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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
2
The notice describes acres of first class sheep country with good fencing and subdivision, watered by county races and sheltered by plantations. It notes that 430 acres of the tract are down in new Parr.
The GOOD Farm offers 240 acres with 120 acres of first year grass 10 acres of second year grass and 80 acres laid down for four years. Also ACRES at Lowelife with dwelling house stables and smithy. Property of Mr A McLauchlan for immediate sale. Apply.
A brief notice highlights seeds samples offered for review. It emphasizes variety and quality for potential buyers or gardeners.
The page lists sun rise and set times for August 27 to 29 with associated moon phases and positions. It notes a Full Moon near 1:80 am, Last and First Quarter dates, and perigee and apogee events with various times.
The next best despatch for the United Kingdom leaves Ashburton on September 4 and arrives in London on October 6.
Grain market shows very little business wheat prices largely unchanged as holders ask high bids. Milling Canadians quoted 2s 1d to 28 2d with other varieties ranging from 1s 11d to 3s 4d for prime seeds and Danish and Gartone types. Farmers buy in large quantities for hard uses, indicating a sizable crop potential this year.
Nominations for Mount Somers Road Board include Hugh Cullen and William Lambie for the vacant seat. Election to be held Saturday September 1 with candidate details listed among community updates from Maronan Estate lota 73 and 74.
Nominations for all handicaps at the Ashburton Racing Club spring meeting close Monday at 9 p.m. The event will be held September 13th and 14th, with entries inviting local participants and clubs to enter.
Hampstead Town Board met with Chairman W J Silcock and members R Lewis G W Andrews T Crooks RB Frizgelle and G L Landrey present. Substantial items included subsidy voucher £27 12s 2d. governor's warrant for roads award. footpath works in Hugh Street. resignation of George Cooper accepted with regret. Works Committee praised for activity. 4d rate strike proposed. willow and river bed issues. prosecutions for shingle removal. district health report shows no infectious diseases.
The Chronicle urges moderation in imperial naval strategy while considering local sensitivities. Hugh Watt, jailed for plot to murder his wife, is released for ill health. Worcester bribery inquiry exposes Working Class bribery schemes. Djanet evacuation orders and battlefield fires reported. Jacob Schiff plans a 30 million pound loan for the Southern Manchurian railway.
Report from St Petersburg says high ranking Chita Garrison officers were sentenced to terms in prison for belonging to revolutionary organizations. The State Bank conversion was officially contradicted in St Petersburg as unrest spreads.
The Social Revolutionary Committee and many militant members are arrested at Riga. Warships Tearaviteh Slava and Bogatyr start a six month cruise today.
Editorial voices in the New Zealand Times and Christchurch Truth condemn Ashburton's representative for conduct deemed indecorous in Parliament. The piece argues for decisive steps to protect the dignity of Parliament and suggests the member should be recalled or replaced after the prorogation and exhibition period.
Magistrate Stanford re heard charges against Turnbull and Co and the Wanganui Supply Co for sending purple into a prohibited district without labels. Each was fined £25, reduced to £10 as the first case in the district, the offence deemed serious.
Several police emissaries have been murdered in different parts of Russia. Reuters reports hundreds of thousands of roubles are stolen daily from railway stations trains banks and factories. Fourteen hundred sterling worth of goods were taken from Kazan station.
Aug 24 Valparaiso quake relieves entombed man and wife after four days. Catemon mines collapse. thirty-seven miners die. Forty telephone attendants in Valparaiso perish. Isnor Moutt's residence collapses with his wife falling from balcony. Thieves mutilate for jewelry. victim moved to worship site. Heavy rains worsen campers' hardships.
A Gympie Queensland man credits Zam Buk Balm with curing years of bleeding piles after failed remedies and a doctor advised operation. He touts immediate relief and a permanent return to health, recommending Zam Buk for various skin and bodily conditions and noting price from Sydney suppliers.
Police and strikers clash in Bilbao with numerous arrests. Authorities report a thousand troops in principal streets and squares as the city experiences heightened tension after the collision.
Rebel leader Guerra captures San Juan and Martinez in Havana and threatens to destroy bridges on the western rail line owned by a British company. He warns that bridges will be blown if Palmas or his troops are moved along the line.
The London Relief Fund sums to 823,285 as aid details are reported. An earthquake is reported from Carre Gact in Donegal, noting regional seismic activity.
Unnted Press Association reporting from Vamzanargo notes a quake aftermath with 160 looters shot at Falparsiso. Two thousand bodies recovered and fifteen hundred buried. An epidemic is feared due to numerous unburied corpses.
The Cuban Government asked Washington to supply eight quick firing guns manned by American artillerymen to quell the insurrection. The request arrived August 24 with a reply sought by August 25 at 9 a.m. in New York.
The Daily Mail reports that the Imperial Government will not repay £30,000,000 of war expenses by Transvaal and Orange River Colony and instead urges these colonies to issue a £4,000,000 loan for agricultural development and land settlement.
The Federal Government intends to call tenders for a wireless telegraphy system. All companies will receive equal opportunity. The government lost control of both Houses yesterday with the Lower House defeated over the Bounties Bill and the Senate debating defence. A local option bill proposal included a general poll at election times, undermining the measure.
A middle aged man Andrew McLeod pleaded guilty to two charges of procuring liquor for Patrick Hyland a prohibited person. Hyland collapsed from heavy drinking after liquor supplied by McLeod and a prohibition order was ignored. McLeod denied the charges but was deemed to have supplied whisky and faced a fine of ten pounds or one month in gaol. The judge called the case disgraceful and commended the police actions.
Aug 24 report says Captain suspected pirates posing as passengers on the British steamer Man Ning. He ordered the group to surrender and three ringleaders were captured and landed at Wuchaw.
King Alphonso and Queen Hua arrived in Lan c following visits to Cowes and Scotland. They cancelled their planned stop in Bilbao, marking the end of a royal tour in the region.
At Morningside a nine o clock bus from Kingeland to Avondale nearly collided with a train at a crossing. Miss Smith, nine passengers, jumped and fell but was saved as the train driver applied brakes just in time. She suffered bruises and shock. In Howrrina Thomas Burns aged sixty eight died at breakfast.
August 24 health officer condemns large portion of Maori King's frozen meat at Viadivostock. Consignees allege damage due to refrigerating machinery breakdown.
An advertisement extols Goodyear welt footwear with a smooth inner sole free of tack and threads. It promotes D Srocx's Blue Boot Store offerings in all sizes and prices, plus Linoleum Reviver Polishes and boots at Fletcher Bros and PREDDPY'S Sole Agent Ashburton.
United Press reports the Address in Reply debate continuing in the Council with Messrs Bally George and Kelly speaking. Sessional committees were proposed and reduced to ten, native affairs at fourteen. Mrs Pinkerton’s acknowledgment was added to the House records. The Adoption of Children Amendment Bill and the Registration of Births Extension Bill were read a second time.
Mr Ernest M. Sandstein offers eye defect consultations with glasses, claiming daylight unnecessary and artificial light suitable. Rooms on Cashel Street W Christchurch daily from 9.30 to 1 and 2 to 4. Also advertises Childrens Hacking Cough remedy from Night Woods Great Peppermint Cure at 1s 6d or 6d per bottle.
An advertisement touts Turner’s Rhenmo as a cure for rheumatic gout and other pains by removing uric acid. It features a testimonial from W. Oakley of New Brighton who reports rapid improvement after a few doses and claims he will not be without the remedy. Prices listed as 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle.
The writer thanks staff pupils and a large network of friends old pupils and parents who generously supported the uniform fund. Subscriptions and goods donated enabled reaching the target much sooner than expected with remaining funds to come in.
An old advertisement extols the ALRA LAVAL cream separator as unbeatable, urging farmers in Ashburton to request a catalog from Mason Struthers Co. Agents in Dunedin Invercargill and Christchurh. It touts first in 1880 and future lead, promising dairy market advantage and yearly savings.
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