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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Jul 11, 1907

Page

4

Vast New Zealand Land Listings With Paddocks and Improvements

A catalog of agricultural properties notes acres, paddock counts, water in each allotment, and houses or homesteads. Listings cover towns including Waling Mitcham Hinds Methven Winchmore Kyle Carew Winslow Maling Elgin Seafield and Staveley with details on fencing water access and outbuildings. Prices and exact sizes appear alongside subdivided blocks and improved farms ready for selection.

Waling Mitcham Mount Somers Winchmore Kyle Seafield Road Wakanui Alford Serangbore Veiley Station Winslow Wheatstone Rangitata Coldstream Road Staveley Maling Ashton Elgin Goo Seafield Seafield Avery

Ashburton Acclimatisation Society Special Meeting Turmoil

A crowded Ashburton Acclimatisation Society session debated proxies and rules with 68 attendees. Disputes over chairing, membership, and Proxy use dominated as Mr Acland led despite earlier reluctance and factions pressed reforms.

Proxies and Factions Roil Society Meeting

A heated meeting over proxies ends with a vote on restricting proxy use and appointing a possible paid assistant secretary. Mr Shury’s motions spark conflict as members clash about governance and minutes handling.

Canterbury Grand National Meeting Handicaps Published

The article lists declared weights for the main events at the Canterbury Jockey Club Grand National Meeting. It covers Winter Cup and Grand National Steeplechase handicaps with listed horses and weights, including Maniopoto Marguerite Harvest Acolus Buchcleuch Grose Battery Crichton Ted Gauntlet and many others for the Winter Cup. The Grand National Steeplechase and National Hurdles handicaps follow with extensive horse lists and assigned pounds.

Canterbury Jockey Club Maniopoto Marguerite Harvest Acolus Buccleuch Grose Battery Crichton Ted Gauntlet Lady Annie Helen Portland Buku Montigo Certainty Ivanoit de Witte Moloch Gwendolina Jupiter Mannjess St Bill Fe Aroka Idealist Martyrium Fandango Don Orsino Mataari Waihaku Maharanui Cuar Kolohol Ruapehu Silkweb Petard Teeland Royal Star Phastoutis Haydn List Tom Vist Wailerero Nadadov Inniskillen Romany Tad Eventode Loch Fyne Ehelair Puwa Romany King Hutane Rangitoto Kooringa Comfort Hilairoa Silicia Kanaka Corona Gram Cuiragan Exmoor Paritutu Hune Crensot the Mohican Kremlin Auratas Mahoe Pushful Maui Prospector Irish Landlock Shrapnel Bonhenr Leeside Aqua Regia Prettymaid Sen Sim la Beau Idusa Stayboy St Albert Tall Levant Southern Cross Royal Shell Stormont

Blood stock for Australia at Newmarket sales

London July 9 Mr Sol Green of Melbourne bought Tragedy Queen with a colt foal by Persimmon and in foal to Arviete for 1700 guineas River Trent with colt foal by Is inglass and in foal to Bill of Portland for 470 guineas and Alexandra for 5620 guineas He also purchased mares Spezia with filly foal by Childwick and Belle of the Seashore with filly foal All horses to be shipped for Melbourne or August Let

London Newmarket Sol Green Melbourne Tragedy Queen Persimmon Arviete River Trent Isinglass Bill of

The Great Organ in the Body Liver as World’s Best

An advertisement-style claim extols the liver as the greatest organ, linking health to a balanced climate and lifestyle. It promotes Dr Morse Indian Root Pills as a remedy to restore liver function, improve digestion, and harmonize the body.

Sydney Town Hall Australia Morse

Mount Hutt Road Board Conducts July Meeting

The Mount Hutt Road Board met Monday July 1 with chair Mr Dickie and members Orr and Morgan present. Apologies were read for Messrs Lock and Murray. The board ordered a letter to the Railway Department on road position beside the railway line and granted the grader to Mr Dickie under usual conditions. The clerk was told to address rubbish complaints at Mr Threlkeld and Doherty’s road, and hold Doherty responsible for accidents until removal. They agreed to grade the lower Marr’s Road when convenient and to bill Mr Doherty for impounded horse expenses. The clerk was to send a rate notice to the Police for part Reserve 2026 and part Reserve 30514. W F McMillan requested names be added to the roll in place of Thatty. clerical action was assigned. A cheque for advertising and tree cutting refunds from Threlkeld was received. Lyttelton Borough Council advised approval of Rowkett Bros. for cutting trees on Urall Road and asked the Clerk to supervise work, with the Board not responsible for ensuing issues. Ashburton County Council asked for a five-year valuation-roll revision-outlay. return already sent. Ferriman and DB Thomas queried rates on sold properties. replies sent. Ashburton Borough Council asked for a representative to a July 9 meeting on weekly half-holiday for factories and shops. Mr Dickie to attend. Ranger’s report approved. Morgan and Dickie to sign the rate roll. Transfer notice from E. S. Feft to Florence Dunne recorded. Accounts totaling £84 1s 0d approved.

Mount Hutt Road Threlkeld Doherty Marr Police Department W.F. McMillan Nicoll Bros W. J. M. McMillan Thatty’s Lyttelton Messrs Rowkett Bros Urall Road Ashburton County Council Ferriman DB. Thomas Florence Dunne

Counties Conference Opposes Subsidy Substitute

The Counties Conference at Wellington on July 10 discussed loans and subsidies for roads and bridges and for opened up and unopened areas. It resolved against the Local Government Bill subsidy substitute and urged subsidies on a graduated scale.

Wellington

New Zealand Times Organization Plans Farm Championship Prizes

The New Zealand Times Company will award farm championship prizes across Wellington Hawke's Bay Taranaki Nelson and Marlborough to promote farming in all branches The scheme sets district prizes of 80 20 and 10 with potential grand champion of 100 and a points system to judge dwellings buildings shelter plant pastures stock and general management A permanent committee will supervise districts and appoint judges The aim is profit driven practical farming and district patriotism encouraged by the competition.

New Zealand Times Company Wellington Hawke’a Bay Manawatu A. and P. Association Palmerston North Acheme

Hakatere Triumphs 12–0 Over Rakaia in Third Grade Match

The Domain hosted the Third Grade football clash as Hakatere defeated Rakaia by twelve points to nil. Tries were credited to Porter, Rattray, Childs, and Breeze, with Mr Thomas Austin serving as referee.

Hakatere v Rakaia Domain Hakatere Porter Rattray Childs Breeze Myr Thos Austin

Otago Seeks Canterbury Fixture Date and Travel Sharing

At Otago Football Association meeting, a request asked for the date of the Otago Canterbury representative match at Christchurch and proposed each association pay its own expenses. It was resolved Canterbury should propose a date in September and Otago agrees visiting teams bear their own costs.

Dunedin Otago Football Association Otago Canterbury Christchurch Otagon Association

Fragmented poem fragments from a distant rural page

A garbled OCR style excerpt presents surreal imagery of cattle, night, and space themes. It appears as a misread poem with phrases like tremipec osp and cosmorolite amid scattered, nonsensical lines. The piece hints at rural life and cosmic curiosity without clear narrative.

Telephone link opens between Sydney and Melbourne

Sydney announces the long distance telephone line to Melbourne is officially opened by Lord Northcote who spoke with Sir John Madden and will be open to the public tomorrow. Also notes court martial of Hurst for error of judgment and other assorted dispatches on meat quality, ship delays, and opera company discord.

Sydney Melbourne Lord Northcote John Madden Victoria Hurst Dacey Alexandria

Ashburton Correspondent Sees Civic Dreams and Dust

A reader laments local uprooting of flour beds in Baring Square and mocks ambitious Ashburton visions. He envisions bakers' cheap goods, honours for Curator Young, and a grand Land Act overhaul while criticizing the Beautifying Association and memorial tablet defacement. Maxwell Hart signs off.

Guardian Baring Square Curator Young Ashburton Young Davis McLachlan Robert McNab Tarmer Leadley Mesars Chapman Ferris Michael Hart

Sudden death of MP in division lobby

In London on July 10 Alfred Billson fainted in the division lobby while about to vote on Mr Cox’s sugar duties motion and died about half an hour later, believed from brain hemorrhage. His daughter was in the Ladies Gallery as the House adjourned.

London Giy Alfred Billson Cox

Treatment of West Australian Natives

Replying to Mr William Redmond, Mr Runelman said the Protector of Aborigines reports as the unanimous opinion that ring by the neck was the most ig method of preventing escape. Government did not share that opinion and will direct the Governor to press the West Australian Government to object, as a conscience issue, in England.

London William Redmond Runelman England

Australia Bisley Rifle Team Practices Amid Weather Hurdles

The Australian shooting team are having satisfactory practices at Bisley but weather conditions have hindered consistent shooting sessions.

Australia Bisley London

Doan's Ointment Praised For Skin Irritations

An Ashburton resident Mrs James of Cambridge Street Hampstead reports Doan's Ointment cures eczema piles and other skin irritations. The ad claims the remedy heals chronic cases often after years of failure and notes availability from local chemists at 3s per box with six boxes for 16s 6d posted.

Dean Ashburton James Cambridge Street Hampstead Doan McClellan Co Pitt Street Sydney SLW

No-license in Invercargill Draws Police Comments

In an annual report the Invercargill Inspector notes licenses ended on July 1. He cites keg depots at Waikiwi and a new locker system as evading the law. He highlights many illicit sales and sly liquor dealing with 18 000 population and five convictions for illicit selling in nine months.

Invercargill Wailkiwi Southland Druft Woodlands Wallacetown Waikiwi Hyttor

Vancouver Ocean Mail Service Extends Two Years

The Posts and Telegraph Department report notes the Vancouver toseas service extended two years from July under current terms with the Union Company. Negotiations may add a New Zealand port and a new fast steamer, with possible three year contracts. CP also weighing competing 141000 ton ships. British Government reviews Suez four weekly service options.

Posts and Telegraph Department Vancouver Union Company New Zealand Canadian Pacific Railway Company Empress Line Canada Japan China Suez

Public meeting backs four week carnival plan

A well attended meeting in Napier on July 10 decided to stage a four week carnival in March next year and formed a strong committee to develop the event details.

Napier

Rheumo cure promise and local boot store ad

An advertisement promotes RHEUMO claiming cures for rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago with prices 2s 6d and 4s 6d sold widely. It also touts Jas Mellor's Boot Store Ashburton displaying a range of boots shoes and slippers with guaranteed satisfaction and the lowest prices in town.

Jas Mellor Ashburton

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David Thomas M.cormick Dehring Osborne D, Thomas Farmers’ Co-operative Association D. Thomas Ser ‘Ashburton Salea Thomas Ufa Violetta Art Sterze Feu Ashburton Acclimatisation Society Talan Mer Shury Rollitt Hunter Vaiaaa Acland Turner Cambridge Roberts Messrs Shury Malet P. H. Cox Shury Sheldon Margetts Amos Pilbrow F. B. Turner Council of the Society Johnston Mr Malet Mr Shury James Smail Hodgkins Myr Shury Myr Shary Cook Dometh Mrr Cook Shory Mir Cox Seddon Shary Maid Seymour Cool Field Messrs Turner and Malet Bell P. A. Cox Sporting C.J.C Mount Hutt Road Board the Counties’ Conference Cable News Pow Press Association Nithsdale Karachi India Warrimoo Musgrove Opera Fraulein Anderson Valkyrie Fraulein Kuhuka Seiglinde Xross Smith Mackwell F. Potter Saddler Burnett St Shart & Go. Ltd Alford Forest Aaving Maiden Bush Heart OF Black Birch M.P Pertins South and North Islands Gival Shames Valley J. Frieat Stract Ediander, Ashbartoc Hite Dover Tan‘wycred Street Wild Salvation Army Hall Havelock Street Dales & Co Cil Benjamin Benjamin Gum the Mail Services Australasia Hn. Bushell Fruiterer Green Grocer & Seedsman East Street Gilmour Haly T. Young Far East Kozie Manchester Bros The H. J. Beech Walter Pickles West Street Hilworth Meanchester Igineers Smiths BTC Titan Matented Perry, Perry & Kinnesney, Solicitors Fimaru Dougall and Upham Nota Artes Haya Stan Tn G. H. Buchanan Burnett Street AVING MR Cummins T. O Carroll Tancred Street Coalbrookdale Westport PZ Son Johnson & Gouzins Colombo Reece Alsop Cashel Street Robinson Thomas Ancox Robert Bell
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