13 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
1
Text notes a £142 427 reduction in letting value and says rateable values of hotel properties fell by nearly £1000, yet in 1905 rateable values remained about £1000 higher than the last year of license.
A Brighton inquest on a separated wife, habitually drunk, found death from natural causes due to lung inflammation accelerated by chronic alcoholism. The jury's verdict follows a pattern seen in temperance reporting, prompting reflection on extreme views as public access to newspapers grows.
Feilding announces that Ernest Short, noted Romney sheep breeder, will present his eighty stud Shropshire Down sheep to the Government for the Waverley Experimental Farm. The gift is valued at nearly a thousand pounds.
In Napier on June 12 interview remarks on Mr Carey MP statements about imported locomotive material. Sir Joseph Ward states the Government aims to source all necessary materials from domestic manufacturers but notes patent rights beyond the Government’s control.
Ottawa June 12 the Canadian Minister of Railways announced the Welland Canal will be deepened from 14 to 25 feet to let Canada compete with American transport. London June 12 towns and Barry backers have deposited £100 each and the race is fixed for October 12. The Triangular Orlickit matches.
Archbishop Healy denounces cattle driving and urges participants to confess and make restitution. Dean Moneghan critiques modern methods of achieving ends through unlawful means, especially boycotting.
The ex Arch of Georgia was assassinated during worship in the Synod building at Tiflis. The killer escaped. A police chief, handling the case, was assaulted in an attempt to seize documents but survived and the assailant fled.
Ottawa June 11 The General Assembly of the Presbyterians of Canada voted 156 to 82 to accept the principle of union with the Methodist and Congregational Churches.
At a Napier branch gathering of railway workers resolutions urged ending two division service classification and granting political rights to all servants. They called for injury pay from accident date, abolition of temporary transfers, and a test case on broken service not counting toward superannuation.
Captain Yatsushire toasted the five volunteers in water from a silver bowl given by the Crown Prince, urging them to remember they represent the Asama and to avoid the disgrace of risking lives under liquor in the harbor action at Port Arthur.
A temperance tale recounts how alcohol fails to keep cold at bay. It notes alcohol lowers body heat and can lead to death from exposure. Three Far West Indians who pledged abstinence smash temptations, urging readers to conquer drink and hasten its banishment.
A Napier public meeting established a local branch of the Society for Promoting the Health of Women and Children. Mayor GY. Vigor Brown presided with many ladies and medical professionals present. Lady Plunket spoke. Lord Plunket attended. gifts of 100 pounds from J Vigor Brown and 50 pounds from J W Knowles were announced.
A children’s ailment is treated with the Great Peppermint Cure priced at 6d and 2s 6d. The notice frames a folk remedy as a purchasable remedy for nighttime coughing.
In Greymouth Police Court on June 22, Frank Jones Isaac Todd and Frank Healey alias Walsh faced joint charges of burglary at Otira on May 27 28 taking £132 10s from the New Zealand Government. The case features thirty one witnesses and was adjourned.
A series of testimonials from Sydney and Melbourne readers extol Warner's Safe Cure for rheumatic back pain kidney and bladder ailments. Mrs. Elian Mac nish of Paddington credits relief after one bottle and full recovery after continued use. Mr. James Grant of Annandale reports passing a stone and longlasting relief. Mr. M Nelan of Richmond claims renewed health at age 70 after treatment. A concentrated 2/6 per bottle option is advertised with postagefree literature.
A brief scanned snippet mentions a bronchial relief product with peppermint flavor and health claims. The text is fragmentary and lacks a clear product name, manufacturer, or date, but suggests a medicinal remedy marketed for breathing support.
A Newcastle Chamber sub committee calls for strong government action against crimping, labeling it the bloody money evil. The Labour Council vows to oppose a bill seen as subjugating trades unionism, while Braybrook enquiry reveals overworked staff at Sunshine. Freeman shoots at his wife then dies, and the Pearl Fleet Disaster report fixes losses at £40,000 and 103 lives.
Market report shows Wheat with little change and no offers or inquiries. Prices nominal for Tuscan and Pearl at 4s 6d and Hunters at 4s 5d. Oats and chaff demand steady with varied prices and reports of dry conditions affecting quality.
Local holders hesitate to unload as prices in New Zealand ease while Australia’s rains depress flour values. The New Zealand Flour Millers Association expects a lower focal flour price, and the oat market remains stagnant due to abundant autumn feed. South Island activity leads while North Island buyers hinder larger sales.
A quoted speaker threatens to cut the Panama Canal while asserting leadership and dismissing others. The fragment mentions winter coughs and a claim that a product called YWoods Great Peppermint Cure is needed to ease workman wheeziness.
The statement extols a British made starch for its unmatched material quality and workmanship. It urges consumers not to accept inferior substitutes.
Advertises Burnet's Depilitory for permanent hair removal on the face neck and arms with no injury. Sold by EH. EB. Bonnington chemist Ashburton or Mrs Bemsley Burnet Hair Specialist Dunedin at 4d George St.
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