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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 19, 1900
Page
3
Sydney Jane from New Britain reports that a party of natives returning from Herbertshbe were attacked by Kabaogs natives. Eighteen people were killed and eaten in the encounter.
Auckland reports a church parade for Waterloo anniversary as the city notes a missing brigantine En prise arriving at Kaipara and two fatal local incidents. Miner James Mahar, 40, died from a stone fall at Talisman Mine Karacgshike. John James Johnston, 26, thrown from a cart when a horse bolted, died from a broken neck. Wellington notes no rise in school enrollment amid boy and girl labor demand. Inverse Inn inquest on Andrew Davidson returns a found crowned verdict. his death details suggest frost related factors and unusual conduct prior to disappearance.
A Blosimfontein dated dispatch reports Dr Fenwick of the second contingent gravely ill and likely to be evacuated to Capetown for care. It notes Burna as a cool, plucky surgeon and praises Fenwick’s popularity. A Rhodesian Regiment correspondent recounts capturing a German artilleryman‑armourer. Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener proceed to the front, and a stage career anecdote prompts Kitchener to join the army rather than embark on acting.
Auckland Harbour Board considers a novel lease proposal from two Aucklanders offering to exhibit a live whale in the Calliope Dock. They would pay £7 per week rent and the board would charge £5 per day for six days with a damage bond.
A Napier column recalls Charles Rainey, 62, recounting 30 years of rheumatic gout relief after using Dr Williams pink pills, praising the medicine and warning readers to buy the genuine label. Also notes Colonel Fox's improvement, fare changes rumors, telegraph news from Berne, a near-miss Timaru carriage accident, and a Napier warehouse fire scare with concealed inflammables found.
A two line report notes Mr W Sutton and Miss Sutton escaped serious harm when a horse kicked and wrecked the trap during a drive to Springburn. The travellers continued their journey with minor damage and no lasting injuries. The piece also includes notices on The New Zealand Illustrated Magazine and a small advertising pole promoting tailoring services in Ashburton.
A Majuba veteran recalls a Boer prophecy seen at the Tugela route after the Roorke’s Drift fight. Boers allegedly warned of a future war with Britain and described tactics like the white flag ruse. A later Majuba survivor adds cynical remarks on British gullibility and the Boers’ confidence.
In the Supreme Court Fletcher and Keene were found guilty of theft and placed on twelve months probation. Hagland and Marshall face a jury deadlock on burglary charges. Ropate Parare's murder case at Omaha proceeds, likely to last two days.
All the rite horses have now arrived for the steeplechase meeting opening tomorrow. Weather is fine this morning, horses worked at half pace with Scallywag jumping chases twice and Roller seen as a strong chance in the principal event. The course will be heavy from five months of rain.
A correspondent reports a sham fight at Amberley with several comic mishaps. General Hector Macdonald lookalike led the Highland brigade into a duck pond, a constable suffered a hammering by Kitchener’s revolver, and a Royal Horse Artillery piece burst after a loaded ram.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes EB Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for severe illness. The verse frames bubonic plague as a deadly, traceable disease and touts the product as a solution against coughs and related symptoms.
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