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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 20, 1900
Page
2
The notice lists nominal quotations for wheat and oats, barley, flour, oats meal, beans and peas, potatoes, hay, seeds, rye, clover and grass seeds, and farm produce. It records unit prices and variations across goods such as wheat around 11d to 2s, oats 10d to 1s, flour roller and stone prices, and hay from 3s 6d to 4s.
A letter to the editor warns that gorse broom and other weeds overrun Canterbury riverbeds risking floods and disease. It cites the Tamuyka and Ashburton areas, urges government action under the Noxious Weeds Bill, and asks Agricultural and Pastoral Associations to consider control measures.
The column highlights local items from Ashburton including weather effects on spring growth, an immigrant steamer from Iceland to Liverpool for Winnipeg, a public dance and social events, a court case with a ten year sentence for arson, and local civic improvements. It also mentions a Sunday sacred concert dispute, a charity or ambulance society, a dancing class wind-up ball, and advertising for leading tailors.
Robbers entered a well known Ashburton premises early Saturday morning and made off with a small sum of money. Details are withheld for now. The report also mentions Boer Commandant Olivier and notes on telephones in Eastern Africa farming districts.
Correspondent Tam urges the Ashburton Show Committee to reconsider its day selection. He notes the show conflicts with the Christchurch Exhibition opening on November 1 and the New Zealand Cup on November 3, asking for a date that avoids both events.
Concluding results show Stunys Hawnicar winning by a length and a half in a 116 time. Denie percent and Sir Lancelot also feature with divisions giving dividends of £5 and £2 10s respectively. Other notable finishes include Ilex Rauriri and Woo with varying times and payouts.
Wellington beat Canterbury 16 to 6 as about 1000 spectators watched. Wellington backs showcased sharp passing while forwards from Canterbury outplayed Wellington in the scrum. Roberts Brodie and Woods each scored tries for Wellington with two conversions. Canterbury managed two penalties for goals.
Canterbury faced Ellesmere with a strong favourites tag but the country side upset them at Leeston winning by 11 points two tries and a goal to 6 points two tries.
The discourse argues for civil rather than military rule in South Africa after suppressing resistance. It favors starting with Crown Colonies, delaying representative government for 2-3 years until population and civil structures are ready, and proposes separate High Commissioner and Governor roles. It recommends Governor in each Colony with representative government and a Governor-General over all, noting constitutional changes and opportune timing.
Boers used night marching to elude Lord Kitchener as De Wet’s force split near Rustenburg on August 18. British transports relied on double teams. Pretoria reports say Gardna and others discussed a plot to abduct Lord Roberts, with figures named Cardna and Kruger involved.
Telegraph-Copyright Sydney reports an inquiry into the Metropolitan Charities Association three years after its founding. It shows receipts over £1000 with only £87 private collection, £30 in relief, and the rest spent on salaries and expenses. The broad mix reflects fund distribution and administrative costs.
Allied forces entered Pekin unopposed, with surrounding and entering Legation areas amid Chinese resistance. Japanese, British, and American troops advanced along canal banks while Chinese leaders fled. tensions rise as Russia and France react to British loans and troop landings near Shanghai and Wei-hai-wei.
Reports from Sydney and surrounding towns describe deadly blazes. An elderly couple, Mitchell 93 and 94, perished in a Dan gon dwelling fire. an aged son was badly burned. Langdon and Hopkins timber yard at Petersham burned. Ballarat store owned by Thomas Jenkins and family and Mrs Algie family burned with seven people killed or injured.
Output from Westport last week totaled 225 tons 2 owt with 7729 tons 2 cwt shipped by Westport Coal Company and 600 tons by Westport Co operative Company Mokthinui. Guiymouth exports include Black Ball Company 2057 tons 17 cwt of coal Brunner Company 1133 tons Sowto coal 17 tons 11 cwt of bricks and 1 ton 46 cwt of coke.
A man named Stephens was attacked by the plague and another Chinaman died. Syoner Weat, attacked in July, has died at the quarantine station.
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