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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
2
November figures for Ashburton district show births 29 deaths 16 marriages 7. Other items note Hampstead Town Board quorum lapse, drowning fatalities in Southbridge area, sugar price rise, rainfall 2 inches 68 points vs 60 last year, and a Canterbury Methodist Synod opening. Plus Antarctic rocks donated to Dominion Museum and local notices on firework displays and racing club finances.
J Young announces a stock clearance at The Triangle next to Mr Gawler's Balers, with 15 percent off usual prices to make way for new goods. He thanks customers for past support and vows continued workmanship at moderate prices at the new East Street address in Ashburton.
Rivers Havgitata and Raksia remain clean at 9 am with no motorist legislation planned this session. Northland’s tourist tickets at £5 remain popular for four weeks. Winds shift to northerly then gale conditions. unsettled, rainy weather expected from a westward approach. Dominion property data show 240 owners with £50,000+ capital on March 1st, up from 1906 figures. Rich brood mares dying from being too fat. grain harvest seen as largest on record for Ashburton. Bluff cheese exports reach 9543 gas, up over 170 tons from last year. London cables report 600,000 lamb carcases shipped to the UK in November, a seasonal high second only to May’s 670,600. Hampstead School Committee arranges a Timaru excursion for December 8 with Dinds, Lismore, Green Street, and Flemington possibly joining. Mrs Crooks comments on suffragist stance among Poplar working women, warning of Labour vote consequences in Parliament. Rust appears in early cereals. farmers hope for continued warmth and dry weather. Shearing delayed. shortage of blades and machine shearers noted, though wool remains in good condition. Tailors C. Andrews and Co., Victoria Street, Ashburton, announce business news.
The Catholic parish of Ashburton held a farewell for Rev. Father Ahern in the schoolroom last evening. Mr T O Carrol presided as parishioners presented him with a purse of sovereigns and voiced high regard for his two years of service. Father Ahern, noting his move to the diocese of Grafton in New South Wales, thanked the supporters and recalled his long NZ ministry including roles at Ross Westland Ekakeren Marlborough Darfield and Ashburton.
Mr Robert McNab from London writes of finding sailors depositions from the tug Elizabeth and others. The Sydney magisterial enquiry recorded the charter voyage treachery massacre and Kapiti dinner where human flesh and whale blubber were shared. The full incident account is described as complete.
For the match to be played in the Domain tomorrow the Ashburton XI includes C Harper G Flarper FH Chapman Brown Kenna Tait Watsford C Andrews Beaumont Benshire McFarlane with EL Kenna Hamilton Davidson Blunden as emergencies. Tinwald names AL Millichamy BR Johnstone D Mackenzie F Clark W Mackenzie W Bound Timms Burney Lawler Culverhouse with emergencies H Frew I Clark.
FIRES, DUNEDIN, December 1. A cottage in lower Stuart street occupied by G. Hunter and owned by C. I. Greenslade was burned down this forenoon. The lease was listed for £200 in the Phoenix and Atlas Offices. The advertisement then pivots to car reliability and prices, urging trials with BR. D. Johnston Barnett Stross. AL.
Berlin reports a Britain and Germany agreement on frontiers of Central African possessions has been reached though details are withheld. Other items note a rise in French naval estimates and Orient Company profits with a dividend declared. International jewel thieves caught in Paris with loot. Maxim Gorky expelled by Russian revolutionary party. Cape Town shores guarded after Maori wreck with new lighthouse plan.
Lord Morley defended the Budget and rejected Lord Lansdowne's amendment arguing it would erode parliamentary control, provoke constitutional crises, and push toward oligarchy. He warned against plebiscites shaping taxation and urged trust in elected Lords to set finance and policy.
Lord Rothschild criticizes budget provisions for ease of foreign investment while hindering English enterprise. Lord James of Hereford says Lords lack authority to reject the Bill, warning of constitutional clash. Crown thanks the Commons for aid and supply as debates continue.
London reports Lord Morley commenting on Lord St Aldwyn's conspicuous absence from the debate at Denham.
Unionist papers praise the speech for skill and vigor though they dissent from its conclusions. The Times labels his ideas as an autocratic House of Commons over seven years. The Standard contends Morley treated the Budget as more than a simple collection of measures.
London reports that on November 80 the Council of the Evangelical Free Churches plans a vigorous campaign tied to the general election advocating educational licensing reform.
The Dominion Rifle Association executive, at Wellington, decided to permit match barrels at the March Trentham meeting. A large Australian entry is anticipated and barring the barrels could deter Commonwealth marksmen from competing.
London November banquet honors Mr Taverner for Victoria and empire agents. Lord Ranfurly and Lord Northcote urge closer Britain overseas ties while urging the Colonial Office to stay out of interference and promote settlement in Australia New Zealand and South Africa.
Berlin reports that the Anglo-German agreement does not allow the Cape to Cairo railway to operate through British territory. The notice appeared in Reuters dispatch from London dated November 30.
Received December 1 at 8.4 am Presa Association confirms King Edward has agreed to arbitrate the long standing Alsop dispute between the United States and Chile.
The Times reports that Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson will succeed Sir John Fisher as First Lord of the Admiralty early next year. The notice is dated London November 30 and received December 1.
The Pope welcomed sixty British sailors in Rome on November 30, touring the Vatican and dining with him at luncheon.
Paris reports a new French law giving working women eight weeks rest around confinement without loss of employment. The measure echoes an idea proposed eighteen years earlier in a book by a New Zealander.
A Swedish engineer has invented a method to lower or raise a submarine mine by an electric button. Defenders operate from a distance, using a decoy ship to lure the enemy fleet into danger as the mine is deployed.
Sydney reports the Legislative Assembly debated industrial unrest as Acting Premier Les stated the government would seize coal output to protect public values if miners and owners failed to meet. The plan includes invoking the Industrial Disputes Act with conciliation boards if needed. McGowan’s censure motion was defeated 40 to 25.
Sydney reports that proprietors refused Learmouth suggestion for a conference unless miners first return to work. First coal from strikers at Ebbw Main reached 501 tons with Railway Department taking half and payments ranging between 10s and 15s per ton.
In a brisk meet the Polish sprinter Arningine claimed top spot over rivals including Tan and Lino in a fast dash. The event highlighted the fleetest, brightest performers and a quick start style across the lanes.
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