Board of Education Hears Rangiora Camp Review
Major J B Purchase reports Rangiora camp satisfactory with serious work and discipline. Hampstead cap deemed suitable for cadets. Appointments listed include Lowcliffe Miss M Wills as mistress. resignations accepted for Miss M Clothier Huntingdon Miss D Hemplerson Flemington and Miss A W White Kyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Purchase
Board of Education
Rangiora
Buddo
Hampstead
Loveday
North Canterbury Board of Education
Lowcliffe
M. Wills
Hinds
Ashburton
AL. Wills
Lewcliffe School
Meliver
M. Clothier
Huntingdon
D. Hemplerson
Flemington
A. BW. White
Kyle
Magistrate Court Returns Ashburton Quarter Sittings
The Ashburton Magistrate's Court logged 28 sittings in the quarter ending December 31. The Stipendiary Magistrate presided 12 times and Justices of the Peace 16. Civil and criminal totals include 95 criminal cases with various offenses and 78 plaints entered in civil business, plus 66 summonses served within two miles and 28 beyond two miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
Justices of the Peace
Awett
Court of Chambers
General Coachbuilding and Blacksmithing Advertised
A local ad proclaims coachbuilding painting and general blacksmithing services at Tilgh West Street. It notes rubber tyred and other vehicles, a paint shop run by Jessa Solwyn, and moderate charges with neatly executed repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessa Solwyn
Warik
GZ Rout of Polish Rubs Up Curious Ad Copy
A fragmentary advert cites GZ routs Polish plus a promotional line for a room and furniture polish. It mentions Kerr Uros, Barnett Street, Buxton and Thomas, and urges readers to try the product. The text is an OCR fragment with likely misprints and limited context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs Kerr Uros
Barnett Street
Buxton and
Thomas
Riangle
A Visiton’s Impressions on No License in Ashburton
A visiting observer reports testing No License in Ashburton. He patrolled the town from afternoon to 10:30 pm and found no signs of liquor or drunken behavior. He praises the town’s sobriety and urges Ashburton to remain an example after the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
New Zealand
Teachers Salaries Discussed by Education Board
North Canterbury Education Board debated teacher pay linked to attendance. The Ap pointments Committee urged shifting from average attendance to more fixed salaries while preserving incentives. Members noted staffing cuts may occur if last year averages aren’t used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Canterbury Education Board
Appointments Committee
School Committees’ Association
Minister of
W. Adams
D. Buddo
C. A. C. Hardy
M.P
Rowe
Mir
Dalatell
Eail
Moon Signs Predict Weather Across the City Line
Sailors note that a near full moon wards off storms while a red moon signals wind. Halos around the moon foretell rain within hours or days, with larger rings implying closer rain clouds. Clear rising inlamuen and mist before sunrise suggest fair days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horizan
Hades
Shoe Repair and Footwear Fixups for Children
Local store promotes quick fixes for outdoor play weather impacts by repairing and renewing kids shoes. The ad highlights affordable service at the Blue Boot Store, urging customers to bring in footwear for swift attention.
Wellington Post and Telegraph Returns Compare 1906 and 1907
Comparative totals show stamps sold and mail bags handled at seventeen chief post offices from December 17 to 24, 1906 and 1907. Telegraph office traffic for Christmas week 1906 and 1907 records include telegrams forwarded received and transmitted, with 1907 values higher in most categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Obtaining Money by Fraud in Auckland
Detectives Miller Cox and Scotti served a warrant for the arrest of J Pearse Baler an auctioneer at Newmarket on three charges of obtaining money by the use of valueless cheques. The landlady denied his presence but police entered and found Baker concealed under a mattress in a bedroom, leading to his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Remueta
Miller, Cox
Scotti
J. Pearse Baler
Newmarket
Icans
Baker
Auckland Dental Conference Delegates Hear Call for Union
The Auckland Association entertained delegates at the Dental Conference. Responding to the toast The Visitors, G. E. Payne Philpotts of Melbourne and H. Nicholson of Queensland urged a reciprocal union between New Zealand and Australian dental societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
G. E. Payne Philpotts
Melbourne
H. Nicholson
Queensland
New Zealand
Crippled for 15 Years Healed by Indian Root Pills
Letter from Wm Lickard of Albany Place Nag detailing long rheumatic gout struggle. He credits Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills with dramatic improvement after twelve months of use. Comstock’s Nerve and Bone Liniment advised in conjunction for rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, and neuralgia. Pills and liniment sold by Comstock Co., Ltd. Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lickard
Albany Place
Dunelln
Lawrence Hospital
Morse
Comstock
Akill
W. ¥. Comstock Co., Ltd
Farish Street
Wellington
Travellers Samples Case Limits Innkeepers Liability
In Edinburgh the Court of Session reduced innkeepers liability for stolen jewellery samples from £1996 to the statutory £40 unless negligence or express custody is proven. The hotel received the bag in the bar area without express instructions, and thieves stole it while the proprietor was momentarily absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh Court of Session
J. TL. Whitehouse
Birmingham
Messrs Pickett
Imperial Hotel
Edinburgh
Lord Salvesen
Lord McLaren
Messra Pickett
Pearson and
Ardell
Fruit and Winter Plants Available for Orders
Orders are being received for raspberries black and red currants and tomatoes. All kinds of winter plants are now ready for purchase.
New Stock of Ladies and Children's Footwear Arrives
A large stock of ladies genta boots shoes and slippers arrived from the Pepe ausine. Children sandal strap and button shoes are a special feature emphasized for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepe Ausine
On Approved Freehold Security Im Sum From Ten to Ten Thousand
The note states an approved freehold security sum ranging from £100 to £10,000 with interest rates at 44 percent per year.
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THE
Ashburton Guardian
Drapers
National Mortgage & Agency
OF Nz, Ltd
Jones“ Sons
the Manufacturing Jewellers
Christchurch
Bank of N.Z
High Street
M.cormick
Deering
Osborne
Reapers
Binders
Pias Ee
National Mortgage & Agency Company., Ltd
Achhiriga
T. Bullock
Arcade
Tancred Street
Tancred St
Myo
Saunders
East Street
Bullock
Aitken Street
Beach Road
pDren
Cameron Street West
Agong
Business Notiges
S.d
Magistrate’s Court
Fletcher Bros
Cash Supply Stores
Acateroes
Guly
Cupid
H. E. Bonningtom
Wast
G. Hi. Tilgh
West Street
Education Board
Mogn Pracgverbs
Post and Telegraph Returns
de Marsy
H Frushell
Florist
Fruiterer
Green Grocer
Gilmour
Merchant Tailors
the & Violetta
Violetta
H. C. Barrett
Craig
Craighead's
Craighead
T. Young
Ulster Boot Stores
Maude and Harman
Kennedy
Burnett St
72Ontandia
Atalantas Edison
Edison Records
Oates & GO
T, Turtill
Polloge
John Orr & Co
House Furnishers & Importers
Dominion
Gan
L. Potter
Saddler
Nougall and Upham
Walter Pickles
G. H. Bushanan
Burnet Street
Perry, Perry & Kinneqney, Solicitors
Timaru
Llewellyn Owen
Fanchor
Aca
Mitchell
Turner
Saleh
Benjamin Gum
Sunny Nelson
Brook
Westport Coal Co., Lita
Coalbrookdale
Abermain
COAL
goRnes
Thos. Brown
Hereford Street
Sola
Baker Bros
Undertakers
Telephone
Newman’s Livery Stables
Ininind
Somerset Hotel
Newman
Abbey Boor Polich
Thomas Has ‘Ox
Robert Bell
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