Canada’s Undeveloped Wealth Explored by Scottish Commission
A Scottish agricultural commission’s report surveys Canada’s vast resources from Nova Scotia to the Pacific, noting diverse farming paths from fruit to wheat. It foresees rising wheat prospects, cites U S supply shifts, and proposes a profitably run Scottish farming and colonisation company to settle workers and develop lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Instra- Hong
William Blackwood and Sons
Edinburgh
London
Wores
Rockies
Selkirks
Pacific
Empire
United States
Argentina
How a German tradesman racks up police fines
A humorous German item lists daily mishaps racking up fines totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds yearly. From a blown window to a missed vaccination deadline and missing stamps, a tradesman endures a string of minor penalties, culminating in imprisonment for not drawing his bedroom blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Miwueh
Jugend
Becanuss
Inquest Details On Aged Woman And Husband
An inquest reported a 70 year old woman and her husband who had been out of work for a year living on parish aid of two shillings weekly. The piece notes England as a Christian country in its harsh estimation and cites Dr Alfred Russel Wallace on the prolific weed Sisimbrium Sophia whose seeds could cover the globe in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Alfred Russel Wallace
Wellington
Wellington Dominion
Ir Geo. Willis
New Zealand
South Africa
Flness
Citizens’ Unemployed Relief Fund
Demonstration on Spraying Pruning and Planting Fruit Trees
Mr W J Courtier of the Department of Agriculture led a fruit tree demonstration at Rudolph Friedlanders orchard Burnett Street under Ashburton A and P Association. About one hundred attendees heard practical spraying formulas for peaches apricots pears and apples including Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead with timing tips and requests to visit more districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association
W. J. Courtier
Department of Agriculture
Rudolph Friedlander
Burnett Street
T. Mawson
A. and P. Association
Courtier
Swift
Jead
Methodist Quarterly Meeting Reports Ashburton Circuit
Eighteen officials attend the Ashburton Methodist Circuit quarterly meeting led by Rev. Bellhouse. G H Cole to begin an evangelistic mission on the 8th. Membership stands at 183 with three removals and four additions in three months. Financials show a small deficit while Sunday school enrollments reach 144 with 109 on average. A NZ Independent Conference vote favored a proposal. Meetings will pause for a week before Cole's arrival for prayer. A new committee will pursue increased fundraising. The Tuesday rallying meeting is reviewed for better attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
Bellhouse
G. HH. Cole
New Zealand
T. G. Brooke
Home Mission
Brooke
Unemployed in Auckland seek work amid cautious outlook
The Labour Bureau reports steady inquiries from men seeking jobs. Some in the employment network see the current pinch as normal for a town Auckland's size, following recent prosperity. About twenty men were sent to Gisborne railway works. more may go south next week, with city works employing 18 to 20 men. A Poole M P proposal to clear bush land near Auckland to supply timber and fuel was sent to the Labour Minister but no action has followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Labour Bureau
Gisborne
CG. Ef. Poole
Unemployment Struggles Reach Wellington and Dunedin
The Unemployment Committee in Wellington reports a batch of applicants including labourers and clerks many with hardship stories. In Dunedin a meeting urged government and local bodies to act as about 500 unemployed seek work. Wanganui notes sixty five signatories to a council invitation for works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunedin
Flarbour Board
Ward
Iere
Bendit
Wanganut
Suits Brought to Measure by George Davies Firm
A tale of affordable, measured suits offered by George Davies with claims of superior craftsmanship and a money back guarantee. The piece warns against imitators selling cheap ready-made alternatives and highlights the Ashburton Arcade address for orders and winter materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma George Davies
Calambo Street
New Zealand
George Davies
Davies
Colonial Mills
Ashburton
Police Inquiry Opens Over Marriage Act Allegations
The Invercargill Police Commission hears James Reynolds Stuck allege improper investigation into a claimed illegal marriage by Dean Burke before eight in the morning. Inspector Mitchell defends inquiry and cites no charges. matter hinges on evidence, statute limits, and potential cross examinations in Christchurch and Dunedin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invercargill
James Reynolds Stuck
Police Commission
Mitchell
Stuck
Stack
Dean Burke
D. McGowan
Alitchell
Crowpy
Bishop
Alllvency
Kyidenge
Southland
FE OW. Bishop
Ale G. Laurenson
Christchurch
Connell
Dunedin
Fo Arnold
Mir Dk
Ak Hanan
Tavercargill
Gyutidt Bys
Vieton
Timaeell
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E. J. Hyde
Aldburton
E. J. Hybe
Thomas Young
Ulster
Edward VII
King
Italy
Lipton’s Teas
Buxton and Thomas
Canterbury
H. E. Bonnington
Thrifty Housewives
Mount Somers
Kenna & Camero A
Kenna & Cameron
Mail and Guardian Office
Wen
Swanson
High-Glass Gentlemen's Tailor
Costumier and Mercer
le &d
Manchester Bros
Buxton
Thomas
Kerr Bros
Shearman Bros
Ashburton Drug Company Limited
Barker
TIMES
Sullivan
Strange’s
Tancred Street
Cate
Nelson Moate& GO
Globe Delivery Company OF New Zealand, Limited
E. H. Tate
H. Matheson
Dundas
N.Z
John Moore
Fundertaker
Awldrese
East Street
Alec Gamaru
Waimate
Burnside
North Teland
Burnside Cement
Burnside Hydraulic Lime and Cement Co, Ltd
Agente
Rhede Bros
Bedford Row
Fletcher Bros
Lane
Lavell
Stratford
Eflen
Adeleland
Yg Lane
M. Cohen
Oesan
Scotland
Methodist Quarterly Meeting
Per Press Association
Willington
Complete Outfitters
N.Z. Clothing Factory
Ayers
J. G. Ayer
Lowell, Tags
U.s.ae
J. B. Christian
Church Streets
Trevor's Road
Christian
Arcade
G. H. Buchanan
Solleiter
Chapman & Davis
Jaresco
The
Tancred Gpreat
Building Society
Lene
Wwe
Len
Maude and Harman
Ashuthton
Kennedy
Burnett St. Ashburton
Beath
Perry, Perry & Kinnerney
Timaru
Geraldine
Temuka
the Police Commission
Ashburton Loan and Investment Society and
Bank OF Deposit
Ecuiliony
Dr. Fellows
Kaye and Carter
Gratin and Seed Merchants
Llewellyn Owen, A
A. Mus
UPILS
Koelisk
Playfair Company
Havelock Street
Edison Bele
Clarion
Sterling Records
Ama
M. P. Simpson
Abermain
Hoss
Thos, Brown, Ltd
Hereford Street
Christehureh
Market House
Kerr
Montauk
A. M. Loasby
King Chemist
Colombo
Strees
Christchurgce
F. Stevens
Dpruggist
Colman
Wood
Speirs and Wilson
Temura
Tuller
Spiers
Wilson
Peel Forest
Margnan
Idfa
Cashel Street
T. Bullock
Anne Street
Lagmhor Road
Graham's Road
Charles Street
Somerset Buildings
T. Buleqce
Hims Shoeing Forge
W. d. S. McDowell
Vale
DERS
Jones and Sons
High Street
Christoprer
Canterbury Co-Operative Egg
C. It, Wilson and
Wilson’s
Dominick
P.O. Box
Zealandia
Barningham & Co., Ltd
George
Knox Church
Sein
Cancameny
Pato Bey
Mule
Robinson
Theva
Thomas Hancox
Robert Bell
Burnette Street
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