Acres for sale and rent across Ashburton region
Cottage on 49 acres near the railway station with a dairy and fenced subdivided land offered for nominal rent and goodwill. Also 200 acres in Redlleston District with oats and turnips, good house at £7 per acre. North Island farm of 562 acres available at £8 annual rent with great improvements. particulars from R HANDCOCK.
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Ashburton
Hawke's Bay District
Christchurch
R. Handcock
Colombo Street
Balclatha
Gore Sound
Christ- 2 Church
Redlleston
North Island
L.lp
Rat control claim after three weeks shows no signs
A customer reports three weeks after applying AZOA there is no rat activity at his premises. He notes the product is not poison and fears inadvertent disease and broader rodent wipeout if the bait affects the entire family of rodents.
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Azoa
Local Property and Insurance Listings in Ashburton Area
A compilation of land sales and lettings with listings for Cameron Street and Grey Street housing, 2 furnished rooms, and town sections including a 1-acre orchard site. Also notes marine and animal product suppliers, teascols and dips, and agents such as H. Fitter and Sons and Maling and Co. Ltd.
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Cameron Street
Ashburton
Live Stock General Insurance Company of
New Zealand
Yorkshire Wire Insurance Co
Quibell
Fitter and Sons
London
Maling and Co., Ltd
Christchurch
Grey Street
Cameron Straet
Cass and
Cox Street
N.W. Belt
Allenton
Bath
Patching Street
Hampstead
Debate over second ballot in New Zealand election reform
Ashbarien Guardian criticizes the proposed second ballot as unsatisfactory and anti democratic. The piece cites Belgium France and Germany experiences showing minorities remain unrepresented, urging Parliament to reject the plan and seek better reform.
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New Zealand
Belgium
France
Tasmania
Sweden
Finland
Wurtemberg
Austria
Germany
Folows
Railway fires prompt council censure and claims of inaction
The Railway Department faced sharp criticism at the County Council meeting over fires along the line caused by engine sparks. Local resident James Alton alleged broken promises of fence repairs and lack of replies to letters. Council members urged better vegetation clearance to prevent future fires. Also, W S Maslin, a candidate for Ashburton, will address a political meeting at Oddfellows Hall on Monday with the Mayor presiding.
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James’ Alton
Dromora
Allen
Department
Harper
W.S. Maslin
Ashburton
Oddfellows’ Hall
H. Davie
Council to enforce traffic by laws on traction engines
County Council discussion shows intent to strictly apply by laws on traction engines. Inspector cited a case of tractive wheels with attached grips tearing unformed roads. Frost record at Domain weather station and local notices follow.
Arbitration Court to sit at Ashburton on Friday 17th
The Arbitration Court will sit at Ashburton on Friday the 17th instant to hear the coal and timber yards employees dispute. A loyal Ashburton Lodge 1.0.C.F. meeting had large attendance with installation of officers, sick pay approved, and a candidate proposed for membership. Framed certificates of merit were presented to P.G. Bros J. FH Rule and F. Pritchard, with toasts and songs making the evening pleasant.
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Ashburton
Ashburton Lodge
C.F
Manchester Unity
N.G
R. A. Davis
V.G
A. Childs
B.S
P.G
J. EL. Mughet
G.M
Warden
O. Curry
Guardian
C. Blair
L.S
G. Leonard
A. McCallum
Bro
G. Johns
C. Johnston
P.G. Bro
Pritchard
Hakatare Lodge
P.g.'s Bros. J
Rule
F. Pritchard
C. Campbell
Children Hacking Odagh at Night Woode
Great Peppermint Cure priced at 6d and 26 Sd appears in a brief notice or excerpt. The text references Odagh and Woode in a late night context with playful or cryptic wording.
Correspondence Policy Note
A printer notes that correspondence reflects individual opinions and the paper disclaims responsibility for those views. The message signals editorial separation from correspondent expressions.
Hampstead Town Board Chairman Responds to Water Remarks
GEO W ANDREWS Hampstead Town Board chairman defends council and board roles in water supply and road work. He criticizes a reporter for sensationalized coverage of a meeting and urges fair reporting while inviting public funds and cooperation for pipe laying and rate discussions. He notes election season and calls for prudent budgets.
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Belt Road
Aiore Light
Geo.w. Andrews
Hampstead
Arbitration Court Sets Wages and Hours for Timber Coal Yard Workers
The Canterbury arbitration award fixes 46 4 hours per week for carters and yard workers with overtime rates: one horse drivers at 1s 8d for two hours then 1s 6d, two horse drivers 1s and 1s 6d, others time and a quarter for two hours and time and a half after. Saw mill and factory rates set for machinists tailors and engine drivers, with yard, casual, and weekly wages for various roles. Timaru award lists 45 hours for carters and similar pay scales with minor variations Model aligns across two awards, while youth and union preference provisions apply.
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Canterbury
Christchurch
Carters
Timaru
Inquest into Deaths Reported Across Districts
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. TIMART July 3. The inquest on George Robertson a farmer was held at Geraldine this afternoon. The body was found on Hilton road with a horse and trap distant away. Jury verdict death by dislocation of the neck from a fall out of a trap. Doctor found neck fracture and dislocation but no skull fracture. No clear cause for how body was covered by rug. Christie Christchurch July 4. John Holdsworth aged twenty one died suddenly at Dyer s road Bromley after hospital treatment for tubercular peritonitis. inquest to be held pending medical certificate. Dunedin July 3. A farm youth at West Taieri drank heavily June 12 and, remorseful, attempted self harm when meeting employer. police court ordered probation order and payment of half costs 15s conditional on prohibitions. Dannevirke July 4. James Gibson 52 found by nightwatchman, died at hospital 6 30 am after heavy drinking. death from apostates described and note he had been in district over 200 years.
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A Drews
Jon "Jones
Christchurch
Jones
Rangiora
Masterton
Snd
Messrs Craddock, Sims and ‘Co
Gobhe
Nicoll
Cowncll
Messrs Craddock and Co
W Electric Lighting Company
Sucrésa
Conner Colt
Gar Company
Cr Stewart
Timart
George Robertson
Geraldine
Hilton Road
John Holdsworth
Dyer’s Road
Bromley
Christchurch Hospital
Dunedin
West Taieri
Waterside Workers Conference Sets Sling Limits in Wellington
At the Waterside Workers Conference in Wellington on July 3 delegates debated sling safety for cargo handling. The decision: timber chain slings to be limited in length and carry a maximum one ton. The conference also required shipping firms to provide wharf labourers with working tools.
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Wellington
Bronchial Coughs Take Woods Senate Peppermint Curve
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local health item noting bronchial coughs and a peppermint remedy influence. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to anchor a fuller summary.
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Woods Senate
British patent act prompts Britain to curb patent manufacture
The article notes Berlin reports that Sir Edward Grey hinted Britain would not unreservedly require every patent under the new British Patent Act. It mentions St Andrews awarding Sir J H Carruthers a Doctor of Laws, Australian debate on women’s suffrage, and other brief items on agriculture, aerial progress, and Congo wealth.
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Berlin
Herr Bethmanholweg
Sir Edward Grey
Britain
Explosion at Kablin mine in Jasovka Russia claims miners
An explosion in a shaft of the Kablin mine at Jasovka Russia trapped miners. About 200 workers were underground. Seventy were rescued and ten died.
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St, Petersburg
Kablin
Jasovka
Russia
Seven Held in Train Dynamite Plot in Bengal
London reports seven people arrested in connection with a failed attempt to dynamite the Eastern Bengal mail train at Kankanara. Among the detainees is a famed Bengal doctor and Turkaraya, a professor of Sanskrit, as investigators pursue evidence in the July case.
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London
Turkaraya
Kankanara
Hind Swarajya editor jailed for three years
July 3 report from Calcutta states the editor of Hind Swarajya has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for printing credi tious articles.
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Calcutta
Hindswarajya
Tangier Case Reports Tangierese Uprising Charge
Several native non commissioned officers at Hanoi face court martial on inciting the Tangierese to rise against the French. Since the arrests 200 European soldiers showed poisoning symptoms but recovered with prompt treatment. Britain will not pay ransom for Clark Kennedy.
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Per Presa Association
Copright
Tangier
Daly
Hanoi
Franco British Entente Showcased by Shared Art Gift
London reports a token of Franco British attachment as Sir John Tolle presents Mutillo's Christ with the Crown of Thorns from the Louvre via Beveren Guy to the Berceford Hope collection. The gesture highlights a diplomatic connection expressed through art.
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Per
Press Association
London
John
Tolle Mache Sinclair
Louvre
Bheven Guy
Mutillo
Christ
Berceford Hope
Congregational Church Congress elects officers in Sydney
The Congregational Church Congress held July 4 elected Sir Albert Spider as president with A G Fordyved as vice-presidents and 60 secretaries. Dr Fordyce of Sydney presided while delegates from Scotland and Britain joined, urging intelligence coordination and broader cooperation to support independence movements.
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London
Congregational Churchi Congress
Fordyce
Sydney
A Tseet
A.G
Queensland
Cand Brittens Congregational Uniong
Dr. Marshall
Church of Scotland
British Fishermen Harassed by German Torpedoers Probed
Sir George Doughty, medical adviser to Sir Edward Grey, urges sending the training squadron to cruise fishery grounds after reports from Germans claiming attacks on British fishing boats. The confrontation centers on the Cuxhaven area and German torpedoers seizing gear and boats.
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George Dought- M.b.jin
Edward Grey
Abs
George’ Doughty
Cuxhaven
London Letter on South Wales Affairs Cited by Agent Coghlan
Fragmentary note cites Mr Coghlan, agent for South Wales, replying to Mr Yarwood about reports and apparent avoidance of a particular issue. The text is garbled, offering few clear facts beyond the existence of a correspondence and a reference to South Wales affairs.
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London
Coghlan
South Wales
Yarwood
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Dunedin Central Mission
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W. 8. Shearer
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Palmerston Standard
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C. J. Harper
Auckland
J. Massey
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