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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 26, 1907
Page
2
I AM instructed by Mrs Ledgerwood to SELL the GOODWILL of her Lots 55 and 66 Highbank totaling 20 Acres. Improvements include a 4 room Cottage with scullery, Stablelofé Chattooss and Trapshed, forming a comfortable home for a worker. Price and terms available on application.
Property listing describes Mr J Polson’s 4-acre section facing the sun with a 6 room dwelling, scullery and wash-house. The land is nicely fenced and well situated in a rapidly improving locality. Price stated as low.
30 ACRES FIRST-CLASS LAND with buildings well subdivided and watered in rotation of Wheat Oats and Grass. Nicely situated close to town rail and caboor at price. 53 ACRES subdivided into 8 paddocks all well fenced and watered 40 Acres in Goats 180 Acres ploughed for Turnips balance in English Grass Two-room Swelling and good Sheep Farm first-class fattening country.
Edison Phonograph Company announces that from today the 15th records may be sold in New Zealand for 1s 0d instead of 2s 3d. The policy remains to price all phonographs and accessories at the lowest allowed in New Zealand. Note: nearly 1000 records in stock.
A reflective essay argues haste and hustle are widespread across ages and nations. It cites Judge Ghar man of Christchurch on tram speeds and public travel, questions the travelling public as a unit, and condemns mass impatience as a modern Babylon leading toward social decay.
The report notes fourteen days of rain and thick snow that may secure water for months. It cites Education Department superannuation fund totals, investment details, and staff movements. mentions Salvation Army services and regional farming, mining, and transportation developments across New Zealand and nearby regions.
Detectives arrested two men after a surveillance operation at a shop in Messrs Weeks and Co. old buildings Christchurch opposite Milner and Thompson. Officers found demijohns of beer and containers holding whisky schnapps wine and beer as part of the ensuing prosecution.
Geraldine’s W D Maslin plans to run for the Ashburton seat in opposition. John Studholme has declined to stand, urging Maslin to enter. Maslin has allied with the Opposition leader Massey. three likely opponents arise from the Gilbertwa area, including Flatman, Davis the Ashburton mayor, and Sandrey.
Nearly 100 residents gathered at Orange Hall to bid farewell to Mr J R Friedlander as he leaves Ashburton to reside in London. Speakers praised his character and contributions, presenting a liqueur and card stand, with wishes for success in Melbourne and future London life.
An Auckland hearing on the Rotorua train accident was adjourned. Mr Baume, representing train-men and Mr Harle, urged open proceedings for all interested parties while the Magistrate would decide the procedure. Mr Kettle said Baume spoke in heat but meant no insult. witness examination continued.
The ordinary weekly stock sale is set for tomorrow at the Ashburton yards. The Wimarn Post notes Geraldine electors may face three candidates J M Twomey W Jeffries and J T L Smith in the general election. The Labour Department journal reports July Ashburton labour market with varied activity across trades and limited unskilled applications. Mrs S McClurg advertises watches at 80s with two year guarantees.
In London on August 25 notes show Nottingham finishing the season undefeated in county cricket. Hallam claimed 158 wickets at an average of about 4 to 5 per wicket while Wass took 15 at an average near 18. Middlesex defeated Sussex, with Tarrent taking 9 wickets for 49 in the second innings.
A Saturday evening meeting in Rakaia presided by Mr J A McCullough drew crowded attendance amid questions from local farmers. The Rakaia Branch filled vacancies on its committee and endorsed a resolution demanding separate sheeping accommodation and a drying fireplace for each worker as a condition for any Bill. The branch approved sending Mr Kennedy to Wellington to give evidence before Labour Bills Committees on Mr Flatman’s Farm Workers’ Accommodation Bill.
Notices from the imperial defence committee appoint Captain Ottley as secretary. The Peninsular and Oriental Company orders three Moldavia class steamers and an express vessel, totaling 40 000 tons, with east coast outlay over 1 000 000 pounds. Cruisers Psyche and Pioneer recommissioned for the Australian station, leaving Singapore for Australia Monday.
The Times reports a major rearrangement of the Colonial Office after the Imperial Conference. The Dominion Department will cover protectorates and dependent possessions, while the General Department handles legal and financial matters. The Secretariat may move toward autonomy under imperial states and chiefs.
London authorities report the Employers' Federation has withdrawn lockout notices to boilermakers after orders to resume work on Monday. Negotiations with boilermaker crews continue toward a permanent agreement to avert sudden, extreme actions by either side.
The Daily Express reports a £2000 fund intended for officers and crew of the steam repair ship Assistance at Lamtash Scotland is missing. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an officer.
From St. Petersburg a dispatch says thirty eight thousand men and women were banished to Siberia from Warsaw in the year for political offenses, part of a broad punitive sweep. The notice is dated August 25 with August 26 reception.
In Antwerp the ship owners federation approved a one million franc contribution to resist the ongoing dockers strike. The move signals financial backing for employers amid labor action affecting port operations.
On August 25 in Casablanca the Moors attacked and burned four houses. A warship fired thirty melinite shells destroying a Kabyle village, and French cavalry moved to locate the attackers near Casablanca.
A sensational Palermo crime involves Henry Francois a photographer killed after a quarrel with Saccota who aided byaccused. Authorities suspect Mafia ties while accounts mention a driver and three convicts arrested in Palermo after setting five trucks ablaze and discovering remains in a partially burned vehicle.
In London on August 24, Mr Cox urged excluding Australian stocks from trustee sacrifices to avoid harming Australia's credit as the tariff likely hinders development. Mr Asquith said the Commonwealth Parliament is still debating the tariff and its final shape is unpredictable. Lord Hich Chancelley noted no colonial stock would be barred if compliant with the Act of 1900.
Parliament debate on the Deceased Wife's Sister bill includes Lord Shaftesbury’s retroactive amendment and Archbishop of Canterbury’s ban on Anglican celebrations of such marriages. Lord Loreburn and Lord Tweedmouth propose and adopt a clergyman option to allow or refuse in church with votes 108 to 65.
In the Evicted Tenants Bill the Lords kept evicted tenant limits to 200 and favored a four year window for land acquisition and tenancy determinations. A by-election to fill Captain Harvey’s seat at Bury St Edmunds yielded W. Trinnes of the Conservative 1681 votes and W. Yates Liberal 741. At the general election Captain Harvey received 1481 against Yates 1047.
At the Stuttgart Conference delegates urged banning contracts for incoming immigrants and limiting their labor rights while pushing wider laws on wages hours and living conditions. The Congress rejected restricted female suffrage but backed universal women's suffrage and broader naturalisation rules.
The Stuttwart Conference erupted in disorder August 24 as British delegates interrupted proceedings during a debate on closing trades unions before speaking. A large majority supported a resolution urging close relations between trade unions and socialist parties to better unite the working class against oppression.
Sir William Lyne reports New South Wales accepts entries and pays duty on wire netting. Dissatisfaction grows in Mr Reid's party over his mild April stance. Obituary notes: Sydney reports the death of Mr Alexander Budge, forty four years clerk of the Executive Council. Jules Joubert, exhibition man, connected with New Zealand shows, is mentioned.
Four suspected burglars surprised by police at Collingswood while loading stolen tobacco worth 210 pounds. Three captured after a gunfight with revolvers and bottles used. one wounded burglar escaped. Other items include a towards toward unrelated sports notes from LaCrosse Perth and Brisbane tournaments.
Inquest yesterday into the death of Mrs Augusta Billett found she died with her head in a bath tub. Medical evidence cited heart failure as the cause, noting a severe heart disease prior. An old man named Rolfe also died suddenly of heart disease at Apith yesterday.
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