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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 14, 1907

Page

2

Desirable Freehold Farmette with Furnishings Auction Plans

For sale Porthmeayr a ten acre corner block facing the Domain. Includes well finished dwelling with modern fittings nine poultry runs incubator house and orchard. Also furniture piano and ready furnished d well as two houses and numerous fowls. Auction if not sold privately before June 15 1907. Maude & Harman Christchurch and Ashburton.

WO Acres Freeaold N.W. Bott and Creek Road Twick Barryman Furnitura Haske Huta Atc Maude & Harman Christchurch Ashburton

Marriage Notice for Prtpentee Easton Purr

An obituary notice from Christchurch Hospital records the death of Prtpentee Easton Purr aged 34 husband of Annia Puts of Methven. The notice marks a marriage heading and identifies family details amidst the sparse read.

Perr Christchurch Trospital Prtpentee Easton Purr Annia Puts Methven

CEO The Great Court Cure Act 4 Like Magic

A CEO touts a product named The Great Court Cure Act 4 Like Magic while a grocer stocks it. The item appears in a brief market or promotional notice highlighting availability in stores.

Great Court Cure

Distinct social classes and school funding debates

Reading matter on page one includes essays on social classes and paying children to attend school, while page four covers rugby union and school committee meetings. Local notices mention weather, farm sales, and plans for events and exhibitions across Ashburton and surrounding districts.

Raporta Ratepsyerd Mount Hutt Road Rugby Union Pamfrey Edwin Joseph Ward Carter Verrace Tinwald Aresland Hugh Donaldson Waterton

Foot warmers reintroduced for morning trains

Notices record frost at the Domain Weather Station and a rise in the barometer to 30.7 inches hinting at fine weather to follow. Local items include a cribbage win by visitors over the Fire Brigade, Druids Lodge meeting notes, Lauriston Mutual Improvement Society social, and Bishop Julius confirming four candidates at St Aidan's Mount Somers.

Me. C. McIetyre Greenatret Clutha Alex, Kenton Aedburton County Racing Club Lato Sho Donald McLean Mus. Bas Cherteau Saleyards Company London Ashbearton Ashburton Scott Bros Tmiaru New Zealand Mount Somers Ashhurton Court Farmers’ Union J. Burgess David Jones Cust Findlay Vancouver Prohibition League Christchurch T. If Faylor Blenheim Lyttelton Tunes Picton Mayfield Mutual Improvement Society Mayfield C. W. Withell Has. McDowell Arthur Oakley M. L. Hight W. Dellow Roberts FE. Brennan J. McDowell D. C. Sewell H. Waston Thos McDowell J. Dellow Gotha Barganat R. DD Johnston Alcorn Usoin Faablots Abla Greda Everyonea Stitt County Council Indea Domain Fire Brigade Ashburton Druids’ Lodge Syme Crothers Goodwin Davidson Julius St. Aidan’s Church N. Blakiston

Wage and living costs debated in Auckland speech

Hon J A Millay argued for amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act citing wage rises and higher living costs. He warned delays in the Arbitration Court cause friction and urged rapid dispute settlement, noting land price booms and limited impact of unions on living costs.

J. A. Millay Auckland Arbitration Court

Debenture Subsidy Talks Stir Mail Syndicate

In interviews with Hon T Bent and Sir William Lyne the underwriters demand a ten year subsidy guarantee. Bent would back 125000 pounds for ten years if Victoria gets fare relief. Lyne rejects preference for any state arguing for equal terms and readiness to delay penalties faces Deakin and Forrest in play.

London Mail T. Bent Sir William Lyne Miz Bent Victoria Wiliam Lyne Bent Willling William Lyne Deakin John Forrest

Tum Famous Forp 15 H.P. Four Cylinder Car Price 260

The Motor Power Co advertises a 15 HP four cylinder car priced at £260 delivered with full credit. It claims superior build for Sendusland roads and hard use, offering smoother ride and easier handling than cars costing twice as much. Sole Southern Agent at Tancred Street W.

Sendusland Motor Power Co Tancred Street W Ore

Song and Violin Recital Delights Despite Small Audience

A modest crowd of about eighty attended the Oddfellows Hall recital featuring Mrs Brooke after study in Paris and Rossi Verdi selections. Herr Zimmermann impressed with the Intermezzo and Ave Marie. Reg. Brooke wowed with two songs. the Orchestral Society performed The Bohemian Girl and Mendelssohn War March.

Oddfellows Chary Brooke Paris Madame Marchesi Mrs Brooke Angus McDonald Annie Laurie Tosti Herr Zimmermann Niedzielsky Schubert Mascagni Alice Reg Orchestral Society Mendelsshon

Farm Labour Dispute Documents Referred to Board

A collection of three documents from the Canterbury farm labour dispute involves The Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Labourers Industrial Union of Workers and The Canterbury Sheep Owners Industrial Union of Employers. They include a referral to the Board of Conciliation, a notice of a Court of Arbitration hearing in Christchurch, and a detailed schedule of wages and conditions with hours, overtime, and living conditions for various farm workers. The materials date back to 1906.

Birkenhead and Noorthcote Fruitgrowers’ Association State Coal Company Welington Tocat United Pubiiire Trades Industrial Union Christchurch Ni Ht Southbridge Farm Labourers’ Union M’cullough James Thorn McUllaugh Board of Conciliation Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Labourers’ Industrial Union of Workers Canterbury Sheep Owners’ Industrial Union of Employers Canterbury Union of Workers J. A. McCullough Ernest A. Johns Clerk of Awards Court of Arbitration Provincial Council Chamber H. W. Les Agricultural Labourers’ Union Strangedy i Siaranean Tig

Missing Man William Prestons Sought in Wellington

Inspector Ellison reports a young man named William Prestons of Bleiheim has been missing since Thursday morning. Police searched Saturday and Sunday with no trace found.

Wellington Ellison William Prestons Bleiheim

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