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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
2
Ephemeris data lists Moon phases for December with Full Moon times on the 9th and 23rd, New Moon on the 16th, First Quarter on the 2nd, and Last Quarter on the 9th. Includes apogee and timing notes and scattered numeric references.
Commercial notice from United Presa Association notes strong demand across hotter wool classes with upward tendency. Superior wools remain very firm. ordinary and inferior grades weaker than last week. Prices quoted include greazy merinos to 1434 and crossbred 154d.
London cable reports December 1 from the High Commissioner noting dull mutton markets with firm prices and limited stock. Canterbury mutton about 4 3 4 d per lb and Canterbury brands around 5 4 7 d. Lamb markets firm as demand rises. Australian lamb ceiling set. River Plate supplies heavy. New Zealand beef quoted at 3 20 and 8 14 per lb on hind and forequarters.
The Ashburton Guardian reports progress on the pavilion project with a councillor claiming good value from ongoing work. River reports describe muddy conditions on the Rakaig and clean upper Ashburton. Socials mark farewell for Mr and Mrs Ades with songs and silver serviette rings. The Sports Association holds a brief meeting with no business. Three boys aged about 14 to 12 steal 30s then sleep outdoors before being sent to Burnham Industrial School. Teacher conference in Timaru discusses annual meeting orders, teacher salaries, and proposed reforms in New Zealand.
News in Grief reports various social and official items from Ashburton and Christchurch. Notables include Sir William and Lady Steward in Hanmer, evangelist meetings, governor's Wellington visit, A.G. Forestere court minutes, Waipaki County Council chair appointment, Chinese envoys touring New Zealand, Canterbury College Girls High School additions, a burglary case in Christchurch, and growing entries for a New Year Scottish Sainty gathering. Also listed are goods from local merchants and a Hudson cycle display in Ashburton.
Weather warnings of strong winds and rain clash with local notes on an art exhibit in Ashburton. Reports cover educational reforms, jury matters, a cow nursing lambs on a Claremont farm, and a road board dispute over accident payments.
Thieves raided the Wynward Alma Hotel in Allemnany early Saturday taking tobacco cigars and a large stock of liquor from the bar. A till and a change box were emptied and an electric shock machine forced open. Hotel staff had suspected trouble as a vigilant keeper walked the ground floor with a revolver but found no cause for alarm until morning.
United Press reports in Vernomerox that Mary May Emons was found guilty only on concealment of birth after manslaughter charges. The Chief Justice noted a difficult case and ordered sentence when called.
Ashburton Borough Council met last evening with Mayor H Davin and eight councillors present. Discussed finance showing a debit balance, by laws read, telephonic proposals Ruapuna to Ashburton, Wakanui stone crusher trial, and assurances on abattoir handling. Proceeded with shop and water works matters, fire brigade needs, pavilion alterations, and a rescission vote on Tennis Club labour charges. Next meeting set for December 18 with various accounts approved.
Mount Somers Road Board met with chair absent due to accident. Tenders to cut down a rise fill hollow and form twenty chains of road with shingling were invited for Dec 16 on site. Ranger appointment and Mount Somers pound discussed for next meeting. Unpaid rates incur 10 percent fine from Jan 10. accounts of 51 pounds 17s 5d paid.
Sympathisers with the Home Rule movement meet to arrange Mr Jos Devlin M P visit on December 12. A committee is formed to collect subscriptions with 216 500 pledged in Australia and optimism for growth in New Zealand. A separate Irish National Party sympathizers meeting is set for December 5 at 8 pm in the Oddfellows Lodge Wills Street to prepare for Devlin's delegation.
Invecel scene reports two boys named Clifford died while swimming. Authorities described the incident as a drowning during a bathing outing.
Hsnare Kahn, a renowned chief of the Arowhenun Pa, was found dead Sunday morning near the Opihi after a night of white baiting and river netting. He apparently tripped on the riverbank and suffocated as tides rose, leaving mourners and tangi preparations among the oldest South Island families.
At the police court on December 4, three dairymen were each fined 20s and cautioned for supplying impure milk. A fourth case was dismissed due to lack of evidence that the milk was for human consumption.
The Woica Company invites biology professors from four university colleges to Christchurch to witness the Fiji fire walking ceremony at the New Zealand Exhibition. The Exhibition General Manager will be asked to provide facilities for the Professors to observe and verify the authenticity of the event.
The Arbitration Court debated jurisdiction in a dispute brought by the Shipmasters Association against the Harbour Board. Three service classes are involved: harbour master pilots and dredgemasters. Counsel argued the association may lack union status and scope. The court reserved judgment on the jurisdictional points.
The Wyndham courthouse, a 30 year old building that began as a public school, was completely destroyed by a fire last night. Records were burnt in the blaze reported by United Press Association.
A. Lee and Storakaeper A H Han Rohinson Stokekaeper Tinwald and Ashburton Deng Onanany are cited in a quirky note about a magic act involving the Great Gough Cars. The message lists several individuals in a puzzling lineup.
The latest British naval development the new and larger Dreadnoughts began at Portsmouth today. Welsh miners strike against unionist employment after South Wales success. Madame Patti farewell concert drew nine thousand at Albert Hall with royal attendees. Montenegro politics see parliament defeat the governing Italian party and Prussia to form government. Irish resistance stops Balham unemployed invasion near a Catholic church. France and Spain may intervene in Morocco as French Admiral Trenchard commands joint forces. Witten factory dynamite cartridges suspected stolen and hidden. Koepenich incident stirs public sympathy for the dismissed author. Beggars punished by royal authorities for fraud at Austrian imperial park. Shah of Timenan ill with regent appointed. Looters steal mail in Toulouse with large sum }
An anonymous Liberal Imperialist writes to the Standard claiming a Liberal representative said government concessions on responsible government in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony were a prelude to eventual open retrocession and reparations for the war.
In Bathulte area two farm owners refused to join the Orangia Union, leading to arson and vandalism. Fences uprooted stock poisoned dams destroyed with dynamite. Several British guards in Orangia are also threatened amid the unrest.
News records that 883 mutineers from Kronstadt were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment while 1717 were acquitted. The note references a naval mutiny and the dispersal of charges with outcomes for the defendants.
In a speech to the Reichstag on December 2, Herr Bebel alleged Rroma German officers in Camaroong committed unspeakable cruelties. He cited a commander who killed nearly all Cobohos villagers, sparing only fifty two children sent in baskets to the river. He also accused another officer of executing three natives by cannon.
In the Reichstag on December 3 Babel fuchtar claimed special efforts protected Dr Peters and Herr Patten Kamer while accusing Counts Arnim Eriewen Kardot and Avent of corruptly abusing their deputy ties to topple officials probing colonial scandals. The confrontation caused disorder as Arent denied the accusation and Babel refused to withdraw.
Immigrants arriving in New Zealand aboard the Liver pool ship depart from Liverpool with 246 passengers en route to Tattersall's Sweens. The Fair Court rules the sale of Tattersall's sweep tickets in Victoria violates an act. George the Fourth is cited in a government inquiry into expanding fruit trade with the colony.
Sir Samuel Gillet resigns as Chief Secretary due to ill health, notified from Murnovrann on Deo 8. The move removes the port folio from his hands and prompts swift political maneuvering.
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