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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
2
The Owner offers the adjoining property at a reduced price on Main Road to Springburn with the aim of effecting a quick sale and favorable terms for buyers.
The author argues for a universal state education that starts with plain subjects in primary schools and progresses only for the truly capable to higher levels. It rejects forcing all children through every subject and calls for equal access for rich and poor, focusing on morals and conduct alongside knowledge.
At a committee meeting Mr Derisley Wood urged that public hospital admissions should not be monopolised by well to do patients. He argued public hospitals exist to treat those unable to pay and that well to do patients should use private facilities, with public hospitals reserved for the financially needy. The country’s humanity and economy depend on this policy.
A Christchurch firm sold estates totaling 78 acres 500 acres and 3000 acres during the week. The Auckland Education Board faces teacher shortages and has to hire fifteen pupil-teachers who failed exams alongside sixteen successful candidates. Immigrant arrivals by the Corinthic include 181 assisted and numerous unassisted passengers with domestic servants among them. Also advertised is a Go-cart promotion offering a Bider down Quilt with each purchase.
The report notes fewer drunkenness convictions in England and Wales, a Moscow centenarian smoker dies shortly after his first cigarette, and marriages in Gisborne show a low monthly cadence. It also covers mining talks, a customs case in Wellington, a parcel office robbery trial, and other varied local items.
Bankruptcies were recorded in Wellington and Wairarapa last month. The Waimate Workers' Union filed for hearing in a case against the South Canterbury Threshing Mill-owners' Union, with no hearing date fixed. Mr Charles Bean will return to the dominion via Australia after a visit to England, and his son A Selwyn Bean has earned a BA at Keble College Oxford and goes to Leeds Theological College for a year of preparation for ordination. The Star of the East Good Templars Lodge reports increasing membership and installs officers for the new term. Hawke's Bay orchardists lament sparrow damage while seeking measures to curb the pest with 100 grey owls via the Acclimatisation Society. Addington market sales show varied prices for wethers, ewes, and rams from Ashburton, Methven, and Rangitata sellers. a 1909 Model Stuart motor car at Tancred Street Ashburton is advertised at a reduced price for quick sale.
A pleasant gathering at John Hampton's Cora Lea farm Winslow celebrated the coming of age of their eldest son Edward Lewis Hampton. Guests enjoyed supper and dancing with spirited fun until midnight. Edward expressed thanks for kindness and gifts, with music by J Millen and J Hampton of Tinwald serving as MC.
In Dunedin a deputation of single unemployed men urged the Labour Department to widen work opportunities. Minister Boreham noted 174 single men on a list and promised possible Catlins railway labour tomorrow, with married men having priority. In Wellington anew fund total stands at 1701 pounds with 600 expended and signs of improving conditions.
The article promotes lime use on land for grain root crops and pasture as highly profitable. It notes lime supplied on special terms and directs readers to Blackburne Smith and Co. at 192 Manchester Street, Christchurch for full details.
Rev E Eliot Chambers spoke to Ashburton Debating Society at St Stephen's Hall on the British Navy. He traced naval history from 1588 to the Dreadnought era, urged stronger defences, noted critics, and praised Lord Roberts and Beresford while detailing ship types and armour advances.
Otago railway leaders and Mr R McKenzie discuss authorisation funding and completion timelines. Officials claim six lines exist but five may be halted soon with one remaining. About 500 men work on the Catling line and Clutha finishise within two years. Authorities expect Otago railway troubles resolved in six months aside from Catlins line.
Quick results in biliousness care with Biliousness and prompt relief of all its bad symptoms. They cleanse the stomach, clear out and gently stimulate the liver, drive away distress and discomfort. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
Admiralty in London says no special pursuit for the missing barque Australia which sailed for Sydney in November. In other news the Empress of Russia and Britannia yacht cruises are noted, with King Manuel inviting a yearly visit to England. Strikes in Sweden halt tramway and cab services as guards protect utilities.
London reports no wreckage found yet and renewed cyclone weather conditions. A Durban liner notes stormy seas and high waves while a 45 guinea premium is paid to reinsure the Waratah. Sydney hears anxious notes about Australian passengers and possible engine failure.
The Standart hosted a state banquet as the Czar's children landed at East Cowes with seven policemen in escort. A steam pinnace patrolled the area to keep excursion traffic at bay amid heightened security. The Gazette de St. Petersburg notes a growing understanding among Russia Britain and France, though the word treaty was not spoken in toasts.
The Prince of Wales has provisionally promised to open the South African Parliament, signaling a forthcoming royal visit and ceremonial engagement. Further details on dates and proceedings were not disclosed.
The South African Constitution Bill passed through the Lords Committee without changes. Lord Courtney and others had proposed amendments to reflect claims of coloured natives, but these were rejected.
From Melilla and nearby gorges reports describe Moor forces at night tearing up 150 yards of railway before reinforcements dispersed them. A balloon reconnoiters Gurugu ravines while Moors dig sheltered firing positions. In MGrocco a 600 Spaniards blockhouse held against a larger Moor force until relief arrived. Spaniards cheered for Spain and the King.
In London on August 4 the Labour Exchanges Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords. The Commons approved Navy Estimates without a division after a brief debate. Conservative MP A H Lee condemned the Government for not providing enough up to date destroyers as Britain plans 84 ships versus Germany’s 72. The Naval and Military and Civil Service Estimates discussion closed with a vote for 75 million pounds.
The Duke speaking at Welbeck Abbey told tenants that weekly wages on the estates total thousands of pounds, which would be cut drastically if the Budget became law. He argued capital taxation was unsound finance and would ruin agriculturists by destabilizing the local labor market.
Rer Press Association reports Crete after the International Council departure. The hoisting of the Greek flag sparked intense feeling in Turkey where the army's chauvinism threatens possible complications.
Fragments mention a chronic chest condition and a reference to woods and prints. The readable text lists numbers 84 and 49 and hints at a public notice or catalog entry. No clear event or named entities beyond these isolated terms.
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