Rain, legal notices, and a new Ashburton tennis club
Rain drenched the district while court records show a busy quarter with 176 plaints and 73 arrests. The South Canterbury Hospital Board bought land for a consumptive sanatorium and the Ashburton St Andrew’s Lawn Tennis Club formed at St Andrew’s Hall with officers elected and grounds secured through November.
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South Canterbury Hospital Board
Strathconan Estate
Fairlie
J. Craigie
Ashburton River Report, Cricket Club Disbanded, and Local News
Reports from Ashburton include river conditions with Rekaia fishable and Upper Ashburton clear while Hakatere runs dirty. Sibion Cricket Club dissolves due to lack of support. Deputy-Superintendent Williams appointed in Auckland Brigade. Telegraph and telephone works expand, Methven line nearing completion. Obituary notes Mrs J B Harding at 85. Invercargill progress cited under No license. Lambing good amid favorable weather. twins and triplets high. Hinds Tennis Club to affiliate with Canterbury Tennis Association. shed project approved. Carew farming district shows strong building, expanding crops and cereal acreage.
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London
Methven
Hinds Tennis Club
H. G. Blackburne
John Studholme
Messrs
Chisnell
Farrell
D. Miller
Misa Kk. Greer
Gibbs
Canterbury Tennis Association
Andrew Sims
J. LeCren
H. M. Reaves
Shooting at Mount Somers Shocks Elderly Bride-To-Be
A 75 year old man, William McClymont, was shot at by a tall middle aged assailant who demanded Hands up at his door between eight and nine last night. The revolver bullet grazed his ear and blood flowed. Constable Moore from Methven is en route to Mount Somers to investigate. McClymont is reportedly about to marry.
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Mount Somers
Wm. McClymont
McClymont
Constable Moore
Methven
Ashburton
Rakaia Horticultural Society Spring Show Highlights
The Rakaia Horticultural Society held a spring show with quality flowers and numerous displays led by judge Mr William Bayliss of Fendalton. Prize lists cover pot plants, cut flowers, classes for amateurs, schoolchildren, decorations, vegetables, and eggs.
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Fendalton
F. Saunders
Asparagis
F. Saundérs- Iz
H. H. Mathias
Mrs Boag
Wright
Boag
H Mathias
Ashburton Hospital Committee Monthly Meeting Brief
The Ashburton Hospital Committee met this morning with Mayor H Davis presiding. Reports showed August had 18 patients, 16 admitted, 18 discharged, leaving 16 in hospital on September 30, including 11 males and five females. four operations were performed. Dr Hunter to resume in October. nurse Agnes Simpson resigned for a post at Du_nedin. Applications for nursing staff were advertised with no new hires yet. Salary concerns were raised over nursing staff turnover. Miss Griffiths reported Miss Muirhead completed first year as junior probationer with second year salary granted. Controversy over outside doctors providing first aid attendance remained unresolved. The wardman’s resignation was accepted. Thomas Toppin appointed. Ex-patient fee written off. Ambulance waggon deemed inadequate. motion to sell and procure a new one passed. Septic tank issues noted. drainage improvements discussed. Minor repairs planned. total expenditure about £125 17s 6d. Meeting adjourned.
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Ashburton Hospital
Messrs .H. Davis
B Gates
D. Wood
W. J. Dickie
M. Stitt
Co. Fi. Maude
Hunter
Flunter
I Nurae Agnes Simpson
Duonedin Hospital
Wood
E. MM. Griffiths
Muirhead
Davis
Maude
Dickie
Handcock
Titt
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Stitt
Gates
Ashburton Boarding-House Licensing By Law Sparks Debate
The Ashburton Borough Council new by law requires boarding-houses to be licensed, effective yesterday. Seven local keepers oppose uneven licensing, arguing casual boarders must be regulated equally and questioning why similar houses with many boarders escape the fee. They fear seasonal lodging gaps and demand uniform treatment for all boarding houses.
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Ashburton
Wool and Wheat Market Clips From London and Wellington
The American visible wheat supply stands at 47 965 000 bushels. Wool sales opened with good competition and steady prices. A cable from London dated September 30 reports satisfactory attendance and competition at Wellington as American and Continental buyers acquire suitable lots. Best wools hold prices from the prior close while inferior qualities soften slightly.
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Wellington
Frozen Meat Market Declines Reported in Napier
The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company reports a weaker frozen meat market with lower values for mutton and beef. Today’s quotations show Best Canterbury mutton at 34d in Napier Wellington and the North Island. Lamb first 52d, second 53d. Beef Hind, 4d. fores 33d.
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Napier
Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company
Canterbury
Wellington
North Island
American Cruiser Fleet Reaches Samoa and Honolulu
Reports from Samoa indicate the American cruiser squadron will not visit Auckland or Australia. The supply ship Solaco arrived provisioning the fleet at Pago Pago while Strathyre coaled nearby. The Reef departed for Honolulu, and Solace will transport Samoa passengers to rejoin the fleet at Honolulu.
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Reuter
Samoa
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Australia
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Reef
Honolulu
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Solace
Ason
Lasker Retains Chess Championship 8 Wins 3 Losses
United Press reports Lasker defeats Tarrasch to retain the chess title with eight victories to three. Also notes a new New Zealand shipping dividend and penny postage scheme launch. London heats record highs with fatalities.
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Shipping Company
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Train Robbery Feared As Warsaw-St. Petersburg Mail Is Halted
In St. Petersburg on October 1 a gang of about thirty youths with revolvers and bombs seized the Warsaw St Petersburg mail train at Bazzany. They overpowered officials and six guards and robbed the mail, with losses estimated between £5000 and £25,000.
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Hyder flood death toll feared as rescue efforts proceed
From Calcutta October 1 the Hyder flood worsens with early estimates placing deaths near 10 000. Victoria Zenana Hospital nurses carried patients to roofs as rescue boats and temple climbers aided by British officials. Grain looting and grain shop looting follow the disaster amid heroism by Catholic priests.
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Irish Affairs Parliament Programme Questioned
The New York Sun reports Mr Dillon's belief that if the Irish cause fails in America it will fail in Ireland. The piece notes Irish outsiders might conclude the misery of the Irish people is exaggerated and that confidence in their political representatives is not universal.
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The
New York Sun
Stoning of courthouse during cattle drive trial reported
A crowd outside the courthouse stoned the building as 43 defendants charged with cattle driving were being tried before Magistrate Ennistymon. Police dispersed the crowd and restrained many participants amid the disturbance at noon in October.
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Ennistymon
Bulgaria Holds Firm in Balkans Railway Stand
Bulgaria will not alter its position on the Opium railway and demands diplomatic status for its Constantinople envoy. Turkish observers fear Bulgaria may soon declare independence and mobilize reservists in Eastern Roumelia amid Vienna Prussian and Austrian signals.
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Protest by M Pichon over Bulgaria's Orient Railway occupation
M Pichon protests the Bulgarian occupation of the Orient Railway. The notice records received dates October 2 and 8.5 arms.
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M. Pichon
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