Well Known Nursery Property for Sale Near Ashburton
Nurserymen Mr Porter, in ill health, offers his well known Fronting on Middle Road Altonton within 14 miles of Ashburton. Property includes 5 10 or 15 acre blocks with up to date buildings, a seven room dwelling, offices, washhouse, water, stable, and other facilities. Nursery stock can be taken at valuation. Early inspection advised. Further particulars available.
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Middle Road
Altonton
Ashburton
Farm for Sale 730 Acres Between Hinds and Hiling
Ess es Boyd and Marsh offer their 730 acre farm between Hinds and Hiling for sale. The property is divided into 10 paddocks with 99 acres in turnips 62 acres in hay grass and oats. Buildings include a 9 room dwelling, large stables and a woolshed. Apply.
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Esses Boyd & Marsh
Hinds
Hiling
Geraldine
Orar
Hetate
BR. ¥. Ferguson
Proposals Sought for Live Stock by County Agent Ferguson
District Agent R F Ferguson invites proposals on live stock with large limits. For full particulars and premiums contact Ferguson, Land and Estate Agent, district office.
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Aghburton County
R. ¥. Ferguson
Ferguson
R. Y. Ferguson
Insurance Offer Wording From District Agent
An agent notes readiness to write insurance for various lines at the lowest rates. The statement presents an offer posture without listing specific policies or clients. The document emphasizes competitive pricing and service readiness by the district representative.
Moon Phases and Events for May in Newspaper Style
Moon phase timetable shows First Quarter on May 2, Full Moon at 1 40 am, Last Quarter on May 15, and New Moon on May 23 with perihelion and apogee timings. Includes rise and set times in a compact ephemeris format.
Wool market firm and rising prices seen
A London cable dated April 9 reports Mesara Dalgety and Co stating the wool market remains firm and tends upwards with expectations of higher prices in the next series.
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United Press Association
CharatronvEon
Mesara Dalgety and Co
London
National Mortgage Co clears estate at Homestead Orton Green
A clearance sale held by the National Mortgage Co on account of Mr and Mrs Moore at the Homestead Orton Green Winchmore ended with a fair turnout and satisfactory results. Prices ranged from 8 to 25 pounds across implements, sheep, cattle, and horse stock with many items selling at fair values.
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National Mortgage Co
el Moore
Orton Green
Winchmore
Dispute With Turkey Prompts British Egyptian Stakes
The piece examines Britain's stance over Turkey's occupation of Sinai and German support for the Porte. It notes the strategic value of Sinai near the Suez Canal, Britain's troop buildup to defend Egyptian rights, and Germany's expansionist aims influencing Near East tensions.
Ashburton Rifles to Meet Timarn Porth Guards in Vimara
Local notes outline Ashburton Rifles lineup for a Thursday match against Timarn Porth Guards at Vimara with listed ranks and names. Additional items mention Coldstream Road Board vacancies to be decided May 7 at Longlands, and a Highbank bachelor’s ball despite bad weather, with about 60 couples enjoying music and thanks to organizers.
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Cable
Tuter
Newa
Saootmve
Ashburton Rifles
Timarn Porth Guards
Vimara
Dolmar
V.D. Leintenant Hefford
Sergt Lettch
Sergt Childe
Corp Potter
Corp McElrea
Corp Clayton
Knor
Corbatt
Parsons
Tovey
Hodgson
W. Childa
0. Stills
C. Stills
Bugler Hosken
Corpersnam Roan Beary
Mecara
H. Dobson
Grigg
William Jackson
William Jewell
HE. V W. Leathem
David Miller
George Tilson
Coldstream Road
Weather and community notes from Ashburton County era
Weather forecast warns gale from north to west with heavy rain. April births 6 males 16 females totaling 41, deaths 6 males 3 females totaling 8, marriages 12. A special train of 40 sheep took away from Mathven district. Laurieston Mutual Improvement Society to reopen May 14, officers elected, social planned May 21. Trophy prizes for schoolboy walking races to start from the Post Office at 2 pm, two miles, under 14, 10 entries required. A stock sale featured a humorous Noah's Ark remark by buyers. Junior football tale notes a claim of big men with whiskers, with a father playing instead of the youth.
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Vitan
Ashburton
Moesars Nicoll Gros
Mathven
Lavarston Mutua Improvement Scormrt
Lauriston Mutual
Mprovement Sooty
T Dent
T Mitchell
Hugh Moora
Messen J Moora
Ielo
R ‘Faylor
A Ross
Marino Wether
Premier Seddon marks fourteenth year in office New Zealand
News in brief notes Seddon entering his fourteenth year as New Zealand premier since May 1 1893. Items mention Palmerston North court case involving Mrs Harris for shooting a horse trainer March 21, rising April marriage totals in Invercargill, a Christchurch coal depot opening June 1, church calls and club meetings, a church bequest tax ruling, and various local business notices including gun shop stocks and poultry bargains.
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Seddon
New Zealand
John Balianes
Palmerston North
Harris
Fred Murftt
Invercargill
Christchurch
Dunedin
Northaset Valley
Bev Graz
St Andrew’s
Wheatstone Enehra Club
Wheatstone Hall
Lauriston and Fyndhcuzet &Poets Club
Stephen
Lyndhurst
Dangdin
Justice Cooper
William Harrop
Diocesan
Progressive Association of Johannesburg
Het Volk
N.4
Farmers’ Co-operative Assocition
John Trathewey
Mayfield
Georges Meddins
People’s Ironmonger
Burnett Street
B D Johnston
Laurels Poultry Yards
Egg-Laying Contest Results Lead in New Zealand Pens
The competition lists top finishers from Grey Town to Sockburn with breeds including Wyandottes Leghorns and Orpingtons. Hawke and Silvas Wyandottes dominate, with totals per pen and a final overall record of 80 170 eggs across pens averaging 794.9 each.
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H, Hawke
Greytown
Silvas Wyandottes
J A Shaw
Riccarton
Brown Leghorns
R H M Evang
Christchurch
Silver Wyandottes
J Mann
Templeton
Wyandottes
A Tyrae
Orpingtons
A MM Price
Bob Orpingtons
AH Br
New Zealand Egg Laying Association Competition Winners
Bosyaeim April 30 report of the Egg Laying Association contest showing a total grand aggregate of 86 939 and ten prize winners led by H Leger Levin White Leghorns 1373 F B Brooke South Australia White Leghorns 1241 Marlborough A and P Association 1190 Misa Mick Shaw Blenheim White Leghorns 1188 Jonathan Hodson Blenheim White Leghorns 1174 A Ashworth Alexandra Silver Wyandottes 1163 Miss V Murphy Blenheim Rosecomb Black Orpingtons 1143 W Hockey Nelson Brown Leghorns 1140 C Priddle Blenheim White Leghorns and Miss B Edwards Blenheim White Leghorns tie 1132.
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Ashworth
Alexandra
Wyandottes
Mias
Murphy
Blenheim
Rosecomb Bingk Orpingtons
Hockey
Nelson
Priddle
Edwarda
Rheumo Cure Promoted At Eketabuna Hotel
Advertisement from Rheuno promoter Mr FD Pealing of the Temperance Hotel Eketabuna claims Rheumo cures gout and rheumatism quickly. He reports one dose gives immediate relief and urges trials. Linola polish and boots goods advertised plus closing out stock at Burnett Street store. Craighead and Berryman open first shipment of new season goods.
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Eketabuna
Peeling
Pealing
Chamiata
F. W. Preddy’s
Ashburton
Palit Ab Stock
Burnett Street
Oraighead and
Berryman
Severe gale and rain devastate Burynerm area
An exceptionally severe gale with rain battered Burynerm on Saturday night, causing trees to fall and chimneys to crumble. Telegraph poles were toppled, tools and stacks displaced, and a suspension bridge on a main line was carried away, disrupting local communication and travel.
Crops damaged in Southland as harvests fail
A long lasting cold spell and heavy snow threaten Southland harvests for the first time in twenty years. Unable to harvest much grain, oats (and other crops) face a pronounced shortage and Canterbury farmers on the Waimea Estate prepare for heavy losses in their first season.
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Southland
Canterbury
Waimea
Weather and farming in Ashburton County report
Lauriston notes strong nor'west winds with hurricane force at times and heavy rains over four days. Crops improved via deeper ploughing and earlier cereal planting while threshing nears completion in Wakanui Plains. Sheep market uncertainty may push more land to cereals. potato crops disappoint with widespread rot.
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Ashburton
Gweather
Wakanui
Plains
Flemington
Lauriston
Methven
Correspondence Notice on Opinions Expressed
A correspondence note states the publication does not hold itself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents. It emphasizes editorial independence and reader awareness of personal viewpoints.
Earthquake Letters Question Power of Newspapers
Beatie Crayon of Ashburton argues newspapers may share responsibility for public discourse on disasters. He questions claims earthquakes lack supernatural causes and urges editors to consider broader explanations after the San Francisco quake.
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Ste
Christchurch
Clarryman
San Francisco
San Wiarciego
Ashburton
Tani
Street naming reform urged for Ashburton Borough
A letter to the editor from Mr Harr urges Ashburton to adopt up-to-date street naming in line with Christchurch efforts. He complains the borough has not begun this reform, causing inconvenience to visitors and tourists, and calls on the mayor and council to act at a small cost.
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Russell
Christchurch
Ashburton
Mrcnasn
Football selections for Springburn and Southern Cross matches
Teams named for forthcoming games list players across 8th grade senior junior and third grade squads for Springburn, Hakatere, Raksia and Old Boys FC. Key players include Sharplix Brown Green Burgess Aldridge Hood White Tweedy and Brad ford McFedries Culver house Segers Anderson McCallum Gudzell Philpot Rosa McKenzie Hepburn Stock Smythe plus many others. Emergency squads and substitutes noted.
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Reperene Springburn
Akatere B
Southern Cross
Sharplix
Brown
Green
Burgess
Aldridge
Hood
White
Lyllian
Fergus
Rennell
Tweedy
Goldsmith
Healley
McNeil
Miller
Smith
Stephens
Sutton
Oliver
Anderson
Reilley
Patton
Fagan
Raksia
T Bradford
J McFedries
Clark
S Culverhouse
M Segers
A Anderson
A McCallum
Gudzell
A Philpot
C Rosa
G McKenzie
E Hepburn
A Stock
G Smythe
Culverhouse
W Bushoil
Southern Cross Teaue
Fabling
Collins
Murray
B Collins
McClatchis
Ladies Tailor Offers Up To Date Dress Treads And Costumes
Craighead and Berryman Ladies Tailors present fashionable costumes and jackets with up to date tailoring. Private fitting room for ladies. Also advertises Woods Great Peppermint Cure for hacking cough at night available at various prices.
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Craighead and
Berryman
Alway
POL DAD RST AQME AV POREIUN
This item presents a brief United Press Association dispatch about electric telegraph copyright issues. It notes regulatory or policy points and names a few officials, with emphasis on rights over telegraphic content and potential legal implications.
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United Press Association
Australia seeks aid for San Francisco quake relief
British Vice-Consul in San Francisco reports he cannot relieve Australians until Lord Northcote approves expenditure for their transport and supplies after the earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Association
Clectric Telegraph
New York
Moore
San Francisco
Lord Northcote
Daily Quakes at Salina and Market Activity
Daily quakes are reported at Salina 87 miles southeast of San Francisco with river levels sinking after a quake. New Zealand Insurance Company shares show varied prices with closing figures and bid offers recorded for the day.
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New York
Salina
San Francisco
Avornann
New Zealand Insurance Company
Iyios
Rebels Swarm Home as Natal Governor Praises Help
South Africa note reports Bombaata eluding pursuers while many rebels return home following Dinizulu s warning. Governor Sir Henry McVatlum reviews Royston s Horse and lauds Transvaal aid offered, noting Zululand maps and a declined offer to raise irregulars for cervica in Zululand.
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Pietermaritzburg
Bombaata
Dinizulu
Henry McVatlum
Natal
Royston
Transvaal
Kambaata
Lord Cardigan
Cervica
Zululand
Whites Among the Rebels Skirmish At Pact Creek
Rebels count 8 020 with two whites among them linked to arms influx. Garhinners at Jkandbla clash with Pambats imp armed with old rifles and assevate. Preranyscrzecers note reserved May 1 9 42 am. April 30 Mc Smythe reports the skirmish details.
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Mc Smythe
Garhinners
Jkandbla
Pambaats
Four Year Sentence For Colonel In Moscow Shooting
Colonel Evmulov has been sentenced to four years with the disciplinary battalions for shooting Doctor Vorobiev in Moscow. He admitted the act, stating it was prompted by revolutionary zeal and that he deserved a dog's death, in the presence of his wife and children.
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Perasepons
Evmulov
Vorobiev
Moscow
Bishop appeals to churchmen over Education Bill opposition
London on April 30 the Bishop of Hereford urged churchmen not to join the escap ing and reckless opposition by shortsighted zealots to the Education Bill.
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London
Hereford
Reduction of Cnnetam Duties in Commons Debates
In the House of Commons Mr Asquith proposed a substantial reduction of the differential duty on stripped tobacco. The coal duty will be withdrawn in November and a penny off the tea duty in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Postal Congress Address Urges Universal Penny Postage
Sir Joseph Ward argues for universal penny postage as the world moves toward adoption. He notes no rate changes in thirty-two years while costs drop and welcomes U S support for reduced rates as Britain expands inland and imperial penny postage.
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Rozz
Joseph Ward
New Zealand
Congress
Congres
United States
Britain
Naval Committee Urges Larger Battleship for £2,000,000
In New York in April 80 the Naval Committee of the American House of Representatives recommends constructing a battleship bigger and more heavily armed than the Dreadnought at a cost of £2,000,000.
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New York
Naval Committee
The
House of Representatives
Loss of the Belgian Training Ship Comte Desmet
Survivors report the Belgian training ship Comte Desmet sprang a leak and sank suddenly near London on April 20. Pumps failed to check inflow. two boats were swamped, but one boat escaped with twenty six aboard including twelve cadets.
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London
Comte Desmet-danager
Royalty's Movements and Market Notices
Royalty moves include King Edward leaving for London and Queen Alexandra heading to Gibraltar. The New Zealand market sees Royal Standard Pills in high demand and available from chemists. Also mentions Mount Somers Coal Company coal quality and Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure bottle pricing.
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Rome
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
London
Gibraltar
New Zealand
Dispute With Turkey Over Boundary Pillar Switch
The Porte denies Turkish troops removed the boundary pillar at Rafah and accuses political intrigues of the plot. Orders have been issued for the pillar's return to its position. Berzin notes Turkey must act without external support and on its own peril.
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Constantinorie
Porte
Rafab
Sat
Berzin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Turkey
Egyptian Agitator in Berlin and Constantinople
The Standard's Berlin correspondent reports Mnetafa Camel Pasha, an Egyptian agitator, visiting Berlin in October to meet influential figures and urge Germany to resist Britain undermining the Sultan's authority in Africa. He also traveled to Constantinople to confer with officials there.
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London
Standard
Berlin
Mnetafa Camel Pasha
Germany
Britain
Africa
Constantinople
Dowie Rivalry Divides Zion City As Voliva Backer Strong
A small Zion City majority backs Voliva amid Dowie split. Dowie, aided by weakness, preaches to three thousand and proclaims innocence while calling Voliva a scoundrel. Public support favors Voliva in the sectarian division.
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New York
Zion City
Dowie
Yvolive
Hoe
Voliva
The Knowles Tragedy in Telegraph Report
Inquest on the death of Mrs Knowles reveals witness William H Mawheney describing a sequence of shots from a revolver. Knowles accused of firing, leading to her death. he confessed a desire for a final kiss and was restrained after a revolver and cartridges were found on him. Jury returns verdict of wilful murder.
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Pavterston Norra
Mr. Knowles
William H Mawheney
Knowles
Drs Knowles
Decessed
Church Street
Cook Street
Major Daak
Meikle Commission Opens with Defense and Crown
The Meikle Commission began proceedings in Donnepin with Judges Edwards and Cooper presiding. Mr Atkinson for Meikle urged that if the conviction stands Meikle should be jailed, but if innocence is proven, the government and Parliament may avoid lengthy term considerations. Dr Findlay for the Crown listened as counsel requested daily sessions at 4 o'clock.
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Donnepin
Meikle
Edwards
Cooper
Atkinson
Wellington
Findlay
Totalisator condemned by police court remarks
At Police Court Mr Koettie and McKettle urged against the totalisator. A youth remanded on theft charges amid notes he frequented racecourses. McKettle warned the machine tempts youths, and its legalization has degraded youth in the colony.
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if _Avemnane
Koettie
McKettle
Hoya
Hovee
The Gisborne Farmers Union Talks Freight Costs
At a Gisborne branch meeting on April 29 the Farmers Union condemned high freights to New Zealand ports, urged use of the new Federal line, and discouraged long contracts to boost open competition. They noted mutton and beef freight reductions but still 50 percent higher than Australia, butter prices in New Zealand lower than Australia. The chairman will tabulate and circulate freight data collected.
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Gisboorne
Gisborne
Farmers’ Union
Uordon
New Zealand
Australia
Golden Eagle Tobacco Flake Cur Two Ounce Tin Rush
Advertisement fragment notes Golden Eagle Tobacco Flake Cur in two ounce tins. Mentions bronchial coughs and colds and a price of 8d and 28.64 per bottle. Appeals to smokers with a rushed demand and tobacconiste availability.
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Golden Eagle Tobacco
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