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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
3
Australia tally 402 in first innings with Macartney scoring 186 as All America slumps to 142 for seven at close.
The Australian rugby touring side arrived by the Maheno and was welcomed by Auckland officials. Captain Dyer described a strong squad with a heavy forwards pack and lively backs. Several players toured California last year and the team was viewed as regaining Rugby’s former standing. Seasickness troubled some sailors on the voyage, and manager Morgan plus Thompson and Roberts contracted influenza.
Wellington August 26 West Coast forward Atkinson, chosen to accompany the New Zealand team to California, has notified the New Zealand Rugby Union that he cannot make the trip.
The Ashburton County Rugby Union met with Mr I Robilliard presiding. Notices discuss travel by Thursday morning train for Nesmere. Ellesmere to appoint a referee. Springburn suggested for a Methven or Ashburton match. Secretary to request details from Rakaia and inform Old Boys third grade of a postpone. A Leeston trip fund and match permissions were approved. Mr Robilliard appointed referee and Mr Gordon named team manager for Leeston travel. Referees appointed for several school and third grade matches.
The Ashburton Rugby Union reports Ellesmere will play Ashburton at Dunsander on Thursday due to Leeston ground unplayable. Ashburton names Brown Hyland Stills Lindsay Betts Moriarty Joyce Childs Templeton Broom Hannigan Daily Fowke Lee Johnston with emergencies Hopkins Donn Williams. Southern Grass third-grade team selects Tilley Ede McCormick Hewson Terris Smith Hunt Harris Stock Craighead Tremain Alexander Reeves Ferris Fitzgerald with emergencies McLauchlan Conneen Forge.
Ashburton players listed for the Five-a-Side Tourney at Timaru on Thursday include Seniors EL Millichamp H Amos W Clark DP McKenzie T Minnis with emergency W Willcox Junior Kennedy B Lee B Minnis E Beaumont H Funge and emergency W Hamilton.
The fourth annual Wakanui Defence Rifle Club gathering at Wakanui School saw President E. C. Haines chair a well attended session. The balance sheet showed £9 7s 7d credit and the annual report noted a successful season with rising interest. Membership held at 18 with plans for expansion, and a central range was urged, with land leased at Shipka Pass for a new facility.
The club elected 38 fellows for the new year with Mr T Taylor as Patron and Mr I G Rickard as president. Officers include Messrs Harris Dalton Bonifant Butterick Anderson Cochrane J Sinclair as secretary and A Smith as treasurer. Acknowledgments were given to A Cambridge for handicaps and to F Rickard and J Moore for shooting permission.
Melbourne August 26 report that J A Hannah of Gisborne has purchased the hurdler Forest Prince in a deal announced today. The transaction transfers ownership of the steeplechaser amid growing interest in Australian and New Zealand racing connections.
Nominations for the Ashburton County Racing Club Spring Meeting close this evening at 9 o'clock.
The Ashburton Miniature Rifle ClubG Team will face Farmers’ Co op Club on Wednesday evening. Players listed include Sparrow Andrews Moore Smith Allen Burgess Cochrane Funge Thorby Moore Christensen.
Sydney reports nine small-pox cases in the metropolitan area. Vaccination depots reopen amid renewed scare as more people seek inoculation. The Minister of Justice cites the New Zealand Seamen's Union protest and notes three of four punished for refusing duty and vaccination breach on Devon’s seamen.
In Sydney August report the Devon's master faced four crew refusals to vaccinate despite a prior special agreement in the ship's articles. The government shipping master blocked discharge, forcing prosecution under the Merchant Shipping Act for refusal to carry out vaccination and for three absences without leave as four vaccinated men replaced them.
A young girl is isolated amid another suspicious illness case in Brisbane. The notice, received August 26 at 9.65 a.m., details ongoing health concerns in the city.
Advertisement urges careful shopping on credit to avoid bad debts. It promotes a price list with items including 56 lb bags of sugar for 9s 6d, Thistle Brand oatmeal 25 lb for 3s 9d, White Rose or Shell brand potatoes at 9s 6d per case, large onions 10 lbs for 1s, sugar bags 2s, and Prime large onions per listed bag. It guarantees quality and offers refunds if unsatisfactory.
A historical shop list advertises table salts including Finest Salt for 16 lbs, 56 lb bags, various tin salts, and prize brand pineapple and jam items. It lists herring, sardines, salmon, pieced meats, and tobacco tins, plus jelly crystals and Calves Foot Jelly, with prices and bulk deals.
Wellington August 25. It is difficult to trace the trouble and some consequences of the small pox outbreak to their full extent. The Native Land Court has suspended all sittings in the Auckland province delaying settlement. It continues in the eastern North Island but most operations are at a standstill.
The District Health Officer at Auckland reports no fresh cases in Auckland city or suburbs. Two fresh cases at Kaikohe were reported on Saturday with five admitted to Kaikohe Isolation Hospital. One case each is reported from Kaponga near Waikato Heads and Oruoru in Hobson County. General news from Waikato district is good.
Paris authorities equip police with gas pistols to stun a man before arrest. Chief Guinchard of the Surete tested the weapon on himself, ordering a fellow officer to fire. He was unconscious for about thirty minutes and recovered afterward.
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