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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 18, 1902
Page
3
A brief United Press dispatch via Hy Electric Telegraph notes arrival of a report in Central Africa at 9.6 a.m. on August 18. The terse telegraphic item conveys the time and source of the transmission without additional context or details.
The steamer Saxon brings Generals Botha De Wet and De la Rey to Portsmouth where a large crowd cheers their landing. They inspect the fleet but decline the naval review after talks with Fischer. They meet Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts and Mr Chamberlain aboard the Nigeria before heading to London and later to Cowes to visit the King.
The missive details the death of laborer Thomas Daniels from a self inflicted gunshot amid unemployment concerns, a coroner ruling of death by own action. Additional reports describe Maori fatalities from charcoal gas in Towhiti and Tewhiti, a river death at Pirie Street Reserve, a collapsed drain proceeding to adjournment, and a settler killed in bush felting.
Wattineron August 16: Harriet Drake faces manslaughter charges over eight year old Dorothy. Defence witness Jessie Bicknell testifies to Drake as devoted mother. other witnesses echo Dorothy’s happiness. Drake admits tying and beating at times but denies cruelty. Court adjourns to Monday. defence resumes August 18 with lengthy argument ahead.
The report covers guilty pleas in the Supreme Court for attempted murders and a threatening letter case, a bank cash-box theft resolved, a fire at Okuvinio Halfway House, an old age pension voucher recovered, liquor sale fines in a Commercial Club matter, and assorted local notices from Averpano to Invescaraby with various penalties and outcomes.
About 185 officers and men of the Ninth Contingent returned by the Orient have reported to the Bottle Lake quarantine camp and all have been vaccinated before last Tuesday. Forty more are to go out tomorrow. The men are content and comfortable with the situation and all invalids are recovering well. Trooper J H Dunn of the Britannic died yesterday at Wetuineton.
Today's trooper quarantine list shows several named personnel in varying health, with J Bourke very ill and Beauchamp improving. M Bourke Petone and Atkins Auckland are improving, Lucas Featherstone slight improvement, and many others convalescent aboard the Britannia. Orient invalids show slow improvement.
A reader cites a letter from Full Weight urging Ashburton residents to source bread from Christchurch. The writer proposes small groups of families pool orders and have bread delivered twice weekly, arguing Christchurch prices plus transport would still be cheaper for buyers.
A reader urges Arbor Day observance with proper holidays and school involvement. He cites American trees planting traditions, criticizes forest conservation neglect, and calls on government to provide trees and extend Arbor Day through half or full holidays for all schools. He laments lack of decisive forestry action by the State Forestry Department.
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