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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
2
The page lists lunar phases for April including New Moon First Quarter Full Moon and Last Quarter with times for appearances. It notes apogee and perigee details and provides several time stamps such as 9 42 am and 1 08 pm for events, with a midnight marker for a date.
Wellington reports an urgent experiment with Reuters to dispatch three weekly 100 word general news items to readers in the United Kingdom and Canada and the United States. Other items include rail verandah plans at Rakaia, a Timaru land-sale remorse, court delays in Christchurch, Hyde Park drunken arrests in Sydney, cholera history, a deadly daphne berry, and local agricultural and charitable notes.
N. M. Jones offers a handsome shipment of first class parlor and church organs. The 18-stone reed organs feature elegant finish, splendid full tone, and various sound combinations. Prices are claimed 20 percent lower than other music houses in the colony. Includes music steel and instruction book with each organ.
The Tobacconist department operates under the supervision of H C Percy and his own oversight. The Hairdressing Room is headed by Peter Sullivan with two top assistants. The saloon’s watchwords are strict cleanliness, good work, and no waiting at Fergy's.
Notice announces disposal of a pleasant little residence at the corner of NE and 8 B Belt. The property includes 4 acres of land, a 4 room house, scullery, washhouse, and related outbuildings, offered at an exceptionally low figure. The instruction comes from Ms John Moffat.
The School Committees' Association circulated within the North Canterbury education district detailing the advantages of the single desk from medical and educational viewpoints. It asks the district chairman to raise the matter with householders at Monday night meetings.
A letter from F Ferriman prompts Ashburton Borough Council to weigh gravitation water scheme vs pumping. Discussions show initial cost around 40,000 pounds for gravitation, with engineers’ input urged and a May vote looming on a 15,000 pound loan plus 600 pounds in expenses.
At a special Ashburton Borough Council meeting, Hugo Friedlander announced his plan to resign as a councillor after 36 years of service. He defended his record against Dr Nicoll’s criticisms, disputed figures on the water supply scheme cost and upkeep, and said he would consider withdrawing his resignation after a deputation met him the next morning.
The passage records various shopkeepers and tradesmen who recommend Wan Wosdw Great Poppermins Cure as a remedy for head colds and chest complaints.
Magistrate orders Jessie Crisp to receive 20 pounds plus costs after finding negligence by Moncrieff Glenie. Other cases include Christia v. Rainey for by law breach with traction engines, Brandon v. Stott over sheep losses, and default judgment in Maude v. Brown.
Melbourne reports confirm 48 dead in Bendigo train disaster after brake failure. Officials cite signals against the train and delayed relief. Milburn the Bendigo driver had worked long hours and gear crews were on duty for an extended shift.
Wellington April 23 The Prime Minister telegraphed to Mr Bent Premier of Victoria on behalf of New Zealand expressing sympathy in connection with the Brays brook railway disaster.
Messrs Webb and Pritchard, delegates from the Blackball strikers, depart tonight by the Mapourika for Christchurch to meet Blackball Company directors next week. The Builders and Labourers Union voted £6 for the strikers and will contribute the same amount every fortnight until the strike ends.
A child named Theyers was found drowned in the Alexandria borough water-race in Dunedin on April 23. The incident occurred in the water-course near Alexandria and an investigation is expected.
An advertisement touts RHEUMO as a cure for rheumatic gout by neutralising uric acid in the blood. It cites a Timaru case from Mr John Sullivan endorsing the medicine and notes sales at Bottling Stores Timaru priced at 29 6d and 4s fid.
United Press dispatch reports Belfast orders from White Star for two new steamers claiming 21 knot speed and the largest in the world with a length 401 greater than the Susitenia. The item also notes Thaw habeas corpus ruling set for May 5 and other international notes.
London reports condolence pour for Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman who died prompting tributes from King Edward the Prince of Wales and leaders across parties. Messages from governments and public bodies followed as obituaries praise his honesty, tact, and pacific leadership.
In London on April 23 Lloyd George spoke at Manchester accusing Tories of backing a food tax. Churchill sues the Manchester Courier over a letter alleging parole breach in Pretoria and dishonesty on China. T. W. Russell, absent in Aberdeen, pledged to vote for Home Rule under Imperial control.
The London petition to the House of Commons on the Licensing Bill is eight miles long and weighs 600 hundredweight with 817000 signatures. The Irish Federation of Government Yorkers urges Dews bury voters to back either Mr Boyd Carpenter or Mr Bey Turner in the forthcoming election.
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