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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
2
Property at Peter Street occupied by Mr Robert Alcorn described with hot and cold water supply. Includes a capital garden, stable and hay shed.
The Ashburton Guardian discusses tourist season tips emphasizing drinks to quench thirst, preferring bitter or strong beverages and advising against sweet or iced drinks. It also reports on House discussions about midwives and nurses for back-country districts, noting the cost of doctor visits and the Department of Public Health effort to train more nurses and midwives for remote areas.
Oats and wheat across the county are in ear with reaping expected in early January 1910 if weather holds. Bank of New Zealand manager F A Dignan plans an eight month overseas tour. Constable Worsley transfers to Islington. Canterbury run classifications to be completed by week’s end. Union ballots threshing machine owners before Conciliation Council. Methven Brass Band to perform. 370 Corriedale rams and ewes shipped to Sydney. Auction sales planned for West Street rooms on John Brown estate. Canterbury Land Board approves transfers including Mead Settlement and Dro more Village plots. Ranaitata riverbed reoccupation matter deferred.
The Domain display is delayed to the 16th instant for public suitability. Display origins trace to Bickerton's Miramar Wellington with large season-long shows at Wonderland. The report covers local weather, taxes, education, industry notes, and council affairs from various regions.
Thirty three farmers from Hinds Lovcliffe and Longbeach met at Gore's granary to discuss establishing a large scale dairy creamery. Mr Briggs urged acceptance after outlining Central Wairyng Company terms and dairying statistics show cows yielding 9 to 15 pounds yearly. A committee was formed to canvass districts and report a site for next milking season.
James Lorgelly, charged on police information, admitted soliciting a liquor order in Ashburton No-license district around September 15. Magistrate, noting Lorgelly's publican status, fined him £10. Civil case saw Thomas Holmes sue H McDowell for £30 10s for mail-cart wages. One old age pension certificate granted pending report.
Three rinks from Ashburton Club visited Timaru to play Kia-Toa. Weather was fine and the green in excellent condition. Ashburton won on aggregate 93 to 84 with a strong display. tea hosted by Kia-Toa followed.
Two men, Alexander Lindsay and Alexander McLead, are convicted for sly grog selling. Lindsay gets a £10 fine or one month jail. McLead receives six weeks imprisonment with no fine option due to prior conviction. Dunedin reports Mary Parker fined £50 for liquor selling without a license after a police court hearing.
The Trades and Labour Council in Dunedin received a letter from Mr Lloyd George thanking the council for its message of encouragement regarding the Budget proposals. The note is dated December 3 and attributed to the Press Association.
Auckland December 3 inquest into Arnold Gilmore who died from injuries in a hospital lift accident. The jury found death resulted from the neglect of Edgar Barker who allegedly gave the safe word as Gilmore started in the cape. Coroner stated verdict amounted to manslaughter against Barker.
City records show G J Le Gren notes Crow Carew collected 2 inches 17 points of rain across 10 days in November with a peak 0.9 inch on the 6th. Mayfield measured 2 inches 12 points, Highbenk logged 2.78 inches, down from 8.2 points the prior year.
London dispatch reports New Zealand government awarded silver Knightian medals for fruits and preserves at the Horticultural Society colonial exhibition. Other items note admiral appointments, libel cases, and relief funds for unemployed, with ships missing and labour exchanges details.
Press Association reports in London that on December 4 the House of Lords resolved it does not insist on amendment in the Development Bill and does not accept the Commons’ reasons as drawn, noting policy questions involve both Houses and precedent concerns.
In the House of Commons Mr Asquith presented a motion protesting the Lords refusal to pass financial provisions for the year, calling it a breach of the Constitution and a usurpation of Commons rights amid loud ministerial cheers.
Unionist leaders plan a direct vote against Mr Asquith's resolution with Mr Austen Chamberlain and Mr A Henderson set to present opposition and Labour views. Nationalists will abstain, and a prolonged constitutional debate is deemed unnecessary in a crisis. Marquis Lansdowne reports broad Unionist support. The Times notes a shift to receiving taxes rather than expanding them before the new Parliament acts.
The prorogation will take place to morrow delaying the assembly session.
In a letter replying to Lord Curzon, Lord Rosebery repeats his fear that recent House of Lords action could injure the valuation institution and boost the Budget's popularity, citing his Glasgow speech.
London observers on November 2 warn that opposition newspapers point to increased investment risk. The commentary links possible UK policy shifts to the Lords and the government, signaling concern over financial stability and market reactions.
The National Liberal Federation issues a manifesto warning that a Tory victory would degrade the Commons, empower the Lords, and restore protection with taxes on food. It argues electors must choose between self government and rule by hereditary peers who have shifted burdens from wealth and land to goods and necessities.
The Times asserts Asquith’s resolution extends past prior privilege by denying Lords voting rights on budget linked legislation. It notes the Lords only incidentally refused supplies, while Parliament references proposed laws with novel principles, limiting court appeal and creating an expensive bureaucratic, inquisitorial system.
Mr Joseph Chamberlain urged the men and democracy of the East End to aid in the great struggle for the country during a tariff demonstration in Bethnal Green.
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