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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 10, 1907
Page
4
A large clearance sale advertises up to 50 percent discounts on coats, costumes, dresses, footwear, and millinery. Stocks include ladies garments, children's wear, menswear, and accessory lines with extensive final clearance pricing and slogans urging prompt purchase this week.
The report into the Bankside railway accident of March 29 results in the dismissal of driver J Meikle and guard H C Seaman from the down Christchurch to Ashburton service. Meikle argues for longer engine preparation time and notes nine notices to read before departure. A porter now supervises crossings from Rakaias Wednesdays, but extra precautions were limited on the disaster day. The Minister rejects full enquir y scope to include broader signaling practices. Public sympathy expressed.
A pretty wedding was held at Mrs McCarten’s residence on 15 Aiay with Miss Margaret McCarten and Mr Arthur Lilley as contracting parties. Rev Thos Knight officiated, a rice baptism followed, then a wedding breakfast and toasts.
The Military Board at Melbourne announced officer exchanges for overseas instruction. Names include Captain Robertson to India, Captain Christian to England, Lieutenant Griffith to Canada, with senior officers Coxon to London Ordnance College and Scott to Chatham Military Engineering School. New Zealand urged to follow.
A long testimonial passage extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for chronic backache and bodily pains. It urges readers to seek the remedy at Ash ton Drug Co and other chemists, noting endorsements from locals and a distributor in Sydney Nova Scotia.
Scientists debate life and death as a chemical process. A Melbourne lecture featured views that headless bodies show life persists in parts, while full organism death ties to loss of the head. Life blooms from cellular function, with future knowledge expected to unveil its mysteries. Professor Osborne supported the speaker’s outlook.
The Melbourne Argus notes heavy mushroom gathering in Albert Park over weeks. Hundreds search from dawn to afternoon, using cracks as indicators to dig up mushrooms in reclaimed soil near the railway and lake areas. Yields suggested to total many tons with large individual hauls.
A survey of famous wills shows eccentricities and strange bequests from Lord Grimthorpe to a shipwrecked sailor and a tree. Notable lines reveal character, with cases like Sir Joseph Jokvis paying off national debt and a naval officer inscribing a will on a plank.
Passengers aboard the Blue Anchor liner Geelong recount a perilous near miss off Beachy Head. In dense fog the 1800 ton Frogner sank after a collision, while the Geelong narrowly avoided another strike from the Freshwater, and the Frogner captain saved his dog before the vessel went down.
Fragment describes land blocks for sale at Nether with garden potential and separate acreages. Reads like a listing note with unclear measurements and pricing reference £26 each. Lacks full details but indicates parcels for purchase.
A famed detective recounts how a casual cinema outing led to identifying a skilled thief. He watched a man’s features on screen and later followed a suspect at a royal procession, arresting him when a purse was found on the captive.
An Irish terrier mourns its late mistress in Scarborough refusing all food. The dog visits the grave and dies soon after, with a post mortem declaring death from a broken heart. The tale shifts to a literary exchange about Scott and his works with playful misreadings.
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