22 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
1
Ephemeris style notes detail sun rise and set times and lunar phases. New Moon on the fourth around 7 47 am, First Quarter at 3 64 pm, Full Moon on the ninth at 5 83 pm, Last Quarter at 10 35 pm. Perigee and Apogee dates and times are listed.
Local weather forecast mentions moderate westerly winds and rising barometer. Glimpses of advertisements for Ceytran Tea Room serving hot pies, Montgomery's Malt Digestive Bread, and custom cakes. Notices about Warner’s Hotel floated into a limited liability company with £50,000 paid. county engineer Baxter recovering from a bogey accident. Me W Stuckley planning to settle in amaru, London with draught mares.
Telegrams report several farms changing hands at prices from £15 to £20 10s per acre. A High School Old Boys meeting was adjourned due to small attendance. Twenty five riders started a Timaru to Temuka handicap cycle race with a telegraph boy Wiggs as winner. A 20 mile walking match is planned at the Colosseum Skating Rink Christchurch with stakes of 25 a side. A boy with a broken leg is treated at the Hinds hospital. A 20 ton vessel launch is planned for Riverton with fish exporting plans. Drought pests appear in Penshurst Victoria affecting pasture. Christchurch case on school floors involves injunction and costs. A monument to Boer War fallen is under erection at Feilding. An airship model by Felix Tanner discussed for broader travel use. Jersey cabbage variety noted in Hobart. British garrison plan for South Africa outlined. Public interest in abolishing the totalisator and a referendum bill discussed. Stallion study bill details licensing and penalties. Various local notices on cycling, hospital capacity, and social meetings.
A meeting in Miss Graham's office set club payments for the coming year. Bowling and Cricket clubs pressed for reductions. other groups accepted notable cuts. Fees ranged from £2 to £20 plus percentages of gate money with hockey and ground-use terms noted.
The Royal Humane Society considered the case of Robert James Smith 18 for rescuing Alfred Smith and Thomas Scott from drowning at Ashburton on December 22 1900. Smith swam in full dress to save them and brought both to shore. A second rescue involved James Francis Rhodes in November 1901. A letter of commendation covering both cases was approved, recognizing Smith’s bravery.
Mr D Thomas will offer for sale tomorrow in the Arcade a number of draught horses, broken and unbroken. The Melbourne report notes a Victorian land deal netting £63,000 profit. The Waikaka district reports turnip-fed sheep losses, up to 10 percent in some farms. Messrs Friedlander Bros. announce large store stock of sheep and cattle at Tinwald Yards.
A Pretoria meeting urges government to introduce state control of liquor traffic. In London Aug 21 the South African News supports autonomy for South Africa with loyalty to the Crown. Lord Milner says progress is made in settling the country as General Cronje and 997 prisoners sail from St Helena to Cape Town.
The King and the royal party visited Cowes on Sunday evening and spent nearly an hour at the Benedictine Convent. Sir Frederick Traves bade the King farewell yesterday while Sir Francis Aking, physician, remains in attendance.
United Presse Association reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury is increasingly infirm and will resign at year end. The successor is named as the Bishop of Winchester.
The Shah of Iran and United Pras Association officials visit the King aboard the Royal yacht in the Solent for a two hour interview. The Shah receives the Order of the Garter and the Grand Cross of St Michael and St George amid ceremonies. A gunner on the Victory is killed when a shell charge explodes prematurely during the Shah salute.
Moora attacked a French supply column near Amdelkeli. Several were killed on both sides in the engagement as fighting continued in the region.
Judge Dashwood reports on the pearl fishing trade noting most witnesses say whites cannot work the industry profitably. He suggests whites might be used with advances and better facilities, but Port Darwin and Thursday Island fisheries show little white labor demand. Shelters threaten retreat to Dutch New Guinea, which is deemed unsuitable.
Good rains reach drought regions in the North and along the Queensland border while Riverina and coastal districts see lighter falls. Bourke reports over one and a half inches. The Premier and Legislative Assembly express thanks as relief reaches many communities.
The Wakangni arrives with two men on board quarantined for smallpox. Local authorities refuse landing to thirty three Australian soldiers and will proceed to a seasen with the New Zealand contingents.
A Wellington deputation presented resolutions from the Education Boards Conference to the Minister of Education. The minister said several recommendations were under consideration or in progress, including capitation funding, central control of high schools, inspector centralisation, relief for teachers, and training schools. He also noted possible fee changes for secondary education and anticipated a satisfactory solution.
Studio High Street Christchurch promotes Evans Mountain King Asthma Powder as a remedy for asthma and related breathing illnesses under royal patronage.
The Council debated the Tied Houses Bill with a motion to set up a committee amid opposition claims the action undermines liberty. In fisheries matters, new clauses passed adjusting land access and regulatory validity. University Act amendments to elect eight Convocation members and Senate terms were accepted, with the council adjourning at 4 57 p.m.
In Committee on the Bank Holidays Bill Mr Atkinson moved a clause restricting special bank holidays near horse races within ten miles, later rejected 86 to 20. Laurenson’s proviso limiting holidays to district general holidays passed 33 to 27 after consideration. Pirani added a clause penalizing bank employees on holidays. Gilfedder moved banks close one hour earlier on the statutory weekly half-holiday.
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