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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 25, 1907

Page

4

Acres of Frachold Estate Lands for Sale in New Zealand

In areas of Acres of Frachold and the same number of high class Crossbred Sheep with a Stud Mock of 3600 Border Leicesters, 1200 Hereford cattle, and a vast area adjoining the Greenfield Estate. Fronting the Clutha river with river steamboat service to Balclutha, seven miles from the South Line. Adjacent to district lands, nearly every acre available for agriculture and little waste land for a block of this size. Agents Pyne and Coy.

Ealing Coldstream Mitcham Mount Somers Kyle Seafield Road Wakanui Alford Epringburn Winslow Wheatstone Bangitata Coldstream Road Staveley Soafield

No-license rally in Ashburton draws large crowd

The No-license meeting in Rey J. Dawson and Mr A B Adams addressed a packed Ashburton hall led by Mayor H. Davis. They urged progress of the temperance cause, praised local results, and predicted widespread adoption across New Zealand and the Empire.

Rey J. Dawson Wellington A. 8. Adams Dunedin N.Z. Alliance H. Davis I’. Shiner H. E. Bellhouse W. E. Lambert BR. J. Liddell EH. $. Richards R. Blair H.M Manifold Hamilton Garmony G. W. Leadley Mra W. T. Lill W.O.T.U Messrs FY. Clayton H. K. Vincent 1.C.G.T E. Andrill Ashburton Rev. J. Dawson Canada Adams Clutha Oamaru Invercargill Mataura New Zealand

Temperance Leader Praises Shifting NZ Attitudes in Ashburton

Mr A Adams addressed Ashburton with a broad outline of the temperance movement noting earlier derision toward no-license efforts. He highlighted progress from opposition to broad support, citing Chief Justice Sir Robert Stout and Cabinet members endorsing the cause amid nationwide alignment from North Cape to the Bluff.

North Cape G. W. Leadley F. Shiner A. &. Adams Ashburton New Zealand Robert Stout Chris- Han Cinwell Adams

New Zealand Railway Officers Press for Eight Hour Day

Representatives from branches of the New Zealand Railway Officers Institute met in Wellington to press for a universal eight hour day for stationmasters and clerical staff and for amendments to the Classification Act for better pay. The Minister for Railways pledged careful consideration and said no one should work unduly long hours. A follow up meeting with the General Manager discussed further management and staff concerns.

J. Dawson Ashburton Dawson Iquor Wellington Leense Clutha Sydney Bulletin New Zealand New Zealand Railway Officers’ Institute Air Hart-Jones

Tailors show popular new costumes at exhibition

Lanes Tailor offers Kaiapoi Bresa and Jacket Tweeds with gold medal winning patterns. Craighead and Berryman era present stylish dresses and gowns for ladies, fitted and ready for visiting the up-to-date Tailors-Craft and Bazaar.

Mada Sesson Craighead Berryman Tailora—Cratanuap & Buzkymam

Plague Epidemic Report From Bangkok and Beyond

May 24 Brisbane notes a plague sweeping from India and China. Taiyuan steamer reports wide infection as fires burn for dying patients near Bangkok. Evacuated sick are burned with screams, while families abandon relatives to avoid contagion.

Brisbane Taiyuan India China Bangkok

Auckland Health Officer urges vigorous sanitation crusade

May 24 Auckland Dr Purdy Health Officer to City Council calls for compulsory health measures and strict enforcement to combat typhoid risks. He warns sea drainage remains a danger and urges a unified governing body, council joint meeting, and a city drainage conference. Council approves major street alterations and demolitions in Queen Street Street and Cook Street for unsanitary conditions.

Auckland Purdy Purdey Mason Queen Street Cook Street

Premiers Conference to Address Mail Contract and Debenture Proposal

Melbourne reports anxious sentiment over a mail contract with the federal government unlikely to move outside. The renewal of Bent’s proposal for a government guaranteed Australian section of the departure dues at £195000 yearly for ten years faces opposition from Carruthers and Kidston. South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania Premiers show sympathy while Braddon blot and State Governor appointments also top the agenda at Brisbane talks.

Melbourne Brisbane Bent Carruthers Kidston Queensland

New San Francisco Cargo Service Planned From Seattle

Howard Smith and Co report Andrew Weir and Long plan a new steamship line from Seattle to San Francisco with initial departure on August 10. The vessel will likely call at Auckland en route to Sydney, though calls at New Zealand remain unsettled.

Sydney Howard Smith

Shipping casualty at Hokitika river mouth

A freshet at Hokitika on May 24 cut away the sand-spit trapping the schooner Eunice at the river mouth. The vessel swung broadside and drifted into breakers for about half a mile. Parts of the rudder and false keel were carried off and other damage is uncertain.

Hokitika Eunice

Zam-Buk Balm touted as boon for mothers and children

A Victorian-era testimonial extols Zam-Buk Balm as a vital first aid for cuts burns bruises and skin ailments. Mrs. O Neill of Richmond recounts a severe finger injury cured by Zam-Buk with the child regaining full use, endorsing keep a pot handy for mothers to spare worry.

T. O'Neill Elizabeth and Shelley Streets Richmond Victoria Zam-Buk

How to Invent by Edison Insights for Young Inventors

Edison advises free thinking and nonstop effort, urging inventors to avoid reading prior work in the field to prevent being boxed in by existing solutions. He recommends pursuing a composite idea from many thoughts and maintaining momentum until a goal is reached, as relayed by patent agent Henry Hughes in Christchurch.

Edison Gore Henry Hughes Christchurch Colony

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