28 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Feb 28, 1910
Page
1
Brussels February 25. The Belgian Minister for the Colonies declared he will not tolerate foreign intervention in the Congo affairs and refused to enter into discussion with the Congo Reform Association.
Difficult footing noted at Witigatui as twelve bookmakers licensed. Results include Hurdles won by Ginger, Flying Handicap by Gapon, Taieri by Warrington, Cronstadt second, and other races with close finishes. Totals show £23,326 for the meeting, down £1,068 from last year.
Joseph Thomas Christie, a 2 youth who fled Burnham and was lately convicted of theft and forgery, received four months imprisonment. Mr Justice Cooper urged transfer to Invercargill for criminal youths. John Henry Farrelly, charged with forgery and uttering, failed to appear. bail was entered.
The New York Evening Post reports a record 1909 industrial season with a 25 percent rise in output from 1908, 10 percent gains in dry goods and clothing, a steel revival, and mills with six months of orders. Railways and Christmas trade also surpass prior records, indicating broad expansion across all industries.
The Paris Matin claims a sensational, anonymous account of Archduke Rudolf and Baroness Vetsera's Mayerling tragedy. It replays a candlelit supper scene, a dispute, a gunshot, and a violent clash that ends in Rudolf's death and Vetsera's suicide. The piece notes Rudolf's troubled marriage to Princess Stephanie of Belgium and a history of scandal in Vienna before Mayerling.
Ashburton residents praise Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a lasting cure for kidney trouble. Mrs Lockhard of Cox Street recalls eight years of relief from backache headaches and giddiness after using the remedy from Ashburton Drug Company. Doan's marketed as a tonic that cures while laxatives fail, with prices and mail order details included.
A London paper notes two social shifts in England: wealthy holidaymakers now spend Christmas away from home, and New Year entertainments increasingly occur in palatial hotels and restaurants. The trends reflect cost efficiency and social spectacle, yet personal home hospitality remains valued for its warmth and personal welcome.
Mr Justice Edwards at the Supreme Court in Auckland denounces police use of arrest rather than summons. He asserts arrests often abuse criminal law and should be used only to secure attendance, not to pressure admissions, insisting many people can appear by summons.
A treatment note claims Fractoids act splendidly on the liver when taken at bed time for one week. It urges using Frootoids in place of aperient during episodes of constipation and suggests the patient will gradually become independent of Aperiont Medicinem.
An American correspondent reports 64 deaths and 216 serious injuries from the season, noting that most victims were students or athletes. The piece discusses public demand to abolish or reform the game, cites actions by Columbia University and New York City schools, and contrasts American football with British football.
The Rhodesia article notes farms of 3000 to 6000 acres, with Matabeleland and Mashonaland as prime farming zones. Unimproved land costs as low as 1s 9 3d per acre, averaging 18s 0d to 4s 2d. Buyers from the British South Africa Company may pay delayed purchase terms with small rent during opening, as Administration seeks white settlers.
A Canadian merchant testified before the Royal Commission on Trade Relations describing how a West Indian master baker found Canadian flour inferior to some Minnesota brands until he tested it in American barrels. The anecdote suggests a perception issue rather than a factual defect in Canadian flour.
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