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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 17, 1907
Page
1
In the House of Commons debate, John Burns argues that unemployment stems from vices and contrasts government spending on drink and sport with the need to provide employment and adequate wages to keep men from hardship.
Josef Pucek, a fourteen year old Vienina schoolboy, watched his arm be amputated without any anaesthetic after insisting on observing the operation. Professor Baron Vor Eiselsberg commended the boy's remarkable courage and calm during the procedure.
Senator Chataway of Queensland urged the Commonwealth to assume control of the Northern Territory, arguing South Australia neglected it for forty years. He cited potential in mining and agriculture, noted bitterness toward SA governance, and said defence and development justify a federal takeover.
A discussion on how horses making a noise are labeled roarers and the difficulty in diagnosing true roaring. Factors include heredity climate diet and the use of damped feed and linseed odor as suspected clues, with remedies like dampened feed and tailors’ oil regarded by grooms as temporary palliation.
The Adelaide Register reports a UK appeal on whether a cyclist can claim damages from a hen owner after a hen caused a crash. The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal partly because the hen acted when frightened by a dog, leaving open the question of animal road rights.
The record notes Canada’s population rising from 1 588 500 in 1841 to 6 871 315 in 1501 and 5 766 606 estimated in 1906 amid intermediate tallies for 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 and 1901. Major cities show Montreal 967 730 in 1906, Toronto over 208 000, Ottawa 40 000 in 1901, Winnipeg 42 300 in 1901, Vancouver over 26 000, and Dawson 9 142 in 1901. The decade’s general growth rate is about 11 percent.
Sir Joseph Ward states the six year old agreement between New Zealand and Britain remains in force with no current moves to change it. He notes Imperial Conference talk of a subsidiary coastal defence and possible fresh terms. He pledges to consider raising contributions to up to £100,000 annually if the Commonwealth alters its agreement.
A private letter from a Dunedin resident now in San Francisco describes a city paralyzed by strikes. Streetcar workers and ironworkers, laundries, and telephone crews are out, unions demand an eight hour day, and about 15 000 workers are idle. The writer notes scarce work, high risk for commuters, and plans to leave for new prospects while awaiting replies to job requests.
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk Medicinal Soap as essential for skin health. It claims daily use keeps pores open, cleanses deeply, soothes irritation and prevents blemishes. The copy promotes the soap for delicate skin and post shaving care, from The Zam-Bak Aig Co. Sydney.
Dr Eduardo Abreu of the Royal Portuguese Academy notes in Paris Harald Francisco Jose born 1788 in Paradelle Anares is presented at the Medical Congress on Tuberculosis in Porto as a healthy old Lusitanian man. He served in the Portuguese army and saw action at Oporto siege 1882 and Minho uprising 1846. He remains able and works as a laborer craftsman and gardener.
Ladies show eager interest in new dress and jacket designs by Craighead and Berryman. The Craighead and Berryman exhibit features tweeds in rich colours and patterns. Readily fitted up-to-date garments attract buyers seeking stylish, neatly made attire.
In a report to the Foreign Office Fraser notes rising cocaine abuse among Baltimore’s poor, especially Black residents, tying it to demoralisation and alleged higher death rates. He cites police courts showing about 70 percent of prisoners linked to the drug and recalls a 1906 Maryland law banning sales without medical prescription.
Dr Ogston outlined a scheme from a Royal Commission report for routine medical checks in schools. Teachers would observe hearing, coughing, teeth, skin, and heart signals and report to parents and health officers. Emphasis on attendance, physical training, and infection control in Otago schools.
Sir Joseph Ward outlines a new initial graduated land tax scale for owners of 40,000 or more unimproved value, raising rates from 8s per cent to 2 per cent at 200,000, plus a 25 per cent surcharge. Excludes business premises and homesteads, shifts minerals timber and flax to income tax, aims to curb large estates and boost revenue by about 76,000 pounds.
A Sydney Morning Herald science note highlights the commercial uses of eucalyptus, detailing essential oils and terpenes extracted from various species. Experts Baker and Smith emphasize leaf serration as a quick method to identify economically valuable trees, with prospects for perfume oils, citronellal-like scents, and pharmaceutical applications expanding as cultivation scales up.
Veale notes that the 16 inch tin milking machine, used in Woodville and other regions, makes dairying more pleasant and less laborious. He cites widespread adoption in New Zealand North America Britain with hundreds of units in use by firms like Mackwans and Sole Agents in Dunedin.
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