Upper Ashburton Road Board May meeting held with elected officers
The Upper Ashburton Road Board met on Monday with C J Harper reappointed chairman. Elections confirmed Farrell Horsey Tucker. Correspondence reviewed from Auditor General and Ashburton County Council. Deliberations covered scavenging contracts, cemetery reserve trustees, cemetery and drainage questions, and grader use by Tinwald. Accounts of £123 8s 3d paid. meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Harper
A. Horsey
M. Stitt
J. Packer
James Allen
J. Farrell
Farrell
Horsey
Tucker
Ashburton County Council
Lambie
Christchurch
County Council
W. Purnell
Mount Hutt
Ashburton
Friedlander
Harper
F. Betts
Allenton
Betts
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Charles Davis
James Geo. Steele
Messrs
E. B. Cooper
O’shea
Cooper
Tinwald Town Board
Weekly Day of Rest Demanded by Hotel Workers in New Zealand
In a letter to Labour Minister Hogg, hotel workers led by E J Garey urge legislation for a full day off each week. They cite 65 hours weekly in some centers, no regulation elsewhere, and gaps in who qualifies for half-holidays. A conference and deputation to the Labour Minister are planned to press the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Garey
Arbitration Court
G. Hood
Carey
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
France
Italy
Germany
House of Representatives
Council of Churches
Mr Carey
Europe
Labour
Children’s Hacking Cough Cure Promoted At Night Woods
A local pamphlet touts a “Grest Penpermint Cure” labeled as a remedy for hacking coughs in children. The notice lists Aa and Qe eht as endorsers or ingredients, with emphasis on nighttime use and easy access in Woods.
Correspondence Note Declines Responsibility for Opinions
A correspondence section asserts the publication does not hold itself responsible for the opinions of correspondents. It states the views are those of the writers, not the newspaper, and carries a disclaimer of editorial endorsement.
The Large Hat Grievance Letter to the Editor
An upsholder of large hats defends church head coverings in response to Anti-Large Hat. He notes hats are an old custom and urges the critic to sit in front to avoid interference, suggesting a millinery screen be ignored. He emphasizes women should choose their attire and continue wearing hats in church.
Decline of Birth Rate Discussed by M P Laurenson
Mr G Laurenson M P spoke on Social Problems in Timaru on Monday noting a birth rate drop from 37.82 per 2000 in 1882 to 27 in 1907, predicting 10 000 fewer births. He warned depopulation, rural decline, and rising town dominance, and cited school attendance declines in South Canterbury.
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Timaru
G. Laurenson
South Canterbury
Canterbury
Railways in Otago Dunedin mass deputations urge line
Deputations from Clutha Valley pressed a Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth railway urged a light line costing £60,000 or heavy line £100,000 with small contract method and prompt build. They offered a 3 percent government-backed guarantee and noted £1,000 yearly revenue from the Guards endowment. Mr Mackenzie favored the project and urged a united Otago front to the Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunedin
Guard
Mackenzie
Otago
Nunes
Sectarian fight over Hawera school committee election
Hawera on June 1 witnessed intense effort over the Hawera District High School committee race. Allegations of a Roman Catholic backing for Mr P O Dea spurred a sharp contest. the old Church aligned committee retained control after a late night canvass and votes.
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Hawera
P. O'Dea
O’dea
Wanganui Education Board
E. Dixon
O'Dea
Customs Revenue In Auckland And New Plymouth May Totals
Customs duty collected in Auckland for May reached £41,499 down from £47,528 a year ago while imports declined and exports rose for gold silver gum meat timber. Wool fell due to earlier clip. New Plymouth May revenue stood at £3,296 up from £3,095 last year.
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Auckland
New Plymouth
Read This to Save Money on Your Suit Purchases
A local ad urges customers to buy directly from GEORG DAVIES in the Arcade and at Christ Church locations. It attacks credit tailors charging 5 to 6 guineas, promising better value with suits cut by top cutters, made by expert workers, without credit sales. It lists price options around £2 10s to £8 11s and invites inspections and quotations.
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Jess
Ewost Ag
Otler
Hare
Rane
Georg Davies
The
Arcade
Christchurch
Wellington
Auckland
Dunedin
Invercargill
Palmerston North
Timaru
Wanganui
Weather Observations at Domain Station in May
May observations at the Domain station show a high barometer of 30.17 inches on May 26 and low of 29.88 on May 23. The maximum thermometer peaked at 70 degrees on May 24 and dropped to 67 on May 16. Frost appeared from May 24 onward, with the heaviest frost 10 degrees on May 31. Rain fell on nine days totaling 1 inch 28 points, with amounts listed for each date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domain
Maoris Seek Settlement on Lands at Taupo Conference
A Taupo Native conference urged the Government to act to settle Maoris on their own lands with simple, effective steps. Proposals include outside authority subdivision of papakainga farms, government financial help, and cautious move to allow individual dealings where titles have been created. Surveys to speed settlement were urged, with tribes to consider selling portions to meet external land demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taupo
Stcpa
Auckland Hotels License Hearing Sets Renewals After Evidence
Auckland City Licensing Committee chaired by Mr Cutten will hear all license applications before renewing permits. Solicitor Mr Q Nicholson plans to call evidence for every hotel, arguing for uniform allowance of renewals after review of police reports on accommodation and conduct. He cautions that failing licensees may skip evidence, altering renewal outcomes.
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Auckland
Cutten
S.M
Q. Nicholson
Nicholson
Deer Shooting Regulations Spark Landowner Loop Hole
The Acclimatisation Society urged Internal Affairs to fix a flaw in tagging rules for deer heads shot this season. Landowners with land rights could shoot without a license, rendering tagging laws ineffective in many districts and causing regulatory anomalies. Government Gazette rules now require tagging, licensing, and taxidermists to log mounted red deer heads, with penalties for untagged heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Acclimatisation Society
Retrenchment Hits Local Land Valuation Clerks
Several clerks at the local branch of the Land Valuation Department were informed today that their positions will be dispensed with under the government's retrenchment program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunedin
Land Valuation Department
Wellington Hosts New Zealand Football Association Officers
At the annual meeting in Wellington the NZ Football Association elected officers led by Patron the Governor and President Sir Joseph Ward. Vice-presidents include W Carncross and H B Poole among others. L White is treasurer and L Salmon secretary. The Brown Shield was awarded to the Wellington Association, with challenge rights for other affiliated bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand Football Association
Joseph Ward
W. ‘Carncross
M.L.C
Dr. Walker
Messrs
F. EE. Baume
C. Ht. Poole
Auckland
T. K. Sidey
J. J. Arnold
Dunedin
I. H. Rhodes
Ellesmere
J. T
Accidents and Deaths in Hamilton and Christchurch
A man named Scott was severely injured by a clay cutting collapse near a traffic bridge in Hamilton. He was rescued alive but unlikely to recover. he has a wife and three children and had just returned to work after unemployment. In Christchurch G Sandford, sixty, was run over by a lorry in Victoria Street and injured internally. Mr and Mrs Murray of Kaikoura had a serious road accident near the Ure river when their trap collided with the bank. both horses bolted and the men and boys suffered injuries including a broken arm and brain concussion, while Mrs Murray endured multiple bruises and cuts.
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Hamilton
Scott
Christchurch
G. Sandford
Hereford Street
Linwood
Victoria Street
Murray
Kaikoura
Seddon
Ure River
Mr Murray
Child found in bag in Manga papa creek near town
Per Press Association a newborn boy was found in a bag in Manga papa creek yesterday afternoon. The body had been in the water three to four days and a string was tied around the neck.
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Mangapapa Creek
Printers and Parliament Protest Over Adjournment
Wellington June 1 A group of Typographical Union members protests the proposed adjournment arguing the Government Printing Office cannot absorb unemployed printers in winter. A meeting to discuss the issue is planned for next Saturday. About twenty union members are currently out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Typographical Union
Divorce Decrees Granted in Auckland Court
Judge Edwards issued nisi decrees in unopposed divorces. Ethel Ben Kerwin alias Then Trail was granted dissolution from Albert Ernest Trail on grounds of bigamy. Elizabeth Catherine, legal wife of Trail, obtained a nisi decree for persistent cruelty.
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Auckland
Edwards
Nisi
Ethel Ben Kerwin
Trail
Albert Ernest Trail
Elizabeth Catherine
Splendid Farms for Sale in Canterbury Districts
Farmland listings in Southern and North Canterbury offer 200 to 9000 acres with strong homesteads and cropping land. Prices range from £4 10s to £14 10s per acre with options including large blocks near Papanui. Papanui Stores, Ltd. advertises a going concern turnover of £10,000 yearly. Apply to Devereux, King and Co., Ltd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orth Canterbury
North Canterbury
North — Canterbury
Iood
Papanui Stores, Ltd
Licensing Committees Hear Renewals Bid In Auckland
The Auckland Licensing Committee ordered fourteen hotel owners to provide evidence why their licenses should be renewed including Rail way Terminus Star Hotel Newton Aurora Bricklayers Arms Britomart Fiteray Grosvenor Kings Arms Newton Park Queens Queens Head Suffolk Thistle The panel will reconvene Friday to hear evidence and all license applications were held over. The Dunedin South Licensing Committee declined renewal of three licenses under the local option mandate and the bottle license decision was postponed pending City Licensing Committee action next week.
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Per Presa Association
Auckland
Railway
Terminus
Star Hotel
Newton
Aurora
Bricklayers’ Arms
Britomart
Fiteray
Grosvenor
Kings’ Arms
Newton Park
Queen’s
Queen’s Head
Suffolk
Thistle
Dunedin
Dunedin South
Royal Dinner Parties Through Queen Victoria’s Eyes
The piece recounts Queen Victoria hosting dinner guests like Thomas Carlyle and Gladstone. It contrasts Carlyle’s outspoken wit with Gladstone’s chatty style, noting royal dinners as controlled gatherings where guests speak freely without social pressure.
Lane's Emulsion Esteemed As Superior Remedy Across New Zealand
Lane's Emulsion is pitched as the best emulsion and standard of value for liver and cough remedies in New Zealand. It claims wide domestic use, lists many endorsers, and urges customers to insist on Lane's when choosing medicine for inflamed throats coughs and related ailments. Two sizes priced 4/6 and 2/6 are available through medicine dealers.
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Lane
N.Z
Annie Hanagan
Dunedin
Peter Boyd
Lovell
A. Wilkie
Auckland
John A. Grant
G. McKeon
W. C. Lovell
Stratford
Ellen Knaggs
AW. Hall
Riversdale
M. Cooper
Wellington
A. M. Falls
Greytown
H. M. Cohen
Invercargill
W. Spring
Christchurch
Ashburton
A.B. Weldon
Dannevirke
Sanders Extract Heals and Cures with Ethereal Substances
A letter from Mr Th Halderness of Dappil Q asserts Sanders Extract cures coughs colds and lung trouble. He praises its family use for over forty years and warns against inferior eucalyptus preparations that have caused harm including a death. Instructions note 5 drops in water and 6 drops in oil for wounds and strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th. Halderness, Dappil, Q
Sander & Sons
Sander
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Burnett Street
Edward VO
King
Aly
Lipton’s Teal
Buxton
Thomas
Ashburton Agenta
Thomas Young
Ulster
Gall
John Moore
Lee Ee Parks
Mast Street
Oamara
Waimate
Thomson
Australasia
Gubseribera
Alotor
Bulletin
Scientific
American
Thostas
Bookceller
East Street
Ashhurten
Enor
F. G. Barker
Gent
Strange’s
Tancred Street
J. E. Thomas's Butchery
Wills Street
Manchester Bros
Thomar
Kerr Bros
Shearman Bros
Ashburton Drug Company Limited
Nelson Moate & Co., Ltd
Mount Somers
Fen
Mercer and Gostumier
Next Oates and Co
MATER
D. Nicholson Smith
Ballantyne’ 8
Jock Swanson
HF. Bonnington
Llewellyn Gwen
MUS
L.O.M
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Academica
Upper Ashburton Road Board
Eros Glatakia
Latakia
Customs Revenue
Auckland Hotels
Civil Service
Per Press Association
Printers and Parliament
Hirgs Shoeing Forge
Av.ing
W. J. McBowell
W. J. Moore
W. J. Moorg
Somerset
Phose
Vebocarery
G. H. Carson Cycle and Motor Works
Tangred Street
Percy
Jadu
G. BH. Buchanan
Mande
Harman
Ek Kennedy
Burnett St
Perry, Perry & Kinnerney
Geraldine and
Temuka
Harold E. Curtis
Cameron Street
South Street
Belt Road
S.E. Belt
King Street
Church Street
Hampstead
Netherby
Fitter and Son
London
Smithfield
SEINS
Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd
H. E. Curtis
Addie Burnett
Mail and Guardian Office
Gquprck
Victoria
Thomas Carlyle
Chelsea
Gladstone
Christian
Leeds
Church Streets
Trevor’s Road
J. B. Christian
Ashburton Loan and Investment Society Bank OF Deposit
Tancred Streets
NE Zealand Industries
Welsbach
New
Welsbach Light Company OF ‘Australasia, Ltd
European Agency
William. Wilson
Abchurch
Shearman Bree
Lapist
H. Gocks
Ashburton Ermanent Soclen and Investment Society
Albert Roberts
Gayue
Jones and Sons
High Street
Oe-Operative Egg, Poultry and Product Company, Ltd
R. Wilson and Co
General Austronesrs
Tuam Street
Wilson
Dominion
Froluca
P.O
Chanticleer
Peagh &S
Ucntrenet
Sams, Peach & Sons
Hox
Nottingham
Eng
N4aclety and CO. Ltd
Baba Acnes
Canterbury and
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TG Pa
South
Monn- Bomera
Chorsey
Rekeia
Fairton
Rakaia
Christ
Esprem
Chertsey
BR 2du
Toba Er Soy
Ie Oo Tenia
Dromore, Dumandel and Burnham
Ogress
Vesdays
Southern
Dally
Gam
Tinwald
Winslow
Binds
Ealing
Ringitata
Tem Geral
Eepre Dunedin
Tanta
Dianedin
Tigeale
Hindsmart
Greenstreet
Ashburton Forks
Elgin
Wakanui
Vis Wellington
Bluff
United Kingdom
Welllington
R. D, Dansey
Thauas Haocox
Robert
Baat Bia
Othee
Rubbor An
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