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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 27, 1909

Page

2

Scotland and Empire NAVAL bases and farming futures debated

A long piece argues Scotland as a vital Empire factor with Cromarty Firth as a potential fleet base and notes postures on naval strategy. It then forecasts farming becoming more scientific with smaller holdings and larger yields, citing global trends and examples.

New Zealand Robert McNab Scotland Germany North Sea Rosyth Cromarty Firth Cromarty Atlantic

Weather forecast and local notices from an early NZ issue

Northerly winds shift. glass to fall slowly amid a small low mood. Education Board to close Island Bay School Muntingdon due to distance to alternatives. Arrivals in April 2372 departures 4016. 1908 April arrivals 3022 departures 9013. Jamieson contractors win Auckland Post Office tender around £90 000. White owl sighting near Lincoln. birds nuisance noted at Selwyn. Auckland railway leagues push East Coast railway and Main Trunk extension. Privileges of reporting judicial proceedings defined by Justice Denniston. R D Johnston opens new golf requisites stock. Persistent cough after influenza can be cured with Cham berlain s Cough Remedy. For sale by all chemists.

Various world cables mix ships protests and scandals

United Press dispatches report anchor items from Washington to London. Highlights include a 600 foot high airship tethered in Washington being built with a hogg line, labor disputes in South Wales coal mining, and a wrecked advertising airship found at Dunstable. Also noted are Shackleton receiving a royal medal, a Vatican power shift, and the estate of financier Charles Morrison valued at ten million.

Ming Wabhiauton Washington Abramson Marseilles Shackleton London Italian Geographical Society South Wales Messageries Africa Dunstable Shepherd’s Bush Charles Morrison

Budget resolution on tobacco and petrol duties carried

British budget coverage notes that the tobacco and petrol duties resolution has been carried, signaling a fiscal shift. Difficulty in details limits further specifics.

Per Press Association London

Pietermaritzburg Chamber Rejects Union Resolution

The Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Commerce votes against a union resolution by 19 to 12. The Times correspondent notes General Botha will announce union with other colonies when the Transvaal Parliament assembles. An agreement by R Moore and General Botha sets railway rate adjustments to take effect immediately after Union approval.

London Pietermaritzburg

Pretoria Congress Echoes Natal Union Attitude

General Botha told the Het Volk Congress in Pretoria that Natal’s attitude toward union was regrettable and praised concessions. He cited unprecedented prosperity in South Africa and the Congress approved the Con etattae and the Mozambique agreement.

London Botha Het Volk Pretoria Natal Union South Africa Mozambique

The Little Breadwinner drama at Oddfellows Hall

A melodrama level production titled The Little Breadwinner will be staged Monday evening May List at Oddfellows Hall. The cast features Beatrice Holloway and Herbert J. Bentley with a new company. Prices are 3s and 2s, box plan on view at H M Jones shop. Booking incurs no extra charge.

Oddfellows’ Hall Beatrice Holloway Australia Herbert J. Bentley H. M. Jones

Stock gains lift Randfontein and Chartered shares

The Stock Exchange shows Randfontein shares higher. In three weeks Charter ed Company's stock climbs from 7s 9d to 26s. Other leading stocks rise sharply on the Witwatersrand gold output of £10,178,030 in four months.

Kaffirs Stock Exchange Randfontein Witwatersrand

Bathurst leads Daily Rail trophy after emiri match

Bathurst tops the Daily Rail trophy standings with 808 points after the emiri match. North London trails in second with 808 points and Boulder Hitt Cv Australia follows in third with 806 points.

Per Press Association London Bathurst Daily Rail North London Australia

Appropriation for Public Works Cabinet approves railway and building tenders

Wellington May 24 Cabinet approval covers railway purchases including Stratford Ongarne and Reef ton Inangahua lines and Otira formation with sums from £500 to £11 100. Builds include Fairlie courthouse post office Wakefield Napier Wyndham and Lincoln police station with several tenders invited for additional projects.

Wellington Stratford-Ongarne Reefton-Inangahua On Creek Midland Railway Otira Formation Catlins-Waimahaka Riversdale-Switzers Orepuki-Woaian Kawakawa-Grahamston Helensville North Hokitika-Ross General Post Office Gisborne Shannon

Earthquake Destroys Mission Station in Tonga

A recent quake at the New Hebrides leveled the Tonga mission station and a native worker inside was killed. The report cites the Press Association and notes the Sydney dispatch dated May 27.

New Hebrides Per Press Association Conyright Sydney Tonga Her Press Association

Plump and Plain Cure Bypasses Old Blisters Claim

The speaker advises his wife that their years together shouldn't end quarrels over remedies and promotes Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a new, neater remedy for coughs and colds, replacing mustard plasters with a modern treatment.

Darby Joan

Presbyterian Assembly Backs Reverend Murdoch Over Prison Sentence

In Melbourne on May 27 the Presbyterian Assembly adopted a sympathy resolution for Rev. Murdoch after his prison ordeal linked to the Ronald Harper case. A committee was empowered to seek a legal opinion on the situation and consider action with other churches.

Melbourne Presbyterian Assembly Murdoch Ronald Harper

Australians in England take draw as Oxford stumbles

Oxford resumes in unsettled weather and poor attendance as Australia’s first innings collapse yields 132. Jaose adds 21 before Macartney’s 4 for 2 devastates the tail. Australia’s second innings ends 169 for three. match ends in a draw with Macartney taking five wickets in the match.

London Oxford Muismen Jaose Macartney Australia

Tour cricket results and player eligibility update

Record of the tour shows Notts and Northants wins by innings and wickets. Australia totals 819 and 120, Essex and Surrey results. M O C and M C Q matches. Oxford University cricket details noted. Rhodes added to the first Test team eligibility list as of May 26.

Notts Australia Northants Tesex Essex Surrey M.O.C M.C.Q Oxford University London Rhodes

Electrocution on Newcastle Roof Sparks Fatal Accident

A plumber named Harnett on a Newcastle rooftop was electrocuted after likely slipping and clutching a live wire to stop a fall. Three fingers were burnt, as reports from Sydney detail the incident and its tragic onset.

Sydney Harnett Newcastle

Por Chrento Chest Comp'sinta, Great Peppermint Cure

Fragmentary passage mentions Chest Comp and Woods with a reference to Great Peppermint Cure. No clear event, date, or situated actors emerge to define a full news item.

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