O Connor Passes After Long Suffering
Michael O Connor a native of County Kerry Ireland died in Ashburton after a long illness in his second year of bereavement.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
2
Fresh Fish Supply Opens for Large Customer Demand
Informing customers of expanded facilities and updated fish supply. Due to growing business, dining rooms enlarged and an up to date fresh fish supply has opened at reasonable rates. Large daily stock with country customers three times weekly and town clients daily. Fish grills available at all hours.
National deputation planned to press Premier on bookmakers law
A Wellington telegram says the Anti gambling Association intends a national deputation to urge a repeat of the Gaming Act provisions for bookmakers licensing. The Wellington Ministers Association backed the Justice Chapman licensing strictures. Reports include council meetings, court fines for adulterated milk, hospital board visits, building society capital change, Hampstead street safety, and scout greetings to Lord Islington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
Wellington
Anti-gambling Association
Wellington Ministers Association
Justice Chapman
Dunedin Technical School
Stuart Street
Technical School
Ashburton Band Sees Humphreys Retire as Conductor
After a spell of warm days a cold southerly wind brought rain and a halt to farm work. The Ashburton County Band honored retiring bandmaster H A Humphreys with a silver spirit kettle while C B Gaas praised his long service. C B Gaas announced C B Iass will become bandmaster from July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Humphreys
Ashburton
C. B. Gaas
Humphreys
Humphreye
C. B Iass
Sooty Antarctic Expedition and Catholic Church News
Telegraphic dispatches describe Captain Scott’s Terra Nova voyage toward Lyttelton with New Zealand stores. London reports Catholic clergy gathering for Westminster Cathedral consecration and relic exposition amid a Protestant mob incident in Liverpool. A nurse, Eileen Mallow, is arrested in Birmingham for kidnapping and jewellery theft connected to a Leicester employer. English golfers eye an Australian team visit with New Zealand players hoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Captain Scott
New &Zealand
Lyttelton
Church OF Rome
England
Westminster
Liverpool
St. Alphonso’s Chapel
Inglis
Melbourne
Iingland
Eileen Mallow
Birmingham
Leicester
Golden Cross Hotel
Golf
A. KR. Lempriere
Water Scheme Tenders and Accounts Presented to Council
Borough Water Supply Committee chair Dr C G W Nicoll laid on the table the accounts for the water scheme. Tenders accepted include Mason Struthers and Co for pipes, Chambers and Son for engines and pumps, Scott Yett Ltd for the tower, and G T Need Russell and Pie for pipe laying. Receipts show loan money and bank deposits with interest. total receipts 14 850 0 0. Expenditure covers works tenders 22 513 6 4, already expended 342 0 5, interest and sinking fund 895 6 0, engineer and clerk of works fees, building and well costs, contingencies, totaling 14 850 0 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough Counci
CG. W. Nicoll
Cy Ferriman
Mason, Struthers and Co., _ Ltd
J. ‘Chambers and Son
Scott Yet Ltd
G. T. Neeussell and Pi
Bank A New Zealand
A. A
Floods in Switzerland Reach Atzenstorf and Lugano
Floods worsen in Switzerland as the Aar river bursts its banks at Atzenstorf and inundations are reported in Lugano. Authorities warn of rising flood levels and property damage across affected regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Aar
Atzenstorf
Lugano
Taylor Carrington Dramatic Company Presents Mizpah at Oddfellows Hall
The Taylor-Carrington Dramatic Company, popular with Ashburton playgoers, will stage Mizpah or the Midnight Murder at Oddfellows Hall. Described as a romantic sensational drama with a long run in Britain and America, the show offers usual concessions and prices and a likely full house if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor-Carrington Dramatic Company
Ashburton
Oddfellows’ Hall
Great Britain
America
Bombing disrupts Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires
A bomb was thrown during a Colon Theatre performance in Buenos Aires injuring several spectators. Police report about one hundred anarchists arrested in connection with the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Colon Theatre
Courage Rally Draws Large Attendance at Odd Fellows Hall
The Ashburton United Band held its monthly rally at Odd Fellows Hall with Rev W E Lambert chairing. Speaker S B Pitt addressed children on courage and resilience citing English history, before returning to Tasmania. A varied musical program followed with recitations, solos, a dialogue, and a boys band performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton United Banda of Hops
Oddfellows’ Hall
W. E. Lambert
8. B. Pitt
Aliss Howell
Lena Cunningham
May Willers
Rene McClurg
Free Milling Gold Found Along Bitter Creek Reef
The Daily Mail Victoria reports a cold rush as free milling gold is found in pockets over 20 miles of graphery reef at Bitter Creek near Stewart mining camp at the head of the Portland Canal. The Toronto Globe notes Stewart was deserted within an hour as gold fever spread and the reef is traced for 90 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Victoria
British Columbia
Bitter Creek
Stewart
Portland Canal
Toronto Globe
Stampede to New Goldfield Worries Canadian Government
Ottawa reports a widespread rush to the new goldfield but the Government remains skeptical and demands more information before acting further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Gunshot Injury in York Street Incident in Auckland
George Jackson, 30, a fireman, was hospitalized with back wounds after a neighbor returned to a house on York street and fired. The injuries are serious but not fatal. Nicolaus Pepeschi faced Police Court charges of actual bodily harm and was remanded until Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
George Jackson
York Street
Jackson
Nicolaus Pepeschi
The Lake Como Tragedy
Charlton Porter suffers nervous collapse in New York as he babbles and shakes resembling a man of an age. A prison doctor deems him insane amid the troubling scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charlton Porter
Murderous Farmer Barricades Home Amid Georgia Clash
Georgia farmer Bostwick, arrested for public misbehavior, killed Chief of Police Davis and Deputy Sheriff Sheffield. He has barricaded his residence as militia are summoned to resolve the standoff in Aeilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
New York
Bostwick
Aeilla
Georgia
Davis
Sheffield
Sly grog selling case at Puponga Nelson Magistrate Court
John Etheridge ex-master of the ketch Argus owned by Burford Trustees was fined 15 and 10 pounds on two sly grog selling charges at Puponga. He admitted taking beer from Nelson and selling it to miners and others with delivery arranged by orderers. The magistrate said vessel owners were unaware and did not profit, as the beer was treated as captain's stores on a short Puponga run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
John Etheridge
Burford
Puponga
Etheridge
Bostwick Dies in Gunfight With Sheriff's Posse
New York dispatch reports that on June 28 after a clash with a sheriff's posse at Bostwick's house he was found mortally wounded by a gunshot. Five children were present at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bostwick
Turkish Greek boycott sparks regional unrest in 20th century
June 37 report from Constantinople notes a Turkish boycott of Greeks affecting the Bank of Athens and Turkish shops hiring Greek assistants. It spreads to Salonika Previsa Durazzo and Adalia with Greek shop closures and Creten Muslims parading. Ambassadors protest to the Porte while Hellenic Minister Gryparis appeals to the Grand Vizier, who cites legal limits and warns of serious consequences as frontier military preparations begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
Constantinople
Bank of Athens
Salonika
Previsa
Durazzo andAdalia
Porte
M. Gryparis
Viaier
MM. de Pare
Daisy Olive Moon Charged With Series Of Dwellings Thefts
Christchurch June 29 Daisy Olive Moon a family woman was charged at the Magistrate's Court with a long series of thefts from dwellings. Three charges listed involve a gold ring two gold bangles and clothing valued at £19. Chief Detective said more charges were pending and remand for a week was granted before committed to the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Daisy Olive Moon
FONE
Salvation Army
Mississippi river-boat burns. five hundred saved
Der Preas Association reports a Mississippi river-boat fire left four dead and many burned. The captain drove the vessel ashore to allow an orderly evacuation as crew restrained panicked passengers. Some accounts allege frantic women threw children into the water. their fate remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ashburton FC Trials Set for Rakaia and Mount Somers
Ashburton Football Club lines up Thursday seniors fixtures against Rakaia at Rakaia with players including Anderson Watson Grady Page Kelly Freeman Daily Smith A Smith Clifford Clif ford O Grasty McKay Lindsay Page Daily Rattway and Mount Somers contest with Campbell Childs Langdon Bushell Morean Christie Joyea Betts Lemon O Grady Langdon Spring Johnston Berry Tait Emergencies EB Hopkins A Stephens L Reaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
Rakaia
W. Anderson
Watson
D.grady
W. Page
Kelly
Freeman
Daily
J. Smith
A. Smith
al. Clifford
JL Clifford
W. O'Grasty
J. McKay
J. Kindsay
R. Page
M. Daily
Dunlors
Springborn
Mount Somers
Campbell
Childs
Langdon
Bushell
Morean
Christie
Joyea
Betts
Lemon
O'Grady
Spring
Johnston
Berry
J. Tait
Emergencies
Hopkins
A. Stephens
L. Reaves
Vaoda Great Peppermint Cream Cee hacking cough at night
The fragment mentions a product or remedy called Vaoda Great Peppermint Cream aimed at nighttime coughing. No clear event, date, or verifiable details are available to confirm usage or outcomes.
Jeffries Johnson Fight Preparations At Reno
Two hundred newspaper correspondents gather in Reno to cover final preparations for the Jeffries Johnson boxing match, a contrast to the two dozen sent to the Russo Japanese war, highlighting the anticipated spectacle and press attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
San Francisco
Reno
Insurgents Advance in Nicaragua Seizing La Libertad
General Estrada commands the insurgents and has captured La Libertad and Rivas, marching toward Managua. The Venus sank the rebel ship Omottope on May 24 with heavy rebel losses, while clashes at Bluefields left 250 killed and wounded as Lara’s forces pressed the Provisional Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per
Presa Association
Managua
Estrada
la Libertan
Venus
Omottope
Hig
United States
General Lara
Lara
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Central America
Atlantic
Pacific
Senor Jose Santos
Zelaya
Death of Commander Richard Armstrong RN at 79
Perth obituary announces the death of Commander Richard Armstrong RN at age 79. He previously served as an immigration officer and shipping inspector in New Zealand. In Noumea the local Parliament election produced excitement as three candidates defeated members of the late Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Richard Armstrong
R.N
New Zealand
Noumea
Richards
Lata Council
Outspoken Bishop Decries UK Oath Rift in Australia
In Brisbane on June 28 Bishop Fresham addressed the North Queensland Anglican Synod. He warned the Australasian church was a dispirited, loosely united body wrangled over ritual and slow to adopt big ideals. He opposed the English Church Association's stance on changing the King's Accession Oath and urged avoiding intolerant language that alienates Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Fresham
North Queensland
Anglican Synod
Church In
Australis
English Church Association
Premier supports art union proceeds for Trades Hall extension
Melbourne June 28. Speaking in Trades Hall the Premier said proceeds from an art union could be used to extend the Trades Hall building rather than given to charities. He defended gambling as a minor risk in life and affirmed labour's primacy while praising capital as useful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Trades Hall
Labour
Borneo and Sumatra Coalfield Prospects noted
Sydney reporting on Patton consulting engineer to Newcastle collieries who recenty described the coalfields of Borneo and Sumatra. He expects the Bockat Svenor concession in Sumatra to become a key supplier for the Far East with coal quality comparable to Newcastle and top Borneo coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Patton
Newcastle
Borneo
Sumatra
Bockat
Svenor
Newcastle Coal
Best of
Borneo Col
Perils of the Sea Reach Antofagasta by Mount Stewart
The ship Mount Stewart, which left Newcastle on March 31, has arrived at Antofagasta after a 20 percent re insurance flag was requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association—Copyright
Buenos Ayres
Mount Stewart
Newcastle
Antofagasta
Wreck of the Mininbar Narrowly Exonerated
The Mininbar wreck inquiry in Sydney finds no person to blame. The steamer Mininbar was involved in a collision near Heligates, causing rivets to pop and temporary repairs before proceeding to Melbourne for docking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Heligates
Thia
Melbourne
Sydney
Turiet Wreck Crew Arrives After Night Strike
The Turiet Barque's crew reached Noumea after the vessel struck. A lifeboat was lowered in darkness but damaged by a heavy sea. The crew stayed aboard until morning and then landed in the other boat as salvage efforts were hindered by rough seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noumea
Lauderdale Strikes Reef and Sinks at Kiwi-tida
The Maoriland Steamship Company steamer Lauderdale struck North Tip at Kiwi-tida this morning, ran ashore opposite the saleyards, and lies with seas breaking over her. The crew are safe. Captain Clark temporarily in charge. six hundred thousand feet of timber aboard from Hokianga and Nydia Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greymouth
Maoriland Steamship Company
Lauderdate
Kiwi-tida
Saleyards
Clark
Helms Beir
Lauderdale
Hokianga
Nydia Bay
Sonsified
Australia
Wellington
W. F. Clark
Offcer
A. M. Stuart
AIF Woodnutt
Oancer
J. Boyd
Eniieer
Wong
A. Jeffries
J. Neilson
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Lr’s
Lundies
Tadios
Tadios’ Kunishrink Wests
Asnburton
Drapery Department
SALE
Hardware Department
Saleh
Chapman & Davis
Burnett Street
Dominion
Andrew Opr & Co., Ltd
Grant & Moore and
A. Orr & CO
Totty
R. Totty
Deatel
Humber
Ford
R. D. Johnston
Qorner East and
Moore Streets
Wwe
ING Votieties
Thomas 4Ros
Havelock Street
A. A. Dempster
Tancred Street
EGS
TREEE
Ientis
Abburton
Ashburton Forks
F. Ferriman
Qreen Street
Masonic Hall
Presbyterian Church
Ferriman
H. Greseam
Cameron Streat
Harold £. Curtis
Meat Salesmisn
Smithheld
Tresshire Pine Range CO
Ratebirchar
North Island
Ashburton County
A. L. Zouch
Mail and Guardian
Isa
Europe
Methven
Temuka
Dominion Fresh Fish Supply Company
Tancred
Glenie
Frank Surtis
G.G. Opt. D
1St Street
Aghburton
Wilkie
Swanson
J. L. Myers
Cats and Wills Sts
Craighead's
Craighead
AXO Gostumiers
Yanerad Street
G. E. Owen
M.R.E.V.S
Newman
Sharewalker
Hereford Street
Ashborton
Guardian
New Zealand Municipal Association
Welliington
Green
H. J. Darvis
William McAllister
Ashburton Guards Rifles
F. Worrell
North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board
Sorenson
Tuarangi Old Men’s Home
W. W. White
J.P
Robert J. Trankin
Oamaru
Pouley
Hampstead
Must Street
Leo
Alessis Bowron Bros
Lttd
Woolston Tiunnery
New South Wales
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
Ashburton Gas Company
Cossgrove
Lord Islington
Blackburne
Smith and Con
Mantchester Street
Christenuren
Cable News
United Press Association
Per Erestri
Telegraph—Copyright
Taylor-Carrington Dramatic ‘ Company
Lake Como
Sly
Turkey
Greece
Por Press Association
der Preas Association—Copyright
Boxing
Federal Politics
Mit Fister
Prees Association
Sea
Turiet Wreck
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