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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Jul 10, 1909

Page

3

Strikes and unrest roil Canadian coal region and UK hours act

Ottawa reports Glace Bay mayor opposing troop call but offering 400 striker constables. violence erupts with a dynamite incident before troops arrive. In Calcutta Chinagri’s brothers condemn conspirators, while British high hours protests grow in Staffordshire with 15,000 local strikers and police clashes. A suffragist in London is released after a ninety one hour hunger protest.

Ottawa Glace Bay Dominion Coal Company Nova Scotia United Arone Workers Montreal Star United States United Mine Workers William Wyllie London North Staffordshire Sheffield

Turkish Affairs Commission Exonerates Ismael Kemal Bey

A Parliamentary Commission in Constantinople exonerated Ismael Kemal Bey of all complicity in the April revolution and invited him to return to the capital. The notice is dated July 9 with reception recorded July 10.

Constantinople Ismael Kemal Bey

Armstrongs begins design of pin mountings for four dreadnoughts

The Telegraph reports that Armstrongs Company has started designing pin mountings and 13.5 inch guns for four additional Dreadnought battleships as part of British naval expansion.

London Eegraph Armstrong

Mr Chamberlain Birthday Greetings Across Britain

The Indian government sent birthday greetings to Mr Chamberlain on his 73rd birthday. The Acting Premier J Carroll sent a cable to Mrs Chamberlain conveying hearty congratulations from himself and colleagues.

London Mr Chamberlain Britain Pretoria South Africa J. Carroll

Tragedy in Wickham as Healey Dies in House

Police found a dead man named Healey and a woman named Streit beside him in a Wickham house. Streit attempted suicide with a revolver but missed. she had taken chlorodyne in small quantity. A note said they planned to die together. Streit claimed Healey shot himself last night. Both were married. Streit lived apart from her husband believed in New Zealand.

Sydney Newcastle Wickham Healey Streit New Zealand Celebes Island

Unemployed distress prompts calls for immediate work

Pur Press Association reports in Dunedin that the unemployed meeting shows widespread distress across worker classes and urges the Minister to begin additional work at once. In Napier five married labourers are sent to Gisborne railway works to relieve distress, with citizens’ food funds well supported. The Public Works Minister orders the lowest painting tender for the Courthouse accepted immediately to employ painters.

Dunedin J. T. Paul Arnold J. A Millar Napier Labour Department Gisborne

Weather disrupts city with heavy rain and cold night

Weather notes report exceptionally heavy rain last night and today with brief breaks. Outdoor fixtures abandoned. Mr Bates predicts strengthening south easterly winds after 16 hours, possible gale and rain, glass to rise, very cold night. Ashburton Praughts Club to reopen rooms Monday. officers to be elected and tournaments fixed.

Napior Bates Ashburton Praughts Club

Methodist Quarterly Meeting At Methven Circuit

The Methven Circuit of the Methodist Church held its quarterly gathering at Mr T H Butler’s house with Rev H Garland presiding. Members included H A Malley and others, attendance 410, four removals and five new members. Plans outlined: alter Chertsey service hour, monthly Alford Fo services, Dorie Sunday school, and social gatherings at Methven Rakale Dearie Chertsey. Alf Garland delivered a public school lecture to about forty as Misses Butler served tea.

Methven Methodist Church T. H. Butler Keer Jlave Rial William Inmstor Society Steward of Chertses Chertsey Alford Fo Sick Bank Dorie Rakale Dearie New Zealand Malley Misses Butler Alf Garland

Agricultural conditions and prospects

A authoritative speaker says stock look best in years and winter pasturage is not snow covered. Sheep and lamb markets show slight improvement with upward tendency as Home wael prices harden. Export prices for frozen meat likely won't match lamb prices of recent years, and many Canterbury farmers face losses shipping lambs themselves.

Canterbury

Stephenson Sale At Havelock Street Mart Delights Attendees

The Havelock Street Market sale by Mr H Stephenson drew a large crowd with solid bids across Poultry Cattle Pigs Produce and Fruit. Furniture and fittings from Mrs Fowke’s shop were sold with T A C Pearce purchasing for 60 pounds.

H. Stephenson Fowke T. A. C. Pearce

Prices at Farmers Co operative weekly sale records

A well attended sale by the Farmers' Co operative Association listed varied prices across poultry pigs and produce. Poultry included hens and pullets with roosters and purebred roosters selling at multiple shillings per pair or each. pigs showed many figures from 10s to 58s and sows. produce featured potatoes parsnips wheat barley marrows cabbages swedes carrots onions and fruit with per unit or per sack pricing.

H. Stephenson Farmers’ Co-operative Association

MR Wragg es Weather Forecast Foretells New Zealand Disturbances

Gore dated weather note quotes Ensign rep Mr Wrapge about the disturbance Lindsay moving south from Stewart Island and a forthcoming disturbance Gillan approaching New Zealand with expectations of unsettled seas and possible earthquakes or volcanic activity near the northern hemisphere as cables are watched between July 16 and 27.

New Zealand

Supreme Court Sentences Reported at Wellington

In Wellington the Supreme Court sentenced several guilty prisoners. Stephen Kotze received four months for sor gery, Robert Arnott two years for indecency at Levin, William McKay four years on forgery and uttering with concurrent terms. Andrew Warren of Dannevirke nine months for breaking and entering and theft. John James O Connor sentence deferred for forgery and uttering, Michael Brennan eighteen months for robbing St Markes Vicarage and church.

Wellington Supreme Court Stephen Kotze Robert Arnott Levin Wmn. AfeKay Robinson McKay A. Uarren Dannevirke John James O'Connor Michael Brennan St Alarkc

Farmers' Co op Sells Martin's Jube Core Golf Balls

Public notice states stock clearout of Martin's Jube-Core Golf Balls offered at 2s 8d each by Farmers' Co-op with heavy inventories on hand for quick sale.

Martin

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