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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 26, 1908

Page

4

No License Rally at Oddfellows Hall Ashburton

A packed No-License rally at Oddfellows Hall Ashburton featured speeches by A J Atkinson of Wellington and M Paylor of Christ Church. The mayor H Davis presided with clergy and temperance workers as the crowd heard warnings about sly grog selling and calls for stronger licensing laws.

Oddfellows W.C Jesus Mr Mann Atkinson B. Taylor Ashburton Great Britain Temperance Party United States of America England Asquith Archbishop of Canterbury Ireland Lord Burton Lord Rothschild Wellington McCarthy S.my Mitchell Ely Temperance Dominion Supreme Court Fouhy Ashburton Court Taylor New Zealand Lord Rosebery Keaner Eto Iia Mr Orr Israel Moses Hqnor Beetham Christchurch Martin

No-License advocates praise Ashburton progress

Speakers at an Ashburton meeting hawked No-License gains citing fewer pubs and cleaner streets. They contrasted Ashburton with Invercargill and Oamaru, argued liquor trade harms society, and urged supporters to back prohibition at the next election.

No License Rally Advances Anti Licenses in Ashburton

A public meeting in Ashburton endorsed No License measures with strong support from Mr Taylor and local electors. Resolutions urged Parliament to grant Colonial Option and pledged to block license restoration, citing six years of No License reducing drunkenness and crime. Tea meeting with churches and volunteers followed with notable turnout and assistance from ladies groups.

Taylor Bens Ft Ashburton Messrs Atkinson and Taylor Temperance Band

New Zealand Team Arrives After Australia Visit

The article notes a New Zealand squad of thirteen players including eleven AM Tilacke and others like Seeling, McDonald, Mynott and Hayward. The Anglo-Welsh team passes Ashburton next Thursday on a tour through Dunedin and Christchurch, arriving in Christchurch by June 10, then leaving June 16 by the Broken River train toward Greymouth.

Seeling Auckland McDonald Otago Mynott Taranaki Hayward New Zealand Australia Ashburton Dunedin Christchurch Greymouth

Maori team sails for Sydney. four chiefs accompany

The Maori football team from Auckland leaves for Sydney tonight under Mr A. Asher. Four chiefs will travel with the squad. In Christchurch, Ashburton Association faced Christchurch Club and drew 1–1. On return via Burnham, Burnham beat Ashburton 4–0.

Auckland Sydney A. Asher

Zam-Buk Balm Proves Useful For A Range Of Ailments

Mrs E Schoenauer of Melbourne Street West End Brisbane reports Zam-Buk Balm quickly heals cuts burns bruises and festering wounds. She cites her boy with a bad bruised foot that swelled and festered and was relieved after using Zam-Buk. Balm advertised as healing sore legs ringworms rheumatism neuralgia piles bruises burns chapped hands and chilblains priced high and widely available.

E. Schoenauer Melbourne Street West End Brisbane

Canterbury Tops Ashburton in Annual Football Match

Canterbury defeated Ashburton 63 to 0 on the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral ground. Canterbury led 21 to 0 at halftime and dominated the second spell with strong passing and scoring. Top scorers included B McDonald W Fuller and Wilson with several others adding points. a Canterbury injury briefly interrupted play but the team continued to press.

Canterbury Ashburton County Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association Ashburton Canterbury 95 Patterson Cordner Ashburton EB Orr Canterbury New Garterbury B. McDonald W. Tuller Fryer Deans Burns McPhail Wilson Mason Webb Graham F. Robilliard

Methuen Triumphs Over Ashbury in Local Match

The Methuen team dominated from the start at the A. and TP. show grounds yesterday, defeating Ashbury clubs 14 points to nil. Tries by Fitzgibbon Wilson and Quinlan, with Brownley kicking two goals. referee was Mr B. Cassells.

A.ildrd Prada Methuen Fitzgibbon Wilson Quinlan Brownley B. Cassells

South Canterbury selects team to face England

South Canterbury will choose its representative side to play the English on May 25 from players D. Scott O'Dowdey O Leary Coles Grant Roddick Rodgers Budd Melvin Fitzgerald W. Scott Carlton Hooper Tieter Priest W. Scott J. Green and A. Scott.

Timaru South Canterbury D. Scott O'Dowdey O'Leary Coles Grant Roddick Rodgers Budd Melvin Fitzgerald W. Scott Carlton Hooper Tieter Priest J. Green A. Scott

English footballers hosted by Maori at Papawai in New Zealand

The British team visited Papawai and were welcomed with a traditional Maori dance and gift presentations. A British player endured a playful moment on stage during a haka and received a kiss from a native girl. Injured teammates Vassall Harding and Gibbs were recovering well. The NZ Rugby Union aims for Dunedin by June 2 ahead of the June 6 test.

Masterton Papawai Union Runaupa Harnett Tamahau Mahupuka Kingi Greytown Wellington Vassall Harding Gibbs

New Zealand Football Team Named for Dunedin Test

The New Zealand side to play the visitors at Dunedin on June 6 lists Pull-back Wallace from Wellington Cameron at three quarters Deans from Canterbury Thomson from Wellington Tranter from Taranaki Stead from Southland Roberts from Wellington Gillett from Auckland with Casey Hughes and Cunningham in the forwards and Ranji and Wilson from Wellington in the back line notes.

New Zealand Dunedin Wallace Wellington Cameron Taranaki Deans Canterbury Thomson Tranter Stead Southland Roberts Gillett Aucckland Casey Otago Hughes Cunningham Auckland Atronauts Tfrancis Ranji Wilson Welling

Bullace and Bullock Offer on Approved Freehold Securities

Notice of a proposed transaction involving freehold securities with a special sum of 800 pounds at a specified rate and an additional 2000 pounds, directed to T Bullock, Nice.

T. Bullock

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