Ashburton A and P Association Considers Show Promotions
A mid autumn committee meeting chaired by Jee T. Blackley discussed making the show more attractive with moto ring events, deferring decisions to a fuller meeting. The secretary's salary was unanimously recommended to rise to £130, and multiple sub committees were appointed for horses sheep cattle produce poultry implements reception competition finance ground and winter show. The group also planned to seek funds from Christchurch broker Mr Pyne with a formal request through the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agricultural and Pastoral Association
Jee T. Blackley
Wright
Morrison
Allen
Blackley
Christian
Reid
McNab
Palmerston
Athe
James Smail
Choak
Taylor
Grigg
Bruce
Muirhead
Upton
Anderson
J. Stringfellow
Hampton
Frampton
Allen and Dowling
Tucker
Crey
Bullock
Wood
Messrs
Hart
Brice
BR. Friedlander
Capon
Cheait
J. Smail
Messrs Tucker
Pyne
Christchurch
Ashburton
Women and drinking raise concerns at Auckland hotel visits
At the Auckland Licensing Committee Sub-Inspector Gordon reported a rising pattern of women drinking at suburban hotels. He cited cases with mothers and children, noted rooms marked for ladies only, and urged measures as police records showed 65 to 81 women with children in a single night across eight to sixteen hotels. The committee backed continued police surveillance and a possible legislative response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
P. S. Cheal
G. Aickin
Gordon
A. Rosser
Rosser
Correspondence Note on Opinions
A brief note disclaims responsibility for opinions of correspondents. The statement appears in a correspondence section and reflects editorial policy on reader submissions.
Trains Block Crossings and Noise Described
A reader urges authorities to stop trains from halting between Tancred Street and the bridge especially on the first express from Dunedin. The stoppages obstruct multiple crossings cause noise frightening horses and threaten public safety. The writer asks the Borough Council to petition authorities to end these stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tancred Street
Bridge
Dunedin
VICTIM OF OUTRAGE CALLS FOR POLICE ACTION
A reader reports bicycle vandalism near the Public Library with theft of lamp pump and tool-bag valued at 15s and the front wheel thrown into the square. He urges police attention to libraries and churches on Sunday nights to curb such hoodlums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Street
War Office rifle course 1908 aims for long range marksmen
The War Office proposes a 1908 Aldershot training plan of thirty five rounds per man. It includes five at 100 yards, fifteen at 200 yards with bayonet fixed, and five each at 300 500 and 600 yards. Critics question adequacy and compare to American training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
I. Marks
Society of Miniature Rifle Uses
Aldershot
Foot binding origins in China traced to Tang court era
The Rev W Arthur Carnaby explains in Young Woman that waist binding began at the Tang court with Mistress Tao a dancer of 923 to 935 who bound her feet to resemble golden lotus buds. The practice spread as elite families followed suit, becoming a widespread mark of status affecting about two hundred million Chinese women. Public opinion may reverse the custom within a generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Arthur Carnaby
Tao
China
A Nutchell Novel by J Ashby Sterry Recited in Verse
A Nutshell Novel titled A Nutchell Novel by J Ashby Sterry presents three-decker fiction reduced to playful rhymes. Mrs Kendal performs with grace and elocution, delivering brief verses such as A tiny talk and A pleasant walk. The collection includes volumes with phrases like You ask mamma and Consult papa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ashby ‘Sterry
Kendal
Tuns
Bread and Bakers Face Cash System Shift At Conference
Mr A Budd reports New Plymouth talks on five core aims for bakers including abolishing credit and enforcing a strict cash system with coupons. A new bread price scale based on flour costs, tighter loaf moisture rules, tobacco bans in workshops, and overtime payment rules were debated with emphasis on consumer protection and standardization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Budd
South
Gisborne
North Island
Budd
Melbourne
Wellington
Arbitration Court
Peace letter from British and German peace societies urges arms cut
The National Council of British Peace Societies sent a letter during Kaiser visit urging good will between Britain and Germany. It calls for mutual naval armament restraint, arbitration treaties, and an end to costly naval competition that wastes labour, wealth, and fuels fear. It argues for negotiated disarmament and betterment of living conditions for workers on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of British Peace Societies
England
Economist
North Sea
Cure Your Rheumatism Why Suffer
A newspaper ad fragment touts Rheume as a cure for rheumatism gout sciatica and related ailments. It cites a Feilding user H F Janning and claims great benefit from July 21 1907. Also notes cheap bicycles from Royal Enfield Rudge Whitworth and New Hudson with local agent R D Johnston Burnstt Strait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Tanning
Feilding
F Janning
Royal Enfield
Rudge- Whitworth
New Hudson
R. D. Johnston
Burnstt Strait
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Methven
Dissricts
Timber and Coal Merchants
Miethven
Kozie
Is &i
Manchester Bros
Lane
Polloge
British Empire
Welson,@Moate & Co
New Zealand
Ashburton Armanent Building, and Investment Society
Albert Roberts
Coop Paves
Banc
M E. Boneng
SOS
T. Bullock
Beach Road
Hampstead
Fr. Bullock
Messrs A. Grrand Co., Ltd
ONEY
Rye
Lees
Cameron Street
Wills Street
Weetelt
S, Bullock
Cee
Mitchell and
Turner
Conking
Barningham's & CO
Zelandia
Terry
Mamma
Papa
Bread and Bakers
Cocksfoot
Cooper
COAL
Coalbrookdale
Minion Gattle
Zealand
Dominion
Gintmenk
Goli
Gripe
Dominion Ganl Cure
F. Potter
Sadoler
Donald
Merchant Tailors
Alfred Curtisill
Orange Hall
William
Tancred St
Bermain
Paina
Lyttelton
Baranoa
Tne
Wairuna
Abermain Colliery Co., Ltd
Sydney
Thos. Brown
Hereford Street
Kaye & Carter, Grain and Seed Merchants
Barles
Arcads
Wanniectarees
Hildren
T. Young, Bleter Boot Stores
Golden Crop
Vanity Fair Cigarettes
OLD Judge Tobacco
Juno Tobacco
Havelock Tobacco
Golden Eagle Tobacco
Derby Tobacco
European Agency
Ste
London
N Beath & CO. Ltd
Mail Order Department
Llewellyn Owen
Mus
L.O.M
A. Mus
Meo
Undertakers
Hudson
Buxton and Thomas
Triangle Cash Stores
Perry, Perry & Kinneciney, Solicitors, Timaru
Robert’ Alcorn
Grace Kid
Toa
Boots
N Z. Clothing Factory
Dison
Dfary
ERY Bros
London Bridge
Casey
Andrew Orr & Co., Ltd
Bre Leading Drapers
Devereux, King & Co., Ltd
Otago
Lichfield Street
Tiger
Oates
Rominson
Barrett
Haiti
East Street
Lor
Ringsize
Tho Manufacturing
Jewellers
Christehnroh
Neu
Hank of
N.Z
High Street
Glenie’y
Loasby’s
Chemisse Snd Storekeapers
K Hand
Ofoges
Mechanics
Geieeres
Blue Boot Shop
Burnett Street
G. H. Bushanan
Thomas Hancox
Robert Bell
Hiy
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