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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
4
Advertises 1200 acres cultivated with English grass and 2000 ploughable acres near railway. 300 sheep included at 4 pounds per acre. Other blocks offer 2295 acres of good sheep country at 5 pounds 10 shillings per acre and 1900 acres of tussocky sheep country at 4 pounds 10 shillings per acre. Gevereux, King & Co. Ltd. Christchurch address.
An advertisement proclaims a splendidly refreshing and stimulating Tea No. 2, priced at 84. It invites immediate taste to restore the time one has been without the product, attributed to agents Manchester Bros.
Avalanche displacement of air destroys the Swiss Hotel in Goppenstein killing 12 and injuring 15 as reported from Berne on March 2. The disaster details come from a March 2 dispatch noting the avalanche disrupted the village and casualties.
New York on March 1 reports that Congress has authorized Secretary of State Elihu Root to invite foreign governments to send delegates to a tuberculosis conference scheduled for September. The move aims to gather international experts to discuss tuberculosis control and treatment.
In Calcutta on March 2 General Willcocks accepted the Zakkas submission after locals from the Tisab tribes deposited rifles valued at 20660 rupees to spare raiders. One thousand two hundred Zakkas marched into the British camp and were fed, with rains starting as the expedition retired through narrow defiles without shots.
At a Socialist meeting in Wellington on March 2 the flowing motion praised seven miners dismissed from the Blackball mine and pledged moral and financial support during their ongoing struggle against class tyranny. The motion was carried unanimously.
In Invercargill on March 2 the inquest into William Matheson's death by the harbour estuary concluded he died by his own action while of unsound mind. A witness testified Matheson planned to leave by a Melbourne boat and mentioned trouble with a woman at the Supreme Court.
News reached town that Captain Holversten of the barque Perfect was found dead in bed the morning after leaving the Bluff. The Perfect departed for Adelaide on January 15.
D McIntosh of Drummond sues the National Mortgage Company for 1181 pounds 3 pence alleging wrongful detention tied to a land sale. Counsel report parties agreed to submit accounts to the registrar with a disputed 1000 pound item over land price. jury demand discussed but registrar to examine accounts.
The Southland Trades and Labour Council will support the Canterbury Council in opposing immigration deemed to threaten trades and the dominion’s workforce. The stance emphasizes protecting local industries and employment prospects.
The article explains that intestinal worms affect both children and adults, most often children, due to digestion issues and unhealthy food. It notes common worms like Thread Worm and Pin Worm and links worms to fretful appetite, nose picking, and constant hunger. It advertises Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets as a safe remedy, available from chemists or W H Comstock Co Ltd, Farish Street, Wellington, price 6d per box.
The notice warns against cheap drinks made with inferior ingredients and poor sanitary conditions. It urges customers to insist on Thomson and Co. s Waters and Cordials, claiming they use pure crystal spring water and the finest ingredients in a sanitary up-to-date factory south of the Line. Machinery lined with solid silver prevents metallic contamination. Regular Thomson s drinks are described as thirst quenchers and stomachic tonics.
Christchurch on March 9 heard a commission led by Mr H W Bishop into Te Granga Home management and inmate treatment over the past two years. Witnesses described punishments, meals, isolation, and staff relations, with testimony to continue the next day at 11 am.
The Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association reviewed dentition evidence and upheld a judge’s decision awarding James Taylor the cattle prize, finding eight teeth can appear in stock under three years four months. It recommended new dentition regulations mirroring Chicago rules for 36 and 39 months.
A local provider advertises storage for grain and farm produce in well ventilated stores at lowest current rates. Insurance for the stores is claimed to be the lowest in Ashburton.
Major Clarence Dalrymple Bruce retraces Marco Polo's route from Simla to Pekin. The account blends travel detail with commentary on Chinese modernization, Western influence, and missionary activity, noting Bruce’s view on China’s readiness for Western ideas and technology.
A quirky note claims BBEY boot polish spreads over boots freely and preserves leather, promising pelickes eprtity insights.
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