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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
1
A weary mother and her daughter live by a rugged gully and haunted by a music from unseen sources. The mother recalls a violent past while the child dreams of a refined future. One night a distant figure appears across the gully and renewal seems possible as the mother calls a lost name.
At a Conciliation Council sitting in Auckland on May 17 a compromise settled wages in the butchering trade and an agreement was reached on remaining points. A vote of thanks praised Conciliation Commissioner Mr Harle Giles for his pivotal role in the tough act dispute. both sides credited his services.
The item notes a cough remedy called Woods Great Peppermint Cure offered for children. It lists price points Ls 6d and 2e 6d and references nighttime symptoms. No further details on efficacy or sourcing are provided.
Two police constables John Edward Watson and William Joseph Gardiner faced assault charges in Wellington on May 17. They were accused of assaulting William Rolfe and Plorence Rolfe on the 10th of May. The cases were adjourned after Inspector Elfigon sought more time. a key witness was unable to appear due to illness.
In London on May 17 the meat trades and Liverpool Chamber of Commerce urged the government to remove the embargo on Argentine cattle for immediate slaughter at the port of disembarkation. They contrasted Birkenhead’s 800 head with 5000 to 6000 weekly in 1906 and warned of import shortages.
Frank Brediey and Ernest Jones McCartney appeared at the Police Court today charged with stealing jewellery valued at £100 in Taumarunui. James King faced a separate charge of receiving the same goods knowing them dishonestly obtained. All pleaded guilty and were committed for sentencing.
Wellington May 17. The Town Clerks announce that the Shipwreck Relief Society of Wellington has sent £200 to the Penguin Relief Fund to aid distressed penguins.
The Tal Nui brought eighty five assisted travelers on Saturday, sixty five sponsored by New Zealand friends with jobs arranged. One passenger Miss Sarah Johnson died of heart failure and was buried at sea. Two third class passengers misbehaved at sea and were ironsed for the night. The Tainni sailed from London three days early. Total third class passengers reached 276.
Hon. J. Carroll stated more areas are being brought forward for Native land settlement. Gazette notices list 197 blocks totaling 231,018 acres with 92 blocks comprising 87,331 acres in the Bing Country. Under the Act, half the land must be sold and half leased.
Gisborne May 17 The Arbitration Court kept the prior award in the painters dispute small changes noted in the attached memorandum. The court held that wages remain as in the last award while hours for bakers are reduced to forty eight per week.
A Cape Times correspondent in March reports dire conditions on the Rand with hundreds unemployed, 2000 men paid 3s 4d daily, and severe poverty in Vrededorp. He cites lodging-house overcrowding, free lunch saloons, and a wave of out of work, urging workers to seek billets or keep friends before heading to the Transvaal.
An advertisement extols RHEUMO Rapidly Re Teves Rheumatism and RHEV LO as effective cures for rheumatism gout lumbago and sciatica. It asserts quick pain relief removal of swelling and elimination of uric acid with each dose and notes they are sold by chemists and storekeepers at 2s Gui per bottle. It also mentions RHEUMO as a solvent of uric acid and phosphatic sediment and notes a golf requisites shop opening by R D L Jolhuston with clubs bags and other items for the season.
An old advertisement warns of bad breath and stomachic disease from a foul tongue and suggests Morse's Indian Root Pills as a remedy. It claims the pills cleanse the stomach, regulate the system, and prevent a range of ailments including indigestion biliousness constipation and headaches with benefits for breath and complexion.
A trader named George Davies promotes made to measure suits priced from £3 1s to £9 10s with no credit offered. He claims savings come from high cut skilled cutters and large weekly output, says customers pay for what they receive, and invites visits to his showrooms in Auckland Wallington Palmerston North and Wanganui.
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