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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
2
68 acres of first class sheep country with good fencing sub divisions and county water races. Sheltered by plantations and 430 acres of shore land are down in naw grage. Apply.
Estate listing advertises building sites at auction with low price and easy terms for one or more lofts. Includes sites 15 17 28 29 35 36 37 with good frontage and potential. sale emphasizes affordable parcels and flexible payment options.
A district agent for Ashburton County invites proposals on live stock with large limits. He urges buyers to inspect seeds samples first and compare prices before purchasing elsewhere.
District agent R Ferguson promotes low rate coverage including live stock fire and all classes of risks, accident and sickness personal risks, employers liability, mortgage indemnity, and related insurance services.
The August ephemeris lists rise and set times for each day and notes Moon phases. It records a Full Moon on the first day, Last Quarter on the 12th, New Moon on the 20th, and a First Quarter on the 27th, with perigee and apogee times noted.
The San Francisco mail service outlines that the next despatch to the United Kingdom departs Ashburton on September 4 and is due in London on October 6.
A public discussion urges relocating the Borough School to a more central site near the Domain. Sub-committee to study site options and costs as population shifts north and west and concerns about railway crossings grow.
Local items include weather frost and spring hints in August. Remarks on council acting mayor. Canterbury meeting on Christchurch Lyttelton Railway rates to form stance and interview minister. Rural notes cover lambing, road board poll, licensed farriers, and defence act regulation. Retail ads urge two-for-one suit sale and Melor’s boot store promotions.
The Ashburton area reports Sales by Farmers Co op allocations to B McElhinney and W Allan, a Marowan Estate transfer to A G Thompson, and notes on Lyttelton tunnel electrification papers. Local hockey visit, wool-classing enrolment concerns, a farm fire at Fair field injuring a girl, and a school bazaar and fete for cadets. Also Lauriston Improve ment Society awards and a political debate in Parliament.
Funeral attendance asked for Ashburton Scottish Society chief Donald McLean tomorrow. W Wooldridge on penal tuning visit in Ashburton. NZ cadet movement started 1902 with 4126 cadets now 29 battalions and 14500 strength. Mataura shopkeepers voted 5 30 pm weekdays and 9 pm Saturdays. Wellington conversaziones Sept 10 marks public recognition of new Ministry. Timaru Hospital to receive 500 legacy from Temuka resident. Mosars Guinness and LeCrew to auction 49 acre dairy farm at Waimate for John Maitland. Colds influenza cure price 1s 6d and 8 1/2d per bottle.
An elderly bachelor, Jeremiah Dwyer, died suddenly Monday in his Temuka cottage. Neighbors noticed nothing until passerby Mr Faw found him in the garden. Despite medical help, he died. the hut was neglected. He owned four figure bank funds. Likely no inquest as Dr Hayes treated him for senile troubles.
A County Band concert at Oddfellows Hall drew a fair crowd but disappointed overall. Miss Pauline Mason sang sweetly though imperfect. Je E Craighead and Mr W Anderson offered solid numbers. Back-seat whistles marred the show. Moriarty delivered three well-received recitations. Bandmaster Humphreys led four selections with mixed success, and notes on tone and dynamics suggested contest improvements. Children’s cough remedy ad at end.
The General Committee met with about fifteen members. Thos Sealy and J B Bland resigned from the General Committee. Bland’s resignation not accepted and three months leave granted. Sealy’s resignation accepted. The association agreed to back Canterbury in seeking an experimental station and a government instructor. Rules on entry fees were debated with enforcement deemed difficult but possible. Other business included shop closing for People’s Day, securing a veterinary surgeon, and donations and memorials amid a bereavement notice for Mrs McLean.
Mr John McLachlan urged the Land Purchase Board to inspect Mr John Withell’s 6000 acre Ealing estate for purchase at £7 an acre. Geraldine M.E.R. F. Flatman cautioned against risky bargains, noting the land is suited for sheep farming, not close settlement, and urged selection of more fertile estates in Canterbury.
The Coldstream Road Board met at Lowcliffe with Messra Rich as chairman and members Jewell Miller and Stevens. They accepted P Haneon’s tender to form Grays Road and discussed paving costs for Dowding’s and Crowe’s Roads, with a £60 to £270 estimate for light traffic and a plan to allocate funds to Crowe’s Road. The board approved boulder removal, a £2 tenant contribution toward a pump, and boundary report. accounts totaling 847 485d were passed and the meeting adjourned.
The notice highlights Woods' Great Peppermint Cure and Filbert brand butter from Fletcher Bros advertising a price of 2d per tb. It inviting readers to join in praising a magical healing product while noting the butter deal.
London reports an Admiralty correction: Germany is constructing six battleships. The Times prints a letter on New Hebrides. Wall Street sees wild swings from Union Pacific and Southern Pacific dividends, with insiders profiting. President Roosevelt endorses lower duties on Philippine products and navy expansion. Egypt trades show halfyear imports at 210 million with exports of 11.15 million, a record rise.
A large portion of Viña del Mar burned and Acioa reportedly destroyed. A rider from Santiago to Valparaiso estimates two hundred thousand Chileans homeless. The ruin is universal with fatalities uncertain. Railways reopen on sections. London subscription lists opened for sufferers. Martiniqua and Arica noted among affected areas.
Advices from New York state report Juan Fernandez Island, also called Robison Crusoe's Island, destroyed by a recent quake. The rocky Chilean island lies 420 miles west of Valparaiso, spans 13 by 4 miles, and features volcanic peaks up to 3,000 feet. It was visited by Selkirk and inspired Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. In 1877 a Swiss lease established a small colony there.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Manchuria ran 15 miles off course likely due to tides and stranded on an even keel near Markapuu Point. Passengers were landed and will travel overland to Onolula.
The report details a massive Valparaiso earthquake with widespread destruction and fires suppressed by dynamite. Estimates range from 300 to 3,000 killed and about 800 wounded, with 90 percent of buildings destroyed. Sir Martin Conway links the quake to a major west east earth movement along the town’s main streets.
The Manchuria is bumping heavily and feared to be a total loss. Passengers have landed safely. Aquiatics attempted to rush the boats but officers restrained them.
On August 21 government seismograph readings in Wellington and Weatton recorded shocks potentially linked to the Valparaíso quake damage. The events follow reports of wider seismic activity affecting the region.
At Lundy Island the court-martial found officers relied on dead reckoning amid fog and weak signals. Captain Adsie and Navigating Lieutenant Dathan were dismissed, Dathan losing two years of seniority, stirring press debate on discipline and safe navigation.
Wealthy businessman August Niebuhr and his wife were robbed and beaten to death in the German colony of Chetiza Ekaterinosiskvy. Seven soldiers and three civilians were shot at Kronstadt in the Fort Constantine affair. Warsaw's Governor is warned and threatened with paralysis. Twenty eight arrests linked to the outrage.
Aug 21 Kronstadt sees 37 naval officers resign in protest against lenient sentences for mutineers. Indignant officers cite perceived weakness in punishment and call for harsher measures. The mutiny case continues to draw attention from military authorities and observers.
The dispatch notes Drdamenon Premier of Capa Colony is summoned to London on urgent business. Major Sir H. J. Goold-Adama the Lieutenant Governor of Grangia returns homeward. Lord Elgin the Colonial Secretary will confer about Orangia.
Aug 22 9.68 am Carretown reports Mr Watt the Justice Minister in Charlestown urged an early union of Natal and the Transvaal. Death sentences for Natal rebel leaders Osvoni and Ndklo vakumum were commuted to life penal servitude. Minor chiefs Sikuka and Tiloako received ten years and fines covering their cattle-property.
The Mineral Union discussed uniting labor groups but agreed their Commons representatives should not join Keir Hardie’s party. The meeting noted a Labour coalition idea though with reservations.
The barque Ferdinand Fischer has not arrived and was misreported by the Shipping Gazette. The vessel, about 200 days from Geelong, was renewed at 85 guineas last week.
Loyper reports Hayward finished his 1000th run for the season on August 21, marking the end of a prolific stretch. The update comes via United Press Association and Eisotria.
The inspector-general of Tugano reports lunacy rising while discussions on a reciprocal treaty with New Zealand drift. The Sydney Morning Herald notes Parliament may view the treaty as a sign of goodwill rather than a step toward closer commercial ties.
Mr Groom introduced a bill to provide for preferential voting. Mr Reid objected, calling it a political maneuver for immediate government interests. He supported the concept in principle but condemned the timing and manner of the bill. The bill was read a first time.
In Wrturmavos on August 21 the Attorney General announced the ministry change after opening formalities. A governor’s message reported the resignation of Hon. Francia Arkwright from the Council. Mr Louisson gave notice to move the Address in Reply at the next sitting. The Council adjourned at 3.8 p.m.
The House of Representatives in Wenrington met to hear the Governor read the speech and swore in Sir Joseph Ward Mesore Fowlds Aitken McNab Ballard and T H Seddon. The Speaker read condolence messages over the death of the late Premier. Ward announced the new ministry and promised a Financial Statement next Tuesday. He also indicated plans to table the Intercolonial Trade Reciprocity Treaty and suggested extending sitting hours to 11 p.m. The House adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
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