28 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
1
Legislative items from Auckland University to Defence Amendment were read first time and passed with third readings for Hamilton Domains Heavy Traffic Impounding Amend Fire Brigades. Public Bodies Leases Bill moved through committee and reported without amendment.
The Willington House met and set Mondays 2.30 pm sittings. The Imprest Supply Bill for £798,000 was discussed amid debates on land values, loans, and financial policy. Sir Joseph Ward defended government financing and opposed state bank notes, with education bill passage noted before adjournment.
William Riercomb of Cuba Street, a Wellington businessman, reports that RHEUMO cured his long standing Bicamatig Gout after trying many medicines. He says he felt better after the first dose and fully recovered after a short course. Available at chemists and stores for 2s 6d.
The Australian Rugby Union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, played in London on September 27 scoring three goals and three tries with Devon adding one try. About 1000 spectators watched a soft pitch. Burge broke a leg in eight minutes of the first half. the match followed the 1905-06 All Blacks tour in Britain.
A report from Sir Thomas Whittaker's Serfect Committee on Sweating outlines proposed actions to regulate home workers in tailoring shirt making and similar trades. It calls for wage boards, registration of home workers, and inspections under public health laws to enforce fair pay and working conditions.
A brief note describes a hacking cough troubling children at night and mentions Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy. Local readers are advised to consult a physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
The court found no evidence that any common carrier enjoys privileges to display external signs like the plaintiff’s stages. The ordinance targets all public corporations and prohibits private street use for advertising. The plaintiff, formed to use streets, violated this, and profit from ads does not justify the act.
An advertising notice extols Frootoids as superior aperients that remove waste from blood and tissues, quicken relief from headaches and brain congestion, and cure bilious attacks. It warns against indigestive routines and claims extensive tests prove success, with dosing guidance and a New Zealand branch.
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