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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
3
The barque Guethary bound from New Caledonia to Glasgow, missing for 126 days, was spoken July 13 with the report All well. The ship’s late voyage had extended its absence long past its expected arrival.
The Governor General Lord Dudley officially opened the Queensland National Show in Brisbane as splendid weather drew a record crowd. Across Australia reports note a negative motion in Adelaide and various wartime era updates in Melbourne Sydney and Perth detailing estate values political moves and local incidents.
Admiral Poore urged Brisbane employers at the Agricultural Show to grant fourteen days of annual naval reserve training. He lamented unsatisfactory employer attitudes and noted sailors in training hesitated to join the navy’s MAGMA B-CLL pads and to allow required training time.
The market remains weak amid mixed signals from grain trade. Australian cargoes for new crop December January shipments are quoted at 493 d or 9 shillings, reflecting cautious demand and supply pressures.
At the auction 2130 casks were offered and 28 were sold. An average decline of three pence per cask was reported, reflecting softening prices in the sale.
The Prozen Meat Market Napier to day reports a further fall in the meat market. Lamb values decline with Canterbury Napier Wellington and North Island quotations at 24d first quality 33d second 34d 3d beef hinds 34d fores 22d
Dalgety and Company reported from London that the wool market remained firm with a tendency for prices to move in favor of sellers.
Wellington August 12 Justices Cooper and Chapman affirmed the conviction of constable W J Gardner for assaulting Mr Rolfe in a May street incident. The case linked Watson and Gardner. Rolfe and Mrs Rolfe identified Watson, while evidence pointed to Gardner. Gardner was sentenced to twenty one days imprisonment. appeal upheld with costs of £10 103.
The Invercargill volunteers excluding cadets were summoned by the firebell at night with 134 men present within an hour. The piece warns that an enemy could have been ranged across the town and the population under arrest, urging a thorough lesson from past campaigns in New Zealand.
The new station cost £1000 and features up to date appliances. ExCaptain Mainland and ex-Fireman Rowland were thanked for 20 years of service with the Volunteer Brigade.
A store and dwelling at Kai Lwi in Wanganui owned by H. Robinson and occupied by 3. W. H. Harvey were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The buildings and stock were insured but the storekeeper suffered heavy losses. Pontrances are not available.
Reports from Staylebridge describe an express train derailment caused by heat expansion. Two people were killed and ten injured in the accident. Additional items note a rough sea washing overboard a crewman near Mount Egmont, a bush-felling accident injuring a man near Wanganui, a fatal heart-related death in Christchurch, and a tramway incident with minor brain concussion.
Fine weather and large crowd as Lovell wins the Hunt Club Cup over three miles at Wanganui. Wet Day leads in the Sumner Handicap before Whistlecraft overtakes to win by three lengths. The 1 1/2 mile August Handicap sees Los Angeles and Longner scratch, with a tight finish. Compass Polo Po Ben Jonson takes the Grand National Hurdle in a six-length win. Beaufort Steeplechase results show Ennis riderless, Wen wins easily. Details include prize money variances and times for each event.
Auckland August 12 The Northern Steamship Company Kapanui steam er was nearly destroyed by a morning fire at Warkworth. Discovered at 430 a m the blaze held the engine room forcing officers to retreat and lose their personal property. The after-part burned out and the vessel burned to the water line as water was low.
A return rifle match was fired at the Ashburton butts on Wednesday between teams from H M S Encounter and the Ashburton Rifles. The visitors were defeated by two points and were entertained at the Commercial Hotel before returning to Lyttelton. The scores followed.
The Ashburton Railway Ambulance Class now has 28 members with 21 eligible for exam. Eighteen sat the exam, 16 passed under Dr Mullin. Dr Handcock received a silver mounted flask at a social hosted by Mr C Beech with Mayor H Davis in attendance.
In Auckland on August 11 the Supreme Court heard Samuel Horsnell sue the Auckland Electric Tramway Company for £1000 for negligence after his wife Anna Horsnell died from injuries in the Onchunga tram accident in June. The jury awarded £700 damages and leave was given to seek a new trial for excessive damages.
A R and MRS JOHN RYAN and a family desire to thank all kind friends for letters telegrams of sympathy and floral tributes in their recent bereavement.
Attend the ODDFELLOWS ball tonight to hear scores of boys and see pictures. Save coal by bringing children to view pictures for six pence each. Recital begins at eight o clock. come early for good seats.
Acting Premier reports some members of the Maori performing troupe bound for the New York Hippodrome were refused admission to the United States due to eye trouble. Mr Carroll offered to intervene but declined to override another country's health rules.
On Tuesday night two horses disappeared from a pad dock on Cameron Street. A hay gelding and a white mare named by H. P. Madden in Beker Ashburton are pending sightings. please notify if located.
In Ellington August 12, the Labour Department case against Kirkcaldie and Stains drapers opened. Dr McArthur ruled no breach for not giving a free Saturday lunch. penalties of £5 were set for underpaying Mrs Good and for her dismissal. A £1 penalty was for Mrs Gond accepting below the award charges. Judgments favored Kirkcaldie and Stains in team-system work distribution cases.
Wintered stock in the Hinds Rangitata district remains healthy with many young lambs. Dogs trouble sheep near Hinds. some turnips still feedable but demand low due to ample feed. Oats and wheat planted. four new houses near Hinds station and plans for a Public Hall. New residents arrive, creating a small boom. An editor notes the district spans about fifteen by thirty miles.
Mrs Russell Sage, widow of Russell Sage, has donated about £5,000,000 of the £16,000,000 estate to various causes in three years. Rumors say she plans large schemes for working men’s insurance and a national benevolent bureau, possibly overseen by government, with supporters among employers. Her philanthropy also funds educational and religious donations, including £12,000 for rhododendron displays in Central PA and £6 for Metropolitan Museum renovations in New York.
A fragmented price list of Amalia Currants Ib Golden Sultanas Pansy Brand Raisins New Lexia Raisins Figs Dates Prunes Dried Peaches Apples Apricots Greengages and various pies jars and tinned seafood including Herrings Salmon Sardines Mullet and milk products from Capstan Mill Blue Ribbon and Nestle brands.
A football match today on the ladies' cricket ground saw the Ashburton Farmers Cooperative XI draw with a Post Office and Railway stalls team. The Post Office–Railway side led 5–0 at half time, with A. Smith scoring a try and missing the goal. In the second spell W. Page equalised for the Cooperative, Harvey Bell adding the conversion. Alex Smith marked a late try for Post Office Railway but the final score stood 6–5 to the Cooperative with B. Cassells refereeing.
An informal note describes a peppermint cure marketed for a hacking cough at night. The brief mentions brand names and product packaging but provides few verifiable details or approvals.
An advertisement proclaims Rheumo as a permanent relief for rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago by eliminating uric acid from the blood. It cites a Christchurch hotel proprietor's testimonial after fourteen years of suffering and states Rheumo is sold by chemists and stores at 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle.
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