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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
4
J Myers advertises at 4 The Supply Stores AR Cass and Wills Streets with 5 percent discount for case buyers. It lists prices per pound for currants 4d dates 4d peel 8d figs 1d sugar 5d almonds 6d and other items. The note repeats store location and urges readers to visit 1 Gee Supply Co near Wills and Cass streets.
The Tinwald School Committee met Saturday with members Clothier Moodie Helam Gaverell and Cobb present. The roll showed 44 boys 78 girls total 122 with average attendance 86.6 boys and 58 girls. The inspector praised the staff and a Timaru excursion was approved. A special meeting was set to arrange details for the concert to fund prizes and accounts of £1 18s 4d were passed.
The Ashburton abattoir recorded slaughter for human consumption in November. Cows 93, bullocks 81, calves 6, pigs 17, one condemned for tuberculin tubercle and 15 condemned overall, lambs 40.
A concert in aid of the school funds was held in Mr Drummond's grain shed on Thursday last. A varied programme was given by a party from Ashburton assisted by Mr J Hatt. Sutherland's Band provided music for the dance that followed. Despite dry weather most crops look well though rain is badly needed to mature them. Shearing is in full swing with some farmers noting lighter fleeces but the clip should average out.
At the December annual meeting in Christchurch the chairman lamented public relief costs amid prosperity. He urged Parliament to address the subject seriously and to use 22 years of experience under the Industrial Schools Act to improve provisions, especially the liability on district Boards for maintaining many state wards.
At a Wellington meeting the Builders Labourers Union criticised the Arbitration Court award. Some speakers urged strikes as protest while others urged pacific methods. The union decided no action at present to avoid harming workers' position.
In Dunedin on December 3, Thomas Scott and Richard Weedon, both employed on the steamer Kaikoura, were jailed six months for unlawfully entering the ship’s hold and damaging cargo. They were found in the hold, broke a cage of feeding bottles, and brought a naked light into the hold where explosives were stored.
The Union Company's steamer Maori completed the Lyttelton to Wellington voyage in twelve hours and minutes, averaging 192 knots per hour between Cape Campbell and Wellington, demonstrating strong steaming capability.
The Ionic arrived from London today with 687 passengers, the largest number yet to reach New Zealand. About 600 are immigrants, mainly labourers and tradesmen, plus 28 domestic servants funded by the Girls' Friendly Society and the Women's Immigration Society.
Archibald McNab alias Burns alias Sullivan was committed for trial after a hearing in Wellington Magistrate's Court over the alleged theft of £115 from David Sutherland, a deaf and mute man whose body was later found floating in the harbor.
The magisterial enquiry into the Dundonald wreck on Disappointment Island heard from the second and third mates and look-out Finlan with no new findings. It is unclear if the vessel or cargo was insured. The Dundonald survivors’ boat will be exhibited for survivors, after Mayor representations, with proceeds not yet tallied.
Two burglaries occurred within two days. A dwelling at 7 Macfarlane Street occupied by W. A. Clark lost jewellery worth £34. Yesterday a break in at Mrs. A. Hickson on Fitzherbert Terrace resulted in £30 of jewellery stolen. No arrests yet.
A list of land parcels advertised for sale across Canterbury including Westerfield Riverside Methven Ruapuna and Lyndhurst. Highlights feature acres for crop sheep and homesteads, with references to good land and well improved properties like Seaview and Wheatstone and to newlands and Kyle. Prices and exact figures are irregular but indicate a broad variety of farm real estate on offer.
The Board held an ordinary meeting with Gates as chair and four members present. They ordered Bennett to cease using sheds for animals near the watercourse, inspected the stream up to lime kilns, and planned sanitary checks. they addressed a raised guard rail at the rail crossing and authorised road repairs on Alford Forest and Selwyn roads. Tenders for Douglas's road and Boundary road shingling were accepted from Fergus Bros. The next meeting is set for January 12.
In Auckland Sir Joseph Ward proclaims New Zealand’s finances strong despite America's turmoil. He cites tariff gains, ample money supply, and successful public works financing. He notes wool’s drop but predicts no long decline and praises Roosevelt’s fiscal stance for stabilizing markets. He confirms ample funds for private industry and inward investment.
In Milton today Hon Mr McNab urged establishing a veterinary chair at Dunedin College as part of developing agriculture. He pledged full support and said students from this branch college would be absorbed by the Agricultural Department as inspectors and related roles.
Mr Chambers purser of the ill fated Elingamite reports an inquiry into a decoded message from Kaiku. He rejects a signed Fraser forgery claiming wreck details and a mad second mate as inauthentic noting Fraser did not lead the boat and the bottle brand does not match the vessel stores.
The Star reports Dunedin and Port Chalmers residents need not fear a headquarters move to Wellington after Union Steamship Company bought Evans Bay slip. Director Ritchie indicated under Sir James Mills no relocation is likely, while the firm commits £1000 yearly for twenty years to support a new Port Chalmers dock.
Ellen Emma Anketell petitions for divorce from Charles Edward Anketell on the grounds of persistent cruelty and failure to maintain. They wed in August 1885 at Melbourne and lived in Rotorua until November 1902 when she left due to his drunkenness and cruelty. A decree nisi was granted with costs against the respondent.
A testimonial style notice promotes Doan’s Ointment as a universal skin cure. It claims rapid relief for pimples rashes nettle rash eczema and itching. Mrs Good of Ashburton endorses its soothing effect and urges households to keep it on hand. Sold by chemists and stores at 3s per pot with mailing available via Foster-McClellan Co. 76 Pitt Street Sydney.
A faded notice notes a threefold offer for a BBY boot polish tin received by customers who return coupons from the current distribution. The fragment hints at a promotional incentive and Tin redemption details for returning participants.
An advertisement details heavy price reductions on muslins and dress materials, including White Frebroidered Muslin and Floral Muslins, with yard prices from 4d to 1s 9d and bold reductions on black materials like richly embroidered robes and silk voile. Also lists mercerised muslin and various voiles, with many items slashed to clear stock.
A local newspaper representative tested street betting in Christchurch by placing one direct bet with a bookmaker and two via agents. Two bets occurred on the street and one in a hotel. Several bookmakers postponed betting awaiting licenses, suggesting more bets could have been made with greater effort.
The Concil iation Board met at Pimaru with Ot Acland for the shearers and George Hamilton of Clayton station giving evidence on wages. Testimony covered head shepherd pay from 120 pounds to 70 pounds with house and fuel, and union demands of 74 pounds 10 shillings. Witnesses described differing rates by station and country terrain, holidays, housing huts, and shortages of food with reported swaggers and pay rises since 1899. The hearing adjourned to 10 o clock next morning.
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