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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 23, 1903
Page
1
A stonemason reports two masked men abducting a woman and forcing him to seal her behind a stone wall opening. The Mahometan woman reportedly injured her husband. Police search the Mahometan quarter for the crime site with no trace found.
A London daily notes anonymous donors increasingly support charities and missions. Dr Barnardo reports yearly anonymous gifts totaling about £17,000 of his £140,000 to £150,000, including multiple £100 to £1,000 sums and a £3,000 single donation after his homes were overdrawn. The mysterious donor, seen once as a servant-class woman, left £1,000 and later £1,000 more in brown paper with £100 in £5 notes, and vanished.
Elizabeth Corkran of Milton Place Richmond Melbourne describes severe eczema with indigestion and blotches on face and neck. She credits Beane and Zam Buk Ointment after a pamphlet recommendation, noting improvements within a week and full clear skin after two months.
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