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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
2
A national policy argument urges the government to grant near free water power to gold mining while retaining royal ty on gold. It cites employment, industry benefits, and state ownership of water power, urging Ashburton and West Coast producers to press Parliament for commonsense terms.
Mr BR Macaulay is named to the Canterbury Land Board replacing the term-expired A Pringle. Macaulay, a Milford farmer, steps into the position as the agricultural board continues its governance. The notice outlines the new appointment and place of residence.
The article notes Dr Barnardo's Homes took in children born abroad, with 145 from America and 24 from Australia among admissions 1891 to 1908. It highlights low boarded-out child mortality at 23 per thousand and mentions a Dunedin traveler’s epileptic episode on a Christchurch express, plus local carnival afterglow and a missing saddle gear incident near Clarence accommodation. A public meeting is planned in Hinds schoolroom to discuss building a public hall.
On Monday evening the 8th in Ashburton Oddfellows Hall the Hellers and their company present a program of mystic novelties including spiritualist seances clairvoyant feats and music. Madame Maude Heller is famed for telepathy and thought reading with responses to audience thoughts. The company features Professor W W Heller Madame Maude Heller Alex Blad W Douglas and J Carson with a biograph operator. Box plan at Jones’s East Street admission 3 shillings reserved seats.
The Christchurch Chamber of Commerce marked its Jubilee on August 27 with an annual report and balance sheet. The chairman reviewed the money market depression, frozen mutton prices, wool market, and the Conciliation Act, cheaper cable rates, canal project, and exports from Lyttelton. He also recounted fifty years of chamber history.
In the House of Commons Mr Asquith stated the Defence Conference outcomes with naval and military defense讨论. Delegates addressed New Zealand Australia and Canada proposals while South African delegates deferred until Union facts, Australia dockyard plans at Sydney, and full documents to Parliament by session end.
After the Foreign Office conference a War Office meeting produced a plan to standardise Dominion military forces while preserving autonomy. The Imperial General Staff would oversee detailed application. The goal is to combine Dominion troops into a ready Imperial Army for real emergencies.
Mr Asquith stated that the Admiralty memorandum presented to dominion representatives forms the basis of preliminary conferences. Dominions discussed methods for naval defence with the Imperial Government. New Zealand favors continuing the present contribution policy while Australia aims to build its own fleet with compatible scale and standards for personnel training and vessel equipment.
Mr Asquith outlined a remodelled Far East squadrons concept to form a Pacific Fleet of three units in the East Indian Australian and China Seas. Each unit would include one Bristol type unit, six River class destroyers and three C class submarines, with Indomitable substitution for battleships and New Zealand and Australia contributing ships and funds.
The report notes Britain contributes a quarter of a million annually to the Commonwealth cet and expects the Commonwealth to raise a naval loan requiring half a million annually in interest and sinking fund. If New Zealand floats a loan, £150,000 annually in interest and sinking fund plus £100,000 as before will be needed.
The Pall Mall Gazette lauds the Conference for a national imperial asset to secure the empire. The Times backs a Pacific squadron and unified co operation among kindred nations under one Crown. Public notices in the Msi telegraph Chronicle and standard also express congratulations.
Asquith explained a proposed naval base plan for Canada starting with Bristol and Tyne cruisers and improved river class destroyers. Part of the force would operate on the Atlantic seaboard and part on the Pacific, with Canada maintaining dockyards at Halifax and Esquimalt per prior arrangements.
Melbourne reports that Australia plans to form a nucleus of cruisers destroyers and submarines costing about £3,000,000. Indomitable type ships to guard the Pacific include two dreadnoughts with 17,250 tonnage and 12 inch guns. Bristol a 4800 ton second class cruiser for scouting. River class destroyers for ocean service. C class submarines dating from 1905 with about thirty completed.
Bright day brings brisk scoring as Australia loses Trumper early in fifth over, innings 136 minutes, O'Connor fast with 20, Relf and Vine anchor Sussex reply, bowlers Whitty Armstrong and OConnor star with key dismissals. Sussex total 158 and Australia 136 in first innings. Relf tops with 39, Vincent 4 for 41, Armstrong 5 for 68. Middlesex beat Gloucester 144 as Tarrant bats through for 7 wickets haul and 49 run effort.
At a South Canterbury Rugby Union committee meeting yesterday the Referees Association submission was sent to the Ashburton Union to choose a referee for the next Thursday representative match at Timara.
Nominations for the Spring Meeting of the Ashburton County Racing Club close this evening at 9 o clock with secretary Mr A A Fooks ahead of the September 15 and 16 meeting.
In Napier on August 98 the hockey tournament continued in fine weather but a heavy gale affected play. Wairarapa and Wanganui drew one goal apiece while Wellington defeated Horowhenua one nil, the winners wasting several chances due to poor shooting.
At the Supreme Court sessions in Wellington judge noted a charge of obtaining Roche by false pretences through issuing a valueless cheque. The defendant, H gnr. Joh B. Clough, was sentenced to four months imprisonment. Proceedings also reported from Invercargill dated August 28.
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