For SALE OR TO LET Very nice West Belfs property
Very readable notice describes half acre land with fruit trees, a recently renovated five room house, bathroom, wash-house with copper, and stable. Asking price with very easy terms, owner open to lease for good tenant. Also Alford Forest Road listing quarter acre land fronting two roads with a six room house, small deposit, balance payable at 10s per week, and no reasonable offer refused.
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West Belfs
Winters Road
Alford Forest Road
J. H. Kerr
Moon Phases and May Rise Times in Historical Almanac
The page lists sun rise times and moon phase data for May, including daily rise figures and lunar phases such as Full Moon at 6 11 38 p.m. Last Quarter on the 13th at 9 15 a.m., New Moon on the 20th at 12 12 p.m., First Quarter on the 27th at 0 58 a.m., Apogee and Perigee around mid month, with scattered times in a compact, old style almanac layout.
Montgomery Hockings marriage in Ashburton 1909
The marriage of Robert Montgomery of Southbridge, eldest son of H. L. Montgomery, and Mayfield's Le Mary Hockings, youngest daughter of the late Richard Trethowey of Cornwall England, took place on April 28 1909 at Ashburton.
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Montgomery — Hockings
Ashburton
Robert Montgomery
H. L. Montgomery
Southbridge
le Mary Hockings
Mayfield
Richard Trethowey
Cornwall
England
Cheerful Optimism in Sir Joseph Ward on Dominion Finances
Kin Joserit Waru praises Sir Joseph Ward for steady cheer and clear figures. The article notes ordinary revenue £9,001,185, expenditure £8,785,513, and a year-end surplus of £184,921, with railways earning more and customs down. Public works spend totals £29,169,278. settlements grow as Crown land uptake rises. post office savings exceed prior year.
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Joserit Waru
Johnson
Joseph Ward
Sir Joseph
Treasury
Settlers Department
Workers Department
Post Office Savings Bank
Dominion
Joseph
New
Local Council debates committee roles and hospital wagon update
At a Borough Council meeting Dr Stewart refused to serve on the Fire Brigade Committee, agreeing only to remain chairman of the Works Committee. He cited reasons tied to remarks that offended some voters. The Fire Brigade link was dropped but his Works chairmanship was retained. Also noted: Ashburton Hospital Board’s ambulance wagon now housed at Tancred Street stables. Weather reports warn of a cold spell with frost and crop damage from pests. Castor and duties totals for April show slight declines from last year. A peppermint cough remedy ad concludes the snippet.
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Stewart
Fire Brigade
Tire Brigade
Dr Stewart
Cr Stewart
Ashburton Hospital
Local bakers raise bread price amid flour costs and notices from unions
Reports from Patea and surrounding areas cover price hikes for bread due to flour costs, union discussions on admission of farm employees as members, and various local incidents and council items. Other notes include rainfall data, a railway clock in Belgium, a white rat sighting, and civic votes and council affairs in New Zealand.
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Patea
Farmers' Union
Timaru Sickness News And Stocker Burns Update
A local medical man cites widespread illness in Timaru. Mr T H Stocker of Orari remains a source of concern after severe burns suffered a week ago at Rangitata. The Mayor announced plans to outline council policy at his installation on Wednesday. Engagement rings offered in pure 18c gold with genuine gems, L A MecClurg's Rings, priced from 2s to £20 53.
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Timaru
T. H. Stocker
Orari
Stocker
Rangitata
L. A. MecClurg
Lynskey Farewell Dinner Sentiments At Ashburton
Myr M. J. Lynskey of the Ashburton branch of the New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Association was honored at a farewell gathering on the eve of his transfer to the Christchurch branch. Chairman R. F. Curtis led tributes praising Lynskey’s diligence and perseverance, with speeches by W. M. Matson D. McDonnell and others and a presentation of a hand sealed frame. The evening featured recitations and songs as the host's colleagues and local merchants celebrated his promotion and wished him continued success.
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F. Hawker
Longbeach
Hawker
Gluyas
Miss Watson
Messrs Gee. Gray
Bennett
Houlton
Miss Dores
Miss Gluyas
Misses Dore
Lancing
Grigg
Myr
M. J. Lynskey
Ashburton
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Christchurch
R. F. Curtis
Lynskey
W. M. Matson
D. McDonnell
Farper
W. Smith
Cox
Snorts
Mr Lynakey
C. Harper
J. Branlin
United Band of Hope Holds Lively Temperance Meeting
The United Band of Hope gathered largely as Rev. Rt. J. Liddell presided. A program of music, recitation, speech and song showcased local performers including May Willers, Rosie Brown, Douglas Tilly, and Willie Willers. An ardent temperance address was delivered, and the session concluded with a benediction.
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United Band of Hope
J. Liddell
Cornet
Willie Willers
Irene Beaumont
H. Horman
Master J. Stewart
Rodger Jets
Douglas Tilly
Mischief Makers
Misses L. Brown
Jessie Phaup
Myrtle Johns
Elsia Marsden
Daisy Marsden
May Phaup
Vern Fawcett
Eva Kerr
Butterick
Beauchamp on New Zealand banks under-banked issue
Harold Beauchamp, chairman of Bank of New Zealand, says under-banking concerns reflect a shift from mortgage lending to the Advances to Settlers Department. He argues capital increases should aid growing trade, not mortgage loans, and warns against more banks as a solution. He cites past bank failures and Parliament oversight.
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Wellington
Mgr
Harold Beauchamp
Bank of New Zealand
New Zealand Times
Invercargill
New Zealand
Beauchamp
Joseph Ward
Dominion
Bank of New Z Zealand
Settlers Department
Sir Joseph Ward
Advances To Settlers Department
Fantatic death by own action shocks London solicitor
London May 4 A sensational report says Douglas Panton a London solicitor and amateur actor died by his own hand. He was a grandson of Royal Academician W P Erith and recently suffered a bad influenza attack. The Chronicle notes the case as a fantastic death by own action.
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London
Penzaneca
Douglas Panton
Chronicle
Panton
W. P. Erith
Royal Academician
Turkish affairs drive to hospitals amid wounds visit
Mohammed Reshad, aided by a single orderly, toured Constantinople hospitals visiting the wounded. The Czar of Russia sent cordial telegrams for Turkey’s welfare as Shevket Pasha’s forces moved at daybreak to surround and secure the naval arsenal, forcing surrender of about a thousand sailors and marines.
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Per Press Association
Constantinople
Mohammed Reshad
Shevket Pasha
Imperial-Hatti order urges reforms and unity in Asia Minor
The imperial decree enjoins the Ministry to work for the country within Sheriat law and the constitution. It states Sultan Mohammad’s accession arises from the national will and his wish for liberty equality and justice for all subjects. It regrets Asia Minor conflicts and orders measures to eradicate discord and prevent recurrence. International treaties will be observed and good relations with all nations maintained.
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Mohammad
Asia Minor
Military appointment shifts to Adrianople corps
Mahmud Mukhter Pasha, formerly commander of the first army corps, is appointed to command the Adrianople corps in a recent military leadership change.
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Mahmud Mukhter Pasha
First Army Corps
Adrianople
Mutineers Hanged in Constantinople After Revolt
Thirteen mutineers were hanged by May 1 in Constantinople. Five executions occurred before Parliament House and five before the War Office. Most of the condemned were young non-commissioned officers.
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Constantinople
Parliament House
War Office
Cork by election fills vacancy after O'Brien resignation
British press reports a Cork by election to fill the vacancy caused by William O'Brien's resignation. Mayprice Healy, Independent Nationalist, receives 4706 votes, while Crosbie, Nationalist, gets 3547. Reference notes W O'Brien was returned unopposed at the 2006 general election.
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London
Cork
William O'Brien
Mavprice Healy
Crosbie
W. O’brien
Budget Surplus Forecast by Snowden and Telegraph
May 3 in London Mr Philip Snowden estimates next year’s Budget surplus at eight to fifteen million pounds unless trade worsens. The Telegraph projects spirit duties adding seven million pounds, not the expected 1.6 million.
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London
Philip Snowden
Pee the Telegraph
Lloyd George flags land tax on sports grounds in Britain
London reports Mr Lloyd George says a half penny tax on undeveloped land value would touch football and cricket grounds golf facilities and racecourses worth about £50 an acre but such properties may be exempt if the Inland Revenue decides they are public amenities Masterman clarifies that his remark about the Budget being a socialist triumph was misreported and condensed.
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London
Lloyd George
Inland Revenue
The British Budget Reactions From Noted Figures
The Duke of Westminster says he would not grudge the heavy tax and the Budget’s security assurances. Lord Avebury contends Budget plans will hit the rich first, lower wages, and drive capital abroad, worsening conditions for the poor.
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London
Duke of Westminster
Daily Mail
Pete Lord Avebury
Yor Chronic Chest Compnints Hated Cure
A battered OCR fragment hints at chronic chest complaints and a claimed cure. Key names or places are unclear, but the item reads as a brief health notice or medical claim from an old era, suggesting skepticism about a remedy rather than a proven treatment.
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Burnett Street
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Pang
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Renwick
Hampstead School
Borough School
Fairfield
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G. H. Carson Cycle and Motor Works
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Tinwald
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EF Ferriman
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Axminster
Andrew Orr & CO. L
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AH. McHlrea
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H. Gresham
Cameron Street
W. J. Moore
Somerset
Phose
Burnett
Kerr
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Harold E. Curtis
Fitter and Son
Maling and Co., Ltd
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Harold E. Gurtis
Burnety Street
Fletcher Bros
Great Stooks
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Next Oates and Co
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Ballantyne’s
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Shearman Bres
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H. Cocks
Kerr Bros
Christian
Corner Arcade
Frank Curtis
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Saat Otree
Percy
Ephemeris
Dunlea
Coward
Hackthorne Road
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Arthur Streeton Mackay
Misses Tuck
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Rupert Bunny
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