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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
4
£260 worth of goods remain and £1500 already sold since opening. For two to three weeks price cuts will reduce the up to date stock of clothing boots and shoes millinery drapery for men women and children. About £5000 stock opened with £3500 still to dispose of largely recent winter imports. Shop now for bargains across all departments before stock ends.
The sale features corrected Goats and Costumes, final clearance dresses, ladies coats, and children's wear with heavy price cuts. Footwear includes boots and shoes from 4s to 21s with many items at final clearance. Hats and millinery offered at half price alongside fashionable dress goods and numerous suits for boys and men.
A disclaimer accompanies reader letters noting the opinions expressed are those of correspondents and not the newspaper. The policy appears in the correspondence section. No endorsement implied or official stance stated.
A letter to the editor argues that a long time judge in the local Acclimatisation Society has overstayed his usefulness due to age and incoherence. The writer urges his resignation to prevent miscarriages of justice and spares members from dismissing him.
Large Wemington district turnout in the Plemington schoolroom bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Donaldson who retire from farming. The Rev J O Paterson led tributes noting Mr Donaldson as a church elder and longtime orchard of the Sunday School. Gifts included two easy chairs as thanks for their service.
Department of Industries and Commerce issues a leaf let detailing May exports. Chief items include butter 4107 208. cheese 76120. frozen beef 86654. frozen mutton and lamb 480566. wheat 28. oats 640. potatoes 83. hemp 115070. grain and pulse 9715. hides 18162. skins 126988. tallow 67090. timber 24989. wool 697084. and gold 224463.
A Seafield road resident Mrs Tutty praises Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for curing her chronic backache and claims her daughter and friends also benefited. She bought them at Ashburton Drug Co. and urges buyers to ensure the brand name. Pills priced 3s per box or mailed by Foster McClellan Co., Sydney.
Mr Justice Chapman at Douninpin announces the appointment of W Stringer and F I Joynt as King's Counsel. Mr Justice Williams notes splendid appointments as Moser Hosking and Solomon receive the same title.
Ladies tailor made costumes prove popular this season as Messrs Craighead and Berryman showcase the New Ean Dress and Jacket Tweeds in award winning colours and patterns. Visitors to the up to date Ladies Tailor will find stylish dresses coats neatly fitted and well made.
An inquest in Christchurch reviewed the death of Douglas Young, killed during shunting in the railway yard. Verdict ruled fatal injuries from being crushed between two tracks. Witnesses said trucks were foul of the track, despite being placed safely. City workers loading trucks claimed no interference with position.
Dr Kennedy government meteorologist for the district spoke in Napier on climate, showing Napier compares favorably with Old World health resorts. He argued Napier’s climate is among its most valuable assets and second to none in the colony.
The article offers a personal view from Hongkong on China’s rapid changes, noting Chinese adaptability in commerce, education, and governance. It highlights the compradore system, British colonial ties, Kowloon Canton railway development, and reform visible in Canton and Wuchow, including piracy trials and executions along the West River.
Wellington Post Special Correspondent describes a Chinese military cadet unit from the Military Academy at Wuchow in white uniforms, disciplined marching, and friendly spectators. He notes a government aided school with Western dress, English taught, queues cut, and a modern, Japanese-made outfit aiming to expose students to global conditions. The piece contrasts old and new China and ends with a quiet image of a boy on a river bank as his brother looks toward a New China.
The article surveys European thinkers on whether religious ideas dissolve or evolve. It notes a shift from rigid dogma toward evolving sentiments, with anti clericalism spreading, church state separations, and a growing secular spirituality across Europe and the United States.
The text cites Ruskin on three essential human tasks: know oneself and the current order, be happy within it, and mend both self and the state where needed. It contrasts this with common failing seeks: ignorance, misery, and neglect, driven by fear of truth and longing for past or distant pleasures.
The L K G milking machine, touted as the only successful design after 100 years of trials, faces rival claims from various inventors. Sole agents MacEwans Ltd promote it in Dunedin while rheumatism cure RHEUMO markets widely. Bicycle bargains from Can sons offer new Lady’s Cycles with attractive terms.
The notice promotes IGE Blend Teas as maintaining a high standard of quality and discourages use of inferior blends. It mentions availability through retailers and tea sellers.
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