29 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
1
An agricultural note explains dusting dry wood ashes on potato rows before sunrise to instantly ward off frost. The procedure covers four workers dusting a quarter acre in about 20 minutes, with ash adherence fading after rain but leaves dark green glossy foliage and sturdier plants. The writer suspects similar results for other crops like tomatoes.
The Attorney General will move new clauses on habitual drunkards and reformatories when the Police Offences Amendment Bill is in committee. Definitions broaden to include repeat breach of prohibition orders, with magistrates barred from handling such cases. Detention may last up to three years, with penalties for unregistered practitioners. Courts may order detention, probation releases, and special institutions for women under governor approval, with regulations on staffing, employment, and discipline.
A Victorian portrait recalls Lord Roberts as a sprightly rider famed for quick repartee. It recounts his India beer prank in uniform, a bold club rebuke to a boaster, and a playful attempted kidnap of a shopkeeper's child met with a fierce母母 mother’s response.
London reports the Frozen Meat Trades Association quoting mutton and lamb by bulk parcels with actual sales data. Mutton North Island 33d and River Plate 34d. Lamb Canterbury light 51-16d medium 53d heavy 54d Southland 54d River Plate nd. Wool auction notes Antwerp sales show 8885 La Plata bales offered with 8364 sold, 700 privately.
The American cruiser squadron of seven armoured cruisers and seven torpedo boat destroyers left San Francisco on August 25 bound for Honolulu. The fleet will patrol a thousand miles with towed torpedo boats, stay a week at 12 July and Pago Pago, then sail to Apia for two days before proceeding to San Diego and Magdalena Bay for gunnery drills in November.
Supreme Court sessions opened before Mr Justice Denniston amid praise for the district’s crime-free six months. Two criminal cases heard. Lewis Morrell, sixteen, acquitted of forgery. James Mercer found guilty of grievous bodily harm, but jurors urged leniency and Mercer bound over to keep the peace for two years with sureties.
A letter from Mr A Woods Jackson of Takapau reports twelve months of boils on his back vanishing after taking Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills. He states the pills purified his blood and plans to continue use, endorsing the remedy and its reputed global reputation.
The Registrar of Friendly Societies reports total society funds at year end 31 December of £1,118,210 with £1,034,477 in sick and funeral funds and £84,739 in medical endowment. He urges centralized investment, lower current-account balances, and tighter control to boost future benefits and limit competition from industrial insurers. He notes New Zealand and Australian figures and warns against high funeral benefits and over-accumulation in current accounts.
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