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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
2
A shop announces bold price cuts on boots and shoes. Men and boys boots drop to low weekly sale marks while walking shoes and ladies items show strong value. The dealer urges customers to compare and claims Mellor's offers superior quality and prices.
Colombo based Chylon Tea and Nirvana Tea Company announce regular shipments to New Zealand of their pure Ceylon tea direct from the grower. They claim Nirvana is the highest grade and widely sold by leading grocers at standard tea prices.
Daily trains reach Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 45 am and 12 48 pm with expresses to Dunedin at 6 57 pm and Springburn at 9 45 am. Timaru and Dunedin schedules are listed alongside.
Fragmentary OCR notes show moon phases with times and dates. Reads like a lunar timetable listing Last Quarter and New Moon events with amplitudes and times but missing clear dates and locations.
Fragmentary notice lists mail routes and times for Northern Porta Westport and other ports with dates in December and January, naming Corinna Roetemahaus Bluff Hobart Brindisi and assorted regions. The text is garbled with multiple location spellings and inconsistent dates.
United Press Association reports the Central Mataura No 1 dredge has sunk with no further details. Local listings show various commodity prices and items such as Hilevtrie and Golden Liver, alongside scattered figures and place names across the page.
The Ashburton Guardian discusses a Farmers Union proposal to have rural newspapers carried free on State railways. It argues free delivery would boost rural literacy and justify the revenue loss through greater national knowledge and a stronger public revenue base.
A passenger from Rhodes' Convalescent Home Christchurch died aboard the Rotorua upon arrival at Pio. The deceased, a woman, had departed Wellington for Nelson and was identified as being from Rhodes' Convalescent Home.
News in Brief notes Messia Fletcher Bros provide sevanpance pet dezin for fresh eggs in any quantity until further notice.
The Amateur Athletes and Oyster Club held a well attended sports meeting at Domai yesterday afternoon with ideal weather. The highlight was the Ladies Bracelet race won by Miss Leahy’s contestant. Totals praised the officials, and a tea hosted by lady members was widely savored. Several riders showcased promising talent, and strong times were posted in cycling and running events. In the final cycling events, Rodgers claimed the Three Guinea Cup for most points.
It urges readers to buy Chamberlains Cholera and Viarrhgea Kennedy as the best medicine for bowel complaints for all ages. It claims summer need and nationwide availability with Ashburton Drug Co as seller.
A travel diary recounts visits from Inverness to Perth and Belfast to Teneriffe. It notes exhibitions in Glasgow, passenger crowds, shipbuilding in Belfast, harbor works in Cape Town, and extensive public improvements in towns like Copstown. It mentions travel costs, fares, and banking dividends amid postwar era commerce.
The account contrasts farming methods in colonies with Scotland noting conservative adoption of new tools, steam road rollers improving roads, and growing interest in dairying. It reports rising shipbuilding activity in Clyde firms, rail excursion growth, better housing and wages in the Home but still lower than colonies, and potential public housing and tramway expansions beyond towns.
A pleasant social in the Baring Square schoolroom honored Mr Joseph Barr as he retires from the Sunday School staff. Mrs Dixon and Mrs Burr receive gifts including a gold amethyst brooch, with speeches praising Mrs Burr’s service and guidance. The evening featured parlor games, musical pieces, tea, and a doxology closing.
United Press reports from Sydney note 11 1 1 Finlay non top scorer with 26, seven consecutive dacke, Jensop four wickets, Blythe four for 4. England side lost seven wickets for 204 Braneh 72, McGahay 38.
In a letter the Hospital Board chair asks to fix Wednesday coverage stating cost per patient was miswritten as per week and providing the full division recall on Reid's motion. The motion carried eight to five with names listed including Andrews Morgan Davie Reid Jones Alcorn Collins Wright Noel Harper Willis Stith Timmins Friedlander and others.
Subscriptions received toward the Cheviot Relief Fund include contributions from Mrs Trevor Rev and Raine and other donors. The text mentions amounts and names but contains numerous OCR errors, including misread names and stray phrases about medicines and prices.
London reports Sir William MacCormac dies at 65. Boss Croker announces early retirement from Tammany Hall in New York. Trade from the Philippines to the U S expands. Anti German demonstrations erupt in Warsaw and Limberg. Paris Varieties Theatre accident injures eight. William O’Brien visits, Bishop Stuart moves missionary work in Persia. Wage cuts announced at Broken Hill lead mine workers to face reduced pay. Telegraph discusses Spreckels subsidy, Australia New Zealand subsidy dynamics, and potential steamship routes policy.
London dispatch notes De La Rey's enteric fever recovery as Lord Methuen's forces claim 36 Boers captured. Rimington's scouts kill several including Field Cornet Klopper. Elliott wounds ten and thirteen others north of Blamfontein. thirteen captured in Cape Colony. De Krause remanded. witnesses cite October 8 statements.
Queen Wilhelmina, recovered from illness, rebuked her husband at dinner for inattention. The prince, drunk and irate, insulted the queen. A duel with swords ensued, wounding the aide de camp seriously and another secretary slightly wounded.
The House reduced the woollen pieces duty from zero to 15 percent and imposed a uniform 25 percent duty on nearby apparel. Following Sir G Turner’s suggestion, blankets and blanketing duties dropped to 15 percent and other household textile furnishings saw similar reductions.
The Isthmian Commission recommends the Nicaraguan Canal at 190 million dollars to be completed in eight years. The Panama Canal would require ten years, cost around 500 million dollars, plus 109 million for conversion costs.
The Ashburton Catholic Literary Society held an At Home event in the Boys School crowded with members and invited guests. Refreshments were served by young ladies, with a varied program of performances including violin and piano solos, songs, recitations, and a banjo solo, all praised by the Provident Mr J Kennedy.
December 5 hearing before Justices Carew and Speocer examined defendant Peter Grant. Detective seizure of books challenged as evidence. Crown offered indemnity. Grant refused to testify to avoid self incrimination. First charge dismissed for lack of tote betting evidence. second case fined £5 plus costs. Third case reserved pending appeal decision.
Frank Dollingham United States Consul reports Mia McKinley widow of the late President McKinley thanks the Press and people of New Zealand for loving notices sympathy and resolutions after his passing and expresses deep appreciation 23 years later.
At Mansfield Magistrate Court on December 6, Hugh and John Campbell faced charges of catching trout without a license. They admitted the act but claimed a riparian right to fish on their land or with owner permission. The judge upheld the view that such privilege cannot be granted by private owners to take non indigenous fish, and each defendant was fined £4 with leave to appeal.
Concluding results list winners in divisions with names such as Wild Went and Shiva. Notable placings include Rye, Summer Rose, and Miss Steila in various heats. Oyster, Hawg Sunitxg, and Fairchild appear among top finishers with Eveelyn and Healey in other divisions.
Damano meeting on December 6 reports Fit attendance. Results show Hospicar Huapites My Lord 1 Roller 9 Ilex 3 by a length. Div 2 2 Ponticans Hanpiar Vandyke 1 Peer age 2 Wild West d Also ran Fighting Mac by two lengths. Dividend 4 Traprsmere Haxpraar Rye 1 Summer Bose 2 Snow Bird 3 by three lengths. Time 1.20 Dividend 271 20s Presment Hanpiar Cherrystena 1 Petrovos 2 The Spioner 3 won easily. Dividend 2
An editorial piece discusses overworked women and links digestive health to energy and family well being. It touts Friday's May Apple as a gentle aid improving digestion and blood health, aiding recovery from strain and supporting the body’s natural functions.
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