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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 18, 1900
Page
1
A three member War Office committee will study results of cordite and lyddite from the South African campaign. Members are Lord Rayleigh Sir Andrew Noble and Mr R B Haldans, marking a rare civilian dominated inquiry.
A note by Dra Tidewell and J A Dick to the Royal Society of New South Wales argues the 1141 Bc epidemic described in I Samuel 46 was bubonic plague. They cite Ark of the Covenant events in Ashdod and Ekron, emerods likely a plague boil, and mouse ties, suggesting a 3000 year span before prior records.
The article notes English sneers at French colonization and praises M. Pinion for highlighting New Caledonia's potential. It recounts a near British annexation of the Isle of Pines, a brutal incident blamed on a British commander, and argues that nickel mines and coffee plantations offer prospects if France pursues prudence and practical planning in colonization and politics.
Our friends observe the grand style of our clothes and advise visitors to seek the Leading Tailor for a large assortment of up to date suitings. Mesens Craignead and Berryman report a rising business with an imported stock of fresh tailoring goods including rain proof Beavers and Meltons for covert coats and Chesterfield overcoats. Woods Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds is advertised at 1 shilling 6d or 3s 6d.
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