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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 21, 1908

Page

3

Foreign Office to Represent France Over Berlin Messenger Incident

The Berlin correspondent says the Foreign Office will make immediate representations to France after a German consul sent a messenger with a letter to a neighboring French forest commander. The courier was allegedly beaten by French soldiers and spat on the letter, prompting the protest from the Legation at Sez.

Per Press Association London The Daily Mail Berlin Forrign Office Sez France

Telegraphic extracts from Australian news and theatre suits

Melbourne reports the Post Office Commission backs separating state telephone services from postal work with officers reporting to deputy postmasters. London theater firm sues Williamson over Mother Goose profits in Victoria and a restraining injunction. Hobart notes Orion wreckage found on a barren island with no passengers found, later funnel and ladder identified as Orion debris near Tasman Head.

Melbourne Post Ofice Commission Theatre Royal Drury Lane Company, Limited London Williamson Victoria Hobart Orion Tasman Head Mother Goose

Parliament to Convene June 29 in Wellington

The Press Association states Parliament will meet on Monday June 29 in Wellington. The brief notice confirms a June session start in the capital.

Per Press Association Wellington Parliament

Fire at Auckland Telegraph Office Destroys Upper Rooms

A fire in the Auckland Telegraph Office blocked the stairwell with smoke and thick volumes. The Central Brigade under Superintendent Woolley arrived in three minutes and forced entry. Flames were confined to two small rooms adjoining the despatch room but gutted them, with roof and walls burned away.

Auckland Shortland Street Central Brigade Woolley

Socialist lecture draws tiny audience in Hastings

Hastings May 21. Mr Tom Mann was billed to lecture on Socialism on what it is but drew a very small crowd. He said the experience was unique in his 20 years of lecturing and had travelled hours to keep the engagement.

Hastings Tom Mann

Slander case ends with defendant cleared in Dunedin

In the North East Valley mayoral contest, the Supreme Court ruled for Botting in the Mowat v Botting slander suit. The plaintiff sought £500 in damages. Judge Williams condemned the action as unfounded and harmful, noting Botting’s conduct was without reproach and the suit served only to publicize a baseless slander.

Dunedin Supreme Court Mowat Botting Justice Williams

Sentence Given in Case of Violent Offense at Supreme Court

At the Supreme Court, Thomas Charles Bridson was sentenced to 12 years for abusing four young girls. Judge Edwards stated the penalty aimed to strike terror into evil doers of his class, noting a disturbing rise in such cases in the city.

Auckland Supreme Court Thomas Charles Bridson Edwards

Sculling Title Match Signed for Wanganui December

Arnst’s £100 deposit covered by Tuck for Webb binds the sculling championship at Wanganui on Tuesday December 15. Articles will be drawn up and sent to Sydney for Arnst’s signature.

Wanganui Arnst Tuck Webb Sydney

Hawke's Bay Boxing Championship Set for June Meet

The Hawke's Bay Amateur Boxing Association schedules a championship meeting on June 15 featuring Tim Tracey versus Nat Williams in lightweights. Jim Lucas and Walter Sell pair up in the middleweights.

Hastings Hawke's Bay Amateur Boxing Association Tim Tracey Nat Williams Jim Lucas Walter Sell

Tramway strike ends as Palmerston units halt service

At noon a red flag signaled the halt of tram cars at Queen Street terminus. conductors and motormen handed control to Tram Company officers as police recorded names for possible by law breaches. Crowds cheered during the brief disruption before cars were moved to barns and service ceased.

Auckland Palmerston Tra Queen Street Mway

First Volume of The Historical Records of New Zealand

McNab announces the first volume of The Historical Records of New Zealand edited by McNab has been released by the Government Printer in Wellington. He explains the project preserves documents rather than authoring a single history and outlines what future volumes will include such as logs, charts, and journals from early voyagers.

Lie Ho Robert McNab Ab Ha- Kain New Zealand Wellington Dominion Sedron McNab Seddon Mr McNab New South Wales London A. H. Turnbull Cook Hicks Furneaus Ship Cove Turnbull Burney Furneaux Grass Cove Queen Charlotte Sound Vancouver

Colonial Consignment deploys meat prices via Napier cable

The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Co. wires Canterbury and Napier with New Zealand meat quotations for the North Island. Lamb is sixpence per pound for first quality and five pence for second quality. beef is listed at twenty pence per pound, with additional notes on linds and sundry items.

Napier Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company Canterbury Myvion Wellington North Island

Mad Indian shoots on Narua plantation

A steamer from Wiji brings word of a shooting spree by a intoxicated Indian on a Colonial Sugar plantation at Narua. He wounded Mrs Swann slightly, killed overseer Mr Pender, shot another Indian dead, injured another, and caused narrow escapes among Europeans before police killed the attacker.

Auckland Ranadi Wiji Narua Colonial Sugar Company Pender

Fire on the Ionic prompts flooding of hold at Wellington

At 8 am the Ionic’s forehold hatch was removed and a fierce fire broke out with hot plates. Chemical engines failed to stop it. tug Terawhiti and city hose crews flood No 1 hold, pumping up to 100 tons per hour. Loss runs to thousands of pounds. cargo damage possible but frozen meat may be protected. Government orders a fire inquiry led by Dr McArthur with Mr M G Foster and Captain Blackburne.

Wellington Loase Union Company Terawhiti No. 1 London McArthur M. G. Fostex Blackburne Wool Fires Commission

Fire destroys two storey shop and dwelling at Roslyn

A two storey wooden building at Roslyn used as a shop and dwelling by Lawson and Borehart was totally destroyed by fire at four this morning. Lawson insured for £50 on stock and furniture in the United Office Horch uninsured. The building, owned by W Geddes, insured for £600 in the State Office.

Dunedin Roslyn Lawson Fruiterer Borehart United Office Horch W. Geddes State Office

Trespassers warned on Riversdale Estate in pursuit of game

A notice states that any person or persons found trespassing on the Riversdale Estate while pursuing game or otherwise will be prosecuted.

Riversdale

South Rakaia Road Board to Levy General Rate 1908

Notice states that at the next Ordinary Meeting on 4 June 1908 the South Rakaia Road Board will levy a general rate of one farthing in the pound on rateable property for the 1 April 1908 to 1 March 1909 period. Rate due 18 June 1908 at the Road Board office Rakaia. Rate is open for inspection. Laurence Oxy, Clerk, May 20 1908.

Road Boards South Rakaia Rakaia Moa Road Board Ifice Rakaia Road Board Ofice Laurence Oxy Thakaia

Longbeach Road Board Plans General Rate

Public notice states the Longbeach Head Board will meet on a Saturday in June 1908 to levy a general rate of 5-16ths of a penny in the pound on rateable values for 1908 09. Rate payable in one instalment on Monday June 15 1908. Rate Book open at Burnett Street Ashburton office.

Road Boards Longbeach Longheach Road Board Burnett Street Ashburton

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