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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
3
A list of vegetables and produce names including onions beet kale cabbage mustard melon cauliflower celery pumpkin cucumber marrow and sage presented as a single line fragment. The text reads like a catalog of garden staples without context or actions.
Tonight features His Majesty's Theatre three pictures and a concert and dance at Waterton Hall. Tomorrow at 8 PM in Court 1015 and Hinds Vicarage there is a farewell gathering for Rev. J Rogers. His Majesty's Theatre presents eight pictures tomorrow.
Death notices for H L Barker at Malvern Private Hospital announcing a son’s birth fatality. William John Silcock dies at 25 Creek Street Allenton aged 67. In memory of Elizabeth Maginnes who died August 14 1907 at The Grange Lyndhurst with family remembrance lines.
A sequence of clocks labeled for the bedroom kitchen dining room and time markers 7/8 40/8 18/18/8 28/6 and 30 appears to organize a schedule or layout for room by room clock placement. The brief notes show rooms and clock counts without additional context or detailed actions.
In a memorandum to the Minister of Finance the Bank of New Zealand shareholders claim their proposals reflect London and New Zealand holders of the bank’s scrip, not any specific group. They press to repay the £1,000,000 guaranteed stock and warn against discarding government support and the reserve fund built through prudent management.
Four songs by Mrs John Worrester and Mrs Bac have been published by Messrs Frederick Harris and Company of London and copies are available in New Zealand. At the adjourned school meeting Fairton elected J. Johnson as chairman, with H. F. Blackie and others to form the school committee. One worker at Waipori electric works died after contacting a live wire. In Auckland, Percy Helmsley and Edward Crawshaw faced charges for stealing socks from a wharf cargo on the steamer Suffolk. They pleaded not guilty and were remanded for trial. Invercargill fines were levied on Adam Maher, David Reidy, Herbert Whalers and Edward Whalers for unlawfully killing hares without a license.
Reports from the Hakiura steamer crew say Pelorus Jack was seen about four to five miles above the Nelson Lighthouse. The same bulletin notes a Dunedin press item on a Maclaggan Street eight room house fire under renovation, and other varied notices including railway, tram, thefts, racing appeals, and a school moral report from the New Zealand Times.
Dr Hill acting for Gisborne retailers motions to amend borough by laws raising hawkers license fees from £6 to £50. Police report disturbances by intoxicated persons in Lock Street. At Police Court Haygr of Allenton charged with being drunk and disorderly after singing I wont go home till morning. Bench fines 10 shillings or seven days imprisonment. defendant given a day to pay.
Colonel Hayhurst of Tomuka passes Ashburton this morning on the express. Centerbury Rugby players were passengers for Timatu by the first express. A London cable reports Lord Alverstone resigns as Lord Chief Justice. Masterman expected to become Minister for Insurance with Cabinet seat.
Obituary from Bombay dated August 12 reports the death of Sir Peer Bhoy Adanjee. He was noted for benefactions exceeding fifty days of rupees, about £435,000. The notice presents a concise tribute to his philanthropy and influence.
The death is reported of Mr Thoms Curran a Nationalist member in the British House of Commons for Kilkenny City from 1892 to 1895 and for Donegal North from 1895 to 1900. He was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1900 and later practised in Australia and New South Wales before returning to London to practise at the English Bar until his death.
Mr J J Niven founder of Niven's engineering works dies aged sixty in Napier. He helped foster the trawling industry and served on the Engineering Commission for railway workshops plants. He was a member of the Harbour Board Borough Council and Licensing Board.
Mr W J Silcock a long time Ashburton identity native of Nelson Province died aged 66 after a protracted illness. A pioneer contractor who helped build water races between the Rangitata and Rakaia, he later ran a butcher shop in Bisnett Street and retired three years ago. He served as Hampstead Town Board chairman and on the Borough School Committee, was a member of the Borough Council, active in the A and P Association and a noted Jersey cattle breeder. He leaves a wife and a large family of six sons and two daughters.
The Wellington Football Association disqualified life the officials and members of the Corinthian Club management committee and secretary for sending a letter praising the breakup of the club and urging removal of capable managers. Transfers denied until debts to the Association are paid.
The National Peace Council of New Zealand issues a formal challenge to a debate on compulsory military training. Mrs Nicolles and Chas. J. Now Maakie call for a public discussion at Theatre Royal Ashburton with speakers allocated specific times.
August 14 Dunedin reports heavy rain totaling 2.40 inches by 9 p.m. after a light drizzle earlier. The Leith River neared flood stage but did not overflow, while Harbour Terrace saw water across Union Street near the suspension bridge. Two feet of water filled streets and residents sought refuge in new quarters as diversion works and a concrete channel project were blamed for the damage. Rain now subsiding with brief electro light stoppage noted.
Waihola and Clarkville washouts delayed railway traffic as access trains were reported to be getting through. The disruption affected south line services with crews adapting routes to maintain service despite damaged track conditions.
Weather report from Gapetown notes heavy rain and railway washouts with bridges down and trains canceled. Domain station logged fifteen inches? of rain and frost at night as Mr Bates forecasts southeast winds and possible snow on high country with dull weather and mist.
August 13 Wellington bulletin from the Deputy Chief Health Officer notes fresh smallpox cases in Auckland since yesterday, including a suspected case at Birkenhead and additional cases at Kaikohe. The District Healthy Officer in Auckland reports ongoing transmission and concerns over the outbreak.
A August 13 proclamation by QE Wellington limits Maori and half caste Maori movement on railways within the Auckland hearth district. It aims to confine travel to areas where smallpox is prevalent to curb spread of infection.
Reports from August 14 note the Onehunga saloon closure following an isolation order. Additional Maori cases are listed in Kaikohe where an isolation camp is set up, and a Native case is reported from Whanearaki. No new cases in the city or suburbs.
An advertisement urges readers to smoke Regent cigarettes noting a “Great Free Gift Scheme.” It promotes sending for a catalogue to Regent, Box 331, Wellington, promising forty free gifts.
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