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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 20, 1907
Page
4
Coldstream Road Board Accounts Letter to the Editor
A Coldstream Road Board veteran disputes the annual meeting report claiming a £29 0s 6d deficiency was hidden by drawing from the general account. He argues money was accrued on thirds and seeks proper accounting, warning ratepayers should not cover unspent funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Road Board
Coldstream Road Board
Land Board
H. Pobson
Native Farmers' Union Formed Aiming Native Land Use
A committee including Taingpakawa Rawhiti Aurau Eketona and N Huirama was elected at Huntly to form a Native Farmers' Union. It seeks government approval and funds to develop land use profits for natives and the colony. The Waikato lands are to be worked under the Union, with 10 000 acres in the Moerangi block to be sold to the Government to raise capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Taingpakawa
Rawhiti
Aurau Eketona
N. Huirama
Huntly
Native Farmers’ Union
Waikato
Moerangi
Farmers' Union Conference Backs Ban on Rings and Combines
The Farmers Waiti Conference ended last night with a resolution declaring all rings and combines illegal. A deputation from the Auckland Provincial Employers Association urged affiliation. T H White of the New Zealand Employers Federation spoke on the Arbitration Act, which he defended as desirable if properly administered. The executive was asked to decide on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Farmers’ Wait.i
Employers’ Association
T. H. White
New Zealand
Employers’ Federation
J. Barrie
White
F. W. Wilson
Land Bill campaign in Marlborough faces sparse crowds
In Blenheim Mr Matheson of the Farmers Union campaigned for optional tenure as part of the Land Bill. Across five meetings the resolutions in favour were nearly unanimous, though attendance was poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blenheim
Matheson
Farmers’ Union
Marlborough
Land Bil
Missing Man Preston Leaves No Trace Findings
Police search notes reveal no trace of Preston’s bicycle or gun. Investigators suggest the man may have left the area intending to conceal his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
Blenheim
Preston
Canada to Hire 50 000 to 60 000 Men for Rail Work
Canada faces a spring peak in railway building with an estimated need of 50 000 to 60 000 workers, many to be recruited from abroad. The item notes economic and political snapshots from Canada and New Zealand, including colonial premiers, blackleg inoculations, Sunday newspaper bans, and advances in marine gas engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Constance Barnicoat
Morning Leader
Joseph Ward
Taranaki
Dominion
Toronto
Joseph Gillett
A. ©. Morton
Al.p
House of Commons
America
A. P. Jones
Auckland Slaughtermen Reach Arbitration Approved Agreement
The Arbitration Court approved an Auckland agreement setting slaughtermen hours from 6 am to 6 pm with sixpence per half hour before 6 am in addition to piecework. Overtime pays time and a quarter. holidays time and two half. Wages listed for various meat trades and provisions for under rate workers and union preference. Mr Bust seeks a Governor-in-Council appointed Board of Conciliation to handle unsettled dispute matters. The Board would have two butcher employees, two master butchers, and the current chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whakataki
Farmers’ Union
Wellington
Wellington Building Trades Labourers’ Union
Board of Conciliation
Auckland
Arbitration
Bust
Founder of His Rage Ends Persian Dynasty Tale
The account recalls Agha Muhammad the founder of the dynasty, his brutal rise and fate, and Lutf Ali Khan’s resistance. It notes the massacre of 20 000 women and children and 70 000 eyes claimed, with the dynasty lasting over a century despite his savagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shah
Agha Muhammad
Ble
Lutf Ali Khan
Mardasht
Latf Ali Khan
Tatf Ali Khan
St. James's Gazette
British Seamen and a Yokohama Tragedy Recalled
A historical note recalls the Yokohama disaster when a British steamer collided with the American cruiser Oneida. The vessel sank after signaling distress. only sixty Americans survived. An American inquiry found the English captain culpable and suspended his certificate for six months. the Board of Trade deemed the punishment insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jena
Berlin
Yokohama
Board of Trade
St. James’s
Death of famed chemist Berthelot and wife at Paris
Pierre Berthelot the renowned chemist and secretary of the Academy of Science died suddenly of heart failure after his wife Mme Berthelot passed away. He was born in Paris in 1827 and led synthetic chemistry, aiding Paris during the 1870 siege and contributing to radium research influence on Marie Curie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pierre Berthelot
Mme. Berthelot
Academy of Science
Mme Berthelot
Berthelot
M. Berthelot
Paria
Paris
Defence
M. Curie
Mellor's Boot Store Promises Low Prices and Satisfaction
An advertisement highlights Shona and Slippers at Mellor's Boot Store on Tancred Street Ashburton. It claims the store offers the finest line of boots and slippers with honest workmanship and guaranteed satisfaction, promoting OkO Great Cough Cure stock and other medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oko
Wall Street Panic of 1907 Analyzed by Sydney Herald
Sydney Morning Herald notes the 1907 panic hit corporate securities with vast losses in two NYSE sessions though no broker failures occurred. It traces causes to railroad speculation and fictitious value, criticizes rate-cut politics, and discusses President Roosevelt era policy on fair rail rates and investor protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Exchange
Steel Trust
F E. H. Carriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ite
Europe
Pierpoint Morgan
Washington
White House
Sydney Morning Herald
Special Show and Sale of Seasonable Goods Replenished
Our stocks of household drapery clothing boots and more have been replenished by special shipments of seasonable goods of reliable quality for the event.
Doan’s Ointment touted for skin irritations
An advertisement extols Doan’s Ointment as a cure for eczema hives nettle rash and general skin irritation. It features testimonials from Mr Good of Cox Street praising its soothing effects and notes availability from Ackburton Drug Store and Foster McClellan Co 76 Pitt Street Sydney priced at 3s per box with six boxes for 16s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eozama
Doan
Mr. Good
Cox Street
Ackbutrton
Dean
Desa
Foster, McClellan Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
N.S. W
Nelson plans to abolish City Surveyor post
The mayor proposes replacing the City Surveyor with a foreman of roads and appointing a temporary engineer to run the town drainage project. The notice mentions various local ads and a cycle sale with discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
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