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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
3
Morocco reports Lieut enant Young mortally wounded in the Khoda Khels assault. The Tangier Times correspondent notes Abdul Aziz suffers a severe loss from Demnat captured by Mulai Hafid. The governor is reported killed amid the fighting.
Sir Joseph Ward reached Dunedin on June 1 and will open the Winter Show before heading to Invercargill. He spoke with an Otago Daily Times reporter about plans for the coming session, indicating either an Absolute Majority Bill or a Second Ballot Bill would be placed on the Statute Book, with the government undecided on the choice.
The Hon. 3. A. Millar addressed a large Dunedin gathering at Garrison Hall. He defended the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, cited wage, employment, and wealth figures, criticized socialist calls for land nationalization, and urged workers and employers to trial conciliation with an independent chairman. The speech covered strikes, penalties, and government moves in industry. Sir Joseph Ward spoke briefly in support.
Oamaru June 2. John Nicholson 60 of Ma heno blacksmith and wheelwright was found dying in a shed near his home with a breechloader by him. He died this morning. He had been confined to a mental home some time ago and, since liberty, despondent. The inquest suggests death by his own hand.
A reader letter from Parson H E Beelhouse denounces Sunday hunting and public Sunday outings by Ashburton sportsmen. He urges stronger public conscience and respectful Sabbath observance in the Christian community, citing a recent local shooting party and Sunday picnic practices.
A large Waterton Methodist Church gathering honored Miss Watson on the eve of her marriage. The ten year church organist and district worker received a sideboard and dinner service, with eulogies from district representatives. The event closed with prayers, hymns, and refreshments.
At Ashburton yards the weekly sale drew moderate attendance as directors shift cattle selling to start earlier. Prices varied across fat pens sheep lambs and store stock with overall softer mood and mixed demand among buyers and vendors in a yarding dominated by light weights and unfinished stock.
An instruction from Mr J W Irvine calls for a complete clearing sale at the homestead on Wednesday June 17 1909. The notice specifies a full disposal of property after the Woolerfield region address and name appears in the advertisement.
Criminal sessions opened before Mr Justice Williams in Timaru with two cases on the calendar. One assault case involved a girl, the other a man charged with shooting horses. The defendant pleaded guilty and received twelve months probation, £40 damages to the horse owner, and £10 costs of prosecution.
In Auckland on June 2 a man named Rees Williams committed suicide by leaping from a train at Halerslie. A certificate on the body says he had studied at the Normal School Christchurch beginning January 1891 and completed a year’s training for teaching. A letter from the North Canterbury Board of Education secretary was found in his pockets. The witness testified Williams rushed to the platform edge, a struggle over his coat began, and he fell under the engine as the train passed. The jury found death by own action while temporarily insane.
Reports from Wellington Auckland and Christchurch describe several fatal and serious injuries. A three year old girl Alice Turner died from clothes catching fire. a man named Rees Williams died after leaping before a moving train. John Peel suffered internal injuries after being knocked down by a horse. Mr Thomson of Barry's Bay died when his wagon wheels passed over him during brake adjustments.
An August event labeled four glose takes place this evening at two o'clock. Details remain sparse with readable fragments indicating a scheduled performance or presentation.
The fourteenth Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society Winter Show opened in Dunedin. The Agricultural Department presents a large exhibit with roots grasses plants honey bottled fruit hemp and pest dise ase collections. Seed germinating tests will run during the show under the charge of Government Biologist T W Erk and assistants.
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