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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Jan 07, 1902

Page

4

Convicts Escape Attempt Near Dartmoor Prison Ended

Seven convicts on a farm near Dartmoor Prison tried to flee on November 1st. Six were shot and recaptured. Arthur Vaxley evaded and hid, later captured near Tavistock. About fifty officers joined the pursuit. Yaxley was eventually found by the Yeo family after a dog trail. He claimed to seek food and planned further theft at Baggator Farm.

Dartmoor Arthur Vaxley Leis Borstai King’s Gyan Slao Yaxley Baggator Farm Potertavy Tavistock Yeo Yeos Yexley Mr Yeo Biasone Princetown Yaxlay Baggator Farmhouse

Ste Hicks Beach on the Cost of the War

Ely Michael Hicks-Beach the Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke at a Bristol Unionist Club meeting on November 4. He warned of rising ordinary expenditure and heavier wartime taxes, noting the government borrowed 127 million pounds in two years to fund the war. He hoped for an early victory but warned duties may rise next year if the war continues, asserting sacrifices would be made to secure favorable terms.

Ely Michael Hicks- Beach Si 4 Gioner Horfield and Bishopston Bristol Exchequer Michael Yam

Impey’s May Apple and Wade’s Worm Bids Promoted

Purported tonic claims strength and vitality for stomach, liver, and digestion with Impeys May Apple while Wade’s Worm Pills are recommended to rid children of worms as a family remedy sold by chemists and storekeepers.

Impey Impey’s Wade Bigs Guewea Brhechan Severa Thenaanda Beecmam

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