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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a May date and a wartime era code. Readable items include a numeric sequence and partial lettered markers. The piece lacks clear names organizations places or events and cannot be fully reconstructed.
The article argues ploughing underpins civilization and labor, contrasting past English customs with modern New Zealand Labour disputes. It notes long 17th to 19th century ploughmen hours and duties, urging understanding of agricultural labor's central role and calling for cross-party amity amid current tensions.
A damp room and decaying woodwork in the current school threaten children’s health. The piece urges Minister of Education to visit Ashburton, highlight the need for a new hygienic school, and inform electoral candidates to sway public opinion toward education officials.
A deputation from Unhealthy the Canterbury School Rooms Committee inspected Ashburton Borough School on Thursday and urged improved sanitary conditions. Dr Russell highlighted a musty mouldy room with wall paper that could harbor diseases like measles and scarlet fever, risking epidemics and recurrences. Last year the school was closed on several occasions due to measles, underscoring the urgency.
Court fines for Licensing Act breaches cited travel costs from Dunedin to Ashburton. Weather notes heavy rains, drought concerns, and upcoming auctions, meetings, and public events across Methven Timaru Wellington Gisborne and Geraldine with community groups and clubs active in June and July.
The Triangle block owner lashed shops as residences numbered a change Borough Council might adopt. Methven Hall Company Binatted directors named J O C Cawsey secretary. Rainy weather halts outdoor sports. Clarence Middleton resigns as Rakaia constable and becomes Mount Hutt Hand Board clerk starting Tuesday.
At Ashburton Police Court Charlotte Elizabeth Misservy Moraghan faced a bigamy charge. Evidence showed she wed George Wonnacott while still married to James Stephen Moraghan, with witnesses detailing a past marriage, residence, and the couple living as husband and wife in Ashburton. The accused pleaded guilty and was remanded on bail.
A farewell gathering at Rakaia hosted by the South Rakwia Head Board honored Mr L. Kitto of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company on his move to Christchurch. About fifty attendees heard speeches praising his service. a gold watch and inscribed chain were presented by Mr Hardy on behalf of subscribers, while Mr Witte received a Kaiapoi travelling rug from Methven staff.
Mr E. T. Edmonds of Fort Smith Arkansas arrives in New Zealand after 25 years to address churches on advanced work and to write for magazines including New York Outlets on New Zealand laws. He notes temperance progress reflecting public sentiment not Prohibition party power and will lecture at Abburton Oddfellows Hall Monday night.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a product or remedy named Woods Grant Peppermint Curo Doughs and Colds. Details are unclear due to garbled wording and missing context.
Crowded service at St Stephen's Church Ashburton marks the dedication of the new chancel. Bishop Julius preached from Ezekiel and urged the parish to use the church to spread grace, support mission work, and build long term debt freedom. Offerings total about 30 pounds will fund the building, with plans for a large pipe organ as a final enhancement.
Britain and Russia advised the Shah to proclaim he does not seek to abolish the constitution. The Shah gave assurances and later received deputies expressing regret over duarchy and calling for elections. Tehran death toll reported near 209 with a palace destruction witnessed by the Shahs aunt before her death. Harmony followed reformers' execution.
London June 26. Mr Haldane said he would not abandon the War Office until the weary task he undertook is finished. Lord Loreburn denies any intention to resign.
A monster meeting at the Albert Hall adopted a resolution protesting the Licensing Bill. Mr Belfour called the bill spoliation and doomed, arguing it cannot gain a great moral boon by immoral means. The Evicted Tenants of Ireland Bill was placed in the House a second time.
The 1925 Birthday Honours announce numerous appointments including Dr Henry Jackson of Cambridge as an Order of Merit recipient and a wide set of peers baronets and knights. Notables include Sir Antony Macdonnell former Under-Secretary for Ireland and Alfred Emmott Liberal MP.
The Queensland dinner featured Mr Reeves addressing Premier Kidston on progress and the future. Speakers praised a strong unified state, healthy growth, and industrial expansion, with aims to attract white immigration and develop new agricultural areas amid a prominent Shepherd’s Bush exhibition.
A pamphlet from the Canterbury Farmers Co operative Association Timaru details over 300 properties for sale from small town lots to 9040 acres of grazing and bush land. Prospective buyers should contact the manager land department O F A Timaru for a copy of the publication. For bronchial coughs Woods' Yeast Peppermint Ora ir td.
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