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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
3
Melbourne reports the steamer Papanui has clearance to Nagasaki under a Nicaraguan Consul passport after engineers report satisfaction. The ship sails at midnight with a Philippine crew, but the Marine Board warns pilots not to navigate while still in port.
Australia bowled South Africa out earlier and then faced a feeble chase as fading light hindered play. Stricker Snooke and Nourse contributed for the visitors while Sinclair led the bowler's tally with four wickets as the innings ended with notable fielding drops and mixed defense names from both squads.
December 5 report from Brisbane notes South Africa at luncheon, four wickets down for 100 runs. Faulkner 21, Zulch not out 31, Llewellyn not out 22.
Sydney reports NSW bowler Wright claiming five for 75 as NSW tot up 195 in first innings. South Australia reply to 209 for four at stumps with Mayne on 28 Dolling 67 and Hill 90 not out exciting crowd. Hills attacking innings included fourteen fours.
River Plate mutton and Australian beef prices quoted with per lb rates and deltas. Wheat-fair notes show ranges for light mutton, forequarter beef, and hindquarter cuts. Trade tension and market summaries indicate fluctuating wholesale values in London trade.
Auckland reports Archie Myers aged 32 died after ingesting Seidlite powder with bitter taste and later strychnine poisoning. Palmerston North records David Shannon about 22 drowned in the Manawatu River. Gisborne records Myrtle Jane Johnston 18 months died from carbolic oil left in a saucer for flies.
Amare valued at £45, the property of Mr Jan Leddy at Wakanui foaled yesterday. A mare valued at £45 owned by Mr Fingh Kennedy of Elgin was also lost yesterday. This marks Kennedy's second loss this year. Both animals were insured with Yorkshire Insurance Company, Ltd. Mothers Phosphol claims to produce healthy offspring from birth, sold widely on large bottles.
Attendance surpassed 2000 as twenty sailors under Gunner T King staged a heavy twelve pounder display at the Domain Oval. The Marine Band played, a gun tableau closed the event, and sailors earned praise for their drills and sports show before departing for Lyttelton.
The Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board discusses paying Orr and Co for crockery with 5 percent commission and keeping them responsible for breakages. They plan to sell part of the crockery and note funds received from the North Canterbury Board. The meeting covers patients, water supply, staff, and finances.
The notice reports a weekend low of two degrees and a maximum shade temperature of TO degrees. It announces the Ashburton Technical Classes Association exhibition and certificate distribution in Oddfellows Hall tomorrow afternoon and evening. Also listed are two local grants: Moorhouse road settlement £135 and Waihi River bridge Geraldine £150. Mail closes at 5 90 p.m. for Wellington and North Island until further notice.
The notice promotes Cooper’s as the best powder dip and White’s as a non poisonous sheep dip by a chemist, with Calvert’s Co op Dip highlighted as a cost effective carbolic option. It claims popularity among large sheep owners and urges purchase correspondence for the coming season.
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