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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
2
Ashburton electorate dates list election events in Westerfield on Thursday the 29th instant Hinds on Friday the 30th instant and Tinwald on Monday the 2nd November with locations specified for each polling day.
The notice states meetings will begin at 8 p.m. and front seats are specially reserved for Ladies. No other details on location, organizer, or purpose are provided.
David Jones will address the electors at Bampstead on Wednesday evening and at Winslow, Rifflion, Orari, and Lowcliffe schools on dates in late November. Meetings start at 8 pm with daily openings at the Arcade committee room from 7 to 9 o'clock. ladies are invited.
Hampstead notices invite ladies to meetings on Tuesday November 4 and welcome correspondence. Readership urged to send inquiries to P O Box 51 Ashburton.
Reading excerpts praise pawnbrokers for preserving borrower self-respect and aiding thrift while critiquing tobacco manufacture in Australia. The piece cites a Senate statement on duty free essences spirits and other ingredients used by tobacco firms, then records local weather, travel, and civic notices including hospital fundraising, school education Act remarks, and community events in Dunedin and Ashburton.
The second supplementary electoral roll of 509 wares is now printed and available from the Registrar of Electors. Snow fell over Mount Possession, threatening lambs in the high back country. The Official Year Book 1908 notes 396,657 voters from 476,473 rolls in 1905, with women voting 82.23 percent and men 84.07 percent. Greenstreet bachelors held a well attended ball, presenting a rug and silver teapot to Mr and Mrs Black. In Fairton, D O Connor Brick recalled the 1901 Farmers Union founding and warned a divided house harms progress. Geraldins Racing Club posted a profit of £385.
The Ashburton A P Association held a well attended session with Mr T Blackley chairing. Debates covered extending entry closing times for sheep classes, potential wool classing demonstrations by technical classes, and appointing Mr Mawson and the President to liaise with Mr Matthews. A motion to sell Tinwald reserve was carried with a plan for a special general meeting on Saturday November 14.
Hampstead Town Board met last evening with Chairman Pracer igan Whepee and members present. Inspector Gil Armstrong reported satisfactory district sanitation, noting few unregistered dogs and reduced stray stock. He urged night carts for thickly populated areas and cleaning water races. Debate over pigsties near Mrs Dunstan’s property led to orders to relocate or remove pigs. Overseer discussed footpath continuation of East Street, with the board agreeing to pay a third of costs up to £150 and refer further discussions to a sub-committee. The meeting approved minor works, warded contracts, and decided to affiliate with the Municipal Association of New Zealand. An annual £7 Fire Brigade grant was approved. Hydatids case noted.
Sir Edward Grey states that Austrian press reports alleging Britain's interference in Turkish Austrian direct negotiations are unfounded. He says Britain's view favored a direct Turkish Austrian agreement that would aid a broader settlement if Turkey accepts the proposals, leaving Turkey to judge their acceptability.
Constantinople reports Turkey asks Bulgaria to take on one million Ottoman debt plus arrears of Rosmelian tribute in exchange for the restoration of Bulgaria’s independence. The proposal outlines a financial settlement tied to political recognition and autonomy.
London October 26 Mr John Burns argued that the last three years urged municipalities to adjust works to slack periods. He praised the prompt response and warned against stereotyping unemployment relief. He said casual work harms thrift and warned that state and municipal unemployment should run 2 or 3 percent. The House has concluded the debate on unemployment measures. the motion was carried 196 to 35.
The Ashburton river system shows Rakaia fishable at nine, Mount Somers area clear, Halatere Lower Ashburton not to hand, Upper Ashburton clear, Haurangitata clear. Measurements reflect morning conditions across the county rivers.
A brief, fragmented OCR line mentions FFXESSALINE and Linoleum with punctuation oddities. It does not form a complete event, name, or location to establish a clear news item. no identifiable people, organizations, or dates are present.
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