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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
2
The August ephemeris lists sun rise and set times for each day with columns for dawn and dusk. It notes moon phases including last quarter on the 12th at 2.18 pm and new moon on the 26th at 0.58 pm, with perigee and apogee details for the month.
OCR fragment lists weather winds and rain, education fund pension rules requiring age 50 or 60, a Presbyterian directory discussion, Railways ministry comments on Main Trunk staffing and Wellington Auckland link, Free Temperance officers election, Farmers Union critique of Timaru rail rates, a coroner inquest into Robert Sanderson’s death, and a volunteer officers reunion debating long service rewards and possible rail pass.
Magistrates Court sat silent this morning with several civil matters either settled out of court or adjourned by consent. Other items note Rangitata Road Board election, land purchase inspections, a school bazaar appeal and various local society activities.
The Rev B H Ward recently licensed to Lowcliffa Anglican Church has resigned to accept the Cure of Picton. A social at Auskland featured congratulatory speeches by Hon G Fowlde who said the colony desires progressive policy without revolution. A Caledonian Grounds girls hockey match impressed onlookers with players fighting the ball after falls. The Southern Cross Club enjoyed a successful season. Yates Co Reliable Seeds advertised by Manchester Bros in Saunders Buildings. The Pioneer monthly notes Ashburton history. subscriptions to The Manager, Pioneer, Box 4 Timaru. A family friend’s remedy Dr Sheldon New Discovery is sold at 6d and 3s per bottle at Manchester Bros. Royal Standard Pills are in demand and available from chemists in Ashburton.
Correspondent urges the Borough School to be relocated from its current unsuitable position as the district grows north and west. The writer asks the School Committee and parents to back the push for a central site, solving long walks for children.
The Board of Managers of the Technical Classes met in the Borough Council Chambers on Tuesday night with the Mayor presiding. Apologies were recorded from several members. A High School Board grant secures a 21 years lease of the old High School and potential future land for expansion. The A P Association urged wool-seeking classes. A notice urged prospective students to register and seek suitable rooms and fittings, with Tuesday sessions preferred. Instructors from Christchurch and Tiwaru Oamaru offered services, to be discussed next meeting.
Canterbury won 15 to 8 over Wairarapa at Masterton with Gray and Hyan tries and Fraser conversions. Darville scored for Wairarapa but failed to convert. In Timaru, Cros beat Timaru Boys’ High 17 nil as Ashburtonites outweighed the Schoolboys.
The Ashburton Ladies Hockey Club visited Timaru to meet the Rawhiti Ladies, with a strong crowd watching at the Caledonian Grounds. Miss Lane scored a brilliant solo goal for Ashburton, but Rawhiti held the press and the visitors won 1–0 after a hard fought second half.
International brief covers Moderate Party's push for a modus vivendi in France, Elihu Booth comments on Argentina, and a series of transit and disaster notes. Reports from Buenos Aires London and Mexico detail geopolitics, shipping insurance, and a fatal dynamite blast in Chihuahua.
Three bombs wrecked Lodz police station killing a policeman a Cossack and three infantrymen. Infantry patrolled streets firing killing two more and wounding many as traffic and shops halted. A policeman murdered in the evening. Revolutionists at Woolawek killed the rural police chief. assassins escaped.
Two bombs were thrown at the Chlodna Street police station in Warsaw injuring two police officers and two infantrymen. The incident sparked an investigation by local authorities and heightened security across the area.
On August 16 at Tiflis a group of Cossacks refused to perform police duties. The incident led to several arrests and a tense response from authorities as news reached readers on August 17 at 7.81 a.m.
On August 16 near Warsaw, five policemen were shot dead at Plock and a bomb at Radom police station killed another officer. The violence is blamed on revolutionaries seeking revenge for the arrest of about a hundred Socialists.
A widespread strike shuts the East Indian Railway as Calcutta natives demand European salary levels. Reports of labour disturbances spread to other districts and five hundred Bombay postmen walk out for higher wages, halting service.
The Dutch Government withdraws a bill to establish nine Dutch consulates in Johannes burg, halting the proposal. The note, dated August, reports on the reversal and the stopped diplomatic expansion.
At a banquet in Howick Natal Colonel MacKenzin described a critical moment during the Zulu rebellion. He warned that a single raversa could have sparked widespread crisis across the colony.
The Aug 16 notice reports a cordial royal meeting at Kronborg with King Edward receiving strong public ovations during visits to Hamburg and London. Berlin says the event pleased Germany while the North German Gazette avoids political framing. Attendees included Herr Tachirschky Sir Charles Hardinge the Duke and Duchess of Sparta and Grand Duchess George Michailovitch.
United Press notes that Mr Toan Dillon spoke at Ballagh-Mernateh asserting only Home Rule systems granting linen control in the Transvaal would satisfy British supporters. He added the Government will implement Sir Anthony McDonnell's promise next session. The piece ends with an ad for Craighead and Berryman tailors Ashburton offering two suits for £5 0d and other promotions ahead of the Exhibition rush.
AtnENe in Sofia reports Bulgaria ignoring warnings as outbreak fears rise. Advices say Anchialos violence followed Greek efforts to disperse a Hungarian protest meeting. Authorities impose strict measures to curb further trouble.
In a cricket match at Lennox Middlesex and Yorkshire played to a draw. Tarrant bowled nine wickets for 57 runs. The report notes no confirmation from the Board of Control about a Marblebone team not coming out by last night.
Private advices from Spitzbergen report Mr Wellman has postponed his balloon voyage to the North Pole due to late season.
Reports from the Tramway Board inquiry reveal witnesses' complaints of espionage by secret officers who punished minor errors. Officers face cavalier treatment, and overly complex regulations risk frequent technical mistakes.
At an inquest in Apitarom Natella Habilbulla’s husband threatened a row over tea. She returned home to find the house locked. medical evidence cited strangling. A verdict of wilful murder was returned against Natella.
Captain Tatboys found a pearl valued at £1600 but it slipped into fathoms of water. A lengthy search led to a diver recovering the gem.
Melbour ne report states manager J C Williamson will forbid chorus girls to marry until contracts end. Over two years thirty leading dancers left to marry. Future agreements will run for a year rather than a single season, reducing matrimonial departures from his opera companies.
Alarm spreads through northern districts as ticks are found in a herd of 118 cattle and 26 are infested. The government imposes strict quarantine and dipping measures to prevent spread.
Supyer Augré Consumere warns of a droughty period as new duties require spirits to ship with a certificate showing two years in bond. No destatoes were made at the customs today and no certificates were available for any apicns.
Mr John Stevens of Bulls, member for Manawatu, extols Rheumo after a severe rheumatic attack. He reports two bottles cured him and endorses the remedy for rheumatism gout and related ailments. Availability noted at Menton’s Zealandia Boot Store Tancred Street and Mellor’s for boots and shoes.
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