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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 28, 1909

Page

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Canterbury Farmers Union delegates open annual conference

Delegates from Canterbury branches meet in the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association rooms with Mr D Jones presiding. The retiring president discusses harvest records, market trends, imports, debt, and calls for retrenchment, land tenure debate, defense plans, and continued union unity.

Canterbury Farmers’ Union Canterbury — Agricultural and Pastoral Association D. Jones Ashburton Messrs F. Frampton W. T. Lill G. W. Leadley T.mawson Sai Arbitration Court London My Jones Prafidurs Haige FR. McNab Bigs Freehold Jones Lord Rogehery New Zealand Fifa Aspoet

Farmers and Politics in Auckland Conference

The Partners' Union Conference resolved to urge its Dominion Conference delegate to strike out Rule 16 which bans discussion of partisan politics while allowing political matters. It called for farmers to discuss politics on equal terms and to push action against government dependence for local public works funding. It also protested a portfolio to a non European constituency member.

Union New Zealand Auckland Partners’ Union “Conference Dominion Farmers’ Union

Storage urged to balance frozen meat trade

William Nelson of Nelson Bros. argues in a Poverty Bay Herald letter that New Zealand steamer meat shipments flood the Home market, causing losses. He urges greater storage capacity by freezing firms to stabilize prices, noting Hawke’s Bay stock and timing distortions, and calls for longer regional killing seasons with more killing and storage capacity.

William Nelson Nelson Bros., Limited Fomoana Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Hawke’s Bay

Credit Tailor Appeals to Public on Savings and Quality

The ad promotes CHHORGE DAVIES offering tailored suits at lower prices than credit tailors. It claims quicker production by top cutters and no credit, with prices from £2 10s to £4 19s. Locations listed include the Arcade, Christ Church Wellington Auckland, Invercargill, Palmerston North, Timaru, and Wanganui.

Jts Chhorge Davies The Arcade Christchurch Wellington Auckland Dunein Invercargill Palmerston North Timara Wanganui

Empire's Supremacy Emphasized At New Zealand Exhibition

Governor Lord Plunket urged maintaining imperial supremacy over land and sea to safeguard New Zealand's agriculture and exports. He warned of dire costs if the Empire's guard slipped, and noted Empire Day's significance amid calls for naval and military unity. The speech echoed during veterans and cadets parade ahead of the Imperial Defence Conference.

New Zealand Lord Plunket Auckland Bfe Hig

English Eight Hours Bill Provisions and Debates

Summary of the proposed English Eight Hours Bill detailing underground work limits, daily and annual hour rules, and emergency suspensions. Includes Lords amendments excluding entry and exit time, government reluctance, and claims about current long underground hours in Lancashire with opposition arguments and cost concerns.

Abel House of Lords Herbert Samuel Home Department Lancashire Hewerd Home Secretary Coal Consumers’ League

Chronic Rheumatism Cure Claim for RHEUMO Product

An advertisement touts RHEUMO as a permanent cure for rheumatism and related ailments including gout and lumbago. It claims thousands of sufferers were cured after failing with other remedies, urging a trial at minimal cost. It cites prices and mentions chemists and statesmen.

Rotania Therr

Piles Cones Touted as Cure Amid Patient Testimony

A patient letter extols Dr Fellows Pile Cones as curative for piles noting relief from itching and bleeding after using one and a half to three boxes. A beneficiary claims both the writer and father were cured and express gratitude, urging others to try the remedy priced at 59 guineas per box.

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