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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
8
John Clements pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court to forging and uttering in Cambridge. He was committed to the Supreme Court at Hamilton for sentence.
Wellington Supreme Court places Allan Wolfe on three years probation and orders repayment of 10 pounds plus five pounds costs. Sydney McCarthy, aged 15, given three years probation and ordered to pay one pound monthly for six months with prosecution costs. Auckland Supreme Court fines William Thorburn about 80 pounds for assault related to a Whangarei incident. three months jail in default, and a 12 month peace bond.
The Australian boxer Les Darcy died in Vancouver on May 25 from complications starting with pneumonia. His body will be sent to Australia for burial. Darcy rallied briefly and told promoter Haack he felt fine before dying quietly. Attending him were manager Gilmore trainer Mick Hawkins and boxer King. Darcy’s last wish was to fight for money to support his parents and he hoped to fight in Milwaukee before an engagement was canceled due to infected teeth. The illness spread from teeth to the heart, causing rheumatism and pneumonia. New York papers lament his inability to show his prowess in America. A boxing manager in New York asked the crowd to stand bareheaded in memory of the pugilist martyr Darcy.
June 4 Christchurch Phe Hon J A Hanan minister of Education announces steps to establish juvenile employment bureaux in Dominion cities. Schoolmasters would provide dossiers detailing capacity and prospects to help employers match youths with suitable trades or professions.
Christchurch report on June 4 states Minister J A Hanan confirms proposals to allow interned aliens at Somes Island to volunteer for road work in the North Island. Winter delays start. project held until fine weather. Road work favored over agriculture for ease of guarding and management.
A full sized khaki soldier portrait is painted on canvas with a hole for the face. Curious recruits look through the hole and see themselves as ATF soldiers via mirror arrangements. A nasal spray Nazol is also advertised for immediate relief.
An officer recently in England predicts a 'hotter fighting season' on the Ancre with major talk of large scale operations. He blames German militarism and praises Allied advances while insisting the Bowies will be crushed this year and that victory is near.
Walter Pickles and Co auditors land brokers and public accountants advertise mortgage arrangements and private sale of agricultural commodities including potatoes chick wheat and chaff through the week at 60 West Street Ashburton.
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