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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
1
A historical description outlines an ancient fakir illusion of floating a performer in the air using a bamboo rod a stage pole and a hidden iron bar device. The piece details audience examination lighting hypnotic effect and a staged mechanism that ends with the illusion of a suspended or floating woman.
The Westport Coal Company reports annual production near 600 000 tons with 200 000 tons suitable for screening yielding 90 000 tons of screened coal and 110 000 tons of small coal. The remaining 400 000 tons must be sold as steam coal. Demand disruption and shift cuts threaten full capacity and future hiring.
A Pal Mall Gazette view argues liquid fuel will replace coal in British industry. It notes early skepticism, then global oil expansions from the United States to Scotland, with liquid fuel offering lower wear on boilers, easier handling, and space efficiency, destined to dominate as supplies grow and costs fall.
Take Lane's Emulsion today for health and strength. One in four to one in every hundred people needs its benefits for coughs nerves digestion and overall vitality. It is described as a lung healer and body-builder and recommended for children to improve winter health. Available widely at 4/6 and 2/6.
The fifth day of Arthur F Winsett's trial for alleged complicity in the Parcels Office robbery concluded with the jury acquitting him. Witnesses testified to his good character while Hemingway claimed a five year sentence for Winsett, and the case noted no stain on Winsett's character.
In Napier September 1 a half caste girl Harriet Sutherland who stayed with friends at Frasertown disappeared from there in early January. Rumors circulate among the Natives about an underlying cause. Police inquiries have yielded no results, and Detective Hill left this morning for Wairoa to pursue further leads.
Wellington reports on a £100 wager between conjurer Thomas Driver and Melbourne medium Charles Bailey. Bailey claims to channel spirits and will be medically examined and sealed in a bag inside a carriage. If Bailey produces apport under these rules, Driver agrees to pay.
The Times-featured report on Dr Koldewey and German excavators reveals the Nebuchadnezzar palace and adjacent royal works found beneath Ki Kasr in Babylon. The great enclosure walls measure thick, a sacred way leads to Ishtar temple, and Nabopolassar’s and Nebuchadnezzar’s sites show vast, multi-layered ruins.
The Carpenters Union sued W G Smith for breaching the preference clause. Smith admitted hiring a new arrival from the Old Country without asking union status. The judge warned him and fined 108 with costs of £2 7s.
Mr Riggs, Condiliation Commissioner, met South Canterbury mill owners and workers representatives to settle the dispute. An agreement covers optional hour or contract system, piece rates of 22s per thousand for wheat or barley and 10s for oats, grain to be stacked, and shifting pay rules. A week’s notice or four weeks’ pay applies if interrupted. Other demands, including preference, were granted. Award to stay in force for two years.
Mr R Wright assumes duties as superintendent for the Eastern Extension Company at Waka puaka Gable Station replacing Mr E Brooke who departs for Melbourne. Brooke was respected and popular during his six weeks in charge.
London reports under Press Association that the Admiralty will reoccupy the Pacific frontier with three fast Invincible-type battleships. Aims include six inch armament on second line and abandonment of big guns on dreadnoughts. Lord Beresford urged imperial unity and a single army, flag, and national system to maintain sea supremacy.
An international petroleum congress met at the Hotel Clair in London with delegates from Austria France Germany Holland Hungary Bohemia Italy Norway Latvia Spain and the United States. England was not officially represented and Dr Paul Dvarkovite organised the gathering. The aim is to standardise testing and create uniform regulations for transport by sea and land.
The article explains that stomach and intestinal worms troubles in children lead to irritability and fretfulness. Purgatives are ineffective. a specific remedy is required to treat worms rather than general medicines.
An advertisement promotes a safe reliable remedy in the form of a lolly effective for both children and adults. It is priced at 6d per box with 88 6d options and available at all chemists. Post free on remit to W. H. Comstock Co. Ltd Farish Street Westminster.
On July 4 a party of 200 British deaf and dumb excursionists arrived in Paris, returning the visit paid to London that year by a similar French party. The Paris Daily Mail reports cordial speeches conveyed by the manual alphabet as the two nations exchange greetings.
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