury, Ltd
Ashburton Branch
Ceaston
Busmnett Street
Havelock Street
T. Langley
Dromore
T. Morland
Rakaia
Irwin
J. McCafferty
Lyndhurst
E. Gates
W. Haill-Fones
Dr Findlay
M.L.C
J. Anstey
Ml.c
F. ¥. Duncen
W. J. Steward
M.P
DR. Platman
J. A. Millar
James McGowan
Hall-Jones
A. Millar
Otago
Lord Phinket
United Mission
James Flanagan
Southeast
Mornington
First
New Plymouth
Woolston
Nelson Garrison
Masterton Ram Fair
Burton Roya
Masterton
Methven
W. J. Dickie
Port Chalmers Court
Otago Daily Times
Widdowson
Auckland
Bluff
Reefton
Asia
Mid-Canterbury
Total Insurances
Home and Foreign
United Press Association
Perolect
Telegraph
Campbell
Australian Mutual Provident Society
Commonwealth
Judicial Committee of the
House of Lords
MR Keir Hardie
Pretoria
Keir Hardie
New York City
Earl Grey
Canada
Quebec
Stohssel
British Politics
Affairs IN India
South Africa
Por
Per Presa Association
Copyright
Cordite and Arms Factory
Madam Melba
Adelaide
Sporting
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