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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
2
An owner declares the dissolution of his business and its transfer to his sons J and B Smith effective August 1. He thanks friends and the public for thirty years of support and notes gratitude to farmer customers for stock dealings. He also asks for a counterproof of the change to the new management.
An advertisement promotes Ayan Anted Lovers of Pure Food tea. The vendor claims purity and strength retained by airtight canisters. Manchester Bros. is listed as sole agent.
The August ephemeris lists Sun rise and set times, lunar phases including First Quarter Full Moon and New Moon, notable events such as Apogee, with specific dates and times. It records variations in sunrise and sunset across the month and highlights key orbital events.
The piece critiques political hysteria in New Zealand, noting leaders exaggerate achievements and claim credit for reforms. It traces origins of Old Age Pensions and Labour Laws, naming figures like Atkinson, Seddon, Downie Stewart, Vogel, and Macandrew, while highlighting debates over who truly originated these policies.
Premier Sir Joseph Ward reports to Mayor H. Davis that Fleet Week in Auckland was a great success in every respect. The U S Navy Atlantic Fleet Commander praised the city flags as a clear sign of New Zealand goodwill to American visitors.
A Timaru correspondent notes flourishing hotels contrast with many empty shops signaling a fluttering economy. The piece cites No License debates, local politics, weather shifts, and varied rural conditions, with references to Mel Craigie, Hall Jones, and local councils.
A gathering at the school on Tuesday evening honored Mr White who served as station master for about six years and is moving to Glenavy. Mr Elliott chaired the meeting and officials praised his district service and care for children, presenting a purse of sovereigns.
Mr James Shakes of 22 Manners Street, a long time Wellington resident, credits Rheumo with curing a severe rheumatic attack within minutes and swelling by next morning. He recommends Rheumo to others suffering rheumatic gout and notes it is sold by chemists and stores at various prices. Also mentions Woods Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds.
American buys Bald win dirigible balloon. British Empire Exhibition plans near Shepherds Bush. Territorial Forces debate, universal training urged. Cairo reports a bandit attack on tramcars. Burgess abandons Channel crossing due to adverse tide. Tyldesley scores 243 in Lancashire Leicester match. Dr Clifford to preside at Berlin Baptist Congress with 500 delegates. Otaki turbine steamer launched at Dumbarton. Queensland premier Kidston secures lease for Marble Halls in London. Under-Secretary for Ireland Ennis dies in Dublin jaunting-car crash. Departure Niwaru to Wellington.
Press dispatch from London notes possible navy loan if required but city circles oppose due to impact on consols and securities. Telegraph story financiers unconfirmed. Daily Express expects a loan in installments while Westminster Gazette endorses a staged plan allowing four year shipbuilding with possible changes if Germany alters its programme.
The Chronicle urges announcing and funding the naval programme years ahead to ensure continuity and credibility for allied negotiations. It notes that Dreadnoughts are obsolete and that the new loan should finance Indomitable class ships to sustain policy stability.
The Unionist press denounces Mr Winston Churchill and Mr Lloyd George for meddling with Sir Edward Grey's department, arguing interference undermines the foreign policy guidance of the era.
French Paris papers on August 18 echo British opinion that tension may ease and shipbuilding halt must arise from Germany. German conservative papers insist Germany cannot allow another power to influence its armaments.
A bloodhound pursued the killer of Madge Kirby for four days, following the scent to a railway platform. Authorities believe the murderer left Liverpool last night on the Birmingham excursion train.
Illinois governor indicts 200 whites for crimes amid mob action reports. Telegraphed from New York a Daily Mail correspondent warns of looming lynching orgies in Rome and Galveston. A mob battered a Long Island gaol but cavalry arrived to prevent the lynching of a black prisoner.
Athiraj Surendranath Arya is condemned to five years transportation in Calcutta for seditious speeches made at Madres. The August 18 verdict names Arya as the speaker and cites sedition as the crime under British rule.
The Daily Mail reports President Roosevelt shows no sympathy with discrimination complaints against American stadium athletes but will personally inquire when the men visit. He welcomes Carpenter’s claim that British antipathy did not apply to him, and expresses approval.
In Sydney on August 18 Captain Colquhoun commander of the Queensland gunboat Gayundale died suddenly from heart failure after arrival to participate in the welcome to the American seed ship. The officer, well known in Australian naval circles, is reported to have died August 18. Other dispatches note shipping updates and various notices from Melbourne and Brisbane, including prize money policy at the Jockey Club and a potential suffrage deputation.
A NSW mother, while her baby was at a well, left the infant at the edge and jumped in to save the other child. She emerged with both children held above the water for an hour until assistance arrived. This dramatic incident highlights maternal bravery during a perilous rescue.
After leaving Newcastle the steamer Hawea faced heavy south east weather. A shaft broke at 5.45 AM July 30 and repairs proved impossible. The crew baled fluids aboard a youth boat, drifted toward Cape Byron, and endured a forty hour gale before sighting land. The Hawea’s fate hung on rescue efforts by Lord Howe Island and tug Advance.
Sydney greets an incoming fleet with heavy preparations and crowd movement planned to meet and escort the warships. Weather promises fine conditions as trains and steamers will handle large crowds and harbourfront activity.
Quotations from Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide list prices for wheat oats barley maize potatoes and onions in various grades. Tasmanian New Zealand Algerian and Cape stocks are noted with current rates across markets, reflecting regional price levels and currency.
Market notes from Christchurch indicate limited wheat activity as buyers hold prices. Seed oats and barley see some business while area sowing this spring appears large. Chaff is slow, some trade with Australia continues, potatoes in weak demand, awaiting Auckland market signals for any improvement. Children’s cough remedy referenced with peppermint products and prices.
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