Nation’s teeth drive health and efficiency urged by Britain
The piece argues national efficiency hinges on teeth and nourishment. It cites British neglect, praises parish schooling dental care, and notes Germany Japan Russia programs. It asks when New Zealand will adopt systematic school dental inspection and treatment like Strassburg and other cities.
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Ike
Cuisen
London County Council
Jandon County Council
Britain
Jensen
Strassburg
Weisbaden
Germany
Japan
Rusia
New Zealand
New Presbyterian Church Nears Opening Services
The local Presbyterian Church is nearing completion with opening services planned for Sunday the 28th when Rev. T. Tatt will preach both morning and evening. Other items include bicycle displays by Chas. R. Kidd in Burnett Street, Ashburton Guards shooting results, and various local notices on business changes and public works.
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Presbyterian Chiurcht
T. Tatt
Christchurch
Chas. R. Kidd
Mitchell and Turner
Burnett Street
Properties Sold and Social Scenes At Winter Show
Hessie Dalgety and Co sold 400 acres for P Vuecetich in Lismore and 500 acres at Chertsey for D Clucas to F Doig of Dromore. A Winter Show supper in Mrs Hughes rooms had J Studholine chairing with speeches and toasts to the A P Association and Poultry Society. Delegates from Canterbury farm labour groups discussed Farm Labourers Union citations. Simon Mackenzie heads to NSW to run a large sheep and cattle station. Berryman received a riding paddle at the Ashburton supper. Electric light plans discussed after Teilding Gas Co refusal. Sly grog issue reported on Mokau river. police may act. Masterton house rents surge amid arrivals. pigeons being tested for Montserrat and Antigua postal link. Anonymous sanitary letter complains of Masterton sanitation. Ashburton Rifles and Guards parade. Ashburton County Racing Club AGM announced.
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P. Vuecetich
Lismore
Hi Amith
Timara
D. Clucas
Chertsey
F. Doig
Dromore
Hughes
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Coldstream
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CG. Berryman
Palmer
P. Turner
EK. Upton
Dacre
A. and P. Association
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Timaru
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H. G. Berryman
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Teilding Gas Company
Wanganui Herald
Mokau
Masterton
Montserrat
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Antigua
Tongland
Ashburton County Racing Club
Ashburton Technical Classes Hold Monthly Meeting
The Ashburton Technical Classes board met with H Davis as chairman, noting a £166 2d bank balance. Insects were found in stored items, inventories were taken valuing tools at £72 cookery utensils £26 and furniture £116, and £83 19s 7d in accounts was passed for payment.
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Ashburton
Messrs Reid and Tucker
Correspondence Opinions by Our Correspondents
Readers’ letters reflect varied views on local issues and public affairs, with correspondents expressing personal opinions on governance, community events, and civic matters.
Shury Faces RivalFoes in Acclimatisation Row
Readers debate Mr Shury and the Ashburton Acclimatisation Society dispute. A Well-Wisher’s letter prompts rebuttal arguing Shury’s wit and support will prevail at the July 10 meeting with a large endorsement expected.
Children’s Hacking Cough at Night Woods
Advertisement notes a remedy titled Great Peppermint Cure for a child’s hacking cough available at prices 1s 6d and 2s 6d. It presents a purport to aid nighttime relief with a common medicinal claim typical of period patent medicines.
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Mok Og
Confession Details Fiendish Plot Against Steunenberg Brother
Orchard testifies to Coates ex governor of Colorado proposing to kidnap and ransom Pawlson's three year old son. They plotted with Jack Simpkins but failed. Orchard planned a clockwork bomb under Steunenberg's hotel bed and expressed willingness to kill all others. He wept when questioned about religious conversion in jail.
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New York
Orchard
Coates
Colorado
Pawlson
Wallace
Idaho
Jack Simpkins
Steunenberg
Sreunenberg
Unionists rally as devolution questioned in Ireland
London reports Mr Balfour leading a Green's Hall gathering warning that devolution's failure risks a new danger. He fears government appeasement of Nationalists and blames Mr Birrell for shifting blame to victims. Lord Landsdowne cites illegal groups as Ireland's cancer while W H Long urges law enforcement as key to prosperity. resolutions demand strong administration and Union support.
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Balfour
Green’s Hall
Birrell
Marquis of Landsdowne
Ireland
W. H. Long
Incendiary Speech by a Magis trate in Galway
In the House of Commons Mr C Craig asked if Mr Birrell knew that Magistrate P Kelly in a New Inn Galway speech claimed Lord Ashtown would have been on a stretcher if he lived at Killane or Loughrea. Kelly added Woodlawn men lacked courage to treat him as they should. Birrell said the speech was under government consideration.
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Ashburton Acclimatisation Society
London
House of Commons
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Birrell
P. Kelly
New Inn
Galway
Lord Ashtown
Killane
Loughrea
John Blake
Craig
Kelly
Woodlawn
Australian Mail Contract Announcement Ends Discussion
Melbourne June 14 Sir John Forrest states the mail contract matter cannot be discussed or arranged between the States and contractors. The Commonwealth will ensure terms of the contract are carried out and upheld.
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Melbourne
John Forrest
Commonwealth
Dunedin Employers Association Protest Over Arbitration Court
The Dunedin Employers Association passed a resolution protesting the Arbitration Court decision fining an employer £5 for an unwitting breach in the Gisborne painters award. It called for parliamentary action to amend the act and asked the Federation to oppose Mr Tregear’s Wellington lecture remarks to trade unionists.
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Employers’ Association
Arbitration Court
Gisborne Painters
Labour Department
Parliamenary Committee
Federation
Tregear
Wellington
Libel case verdict and divorce drops at two courts
In Auckland the jury awarded the plaintiff £75 damages after a libel action Purr vy Way. The judge held the words could bear a defamatory meaning and malice or lack of good faith would remove privilege. In Palmerston North a divorce petition by Hd S Dawick was dismissed for condoning drunkenness while the couple still cohabited. Decrees nisi granted in three other actions.
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Purr Vy. Way
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Hd. S. Dawick
M. V. Knight
C. A. Knight
P. T. P. Blake
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Emily Daly
Richard Daly
New Zealand and River Plaza Land Mortgage Co declares six month dividend
London cable reports a 7 percent annual dividend for six months ended April 30 payable to colonial shareholders on July 1. Dalgety and Co notes a weaker frozen mutton and lamb market with unchanged beef and a anticipated price drop due to arrivals next month or two.
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Auckland
London
New Zealand
River Plaza Land Mortgage Company, Limited
Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited
Rheumg Claims Permanent Cure for Various Ailments
An advertisement touts Rheumg as permanently curing rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago and promises relief for buyers. It directs readers to stores and mentions prices such as 2 and 4 shillings.
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Raeumo
Munich Trial Progress Amid Hanover Officers Return Order
The Kaisar orders forty Hanover Riding School officers to return to their regiments as serious gambling and money lending cases arise in the Gers. The Munich trial of officers is currently underway.
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Jane
Gersmany
Kaisar
Hanover Riding School
Munich
Stranded Workers and Boer Deputation Over Troop Withdrawal
In a June 14 interview Mr Botha told a deputation that only the Mina Commission could decide the strike issue and that newly hired men would not be discharged. Around a thousand could remain stranded as Mr Outhwaite plans to go to England for funds while Botha warned troops could not be kept on hand indefinitely.
Prince Philip Enlenburg Probe Ordered in Unnatural Offences Case
The Public Prosecutor in Berlin orders an investigation into charges of unnatural offences against Prince Philip Enlenburg. He initiated his own prosecution in a bid for defense amid allegations by Maximilian Harden in the Zukunft newspaper.
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Berlin
Prince Philip Enlenburg
Maximilian Harden
Zukunft
South Australian Government Wins Gold Medals in Exhibits
At the Botanic Society show the South Australian Government received a gold medal for its apples exhibit. The Horticultural Society event awarded gold medals to the South Australian Government and Mr Schoolbridge of Tasmania, with other Victorian and South Australian exhibitors winning silver and bronze medals.
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Press Association
London
Botanic Society
Horticultural Society
Schoolbridge
Tasmania
Civil Service Association to form Napier branch
At a large Napier meeting Civil Servants resolved to form a Napier branch of the New Zealand Civil Service Association. The unanimous resolution urged the Government to pass a general Superannuation Scheme on the lines submitted at the last session of Parliament.
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Baplior
New Zealand Civil Service Association
Napier
Show Dates at Feilding February Agricultural Show
Feilding Agricultural and Pastoral Association fixes dates for its animal show on February 4 and 5. Authorities announce the event in the local schedule with emphasis on livestock displays and community participation.
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Feilding
Lilding Agricultural and Pastoral Association
Barque Woollahara Ashore Near Mangawhare Coast
The Woollahara a 700 to 800 ton barque from Sydney bound for Kaipara in ballast is ashore on the west coast opposite Mangawhare in a location judged dangerous.
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Auckland
Woollahara
Sydney
Kaipara
Mangawhare
New Kaiapoi Dress on Jacket Tweeds by Craighead and Berryman
Ladies' tailor made costumes remain popular this season with Craighead and Berryman showcasing the New Kaiapoi Dress on Jacket Tweeds in colourings and patterns that won a Gold Medal. The shop promises stylish dresses or coats, neatly fitted and up to date.
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