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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
2
A critic argues tobacco harms morals, citing London artisans smoking among crowds. He recalls when gentlemen avoided public smoking, and condemns Colonel Bauchop for demanding deference from on duty police. The piece links manners to Christian democracy and moral sense.
Weather bulletin notes strong winds and a gale shifting to rain within 20 hours. Weekly stock market at Ashburton yards tomorrow. River conditions: Rakaia dirty but Ashburton rivers fishable. Licensing and Gambling Suppression Bills urged by Mr Bont or Victoria Government. Estate of late Mr Seddon valued at £14297 for probate. Wakanui River Board meeting reports audited balance and £45 13s 7d in accounts. Ashburton County Racing Club committee meets. Grigg presides. resignation of G S Mathias noted. trotting club seeks totalisator use. grand stand tender chosen pending architect approval. Highbank report: rain needed, but feed and stock in forward condition. crops near average. turnip sowing satisfactory. Ross Snow show underperformed. crowds sparse. Tinwald School Committee reviews master report. Education Board promised favorable consideration of issues. concert and prize arrangements finalized. Seddon Memorial Fund circular acknowledged. no funds available. plan to optimize terms to allow children and adults to Exhibition. school committee to liaise with country schools. Accounts approved. meeting adjourned.
Mr W. RB Nosworthy returned from a trip to the Old Country by the exprags today and Mr ID G Wright returned on Saturday. Grass is plentiful in the Eketahuna district and Wairarapa. Government reportedly purchased about seven thousand acres of native land at Waimarama. Mrs W A Parkington died yesterday. An advertisement promotes a fourteenth great cash prize distribution for Stand-Out Tea coupons with delivery details to Dunedin by the fifth inst. Government offices will observe Christmas and New Year holidays on December 24 25 26 31 and January 1. A Cadillac motor car driven by Mr Crozier Auckland completed the Christchurch to Dunedin journey in ten hours excluding stops. Hospital Saturday in Dunedin raised £764, up from £700 last year. In Wellington Supreme Court the jury disagreed in the case of Jeremiah O'Brien a police noncommissioned officer accused of robbing a man he had arrested for drunkenness. Corunna shipped 13 640 boxes butter weighing 763 840 pounds to London from Auckland the largest shipment yet. Mears Grant and Moore dissolve sale planned to clear stocks ahead of partnership dissolution. Hastings Hospital demonstration raised about £175. A libel action for £500 damages is pending following remarks in Parcora South Canterbury. Jas Mannon announces new Boots and Shoes stock to Ashburton.
In Melbourne Supreme Court Chief Justice J Madden hears a case on misuse of Sander & Sons Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract. Prosecution details the product's superior antiseptic qualities and safety, contrasting it with imitators. Also noted are local ads for dog breeders, summer suiting, and a cough remedy.
A morning church parade at St Stephen's Church featured the Ashburton County Braces Band the Ashburton Rifles Ashburton Guarda Borough School Cadets and Hampstead School Cadets along with Major Dolman and Lieut Paul on the unattached list. Rev. E Whitehouse preached on stewardship tying the volunteers' duty to faithfulness and civic duty.
A Timaru meeting of the New Zealand Traction Engine Importers Owners and Users Association South Canterbury branch heard a payment offer from Wigley and Thornley Ltd of 443 pounds toward defending a driver in a Mackenzie County Council prosecution. Members backed protests against county by laws on heavy traffic and traction engines and approved steps to relieve members from oppressive rules. The secretary outlined Model By-laws Bill implications, and amendments were sought. The annual meeting recommended expanding Executive Committee powers to accept agency for accident and fire insurance to reduce member costs, a plan met with unanimous approval.
Acceptances for the Ashburton Trotting Club Summar meeting include Terran Hanprcar Ben Blackwoodser Tracey Yetsey Ladous 2eec and dozens more horses in saddle and harness divisions across 14 and 2 mile heats. Start times and full field listed with numerous entries such as Maggie C Irish Lasa and Gentle man Jack among others.
The World's Pictures brings a program to Oddfellows Hall Ashburton on Tuesday and Wednesday with Ireland scenery including Goblins coast and Killarney lakes. Glasgow Edinburgh views and Montreal tram ride film feature. a goose acts in a light trolley ride. Edwin Brookes, a baritone, is highlighted. Box plans displayed at Jones East Street. Lawn mowers repaired and collected service offered.
A major Hampstead blaze destroyed the two story Moriarty residence at Wakanui Road and Cambridge Street. A twelve year old boy’s candle started the fire which rapidly consumed the convent building once water supply failed. Firefighters could only watch as flames spread due to a blocked water pipe.
Hon R WeNab spoke in Papakura to a large crowd about the Land Bill during his district tour. A amendment by Farmers Union leaders urged that future settlers on Crown lands must have the option of freehold, which the assembly approved by a big majority.
In a speech on the Land Bill L B Phillips, president of the Auckland branch, argued against waste land endowments as mere bait. He urged farmers to seek freehold or option to acquire land, warned leasehold would enslave rural residents, and called for the union to form its own political force and pursue reforms like tariff revision and County Council franchise.
Health authorities cabled Hobart to vaccinate as many Corinthic passengers and crew as possible to avoid delays on arrival. Those untreated will be vaccinated in Wellington. The itinerary of the English cricket team may be affected, but confirmation awaits the steamer's Wednesday arrival.
Reports from Nottingham Kent New York and Hamburg cover a span of events. Albert Smith’s shooting leads to a 14 year penal sentence. A tobacco raid in Princeton Kentucky targets tobacco trust interests. The Koepenich robbery author gets four years. German political brawls erupt in the Reichstag with a melee injuring the president.
The Interior Assistant Minister, son of a famed general, is accused of involvement in a multi million roublan supply deal to a gambling-house proprietor for bread to starving peasants. The minister allegedly took a commission while the actual buyer vanished. A committee of Senators and the St Peters burg Bourgas president was appointed to probe immediately.
Chief of Police at Kazan, Sr Petereford, Deo 2 M. Chopoto, was shot during a theatre visit. The assassin was arrested by officers. The event occurred around 8.11 a.m. on Deo 3. Police report ongoing investigation and victim status not disclosed.
Relatives of merchant Jasquiries report his 1909 disappearance after lending 3800 francs to Cesbron and Marie Pesuel, tied to a matrimonial agency scam linked to a sterilised milk scheme. Dr Herbert, convalescent, recalls Marie Pesnel asking him to write a cheque as part of the alleged plot to murder him and forge his signature for 2000 sterling.
United Press reports a large Roburite blast at a factory in Witten causing about two thousand homeless residents and potential deaths. Authorities investigate rumors of illegal dynamite manufacture and storage following the explosion that may have damaged many inhabitants' ear drums.
In London on December 1 the Town Tenants Bill for Ireland was read a third time with a vote of 201 to 28, marking a major procedural step in Parliament.
The Dominion manufacturers from Ottawa express disappointment with the tariff arguing it fails to promote new industries or provide greater protection against the United States. The statement reflects concern over policy effectiveness and industry support.
London December 1 Sir Edward Read former constructor for the navy is dead. The obituary notes his service in naval industry and his contributions to ship design and construction.
The Australian is waterlogged and abandoned at Port Darwin. The schooner Envy with Captain Strachan and his wife aboard went missing after setting out to visit the Australian wreck a fortnight ago and has not returned.
The South Africans defeated Wales 5 to 0 in Swansea before fifty thousand fans. They scored two tries in the first half and a goal in the second period.
Brookes defeated Wilding 6 0 6 0 9 7 in a dominant show during the lawn tennis championship. In doubles, Brookes and Wilding teamed to beat Dunlop and Heath for the title.
Mr John Stevens of Bulls lauds RHEMO after two bottles help his rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago. He asserts the medicine cured him with rapid results and recommends a fair trial. Available at chemists and stores for 2s 6d or 4s 6d per bottle. Ladies also prefer ADMIRAL.
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