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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 01, 1907
Page
4
The QaTEabove Company states readiness to make liberal advances against frozen meat shipments in the name of Mr H. F. Breech. London business is well established and shipments will be realized to best advantage. Full shipment charge details available from the local agent.
Correspondence notes a flock of shags fishing daily between Westerfield and the Ashburton bridge. The editor warns the low river is being harmed and urges the Delmatisation Society to act before the birds cause excessive fish losses.
A Saturday meeting of the Ashburton Farmers' Union committee discussed arbitration court proceedings sparked by Farm Labourers' issues. debate covered the small birds nuisance and potential control methods including poisoned wheat, trapping, and county council actions.
A London Agricultural Hall exhibition showcases over a hundred flying machines marking aeronautics as a workshop craft. The piece argues airships will aid naval defense rather than supplant it, serving as scouts and rapid assailants without making armies airborne.
An advertisement extols AYER S Cherry Pectoral as the best friend for irritable throat and weak lungs. It claims the tonic clears the throat strengthens lung tissues and warns against substitutes and fake cherry pectoral.
The Otago Pharmaceutical Association met in Dunedin and condemned the proposed Poisons Bill as unworkable and burdensome to the public and chemists. A committee was set to draft amendments and opposition to placing the act under the Public Health Department, arguing the Pharmacy Board should oversee control as in Britain and other colonies.
At a Crown Land Auckland meeting the Commissioner urged recording a resolution to sue all licensees and lessees in arrears or forfeit their sections. Some tenants struggle to pay while others hold land unused, trading on board leniency. A motion aligned with the Commissioner’s view was adopted.
Medical official Logan, health department chief, has returned from travels to England and America connected with his department. He is reported to have completed engagements and will resume duties in Wellitg.
The meeting considered using poisoned grain to target oats and rape seed eaten by sparrows and other birds. A motion urged the County Council to hire careful workers to distribute poisoned grain district wide, as workers debated costs and effectiveness. The session also moved to address farm labourers’ disputes and urged recruitment of new members.
A Victorian Supreme Court ruling upheld Sander and Sons against imitators of their pure volatile eucalyptus extract. The verdict restrained the counterfeit makers and awarded costs. A witness testified to irritation from fakes, underlining the need for scientifically tested products. Also promotes Jas Mellor's Boot Store offerings.
A survey of lighter than air experiments cites Renard, Krebs, Santos-Dumont, and Count Zeppelin, noting safety gains and recent attempts. It discusses French and English experiments, aviation legislation, and mixed results from early aeronautical efforts, with light social asides and a jeremiad on progress.
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