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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 06, 1908
Page
2
This item lists daily values and highlights for April including new moon phases and specific times. It notes full moon on the seventeenth at 4:25 a.m and references terms like apogee and perigee with corresponding times and dates.
The town considers a £15090 loan for a Crawford designed water supply scheme. The council began public notices under the Municipal Acts. a ratepayer meeting and possible poll will decide the proposal within four weeks. Comparisons with Petone Palmerston North Timaru Feilding Masterton underline needs and capacity.
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency with Mr L G Crosbie report selling the Rev. Thomas Farley farm Hiringse borough of 11382 acres to Mr Robert R Lyne of Methven. South Canterbury bakers mostly sign to sell bread on cash or coupon system likely from May 1. Ireland shows over one million acres out of cultivation in 30 years. Woods Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Cols priced 6d and 2s d.
Weather notes predict south easterly moderate to strong winds with rain and possible frost. Obituary records Mr H V Sawtell, early Ashburton Guardian foreman printer, died in Christchurch. Lodge meeting of Ashburton Rechabites held with officer nominations for the quarter. Codlin moth spread noted in orchards across the county with apples affected. Rugby union to weigh players at season start. 10 st max for fourth grade. Various official transfers and health letter from W Hull Jones. Chertsey Sports Club meeting approves race-card tender and flag posts. Board of New Zealand Trotting Association sets protest fee at five pounds and confirms starting times. Exhibition of rough riding and lassooing drawn good attendance. Licensing poll results published. Maori affairs comment noted. Information requests regarding Peterborough harbour plant concerns forwarded to New Plymouth Board. Cautionary envelope warning about dynamite-laden circulars circulated by a firm. Austria-Hungary grants broad amnesty for conscription violators. Flax industry advocate highlights Manila rope composition with phormium fibers. American chaff cutting machines damaged by brittle Manila rope. TRENCH social life statistics show large childless families in France. Ashburton merchants announce BR D Johnston to stock materials for next year.
The Vollard Juvenile Opera Company postpones the presentation of Bluebell in Ireland to Wednesday April 15. The County Hospital matron Miss Griffiths acknowledges gifts from the Mayor H Davis and St Andrew's Harvest Committee plus a mushroom basket from Miss Ford Lagmhor. Fowl disease hits Ashburton poultry. government expert aid may be sought. Wellington Hawke's Bay cricket match ends in a draw with 194 in the second innings. Chinese laundry Wah Shing and Co is noted humorously in Wellington. Rivers in the county reported dirty except Ashburton clear. In circulation, cancelled worthless notes tied to the Turatina fire resurfaced in Wellington.
Mr Edwin Geach's drama season starts at Oddfellows Hall tonight with A Modern Adventuress. The show runs in Sydney and has five years of uninterrupted success in England, and now tours New Zealand. Tickets available at H M Jones bookseller for seat bookings.
Commercial notes milling wheat worth 6d to 4s 6d per bushel delivered at Timaru. Millers push flour prices without wheat rise, a move some say aims to spur Australian flour and lower wheat costs. Farmers stand firm for their asking prices as a few cat parcels trade. Gartons and Buns fetch up to 2s 34d delivered Timaru. Danish around 23 24d. Potatoes quoted at £4 10s per ton delivered at Timaru.
The High Commissioner reports London message that wool sales had strong attendance yet unsatisfactory competition as Continental and American buyers took only small quantities. Prices firmed late due to withdrawals with improved demand and values, including superior merino and crossbred grades.
Thirteen carpenters at Ngakawau's Westport Stockton Coal Company construction site demanded 10s to 12s per day. The request was refused and the workers struck. Three retired while the rest continue. Stockton is new and not yet at output. no labour union exists there.
In Dunedin on April 8 Hon. G Fowlds told a Times reporter the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill would abolish separate institutions and place all hospital and charitable aid under district boards. He cited Auckland as a model for economy and smoother operation and urged large districts for equitable burden distribution. He noted confirmations would affect doctors and matrons only.
The Ashburton Lawn Tennis Club hosted a school children’s event on the Dotain courts. Beginners impressed, with Miss May Smith and a lineup of young players delivering close matches and forward-looking performances. Mrs Hriedlander provided afternoon tea.
In London on April 4 Carnegie adds one million sterling to endow a Carnegie Institution for the Advancement of Teaching aimed at extending pensions to state college teachers previously offered to private institutions. The item appears in a roundup of international news items from United Press Association.
The Standard cites a Sydney Morning Herald pamphlet criticizing British policy in the Pacific as a painful record of Colonial Office neglect and parochial politics. It argues Britain leaves merchants to their own battles while other nations profit from ventures in the Marshall Islands and New Hebrides.
In London on April 4 the Coroners Inquests Bill by Mr J H Higham passed a second reading. Mr Birrell indicated possible government workhouse reform legislation next year based on Captain Craig's proposals to distribute county paupers among almshouses sanatoria and labour houses per the 1906 Vice-Hegal Commission report. Captain Craigs Hill then faced a second reading refusal.
The night sea ran high and rain fell as the Tiger and Berwick collided at speed about twenty five knots. Experts blame a jammed Tiger helm and describe the Berwick bow impact and the Tiger wrecking a torpedo attack before sinking. Lieutenant Middleton and most deck hands went to the bottom, while some survived by clinging to spars and wreckage. Engineer Vinning escaped after warning others to shut off steam.
The fragment hints at M. ELR Jinks sinking into despair and using Wodds Peppermint Cure as he coughs toward a grim end. The text labels him a leading debater and influential legislator, though details are sparse.
Reports from St Petersburg state that several Duma deputies under sentence are being segregated and some have begun transfers to Siberia. The notes are sparse but indicate ongoing disciplinary actions within the Russian political system.
Employers on the Rand invited 400 unemployed whites for unskilled labour above or below the surface at four shillings a day or days until skilled enough for piecework. Most men refused the offer in the experiment described by the Press Association.
Durban reports senior counsel W. P. Schreiner will appear for the defence at Dinizulu's trial, with proceedings set to begin April 6 at 8 9 a.m. on the Johannesburg case docket.
London report notes Mr Jenkins hosting the Earl of Dudley and the Earl of Jersey at a 2 banquet with two hundred attendees. South Australia’s Premier T Price urged English sentiment toward colonies, denying separatist talk and stressing harmony with the Federal Government.
Telegraph operators in India oppose new rules from a British Post Office expert and deliberately delay messages. Two thousand telegrams were stopped at Ravigoon and cablegrams from Europe via Teheran were delayed at Karachi and onward.
News briefs report Miss Wilie’s 100 yard swim world record in 1 min 15.4 sec at New South Wales championships and Miss Lilian Beaurepsire’s Victoria 100 yard time. Fleet returns from Hobart. Powerful reports roach distance by wireless. Tragic case of Madame Soulard insanity kills three children then herself. Flood damage in Narrabri pegged at £50,000. Grenadier wins Flemington Hill Handicap. Munjeot sold to Indian buyer. Ralnson, a steerage passenger, fatally cuts throat. Kalgoorlie couple Cromere and wife found dead after quarrel. Tom Burrows tops club swinging with 61 hours 44 minutes. Bushelton resident publically horsewhips Anglican rector over engagement. Melbourne v North Melbourne second grade match score 412 for 2. Huffy students skip commencement over council decisions.
A fire at Mateura destroyed J. and J. Galt hardware and damaged adjacent businesses including Alex Galt butcher Welban ros baker Watson tin smith and McKay dentist with Dr Hay. Insurance totals show several firms including J. and J. Galt and Welham Bros. with various stock and plant coverage. Bucket brigade halted further spread.
Wellington reports a dearth of girl labour across the dominion with idle looms in Petone Woollen Mills. The mill manager notes scarce female workers and some departments employing tarred women at 33 shillings per week to fill vacancies.
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