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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
2
Auction note lists boys Norfolk suits with strap and buckle knickers for ages 7 to 11 versus discounted sale figures. Includes a special wire stretcher, flax mattress, Kapoe pillow, and Kapoc mattresses at reduced rates with price points for single and full-size beds.
The article reflects on Sir Edward Grey's description of the average British elector. It cites his June Imperial Press Conference remarks praising the elector as solid, reticent, and adept at resisting eloquent rhetoric. It argues Empire stability rests on character and long term—permanence through elector and empire.
Borough Council discussed raising library subscriptions from 6s to 10s a year to fund proposed improvements. Chairman Derisley Wood argued higher fees could boost popularity and services, noting books are bought in Ashburton and steady income is needed to avoid cutting reforms. The report prompted related comments on living costs and barefoot schooling in local districts.
A Waikato farmer claims an imported noxious weeds inspector ordered him to clear his kitchen garden of Brussels sprouts, later revealed as weeds by a fellow inspector. He argues there is no appeal against such decisions and questions the authority of inspectors.
Time on the land for grain root crops or pasture proves one of the best investments. Lime is supplied on special terms for this purpose. Full particulars from Blackburne Smith and Co. 122 Manchester Street Christchurch.
Press reports from Sydney and Auckland note potato prices rising ten shillings amid worries about disease spread. Tasmanian plantings flood New Zealand markets as the season ends and imports fall short, while Wellington prepares for Tasmanian expert guidance on the blight outbreak.
Reports from Hawera, Paragville, and Hastings detail the death of six year old Andrew Parkinson during a minor operation under chloroform, a blacksmith Thomas Waldron reported missing and allegedly found near Tokaoka, and farmer John Ryan aged sixty two found dead at Whakatu with heart disease.
In playful verse a young man weighs love interests Sue Jane or Nancy as seasons pass. By autumn his fancy shifts toward Woods Great Peppermint Cure marketed for chronic chest complaints, lauded for its claims of health benefits.
The King will depart for Marienbad today and remain there three weeks before returning to England. Other items note a fatal motor launch accident near Creek Town Scotland where Alan Fergusson and his chauffeur drowned, and two friends survived.
Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward plan their return to New Zealand in August following a visit to Salisbury Plain where they inspected lines of the King's Colonial Regiment. They hosted Australasian regimental members and later lunched with the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House.
In a Commons debate the government proposed state valuation of undeveloped land for a tax. Mr Balfour contrasted low yields with high valuation costs estimated at £10,000,000. Mr Jayne-Hicks’s amendment to omit undeveloped before land failed 175 to 83 as Lloyd George defended the measure.
August 10 London reporting that Mr Asquith welcomed a deputation led by J Rowlands MP to present the Hyde Park resolution. The cable notes a July 25 demonstration of about 100000 supporters and sixty Commons members, urging the Government to adopt taxation reforms and a full land valuation for reform policy.
The House of Commons sat fifteen hours as Mr Lloyd George moved to exempt land developed at £100 per acre from the undeveloped land tax and the motion was carried.
An Australian ship expert lauds the Waratah steamer and its bunker coal for steadiness while the Hermes joins Cape Town search efforts. Blue Anchor and Pandora reports stir hopes of sighting off Durban as Admiralty orders renewed patrols and wind direction questions Eastward drift.
In Capetown two Cape Town policemen face prosecution for failing to report a fisherman's Thursday evening statement that five persons were aboard the Maori. Concerts in Capetown on August 10 and 11 aid the wreck's victims.
The Duke of Abruzzi reached 24,000 feet on Mount Godwin Austen in the Himalayas. Temperatures fell to 15 degrees below zero as he ascended. The peak, also known as K2, lies in the Himalayan system within the western range crossed by the Kara Koram Pass.
The Powers urged Crete not to hoist the Greek flag at Canea and the fort flag was lowered. Greece responds to Turkey with reassuring terms and friendly tone as tensions ease.
UAWA reports Canada will formally take charge of the Esquimalt naval yard at the end of August. The move marks a shift in defense duties as plans proceed for the handover.
In a briefing the colonial naval experts engage with representatives of the Admiralty to discuss numerous technical details involved in defending the Empire.
Melbourne reports ongoing Murray floods with crop damage and sheep drownings. In Parliament Groom notes the Navigation Bill and decimal system support, while Barcaldine suffers a major blaze destroying four hotels and twelve shops. Government geologist confirms marble deposits near Melbourne, and New Hebrides aid pledged for British and Australian settlers. Brisbane politics feature an inevitable country appeal.
The dispute between engine drivers, firemen and the State collieries at Greymouth was amicably settled through the Conciliation Commissioner Mrs Haly.
Captain John Gibbs of the Makura relates his recovery from eight months of disability due to rheumatism. He credits RHEUMO with neutralizing excess uric acid and restoring mobility after four bottles. The testimonial notes prior failure with Rotorua and Auckland, and claims universal sales through chemists.
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