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A catalog listing items includes men's dark tweed and beige shirts, all wool goods, under vests and drawers priced at 2 shillings 11 pence each, plus blankets rugs sheeting and towels.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 24, 1909
Page
4
A catalog listing items includes men's dark tweed and beige shirts, all wool goods, under vests and drawers priced at 2 shillings 11 pence each, plus blankets rugs sheeting and towels.
King Edward held an investiture at Buckingham Palace with Sir W Kebnaway and Sir O H Ruson present. Turkish delegates hosted at the House of Commons luncheon. Scottish miners vote for general stoppage. Northumberland miners back a strike. wages talks to a conference Friday. Afghan arming facility reported. rifles reaching Herat. Greek Cabinet resigns over Crete policy. M Ralli to pursue friendly Turkey policy. Sydney coursing meet results: Bald Face defeats Wild Chief. Black Banner prevails in St Leger.
Paris July 23 reports M Sourgeois refused the Premiership and M Fallieries invited M Briand to form a Ministry. The Radicals and Socialists resolve the Premier must belong to their groups, aiming to exclude Briand who is not a socialist.
In Melbourne on July 23 an amendment to the Old Age Pensions Bill removed restrictions on Asiatics receiving pensions. The committee stage featured sharp exchanges between Sir William Lyne and Sir John Forrest with Mr Cook urging Lyne to curb interruptions.
The Federal Government in Melbourne on July 28 announced it will provide £5000 toward a prize for an aeroplane suitable for war purposes, contingent on the public matching the same amount.
At a July conference in Christchurch a Citizens' Committee was appointed to raise funds to provide work for the unemployed. The Mayor reported 663 applications for relief, with 199 married men and 18 single men receiving aid, most getting one week of work.
Wheat demand remains strong with prices near last week's quotes. Prime milling Tuscan and Pearl sold at 4s 7d fob on some lines, with other prime grades quoted between 4s 1d and 4s 4d. Oats continue to move well with A grade at 1s 8d and heavy Dans around 1s 6d to 1s 7d.
Wheat trade in Christchurch stalls with no offers beyond small lots as Tandon ignores renewed U.S. market speculation and exporters suspend new shipments. Oats face similar restraint though any offerings meet current quotations. overall grain and produce business is very quiet.
Timaru wheat market stays firm with about 10 000 bags sold this week and f.o.b. prices at 4s 6d. Fowl wheat quoted 3s 6d f.o.b. Oats move slowly and Gartons range 9d to 1s 10d f.o.b. Potatoes remain dull at about £5 per ton.
A sizable crowd attended the Methven sheep sale on Thursday with about 1200 head entered. Prices varied with store lambs at 209 for Mr H McLean Mount Hutt, ewes and wethers selling at local farms, wet and cold weather cited as dampening the entry.
At a meat importer meeting the group halted minimum price plans as holders sell below them. They pledged to lobby the New Zealand Government for heavy advertising spend, aiming for at least 250 pounds monthly. London reports show weak demand for frozen beef and mutton with no near-term improvement.
Hastings July 28 John Harrison was fined ten pounds for using obscene language in a public place with the alternative of one month’s hard labour.
The Rev J Kayli, recently named visiting adviser to the gaols, gave an illustrated lecture on crime with modern reformatory prisons. He said punishment of criminals was dying out as people strive to lift offenders to a higher sphere. Mr Bayll will assume new duties in early August.
A Wellington cable reports Lieutenant Ford of the W M S Pioneer was repri manded and dismissed for desertion after missing his passage from Wellington. The 23-year-old officer resigned in writing and sought mercantile work, then surrendered as arrest loomed. He was jailed in Sydney after transfer.
Allport secretary of the Marine Department reports the steamer Onslow has reached Tai Wan with all hands after the capsizing of the scawan off Slipper Island near Auckland.
A deputation from Invercargill local bodies met Dr Findlay to discuss harbour reclamation by prison labour and establishing a prison farm on reclaimed land. He plans to send experts to assess advantages and whether 800 acres offered by the Department would be a fair return and suitable. He expected a favorable view but could not confirm and would return north this afternoon.
Wellington July 23 Arthur Frederick Wimsett a clerk in the Wellington postal parcels office was arrested this evening on charges involving complicity in the extensive robbery from that office last January James Hemmingway is now serving a sentence of three years.
In Wellington on July 28 two houses burned at Northlands with a third partly buried under debris in which Mr Pearce resided and lost furniture. Pearce had prior fire losses. Insurance totals about £1750. This morning an eight roomed Island Bay house next to a closed hotel burned. owned by Mr H Gilmer with furniture insured £150 and house £450.
The Avondale Jockey Club appeal over Norman Cunningham and the Lucio for life disqualification at the 1968 Avondale spring meeting was upheld. The judges confirmed the club's decision, disqualifying Norman Cunningham and the horse Lucio for life.
A deputation from the Trotting Conference asked the Minister of Internal Affairs and King to restore five totalisator permits to trotting clubs. Originally thirty three permits were allotted to trotting but only twenty eight were taken up, with the rest later allotted to racing clubs on condition they be available for trade if needed. The delegation urged consideration of the matter.
A historical note lists remedies for a child’s hacking cough at night. It names Wools Great Peppermint Cure and references a price of 83 and 9s 6d. The item appears as a drab labeled remedy in a local ad-style entry.
A reader praises your editorial on youth manners in New Zealand, faulting parents and teachers for failing to instill respect and courtesy. The letter cites self confidence versus arrogance, notes teachers’ and parents’ shared blame, and hopes public discussion spurs self‑examination among the colony’s young people.
Speech by ex-Labour minister A W Hogg to about 1600 at Auckland's Town Hall denounces land monopoly and calls for unity of land labour and capital. He cites King Country potential, Bank of New Zealand profits, fears of money-tenders, and urges higher wages, state banking, and labour solidarity.
Mgr John Harper Norbeth, naval architect in the Admiralty design department, created the naval standard Dreadnought. Began as a Pembroke Dock shipbuilding apprentice and joined the Admiralty design staff. Though initially met with skepticism, his design earned official recognition. He lives at Wandsworth Common.
A reader from Invercargill credits Lane's Emulsion with reversing a three year decline in health. He reports gaining 28 pounds after using a three dozen case and praises its digestion aid, flesh building, and strength. The letter extols the product as a unique body builder with no equal among substitutes. Available in chemists and grocers, small and large sizes.
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