Assault at Methven leads to conviction in station dispute
Middleton faced charges after an evening at Methven railway station when he struck Norman McLeod and the stationmaster amid dispute over papers. Witnesses described provocation and insults, the magistrate found no justification for the blows and entered a conviction with costs totaling £2 12s for solicitor and witness fees.
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Norman McLeod
Methven
Stringer
Nerney McLeod
Middleton
Railway Department
Ashburton Guardian
Frank Steward
McLeod
Russia
Elizabeth Green
Charles Baldwin
Constable Moore
Ashburton Harriers Club Formed At Local Meeting
A meeting at the Commercial Hotel convened by Mr W Coker resulted in the formation of the Ashburton Harriers Club with about twenty five attendees. Mr W Hodgkins was elected chair and a sub committee was named to draft rules.
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Commercial Hotel
W. Hodgkins
Harriers Club
Ashburton
Harriers
R. Meecan
W. Anderson
Ashburton Harriers Club
HE. F. J. Grigg
Messrs
E. Coker
E. Scales
Kingston
W. Hodpkins
Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools Debate at Aucelland Grammar Board
March 26 meeting of the Grammar School Board discussed a protest by citizens against opening the school with prayer and Scripture reading. It stated attendance at prayer was not compulsory. A resolution urged memorialists to note this and noted that in the south grammar schools begin the day with prayer.
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Aucelland
Grammar School Board
Ashburton Valuations Cut in Borough Proceedings
A Ashburton magistrate panel reduced valuations on town properties after objections by W Purnell and others. The hearing covered a range of parcels with claims that values did not rise, and included arguments on Glasgow lease and charitable aid board rateability. The magistrate lowered several assessed amounts and upheld some objections.
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Purnell
Acland
Ashburton
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the Guardian
Frederick Ferriman
Land and Commission
C. W. Purnell
Burnett Street
Havelock Street
A. F. Makeig
Tancred Street
Walls Street
Cameron Street
Villa Street
Parnell
Makeig
CG. H. Buchanan
Glasgow
Buchanan
Ashburton and North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board
Air Norrie
Counci
Preference to Unionists in New Grocers Dispute
Wellington reports the Arbitration Court tightened rules on the employment book in the grocers dispute. The union must keep records at the Labour Department listing names and addresses of all unionists out of work and their skilled trades. Employers must offer work within twenty four hours of Labour Department notice.
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Wellington
Arbitration Court
Labour Department
Tre
New Zealand Tailor Promises Lower-Cost Bespoke Suits
An Auckland Wellington Dunedin and other city tailor touts measured suits at 2 10s to 8 15s, claiming savings over credit tailoring. He rejects credit, pledging prompt payment for a better-made garment from skilled cutters under modern production.
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The
Arcade
Christchurch
Wellington
Auckland
Dunedin
Invercargill
Palmerston North
Timaru
Wanganui
Licensing case aim to move Ohinemuri inquiry to higher court
In Wellington on March 26 before Justice Cooper and counsel, a motion seeks to move the Ohinemuri Licensing Committee bribery inquiry from the Government appoint ed Judge Sim to the Court of Appeal for ruling on substantial legal questions. The defence and plaintiffs’ counsel are named, with timing to expedite the hearing. A London cablegram reports market shifts in mixed tallow lamb and mutton prices, weak demand for New Zealand frozen meat, and lower prices outlook.
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F. I. Bayme
K.C
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Sim
Ohinemuri Licensing Committee
Court of Appeal
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London
New Zealand
Canterbury
North Island
New Zenland
Arbitration Court hears dairy workers demand and industry risks
Palmerston North March 26 The Arbitration Court sat on the dairy workers dispute. Union counsel pressed for exclusive unionist preference and warned that an award could shut factories and ruin dairy farmers. Evidence cited three years of unprofitable factory work and likely butter price drops, with workers fearing reduced pay in future.
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Palmerston N
Reardon
Dominion
R. Beattie
London
New Zealand
Pryor
Canterbury
Taranaki
Successful Patents and Inventions Bring Royalty
A colonial patent agent notes several ordinary yet profitable US patents in chaff-cutters threshing grain and printer ink selling for substantial sums. He credits New Zealand inventor Henry Hughes with guiding clients to success and offers on the spot patent advice from his Christchurch office.
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United States
New Zealand
Henry Hughes
A. R. Holdshir
Hereford Street
Christchurch
Pile Cones Claim Permanent Cure by Dr Fellows Method
An advertisement touts Dr Fellows' Pile Cones as a permanent cure for all forms of piles without surgery. It asserts 18 years of success by Br Fellows, urges patients to seek relief through the cones and Dr Trellows' method when constipation accompanies piles.
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Br Fellows
Dr Fellows
Trellows
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