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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
1
Dr Buck the Native Health Officer oversees arrangements for Maori performances for Fleet Week in Rotorua. The Auckland Peace Association notes the approaching American fleet visit and a member voices a wish that the visitors come as civilians, not as butchers, during a meeting.
Wellington July Mr TF Burton was re-elected resident of the Waterside Workers Conference with Mr J Jackson as vice president Mr 9 McLaren general secretary and Mr T Smith treasurer The next conference will be in Wellington A deputation urged half holidays more quick medical calls for accidents and better facilities at harbour boards The Minister of Labour promised to study the points and consider insurance and elective Harbour Boards moves
Mr Munro local stock inspector reported California thistle seeds in chaff from the South Island. Merchants withhold sale pending departmental guidance. Efforts aim to destroy the chaff to prevent infestation and consider amending the Noxious Weeds Act to empower inspectors to act.
Anton Havelian began September 12, 1900, pushing a light cart with his wife and child and returned May 14 in Vienna after seven years. He covered 31 250 miles, wore out 104 pairs of shoes, and took 18 000 photographs across Europe America Australia and China. He faced danger as a suspected spy during the Russo Japanese War and his wife died after suffering a nervous breakdown caused by the journey.
A fragment reflecting on gender roles moral pretensions and social expectations. It critiques ideal wives and husbands, national shame, property and class, democracy, and self restraint, arguing morality as habit and the dangers of pretended virtue. It questions who pays for virtue and laments hypocrisy across society.
Two recent diphtheria cases traced to poultry in Dunedin The first case involved a boy who cleaned a fowl run and this run was found with sickly fowls leading to culling of all birds The second case in Port Chalmers involved a three year old child who died inspectors noted odd fowls nearby and condemned them for public health reasons The report urges poultry keepers to maintain clean runs and monitor for sickness
The official report by Colonel Yorke on the Shrewsbury railway disaster of October 15, which killed eighteen, faults sleep deprivation after long duty. He urges split shifts for drivers and firemen, headway indicators, and denotators to prevent passing danger signals.
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