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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
2
Auction notice describes Lot 2 including an ornamental tubular bedstead a wire mattress a Kapoe mattress and two pillows offered complete for £3 15s. The listing lists the items without additional accessories or conditions.
An advertisement proclaims the O B Boot as a strong waterproof boot for farmers and others. It promises a written guarantee of waterproofing and refunds if not as represented, with black or tan leather and hand sewn construction sold exclusively at the Lively Boot Store in Ashburton for 80s.
Ephemeris data lists sunrises and sunsets from March 17 to March 29 with moon phases: Full Moon on the 7th? New Moon on the 22nd, First Quarter on the 29th. Notable times include apogee at 7 30 p.m. and perigee at 9 10 p.m. General notes show daily hour markers and lunar events for the month.
The article reviews a touring group led by a manager of a small music company that performed in Ashburton. It praises the principal performers Madame Hooton and Mr Percival Driver while faulting the manager for canceling complimentary tickets and press suppression. The piece mocks the manager’s egotism and defends press independence.
Mr M J Lynskey of the Ashburton branch of the New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Association is promoted to the Christ church branch and will move to Christchurch in about a month. Christchurch Bowling Centre prepares a right rink series with Timaru Oamaru and Dunedin. J D Stewart and F E Manchester named to the team for matches in Christchurch and Dunedin this week and Oamaru on Saturday. A farmer cites ruined turnip crops reducing winter feed and proposes sowing ears for feeding. Future traveling allowances for junior Post and Telegraph staff include 7s 6d on shore per day, 10s first day at sea, 2s 6d subsequent days. cadets earning under £110 yearly will get actual expenses only. In Christchurch a shearer Morgen was fined 42 for leaving Oxford Shearing Company before completion of shearing. case heard by W A Bishop with Morgen absent.
The Royal Welsh Male Choir under J and N Wait appears at Oddfellows Hall this evening to a glowing Melbourne Herald reception. The concert features twenty singers with conductor Mr W Thomas and accompanist Mr H Hughes, delivering a varied program with strong praise for tone, balance, and expressiveness. The box plan and day sales are available at H. M. Jones's.
Lieutenant Duncan arrived by the Arahaura last night and was welcomed by a large Westport crowd. Artillery and Gaxnset Bands played suitable selections as he was carried shoulder high by his comrades from Millerton.
Patrick Gormley accused three Chisholm brothers of assaulting him near Sutherlands after cattle intruded on a neighbour’s property. He and his son testified to injuries including a fractured rib. Defendants denied the charge and the case was dismissed by two Justices.
Athletic official report confirms E Burge ran a mile in 4min 42sec before selectors and will join the Wellington lineup for the New Zealand amateur championships in Dunedin. Williams of Wan gan will compete in the quarter and half mile events, expanding Wellington to nine on the team. Dr Guy Haskins reportedly unable to trial in Christchurch due to a foot injury from the Raksia-Ashburton Marathon course aftermath.
A Glasgow conference of 30 000 Catholic trade unionists protested a Scottish Trade Union Congress resolution in favor of secular education noting the matter falls outside trade union concerns. The report comes from London dated March 18.
In London on March 15 the Tariff Reform Executive received praise from Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour for the Teague services, marking a rare public acknowledgment of Teague's work in British politics.
London March 15 Winston Churchill writes to the Times that his Manchester speech on June 15 1904 reveals his views on retaliation He argues the Tory policy of retaliation is a convenient verbal cover for a larger protectionist policy lurking behind it.
Since August, Mr John Byrne has authorised 569 loans totaling £2,708,660 for unemployment works.
Vienna reports on a second line reserve equipment for rifles and cartridges forming a bad impression. Belgrade notes Servia replies conciliatory to Austria as tensions ease slightly.
The health of Russian Premier M Stolypin is reported as critical in St. Petersburg with the situation updated from a press agency dispatch dated March 18.
A hundred Cossacks head toward the Teheran Legation as fighting escalates. In St. Petersburg reports, a thousand Persian horsemen and 500 tribesmen allegedly pillage and burn ten villages along the Araxes river bank near Julia, with women and children shot while fleeing to the Russian shore.
The Yussi tribe fighting for the pretender defeated the Shereefian Ma allah led by Captain Reglay of the French army. Frenzied pursuit followed as Buhaware moves to aid the Shereefians, causing consternation at the Maghzen.
The murder of Petrosini triggers renewed attention to the Black Hand menace in New York where 23 outrages were recorded in 1908 including bombings arson and assassinations. Authorities note a nonpolitical Black Hand sign is being used by blackmailers.
Sydney reports two plague outbreaks in Kowloon including one in the European residential district. The text notes further items: a mine dispute in Broken Hill, contempt of court case in Melbourne, opium seizures valued at £11,794, and a Queensland tragedy at Childers with a shooter dead, a woman critical, plus a Perth accident and inter-state tennis score of Victoria over South Australia 144 to 104.
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