France and Germany mobilize 80 000 in Alsace Lorraine maneuvers
Paris reports Germany concentrates 80 000 troops for exercises in Alsace and Lorraine and may face a defensive role if war breaks out. France calls up 125 000 for maneuvers around the Le Mans Nevers Orleans Chateauroux corridor. Both study 1870 arrangements to shape plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Spicheren
Bieis
le Mans
Nevers
Orleans
Chateauroux
New Governor General Dudley Arrives In Australia
The new Governor General Lord Dudley arrives from Vancouver aboard the Aorangi, dines with the Governor, then sails from Brisbane aboard HMS Powerful to Sydney for the official reception. Inter tribal fighting is reported on Ponape with white residents seeking German protection. New Britain is dispatched on a punitive expedition with 100 police. Sir George Turner's son dies after being run over by a train. two constables drown in a Broken River incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Lord Dudley
Vancouver
H.M.S. Powerful
Sydney
Islands
Asland
Ponape
New Britain
Melbourne
George Turner
Cummings
Dalleys
Broken
American Fleet Lost Sailors Reported Missing
Melbourne September 7 eighty five sailors were missing when the fleet sailed. The battleship Kansas is detained pending an inquiry into the Ajax Loura collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Kansas
Seven Men Dead in Mount Morgan Mine Disaster
A Mount Morgan mine collapse at the 850 ft level killed seven miners Leishman Shepherd Guthris Jory Hillyard Gerrice and Ryan as 3000 tons of rock poured in. Rescue crews battled debris through the night with one survivor aiding the injured before final bodies were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Mount Morgan
Leishman
Shepherd
Guthris
Jory
Hillyard
Gerrice
Ryan
Guthrie
Gales Reported On Multiple Farmland Blocks In Otago
Dalgety and Co report gales affecting Mr Edward Taylor holdings at Ruapuna estate 1834 acres and Shepherds Bush 930 acres. Also affected are Ashton Bros Loveliife farm 500 acres. Proceedings concern sale actions on behalf of owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalgety and Co., Limited
Edward Taylor
Ruapuna
Shepherd’s Bush
Messrs Ashton Bros
Loveliife
Canterbury Co operative poultry sale opens with keen bidding
Canterbury Co operative Bne Poultry and Produce Company Limited reports a strong opening sale at 165 Tuam Street Christchurch. Good crowd and keen competition produced strong prices for roosters and hens across categories while pure bred stock and eggs also showed firm market demand for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury Co-operative Bne, Poultry and Produce Company, Ltd
Tuam Street
Christchurch
Prs
Othterbury Co-operative Egg, Poultry and Produce Co., Ltd
Money in Pigs Profit Potential in Local Farming
The column argues pig breeding offers strong profits if farmers invest in fodder on existing farms. It cites Mr Langdon of Westerfield selling five heavy baconers for £5 each and a Wakanui farmer netting £8 10s per pig fattened on unsaleable grain. It predicts rising land values will push farming toward profitable pig-raising as a required practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tve
Langdon
Westerfield
Co-operative ‘Association
Wakanui
Bronchial Coughs Take Woods Peppermint Cure
Fragments indicate a Woods product claim for treating bronchial coughs using peppermint cure. The readable text suggests marketing of a remedy with peppermint as a key ingredient. Further details are unreadable due to OCR damage.
Methven Dairy Factory Move Gets Public Backing
A Methven gathering at Kennedy’s Canterbury Hotel discussed establishing a butter factory or creamery. Key figures Aldridge Sharplin Conth and Wm Morgan led the push with offers to assist and potential builders from Canterbury Dairy and Central Dairy. A three-man committee was formed to canvass subscribers and milk suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methven
Kennedy
Canterbury
Aldridge
Staveley
Epurplin
Conth
Bank of New Zealand
Rakai
Wm. Morgan
Morgan
Jakin
Christchurch
Central Dairy Company
Messrs
Sharplin
Hoe
Blethven
Coath
Bienes
Honourable Com Memorations For Major von Tempsky
A gathering at Te Neutu-o-Te-Manu commemorates the disaster of 0 years ago when Major von Tempsky's force was defeated. Survivors from Hawera Waiatara Urenui Inglewood and New Plymouth attend. Hon R McNab and Major M.P. speak on defence and remembrance. volunteer bands join the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Press Association
Hawira
Te Neutu-o-Te-Manu
von Tempsky
T. Livingston
F. Flynn
Hawera
J. H. Walker
Wai
Tara
J. Hickman
Urenui
Odd Quinley
Inglewood
William J. Griffiths
T. P. Lister
New Plymouth
McNab
Major
M.P
Major von Tempsky
Wellington
Murdered by Indians in Lautokea killings
The Waihera from Fiji reports the murder of Mr Ben Hall at Esive plantation Lautokea. The 80 year old man was lured to the stables, seized and chopped to pieces. Police arrested sixteen Indians with some confessing to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Waihera
Fiji
Ben Hall
Esive Plantation
Lautokea
Hall
Trades Council backs No License in Invercargill
The Southland Trades and Labour Council unanimously passed a resolution urging workers to vote No License aiming to bring the trade under State control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invercargill
Southland Trades and Labour Council
Ashburton County Racing Club Improves Course and Facilities
The Ashburton County Racing Club reports extensive upgrades to its course including better lawns paddocks and a complete overhaul of buildings and amenities. Over the past two years more than £3000 has been invested to raise county racing to metropolitan standards with improved box locations sanitations and a new commissariat setup. Lady Disdain has been scratched from the Braemar Welter ahead of the September 16th 17th meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton County Racing Club
Ashburton
South Island
Lince
Commissariat Department
Skins and Wool Sale Prices From Monday Auction
Buyers attended wool and skins auctions at multiple yards. Prices achieved included Crossbreds and halfbreds from 2s 2d to 9s 1d per skin, merinos 2s 9d to 2s 1d, pelts 9d to 1s 6d per alin, hoggets 4d per lb, crutchings 2s 34d to 4d per lb, wool mostly dead 3d to 5d per lb, horsehair 1d per lb, fat 1d to 2d per lb, calfskins 6d to 2s 6d, hides 10s to 12s 8d.
Beaven Booth Buckley Names Listed for Christchurch Seafield
A. W. Beaven and G. T. Booth of Christchurch are joined by T. Buckley of Seafield in the record of local names. The trio appears in the readable OCR fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Beaven
Christchurch
G. T. Booth
T. Buckley
Seafield
Shareholder and Non-Shareholder Egg Offers by Co-operative
The Upper Ashburton Road Board announces a general rate of five sixteenths of a penny in the pound to be levied on all rateable property for the year beginning April 1, 1908. Rate-book open for inspection at Wear Street Ashburton during office hours.
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Canterbury
Messrs Bannehr
C c
Christchurch
H. M. Bannehli
W. J. Bannelr
Wellington
Inmiplice
C. R. Wilson and Co
Vis
UBLIO
Upper Ashburton Road
Road Board
Ofice
Wear Street
Ashburton
Desirable Town Properties For Sale
Town Properties offers several very desirable residences in town for sale and invites clients to call for private showings of the available homes.
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Awmerigan
Metayver
Fool's Paradise
Island News
Disdain
Braemar
Sultanas
A. McLauchlan
Hinds
G. Bright
Trevarton
EF. C. Wood
Mount Somers
J. Hutchison Methven
Pearl Hilten
W. Haywood
Alford Forest
Pearl Eileen
Hampstead
Oaks
Thomas Sutton
J. Smith
Addington
Goupone
Finch
Wiffelton
Fletcher Bros
B. Hoemende
Millar
BLAIR
North Otago
Entertainments
Orchestral Society
Benno Scherek
Bose
Liszt
C. M. Brooke
Stahle
H. A. Gates
Fuslic Hetices
Massey-Harris Implements
G. S. Halliday
N.Z. Farhiers’ Co.op
Massey-Harris
Friedlander Bros., Limited
Friedlander
Chapman & Davis
Burnett Street
F. Terriman
Bolt
R.M
H. P. Madden
Rees
Dunn Bros
Thomas Bros
UPTON
Shomag Bros
Collins and CO
pemRcy
G.B CL. and Co
B. BB
Loewe and Co
Chas, Thomas
Asbbcrton Labour Exchange
East Street
Ting Abbey Boot Polish
at _ BUXTON
Thomas
Triangle Stores
Donald
Myers
Urphy
H. M. Jones
Collins
Mer
Colling
Buxton and Thomas
Canterbury Co-Operative
C. Rt. Wilson
Tuam ST
C. R. Wilsor
Bis
Ree, Boule and Produce Co., Ltd
Bannehr and CO
H, Matson and Co
H. Matson and CO
OUR Land Catalogue
H. Matson & Co
Henry Stephenson
Bath
Hebron
Gale
Colonial Mutual Life Assurance
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society
Miss Hill
Messie Kirkcaldie
Stains
Ballantyne
Iquality Drapers
Lyndhurst
Mitcham
Newlands
Maronan
Carew
The
Ashburton Petroleum
Iga
Privision
F. 2
D. Ferriman
J. Lambie
Kyla W. Reece
Nhis Company
Harry Andrews
Achburten Die Ret
ST. Gabriel Valley
Colton
Los Angeles
California
Sv.ga
Briel Valley
Mount Hutt
Mount
Snowden
Canterbury “Plains
United States
Canterbury Plains
Walter Pickles
Mortlake
Lyttelton
Hocking
Triedlander Bros., Ltd
Mit
NDERS
Ganterbury Farmers’co-Operativi Association
William
Herbert Black
Seyat ‘Institute British Architects
Cain’s Terrace
Timaru
Ke Capetown
Llulls
H,. M. Banner
Upper Ashburton Road Board
John Davison
Ark. Ashburton
Herald E. Curtis
Cameron Street
Alford Forest Road
Carter's Terrace
Tinwald
London
Lowestates
H. &. Curtis
John Forrester
Mus
Gace
Donald McLean
Crossporl House
Ercy
Strange
LOT V.—Ladies' Cambric
F. H. Cheat
T. H. Andrill and Co
Tancred Street
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