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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
2
The August moon phase table lists New Moon on the fourth, First Quarter on the eleventh at 3 54 p.m., Full Moon on the nineteenth at 5 33 p.m., and Last Quarter on the twenty sixth at 10 35 p.m. Apogee and perigee occurrences are noted around the fourteenth and sixth of the month respectively.
On coronation day August 9 1902 the post office opens 8:30 am to 1:30 am for letters and stamps and 7 pm to 8 pm the previous night. Telegraph Office hours mirror 8:30 am to 9:30 am and 7 pm to 8 pm. Early morning mails dispatched as usual. Other mails close at 6 am. No letter carrier deliveries. Telephone Exchange stays open.
The Auckland district gold returns for the past three weeks total £48,816, down from £52,029 in the prior three weeks. Year to date gold production reaches £414,541, up £37,680 from the same period last year. Local sales in Alexandra Lead, Bendigo, Cromwell, Gibbston, and other mines are listed with prices.
Market notes show wheat at 4s 4d to 4s 6d and barley at 4s prime, with oats from Algeria 3s 6d to 3s 8d. Flour per ton £12 10s, potatoes Tasmanian £5 15s per ton, onions Victorian £6 to £7, cheese New Zealand prime loaf 9d, bacon 8d to 10d. Adelaide offers wheat 4s 3d and flour around 10s, oats Algerian 3s 8d to 8s 6d.
Attendance was good at the Geraldine sale on August 6 in Trwane with a modest entry and steady bidding. Prices ranged across ewes in lamb from 6d to 11s, hoggets up to 10s, three quarter bred lambs around 9s, and cattle entries including springers £5, heifers £4, steers £8 17s, cows £7 4s, bullocks £8 7s.
Coventin August 6 yarding included 165 cattle with two thirds bullocks and heavy weights. Prices mostly firm to buyers’ advantage with ox beef 27s 6d 28s per 180 lbs and best cows 7 10s to 8 1d. Sheep and lambs saw improved demand. wethers up to 21s 6d, ewes to 17s 9d, lambs 10s 6d to 12s 3d. pigs and other stock also sold well with varied weights.
Heavy fat stock yarded at Addington on August 6 with strong Sydney demand for prime heavy sorts and exports. Fat sheep mix largely good to extra prime with prices per head and per weight listed for wethers ewes and lambs. Fat cattle and hoggets also sold strongly with export buyers active and rates shown for beef, bulls, and prime weights. The sale included 371 baconets and varied stores with hoggets and suckers in demand.
The Ashburton Guardian rebuts Lyttelton Times attacks on the Farmers' Union, defending its aims to improve agricultural conditions and remove disabilities. It argues for fair play, warns against lavish government spending, and predicts shifts at the forthcoming general elections while noting Seddon’s sympathy with the movement.
Volunteers planned a daylight parade at 12:20 near the drill shed for Coronation celebrations. Reports note a ping pong match between Chertsey and Rakaia with a 219 point home win, blossoming fruit trees in Rakaia, and a new daily mail service Ashburton Mayfield replacing a four-day week. A marble NZ trooper statue drinking fountain will crown Albert Park, and Dunedin’s fund receives £500 from Ross and Glendining.
Kyle Mutual Improvement Association held its weekly meeting on Saturday with good attendance. J Watson read an assay on Perseverance and Miss A Watson spoke on Man and how to treat him by horse. No meeting next Saturday due to Coronation. social evening planned for the following week.
Mr H P Madden offers coronation cake while D Thomas auctions a 98 acre Mayfield farm on August 16. Ashburton County offices close August 9 and 11 for holidays. Mayfield Sale on August 22 at 11.30 am. Hotels to close during United Divine Service. Boots from topmakers arrive via Mr Alcorn. German locomotive engineer earns a gold medal and £100 for each decade accident free. Ducks and swans bagged at Lake Ellesmere. Salvation Army to be invited to Westminster Abbey ceremony. Clinton Farmers Union backs abolishing the sheep tax and supports cooperative fire insurance. Teas from Fletcher Humphreys samples praised Colombo 1s 8d Shah 1s 10d Amber Tips 2s. Devons soldier’s pocket purse with coin embedded. sold for £3. Warnambool Road Race course in good order by 30th. five miles improved. Mr H J James of Dunlop Tyre Co reviews Warnambool to Melbourne road at 30 mph. Western district roads alive with cyclists for the blue riband event.
The Hardley Bros plumbers and sanitary engineers showed a complete workshop capable of competing with large New Zealand firms. They highlighted a new patent Champion spring grip spouting bracket produced on site, cutting two metal pieces in one operation and forming a complete bracket in a single press action. Architects and builders praise its nail free, bolt free mounting and rigidity. The firm runs about twenty workers and has branches in Hamilton and Geraldine with plans to expand to other centres.
Thirteen men of the Frighth and Tenth Regiments are in Wellington Hospital and forty five in the temporary Somes Island hospital. Britannia invalids in hospital and at Somes Island are reported well. About two dozen men remaining after landing have measles. Health Department monitors cases. Yen of the Orient’s sick at Lyttelton are sent to Bottle Lake hospital.
Wanted Known that Evans's MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POWDER is the only certain remedy for Asthmatical Troubles. At this season everybody is liable to Coughs and Colds. Avoid danger by taking TUSSICURA. Obtainable from all chemists Wade's Worm Figs the Wonderful Worm Warriors are always effective. 3s boxes everywhere.
Ex-government mining inspector N D Cochrane, invited by Orr and Harris, reports on Mount Somers sector. He notes thicker seams and better quality coal, outlines basins, depth limits and need for large-scale prospecting, and discusses transport options and potential settlement impact.
An advertisement claims the Great Canadian Seaweed Cure removes the cause of rheumatic and gouty affections by dissolving uric acid and phosphatic sediments. It touts rapid, permanent relief and lists widespread support from chemists and photographers under royal patronage in Christchurch.
Cape dispatch reports Sir Gordon Sprigze expects to pass the Indemnity Bill once martial law ends. Cardinal Moran argues Australia is loyal yet independent of Westminster. Peninsula and Oriental builds three 10,000 ton cargo steamers. Meyer visits Kruger then Scheveningen to see Steyn. Admiralty tests four boiler types in naval work. Terrible coals 1510 tons in five hours in Singapore. Earthquakes felt in Portugal and Italy. New Zealand troops to return by Tongariro on the 25th. Surtax favored over Likin discussed by American tariff official Sharritt in Shanghai. U.S. parties align on trusts ahead of election. NSW Parliament rejects reducing ministers salaries and debates abolishing Legislative Council. Federal Tariff bill blocks state monopoly bonus for iron industry amid opposition.
Westminster Abbey opens to colonial and Indian troops on August 6. Public admission for a small fee for the week. Coronation rehearsals ongoing daily. West End decorations are sparse. Mayors of large towns invited. Mr Condon of Tipperary Hast and Mayor of Clonmel declines invitation.
The King returns to London on Wednesday evening and is observed cruising while watching the regatta. The outing is reported by the Tailed Press Association via Elestria Telegraph.
The Mount Kembla explosion toll rises with 88 or 89 dead and several injured. Rescue efforts continue as after damp effects appear. Public sympathy meetings are planned in Sydney Town Hall, with large donations from the Salvation Army and Rugby Union. Memorials and fund transfers are in progress as authorities await the official report.
United Press reports the Imperial Conference reopening in London. Colonial representatives and ministers discuss remounts for Army and Navy contracts, postal rate reductions for Empire newspapers, the metric system, and broader protections. An Imperial Court of Appeal is postponed, and Canadian objection blocks unification.
A claim that Worm Warriora provides a safe and sure remedy is presented with boxes sold widely. No independent verification is provided. Further details on ingredients or efficacy are not included in readable text.
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