Tailors Offer Next Suit Made To Your Taste
AWE states its life long trade experience and study of taste and style to provide tailored suit services for customers. The message invites readers to rely on their expertise for future purchases.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
4
Water supply urgency and council scrutiny urged by correspondent
A reader blasts the Borough Council for inaction on high pressure water supply for domestic and fire use, urges prompt, costed offers from engineers, and condemns what they see as neglect and public disrespect along with calls for rule changes at the Tuarangi Home to admit reserve cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian
Tuarangi
Ashburton
Wakanui Road Board Sets Public Notice and Rate Actions
The Wakanui Road Board met with chairman G W Leadley and members D Doak J Allen and Jas Brave. They ordered public notice of a road closure at Riverside and land valuation for sale, discussed shop opening hours, noted lease transfer of section 7 Dromore and approved a paysheet of £12 15s, with overdue rates incurring a 10 percent surcharge after February 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakanui Board Board
G. W. Leadley
D. Doak
J. Allen
Jas Brave
Department of Roads
Stormarc
Riverside
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Land Board
Dromore
H. T. Martin
G. T.r Martin
In Memoriam Mr W Hood Memorial Service Led by Minister
A memorial service for Mr W Hood was held at Mount Somers in a rainy church setting. Pastor Mr Knight (Springburn) praised Hood as a man of sterling principle and duty, mourning a beloved husband and father whose sudden death has deepened community sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Somers
Knight
Springturn
W. Hood
Wiihe
Granny Taylor
Kindinnes
Hood
Fires Destroys Two Shops and Dwellings in Watimate
A January 6 fire in Watimate destroyed two small shops with dwellings opposite the County Chambers. Woolfinder the fishmonger occupied one shop. a Singer sewing machine agent occupied the other. The former’s furniture was insured for £120. the building owned by J. Hunt was insured for £200. Insurances are in the Union Office. A second fire in Shearman Brest, mid afternoon, was confined to a snowhouse and extinguished by the Brigade. The incident tested the new high pressure water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watimate
Woolfinder
Singer
3. Hunt
Union
Shearman Brrest
Sn Owthouse
London News Briefs Include Charity Labor Test And Strikes
London reports that the Local Government Board will compel outdoor relief recipients to a farm colony with a modified labor test. Port Said coal strike ends per Reuters. A. F. Walter denies Times control leaving the Walter family. London Times sale rumors denied by Lord Northcliffe and peers. Nine hundred motor bus strikers in Hyde Park call for Trade Board inquiry. King Carlos to visit Brazil in May. Gustav V declines coronation. Paris reports US duty cut on French wines by 20 percent in exchange for cotton seed oil and machinery concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
THE
London Times
Hyde Park
Board ‘of ‘Trade
Portugal
Paris
United States
Winter in the Old World Skating Frosts Claim Ice Fatalities
The upper Phames regions freeze over amid severe frosts across England and Ireland. Skating is widespread as twelve ice fatalities are reported and more men are frozen in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
London
England
Ireland
England and Australia Test Cricket in Melbourne
In hot Melbourne conditions on January 6 the second Test resumed with about 9000 spectators. England trailed 159 for 4 in their second innings after Australia’s 266 in the first, with notable bowling by Crawford and Rhodes. Australia’s bowlers then restricted England to 159 all out as the day closed, with key scores from Humphries and Fane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Tamper
Humphries
Crawford
Mac
Ac Wear
Fielder
Barnes
Braund
Rhodes
England
Fane
Armstrong
Hobbs
Cotter Ee
Gunn
Ibw
Cotter
Tae
Hutchings
Hardstar
Saunders
H Saunders
E Ransford
C Hill
Nat Able Heatt
Christchurch Wool Sales Exhibit Bale Totals by Firm
The third wool sale opens tomorrow at 9 am in Christchurch with Pyne and Co first listing 5533 bales followed by N Z Loan and Mercantile 1756, National Mortgage and Agency 1193, H Matson 1918, Dalgety 4800, N Z Farmers Co op 184 and Friedlander 528 totaling 17862 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Wm. Pyne and Co
N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co
National Mortgage and Agency Co
H. Matson and Co
Dalgety and Co
N.Z
N.Z. Farmers’ ‘Co-op., 184 | Friedlander Bros., Ltd
New Zealand Meat Market Update From London Cable
High Commissioner reports New Zealand mutton scarce and weak in demand while River Plate mutton floods the market. Australian lamb abundant with mixed quality but strong prime demand. beef flat with River Plate supply heavy. cocksfoot seed firm. wool shows improved demand and firm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Department of Industries and Commerce
London
New Zealand
Canterbury
North Island
Dalgety and Co. reports top wool imports to London
Dalgety and Co Limited received a cablegram listing the principal wood importers into London for the last year. Leading buyers include Australian Mortgage Loan and Finance Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Union Bank of Australia, Sanderson Murray and Co, and Bank of New Zealand with bale counts ranging from about 37,000 to 422,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited
Heal
London
Dalgety and Co., Limited
Australian Mortgage Loan and Finance Company
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company
Union Bank of Australia, Limited
Sanderson, Murray and Co
Bank of New Zealand
Hinemoa Returns From Bermadecs With Scientists
Government steamer Hinemoa arrived at Auckland after visiting the Bermadecs Islands where a New Zealand scientific party will stay for twelve months. The team landed at depots found intact, with supplies renewed where needed. A large quantity of fruit, mainly oranges, was observed and some could not be shipped. No wreckage was seen at any island visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Hinemoa
Bermadecs Islands
New Zealand
Dunedin Mayor Declines Keir Hardie Reception
The Dunedin mayor has refused to officially receive Mr Keir Hardie on arrival, despite a request from the Trades and Labour Council. The letter was sent on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunedin
Trades and Labour Council
Keir Hariie
Land Listings Highlight Private Sale of Farms and Holdings
A catalog of agricultural properties for private sale outlines 1500 acres of land in Westerfield and Good Land, Riverside and Seaview holdings with crop potential, and diverse sheep country. The blur of locations includes Methven Hinds Newlands Lauriston Ruapuna and Lynchhurst. Prospective buyers may request further particulars and arrange inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell
New Season's Hams and Dried Fruits Prices
A market list shows prices for hams and assorted dried fruits and nuts. Items include currants sultanas raisins figs prunes almonds walnuts and muscatels with per pound prices ranging from 4d to 1s 4d and related staples like sugar peel and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
TOR Lipton’s Tha
Social changes in Lahore spark new spousal outings
An Indian journal notes a rapid shift in Lahore society as native gentlemen allow wives to accompany them in evenings, with ayahs taking children out and women appearing unveiled in public. The piece warns against restoring old norms and highlights a widening social openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahore
Inquest Into Bezett Death At New Brighton Beach
An Christchurch inquest ruled that Thamas Godfrey Bezett died by his own action while in an unsound mind after his body was found on New Brighton beach. Witnesses described his excitable behavior and references to Jamaica and a friend’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Thamas Godfrey Bezett
New Brighton
Frederick George Gardner
Bezett
Westport
Alfred Smith
Buller
Inangakis
Feilding
Robert Henderson
Rangitike
Waihi
John H. Sainsbury
Whangamata
Marton
Ohakea
Bulls
Parewanui Beach
Zam-Buk Balm Promises Feet Relief And Cooling Comfort
Advert mentions Zam-Buk Healing Balm for sore feet and blisters with claims of improved circulation and cooling relief. Testimony from a North Adelaide traveler supports soothing heels and general skin troubles. Sold by chemists for 1s 6d per pot or 8s 6d for a family size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Sims
Tynter Street
North Adelaide
Zam-Buk
Rockefeller on Socialism and fortunes in New York interview
In a New York interview J. D. Rockefeller rejects the idea that fortune making opportunities are past. He says all men are bound in vital relationships and warns against formal socialism replacing natural development. He questions government takeover of Standard Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
New York
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
British and Continental Goods Dealer Ad
An established London goods house advertises promptly executed sales at the lowest cash prices for British and Continental goods. Address is 25 Abohureh Lane, London, EC, with cable address Annuaire London. Established 1814.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abohureh Lane
London
E.C
Annuaire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iself
Mershant Tailors
OAK Gases
Fletcher Bros
Fash Supply Stores
Wwe
Qole Hsuel
Relsau, Meats & Co
Nest
Zealand
Tasbiaria
Craighead's
Craighead
Craig- Gead
Lane
Hatens
Cupid
Upid
H. E. Bonnington
East Street
C. H. Tilgh
Walt
Jessa Selwyn
Keex
MR W. Hood
Cable News
Per Presa Association—Copyright
Times
Walter
the Chronicle
Lord Northcliffe
G. Newnes
C. A. Pearson
Strikims
Lisbon
Carlos
Brazil
Stockholm
Gustav
Sweden
Cricket
Per Presa Association
Ocopyright
Rhodea Ons
Brannd
Sedes
Craw
Noble
Hill
Ae McAlister
McCartney
Ec Humphies
Ransford
Hazlitt
H Barnes
le Ca
Carter
B Barnes
Nob
Rene Wo
Hazlity
Macartney
Pg Hobbs
Nol
Ise
Commercial
High Commissioner's
Tfrozex Meat Market
Southland
Best
MR Keir Hardie
AGRES
Westerfield
Newlands
Seaview
Methven
Hinds
Dorie
Ashton
Ruapuna
Kyle
L.I.P
Good Clean Farm
Tinwald
Lynchurst
Lauriston
Gibson, “Manager
Piaries
Tarries
Whitcombe
Tombs
Collins
Vel Wins, Bookseller, Ltd
J. L. Masr
Cass & Wills Streets
CG. Barrett
JH Hall
Anpman & Davis
Young
Ulster Boot Stores
Adies
Tnas. L A
the Manufacturing Jewellers
Bank of N.Z
High Street
House Furnishers & Importers
Tancred Street
Fortogar
Olman
Coleman
Sunny Nelson
Keye
Gates & CO
Zealandia
Atalantas Edison
Eggison Records
Jt, Turtill
Carson
India
Tusritas
Efruits
Buxton & Thomas, Cash Grocers
Yiangla
Telephone
Ss. BE
SALE
Abermain Coal
Abermain Colliery Co., Ltd
Sydney
Thos
Hereford Street
Tenger
Toby Penrain
Healthcashys
Dominion
Potter
Saddler
Leng
Nougall and Upham
West Street
Pickles
Town and Country Securities
G. H. Bughanan
Burnett Street
Berry
Kinnecney, ‘Solicitors
Timaru
Llewellyn
Owen
M’cormick
Deering
Osborne
Reapers
Binders
Sampion
Beccon
National’ Mortgage & Agency Company,, Ltd
T. Bullock
Tancred Bt
Potbet
Hast
Aitken Street
E. Belt
Hampstead
Bullock
Beach Road
Cameron Street
Boisen
Mellor’s
Jlang
Benjamin Gum
Alpil
European Agency
Ilson Gions
KOZIE
St. Columbkille Convent
Ookduke
A. Foster
Table Hill
B. Flannery
Ophir
Missee Davies
Barrytown
T. M. Scott
Milton
L. Grant
Waimate
M. Pipson
Wanaka
R. Crammond
M. Bayle
Greymouth
Foote
Hokitika
A. Nightingale
K. McKenzie
W. Dunne
Milton J
I. Dugdale
F. Burlet
Balfour
W. BR. Sinclair
X.E
Valigy
Miss Lewis
Barrytown Birs
Jd. Durian
Kaikovaiti
A. Aves
Pollock
John Orr. & Co
Morr Dranwy
Manchester Bros
Abbey
Undertakers
Newman's Livery Stables
Somerset
Newman
Thoman
Han
Robert
Ber
Brea Ashburton
Search the Ashburton Guardian Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Ashburton Guardian?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.