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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
On July 4 at Hoxrakoxe the Consule at Tientain urged Powera to threaten destruction of Pekin imperial graves if foreigners were harmed. Britain refused to agree to the proposal.
The Timaru Herald records a carrier P McGillan of Mesars Collier and Co killed near Waitohi when a drag wheel failed. Mensra Johanson and others found him by the road, neighbours alerted Temuka, Constable Gillespie took the body. An inquest planned in Temuka today. The same team was blamed for a fatal crash a year ago.
Wellington reports that tests including choroscopic exams, staining, cultures, and inoculations confirm the Auckland case as plague. Five guinea pigs and several rats inoculated died. germs found in dead animals. Professor Thomas endorses the diagnosis.
The Nornh yacht has been sold to advance the Torres Strait pearling industry. An actuarial report on the Civil Service Superannuation Fund warns the capital will run out in four years and states £1,500,000 is needed to stabilize the fund. The Sierra Nevada wreck inquiry pins the disaster on imprudent navigation. Mr Glaasey resigns his House seat.
A mixed newspaper fragment reports a government confidence vote with a majority for the Government, an aerial ship ascent to 1260 feet over 35 miles, a submarine volcano note, and multiple medicinal advertisements for Chamberlain’s remedies and other products.
A detailed ledger lists numerous individuals and organizations contributing funds and subscriptions. Amounts from £280 19 1d to miscellaneous small gifts accompany names such as Charters Bros, Thomas Morgan, Hanrahan Bros, and M J Kerr, with totals reaching £6 35 44 and a final overall sum of £2369 2s 7d.
Sir Alfred Milner notes advance of a month's pay to invalids and warm clothing for soldiers. He mentions hospital complaints being addressed and praises the New Zealand Contingent from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. Trooper Moeller dies of enteric fever at Springfontein. TetraMaps Sydney warns of heavy snow storms and floods disrupting lines with Adelaide and Melbourne cut off. Restoration expected soon.
An advertisement under official patronage warns against inferior eucalyptus oils and promotes Sander & Son's Eucalyptus Extract as genuine. It cites medical authorities in Prussia and calls crude oils dangerous for internal use, urging readers to demand the authentic product from Sandar et Sons of Victoria, Australia.
At Southwark Park Road a greengrocers’ worker sought legal advice after his first wife reappeared decades later. He admits a second marriage years after desertion, while claiming he believed the first wife was dead. Judge Paul Taylor warns there is no bigamy prosecution if over seven years since desertion passed. The man also notes his daughter, missing for 12 years, may have remarried.
In Synge v Bynge actress Charlotte Synge petitioned for divorce from Maror Synge on desertion and misconduct. The jury found misconduct, but Lord Joune ruled the desertion claim lacked sufficient grounds and suggested judicial separation instead. Both parties to bear their own costs.
The story recounts a 18 year old murder in Ireland now tied to Samuel Reid, son of missing Alexander Reid. A hidden grave revealed a cracked skull and a coerced jaw, with brass buttons matching the era. A verdict of willful murder is issued against Samuel amid a fresh arrest warrant.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled headline listing letters and a number. The readable bits show a stray phrase and no clear event, people, places, or organizations to identify.
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