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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
2
Train services run from Ashburton daily with express departures to Timaru Dunedin and Springbourne. Services depart Ashburton at 7 20 am 11 am 3 15 pm and 7 5 pm Timaru at 10 30 pm and 3 50 pm Dunedin at 12 64 pm Springbourne at 9 25 pm.
The record lists moon phase timings for August with first quarter around 4 4 16 am, full moon at 19 11 16 am, last quarter at 27 11 16 pm, and new moon on 8 3 23 pm. Includes sun or seta values and local IL reference.
Readable price fragments show wheat flour butter and barley values in Melbourne and Adelaide August reports. Quoted ranges include wheat 23 1034 to 211a, flour £7, butter 84d, oats 2s 6d, bran 93d, potatoes £2 15s, and prices for New Zealand Derwents and Algerian Qa variations. Data labeled as merchant retailer quotes with broker adjustments noted.
August 3 Addington market reports 168 head yarding with large attendance. Beef prices rise with prime from 20s to 24s 6d per 100lb and better steers up to £14 10s. Fat sheep show general advance while weathers and merinos remain scarce. Store stock light. pigs and baconery also firm with varied fat and stores prices.
At the August annual meeting the chairman stated war in South Africa boosted demand for preserved meat and that stocks have balanced. The market has risen steadily, with English beef and mutton supplies aided by winter conditions and Latin American setbacks. NZ exports to England totaled 3,147,056 60lb sheep, 1,649,492 lambs, and 39,819 cattle of 800lb, marking a record run since 1882. The outlook remains favorable amid government spending and scarce strikes.
The report notes past dangerous fascinations for aeliers and endorses a dividend of five percent along with the recent balance sheet. The recommendations were adopted.
Large turnout at the Geraldine livestock market with brisk bidding on forward sheep and strong demand for hoggets and breeders. Entry totals 4500 sheep with notable prices for Marino wethers and various ewes and lamb classes. pigs show steady entries and prices with a black sow selling around £20.
Mestre Friedlander Bros. Ltd. report Ashburton livestock through August 7 with yarding of 2572 sheep and 2 cattle. Our entry, 955 sheep and 3 cattle, sold at strong rates including 23 fat merino wethers and 468 four and six tooth cromsbred wethers, plus several crossbred and merino wethers and ewes. Private sales added crossbred ewes and wethers, plus pork and bacon classes with multiple small lots.
The Burnside market good for cattle amid a large yarding. Cattle were mainly of lower quality with only half fit for market. prime bullocks reached £9 17s 6d, ordinary £8 to £9, and aged cows £3 10s to £4 15s. Fat sheep numbered 2203 with generally good quality. prices slipped about 1d per head. Pigs 211. Japan buyers present. baconers 38s to 42s, stores 17s to 22s.
Clearing sale at Overdale by The NZ Farmers Co operative Association of Canterbury Limited featured a wide range of goods including engassed cleaning machines farm implements potatoes grain and sundries. Horses dairy cattle merino sheep and draught yearlings sold at notable prices followed by a farewell social for Mr and Mrs Gray.
A strong turnout at the Arcade Horse Fair saw about 120 horses yarded. Prices recorded include draughts from £29 to £39, hacks from £13 to £27 16s, and unbroken horses ranging £6 to £20.
A London Times case on reproducing speeches from its reports is upheld by the House of Lords. The ruling clarifies that authors, not just printers, deserve protection for their intellectual labor. The decision confirms the journalist’s right and the need to respect copy rights in reporting.
Local notes from Canterbury and surrounding districts report appointments to the Canterbury Land Board, bank holidays, book orders, school events, evangelistic services, fire at Geraldine bakery, and curious items from Mount Bomera to Stinkhoutboom. War correspondence and social rounds include a Messrs Campbell visiting Chertney, euchre match results, and rifle versus guards social.
The article discusses a legal decision on journalism copyright and notes the Times case cannot be overridden. It argues against appropriation of a journalist’s hard work by those unable or unwilling to pay. It awaits House of Lords ruling for fuller information on protection and special circumstances.
The Agricultural and Pastoral Association's committee heard notes on grass grub damage in Ashburton County Charbsey area. Members urged Lincoln College and Mr Smith to investigate treatments, with burning and rolling methods debated and calls to involve Canterbury College and local experts.
A correspondence item notes that the publication does not hold itself responsible for opinions expressed by contributors. It frames this as a standard editorial position and avoids endorsing individual viewpoints.
A letter to the editor asks the Mayor to provide cement and building materials for many ongoing constructions. The writer notes city leaders saved the rate papers and urges a measure to help workers save money on building costs.
Report from London notes Charles Morris son of Captain Morris wins dental prizes at Guy's Hospital repeating his brother Gerald's feat. In Nelson the Stoke Commission schedules sittings Friday and calls for complaints to Secretary. Immigration Restriction Act 1899 comes into effect. Christchurch Finance Committee needs 1700 pounds for cottage home for twelve children but Board rejects the scheme. Pemberton becomes secretary of the Canterbury A and P Association amid many applicants. Auckland Alliance meeting opposes local option repeal and eleven o’clock licenses plus King Country licensee plan and election disfranchisement inquiry.
A report notes Lauer and an accomplice linked to Breast were arrested in Valdosta amid a King Humbert murder plot. It cites residents of his birthplace aware of the plan and names Bressi’s brother among those detained. A separate charitable notice mentions Deafness cures and free Kar Drums via Dr Nicholson’s Institute.
The council met at 2 30 p m and read the Thames Borough Endowment Leasing Bill and Gisborne Harbor Board Further Empowering Bill a second time. The Millers Ho rts of Labour Bill was considered in committees. Provisions granting powers to the Governor in Council were struck from clause 3. The Canterbury Dulmage Empowering Bill passed through committees, read a third time and paved. The council rose at 4 40 p m.
The House met at 2:20 pm with discussions on Harbor Board dissolution, compensation for provincial servants, and a proposed ballot for land sections. Debates covered a Libel Bill, compulsory military drill for schoolchildren, and several amendment bills with votes. The session adjourned briefly after a late-night resumed discussion and several readings.
A marauding party detonated dynamite and set Boera houses ablaze as accomplice hunts proceed north of Kroonstad. Elonda River garrison near Avervet on the Rustenburg line was attacked. reinforcements from Brabant's Horse, Canadian Regiment, and Lord Kitchener’s force arrive. Ian Hamilton reaches Rustenburg. Chamberlain in Commons says Canada and Australia back annexation with military government until autonomy.
United Proas Association reports the Damascus left Capetown on 2 August with Privates Bennett and Delarre aboard. They disembark at Melbourne. Nurse Warrington is convalescent and Private 7 M Freeman is reported dead.
Dispatch dated August 2 to August 8 describes British Russian and Japanese forces advancing at dawn on Sunday to expel Chinese from the east bank of the Peiho river. Chinese retreat across the river follows bridge destruction and heavy fighting. Allied casualties are listed at 69 with total losses expected between 600 and 1000.
A Port Linevin store burned, insured in the New Zealand Office for £3600. The Mines Department reports colony mineral value at £6,157,000 last year, up £21,290,000 from the prior year, with gold output up 160,700 ounces the largest since 1863. Copper tin and diamonds also rise. Archdeacon White named Bishop of Carpentaria in Northern Queensland.
A tour of Highbank Estate shows dramatic development since possession by hopeful voters. Roads laid out, farms prospering, and homesteads rising as settlers face hardships, including 1898 Black Friday. Stock, lambs, crops, and even plans for a dairy and poultry ventures mark a growing community under cooperative effort.
A Tamworth dispatch says two suspects robbed a carrier near Tambar Springs and fled with a saddle and an axe. They claimed to be Jimmy and Jos Governor and left a note detailing the pursuit tactics. Earlier they looted a hut near Qoolah, taking a rifle ammunition clothing and boots.
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