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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
4
The past year saw 220 prosecutions and 179 convictions under New Zealand gaming laws, up from 171 prosecutions and 140 convictions in 1898 and 44 prosecutions with 38 convictions in 1897. The police commissioner warns this rise does not signal a successful wipeout of professional betting while the current law stays unchanged.
In the April National Waif magazine Dr Barnardo warns that ongoing war fund appeals have starved the treasury, crippling work for orphan waifs. He notes 1899 figures: 13,250 children cared for, 3011 destitute admitted, 58,704 nights lodged, 78,007 free meals, 650 emigrants to Canada and colonies, and over 5,800 youths in residence, with 39,450 saved since 1866.
The Victorian and northern districts including Riverina report extraordinary wheat growth with crops three feet tall and ears forming, risking lodging before ripening. Grocers face demand shifts as drought has tightened store stock across New South Wales and Victoria, leaving margins slim for growers.
A London Truth report states that under an ordinance of the Leeward Islands Legislative Council and colonial approval, a proclamation makes all males aged seventeen to forty in St Kitts and Nevis subject to compulsory military service, despite Lord Salisbury’s stance.
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