Death notice for Ashton Witham Croy aged 70
On October 4 at his residence in Ashton Witham Croy died at age seventy. The notice provides a concise record of his passing and residence details.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
2
Licensing Bill and Liberal resolve stir New Zealand reformers
The piece argues for social reformers in New Zealand to imitate Britain's licensing drive to curb drink trade. It cites Churchill Asquith Lloyd George and McKenna backing the bill, notes Hyde Park demonstrations, and discusses New Zealand financing, bank lending, and capital needs. It suggests financial policy should favor re productive investments and public undertakings while reducing speculative lending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Britain
Lord Rothschild
Abraham Lincolns
Catse
Hyde Park
Winston Churchill
House of Lords
Asquith
Lloyd George
Exchequer
McKenna
Lerd
Admiralty
Tut Snes
Myr Churchill
Commonwealth
If Every Motorist Were a Gentleman Letter From London
A London Daily Mail correspondent argues motorists should be treated as potential dangers rather than simply moneyed drivers. He urges severe penalties, licenses, annual car tests, brakes, road upkeep taxes, and police surveillance to curb reckless driving, insisting only proper gentlemen would deserve road use.
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London Daily Mail
London
Ashburton Race and Council Talk Highlight Local Notes
Political talk for Ashburton’s Ashburton seat includes calls for women voters access to meetings. Borough by laws regulate traction engines prompting boycotts from owners. Weekly stock sale set for Ashburton yards. river fishing, hospital news, fresh bowler selections, and bridge deck work noted.
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County Council
Dominion
Ashburton Council
New Zealand News Briefs Highlight Emigration Pitch and Local Incidents
Captain Edwin reports weather cautions while a south express train faced an hour and a half delay due to a hot box near Timaru. Colonel Hammond travels to promote Booth’s emigration plan. a Gisborne youth faces burglary trial aided by fingerprint evidence. Geraldine’s new post office nears opening. a fasting advocate proposes water-only regimens. Fishing success near Ashburton. inheritance results touch Timaru residents. Public concerns over insanitary banknotes prompt calls for replacements. Electoral rolls inquiry prompts notes on canvassing integrity. Local horse and police fund debates mirror larger political issues. Wellington police oppose merging provident fund into a general scheme, citing age and faith issues, fund size, and lack of government contributions.
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Wellington
Press Association
Ellisen
Police Provident Fund
Borough School Bazaar Nets About £105 for Charity
The Borough school bazaar closed Saturday night with net proceeds around £105 from six weeks of work by volunteers in an unlicensed building. Admission was free, yet patrons spent generously, aiding stalls from needlework to produce, refreshments to a shooting gallery. County and Pipe Bands performed early, and prize results listed include cushions, hat trimming, and a bag of potatoes contest won by Mr F Hesseltine.
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Murs Carswell
Dempster
Jas. Petrie
Miss Christie
Easterbrook
French railwaymen strike over war policy and desertion stance
London reports on the Algerian section strike of Paris Lyons Mediterranean railway workers. They protested troop transport to the frontier and supported general strikes in peace time, after a meeting of railwaymen's national syndicate.
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London
Router
Paris
Lyons Mediterranean
Heroes OF Peach Fund
International Labour Legislation Conference Urges Sweatshop Suppression
The Lucerne conference of the International Association for Labour Legislation advised promoting legislation to suppress sweating in homework and urged careful monitoring of Wages Boards operations.
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London
International Association For Labour Legislation
Lucerne
Roosevelt speaks at Tuberculosis Conference in Washington
President Roosevelt addressed the Tuberculosis Conference in Washington on October 4 and said the gathering carried great hope for the world’s welfare.
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Per
Prosa Association
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Outrage by Shals Bandits Near Tabriz
The Shal soldiers on horseback seized Russian mails outside Tabriz and robbed the Cossack escort of their arms as the city faced unrest on October 3.
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Teberan
Tabriz
Hyderabad in India Described as Black Grave by Special Correspondent
A London dispatch reports Hyderabad as a black grave with six hundred bodies removed on Thursday and 1000 on Friday. The correspondent estimates the death toll at 50,000 and damage at thirteen million pounds.
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London
Hyderabad
Indians in Transvaal jailed for prohibited immigration
In Pretoria on October 3, twenty six Indians arrested at Komatipoort for being prohibited immigrants were each fined £25 or two months imprisonment in default.
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Pretoria
Komatipoort
Turkey Sees Improved Outlook in Balkans on Berlin Treaty Talks
Several powers including Germany welcome Russia's proposals for a conference of signatories on the Berlin treaty articles. The focus is on the relation and status of the Roumelian railway and the wider Balkan outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balkans
Germany
Russia
Turkey Greece Talks Draw Living Hope for Alliance
Report notes discussions of a possible Turkish Greek alliance and reports a striking demonstration in Constantinople tied to the discussions. No further details are provided about participants or dates.
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Turkey
Greece
Constantinople
Bulgaria Seeks Advantage Over Turkey if War Breaks Out
Berlin reports Bulgaria's diplomatic agent says Bulgaria would hold an advantage in war against Turkey. He adds the government expects to gain results by parimethods if Turkey shows goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bulgaria
Turkey
Harcourt Denies British Defences Being Defenseless
Mr Lewis Harcourt told a Crawshaw Bath audience there is no foundation for fears Britain could be left undefended. He vowed naval supremacy would be kept at any cost and warned sacrifices should come from wealth rather than loans. He said relations with Germany in the past fifteen years were firmer and friendlier, with no personal animosity between governments and peoples.
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New Z Zealand
Finance
Ira
Tislep
Wellington
Blislep
New Zealand
Australia
Wilson
Hislop
London
Trislop
Lewis Harcourt
Crawshaw Bath
Britain
Harcourt
Germany
Presentation at Ealing Honors Leaving Resident W Hawke
A large group of Ealing residents gathered at Mr R Geddings home on September 30 to bid farewell to W Hawke who is moving to Gore to take a farm. James Good presided, praising Hawkes neighbourly aid and presenting a case of pipes and a silver matchbox.
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Ealing
Gore
James ‘Good
Mr. Hawke
Hawke
Redcliffe Brothers
Miss Hawke
Mr Hoare
Auld
Lloyd George faces multi‑million deficit forecast
The Daily Telegraph warns that if revenue decline persists, Mr Lloyd George’s April deficit could reach eight million. He must also fund over ten million for old age pensions and an additional four million for the navy.
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Daily Telegraph
Lloyd George
Navy
River Report Fragments From Ashburton County Rivers
Telegraphed river report notes conditions for Ashburton area rivers including Rakata fishable Mount Somers Upper Ashburton dirty Hakutere Werer Ashburton dirty Rangitata clear. Fragmentary entries present in morning transmission.
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Ashburton County
Rakata
Mount Somers
Upper
Ashburton
Rangitata
British speech outlines empire council on Asiatic immigration
Colonel Seely spoke in Liverpool predicting a Great Council of the Empire to discuss immigration policy. He warned the British people are moving toward a better imperial system and governance in handling Asiatic immigration.
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London
Seely
Liverpool
Democrats accuse Republicans in Panama syndicate deal
Press Association reports Democrats accuse well known Republicans including Taft and Roosevelt of involvement with a syndicate that bought Panama company stocks and bonds for 24 million dollars, amid expectations the United States would pay 40 million.
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Per
Press Association
London
Reuter
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Panama
United States
Fatal self gunshot ends life of Wellington builder
Charles John Bartlett aged sixty years, a Wellington builder, shot himself in his Evans Bay workshop. Inquest returned death from self inflicted injuries. Also reported are Hart dropping dead en route to his Christchurch office and a Christchurch cabbing incident with injuries, plus a Hokitika rescue of a boy from drowning aided by William Wallace.
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Wellington
Charles John Bartlett
Evans Bay
Christchurch
Alfred Henry Hart
Ning
Robert Faulkner
Tram Street
Tuam
Manchester
McGregor
Messrs W. Hayward and Co
Christchurch Hospital
E. W. Amos
Canterbury College
Measrs Taylor and Quirley
Hokitika
Clarence St. George
Wallace
Wallabies Beat Cornwall In String of Points
In the first match Griffin and Russell scored in the first half with McKivatt adding a second half try. Carmichael converted three as Wallabies win by eighteen to five. Cornwall’s Wilson scored and Solomon converted. Attendance reached 12 600. In the second game New Zealand defeated Cornwall 41 nil. Flanagan suffered a broken leg in a late tackle incident.
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London
Wallabies
Cornwall
Griffin
Russell
McKivatt
Carmichael
Wilson
Solomon
All Blacks
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Flanagan
Australian Rugby League triumph and South Australian title
The Australian Professional Team beat Rhondda four tries two, with Messenger kicking three goals and scoring, Norton and Jones scoring in the first half. In the second half Rhondda adds two tries while Messenger drops a goal. West Adelaide defeats Carlton to win the Australian championship with 12 goals 9 behinds to 7 goals 10 behinds.
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London
Rhondda
Norton
Jones
Messenger
Wrentmore
Thomas
Adelaide
West Adelaide
South Australia
Carlton
Victoria
Australia
Otago Triumphs Over Southland In Dunedin Interprovincial
October 3 in Dunedin saw over two thousand spectators at the Caledonian Ground for the first interprovincial football under Northern Union rules. Otago defeated Southland 11 to 8 in a closely contested match.
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Dunedin
Caledonian Ground
Otago
Southland
Wanganui Rugby Union Opposes Professionalism Motion
The Wanganui Rugby Union committee reports on the Otago Union motion to alter game laws. Delegates are instructed to oppose the proposal to pay players for time spent touring with representative teams.
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Wanganui
Warrnambool to Melbourne Road Race Result
The Tunlop Rubber Company road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne had 304 starters. Chappell of Victoria won the Australasian Championship, starting from scratch and finishing in 46 minutes 27 seconds. Rennie and Sargent also posted notable times from Victoria.
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Melbourne
Tunlop Rubber
Warrnambool
DURE
Nsw
W .Rennie
Victoria
H. W. Sargent
Chappell
Victtoria
Opening day at Sydney AJC Spring Meeting yields wide results
Glorious weather draws large crowd including Governor-General and state governors. Trial Stakes sees Virtue best Legation by half length, Derby winner Parsee prevails by three lengths over Monokei, with Mother Goose third. Epsom Handicap goes to Melodrame by a neck over Blue Book. other races list Talents including Booltan and Sir Aymer in Spring Stakes, Coppertop winning Kensington Handicap. Pink Un wins October Stakes at Flemington in Melbourne.
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A.J.C
West Australia
New South Wales
Legation
Mentmore
Golden Slipper
Blue Book
Iolaire
Tolaire
Kyendegrie
Proportion
Souliine
Time
Sir Aymer
Moolam
Peru
Cross Battery
Kensington
Aguzvine
Shorts
Surbine
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