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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 02, 1902
Page
2
Dromore May 26 1002 Me Jitronaida Son report satisfaction with a Water Race Plough. The device cleaned a very dirty race efficiently. They tested it with four horses and express continued confidence in the product.
The article proclaims Peaga’s victory and the end of major organized resistance in South Africa. It lauds the Boere for endurance and determination against Britain, notes the high cost and imperial unity, and expresses hope for a brighter future while acknowledging ongoing sporadic outrages.
The report covers a Sunday church service led by Ray W Fell in Ashburton, a police court case against Joseph Fleming for drunkenness, a temperance convention planned at Templar Hall, and a monster meeting at Baring Square Church with speakers Ell and Rev Slade. Additional items discuss smallpox concerns, flour prices set by a Timaru meeting, a Mayfield estate petition for government action, and new two speed gear hubs for Khaki bicycles.
Local government plans free Coronation keepsakes for state and private school children across the colony. News rounds up notes on a corrected attribution for a silver egg cup gift and various community items including farm factory meetings, church events, cycling ads, and football preparations.
The Ashburton No 2 Industrial Building Society has postponed the pay fee until Wednesday. Me W Page of Chertsey challenges Messrs Lronside and Son regarding the water race cleaning machine he has been working on in the Chertsey district. A Representation Committee meeting is planned in Wellington on 12 January. A paid ping-pong demand raises Dunedin’s objet avallet fees by 2400 annually. The Government seeks purveyors for Imperial Government services on the Gold Coast of West Africa. A South Canterbury Educational Institute meeting backs Mr Murray’s provident fund and the Otago superannuation scheme. A Wellington telegram confirms the Sussex 8000 tons will be sent by the Federated Seam Navigation Company from Lyttelton to South Africa in early July with frozen produce cargo and some passengers.
A damaged sign outside a home on James Street becomes a grim illustration of alcoholism’s harm. Witness recalls a drunkard sobering into ruin, while a lamp of dignity dimmed and potential crime looms in the fallen banner. The scene underscores the social cost of drink and poverty.
A German expedition commandant is seized in the Cameroons after failing to meet demands. The attack leaves the commandant wounded, an aide killed, and the native town of Banya destroyed amid general fighting. Also notes missing Colonel Morland's expedition and a New South Wales meat analysis order.
Health officer Dr Valentine of Wellington, testing plague here, sails for New Avaland in Westralia. Yesterday marked the fifth plague free day. Seven patients discharged. one more plague case reported today.
The Lord Mayor's West Indian Relief Fund has reached £49,000 and the Martinique Fund started in Paris has reached £56,000. The two appeals show strong international support for disaster response efforts.
Telegraph dispatch reports Pretoria sending a coded amnesty message while Boers appeal to British magnanimity. Leaders of the Ope Colony rebellion face scrutiny, and Boer delegates plan to sign for peace with figures like Mr Kruger amid factions in Caja Colony. Steyn suffers paralysis delaying the Vereeniging Conference.
An OCR fragment promotes Wilton's Bovo-ferrum to counter nervous depletion and claims a boost to restoration. It mentions the Peerless Incubator offering large egg capacities and cash terms, plus a telegraph note about a new age discovery and urging health with Voon's Gup at Parrenuree Cone.
A detailed look at the Mount Somers coal trade from early quarrying to the tramway system. It covers the Ashburton County Council loan, 42 ft gauge tramway, Peache’s lease arrangement, and the gradual shift to underground mining with a gravity powered transport setup. It notes past disasters, company formations, and the technical challenges of moving coal down steep tracks using a wire rope jig and brake system.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Impey's May Apple as a perfect family remedy for digestion liver and kidney disorders. It claims strong blood flow regular sleep and relief from semi invalid feelings, with a price of 2s 6d per bottle and postal options via Shorland and Co Wellington.
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