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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
2
For sale a dwelling of seven rooms with a detached workshop and two benches on one acre of land. The position is good and the property appears cheap on inspection. Terms can be arranged for the buyer. Full particulars on application to FEQRIMAN.
A listing describes a comfortable dwelling on Dobson Street East with scullery and detached mash house, copper fittings, and 2 acres of land in Ashburton Carton of Ashburton. Mr A B Ferriman plans to move to the farm at 42 Go, offering an opportunity to purchase.
A selection of properties offers Alford Forest and MALL Farm totaling 120 acres of freehold land with capital buildings. Descriptions note a well planted garden, a house with eight rooms, and an Edison shop on Havelock Street with bath and asphalted paths. Inspection invited for serious buyers.
Notices list international mail deadlines including Australian states due Sydney on the 15th and Europe UK due London January 17 via Brindisi aboard Wakatu. Ab 10.30 a.m. Times reflect global postal schedules and transfer points.
Wool is in active demand and prices are well maintained. Prices for grease wool are steady with scoured wool holding firm. Competition in the wool market remains keen as buyers and sellers trade through Dec 10.
In Dunedin on December 9 wheat millers hold off with prime milling scarce and prices pressured downward by buyers. Prime milling ranges 33 3d to 8s 7d, medium to good 2s 6d to 3s, oats unsettled with no gains. prime milling 4d to 1s 1d, good to best feed 1s 2d to 1s, inferior lower. sacks extra reflect usual trade.
The Burnside market drew a good crowd though prices softened toward the end. Cattle as fat cattle show 197 head yarded with beef prices from 7s 9d to 13s 12d per 1001b. best bullocks 11 1s to 12. prime 13 12s 6d. Sheep yarded 2000 with prices 1s 6d to 23s per head easier. best wethers 24s, ewes 15s to 19s 6d, lambs 26 to 2s 6d lower. Pigs yarded 126, prices easier. Suckers 11s to 21s. slips 22s to 24s. stores 25s to 80a.
Correspondent reports good attendance at the Geraldine live stock sale with a fairly steady market. Yarding included small sheep lots with rams and ewes selling to modest prices, about nine dollars per head for cattle, two year olds around 25 to 26 shillings, and various cattle and pig lots ranging in the low to mid prices.
Property listing notes the found goodwill attached to a lease of 150 acres with a house. Legal terms, duration, and conditions are to be negotiated with the lessor, offering potential tenants a sizable agrarian parcel with dwelling.
A display of sun bonnets hats and children's clothing offered on Burnet Street opposite Tarr Office.
At the Addington Market today there was fair entry of stock and steady buyer attendance. Fat cattle yarding 192 with varied prices, beef rales 2s to 28s 3d per 100lbs. fat sheep and lambs showed easing, store cattle and pigs with mixed demand and prices.
The National Scholarships Act of 1903 aims to help all New Zealanders, including the poorest families, access higher education and university training. Junior and senior scholarships are established across education districts, with eligibility tied to regular schooling and examination standards.
The article details junior and senior national scholarships across districts including Avellaind North Canterbury Otago Wellington Wanganui Hawkes Bay Southland Taranaki Marlborough Nelson Gray Westland and South Canterbury. It explains values three year terms with possible extension plus allowances for living away from home and income limits for applicants. It urges Ashburton district parents to contact head teachers for application forms and mentions travel fare refunds for eligible candidates.
Reports from Warner Fouwast Captain Edwin warn of strong winds and possible rain as storms sweep the area. Seaview fisherman Sinclair lands a 10 pounder, while Ayrshire stock totals show increases across sheep lambs cattle and pigs in the year to Nov. 30. Education boards discuss scholarships and staff appointments, with sign painter Higgs showcasing high relief lettering in Ashburton. Baptist church plans 21st anniversary services and relief for Extora Terrace church loss. Rangitata hosts a water race committee meeting and local bicycle sale highlights Atalanta machines with easy payment terms.
Reports list the Rakaia river as unfishable while Rangitata and Waiteki are fishable. Locals include Georges Cole of Omihi visiting Achharten, a Mitcham district farmer optimistic about oat yields, and the Loyal Ashburton lodge planning a December 18 meeting due to Christmas. Community events feature Juvenile Endeavour, Catholic Literary Society debates favoring Monarchial government, and notes on medals for Captain F G Tucker.
Ashburton items cover a Christchurch council meeting of the League of New Zealand Wheelmen, transfers within the Canterbury amateur and cash sections, and a General Committee recommendation to hold the Ramn and Ewe Fair on March 10th and 11th. Also details on beautifying work in Railway reserve, a wheat export meeting at the Kiosk Assembly Room, and a Presbyterian Sunday School picnic in Ashburton with prizes and refreshments.
Mr H Stephanson will conduct a furniture clearing sale on Saturday. Other short items note traveling trunks for the holiday season, a ship reunion at Lyttelton, shareholdings for Canterbury Frozen Meat, and various local notices on trades, shows, and weather incidents.
Ashburton Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club held a meeting at the Arcade Chambers with chair J Righton and members Friedlander Seldon Anderson Thanas. They thanked a donor for a £2 3s cheque, discussed sending a team to Australasian Championships, and arranged a brass band concert for early January. committee seats were filled and payments approved.
A large gathering of the W S W Alliance met T B Taylor M H E who spoke on temperance history in New Zealand and urged NSW temperance supporters to persevere for equal rights for the people. He argued the prohibition party rejected Mr Seddon's proposals as insulting to their intelligence.
Rain fell for nine hours last night and this morning delaying entrants at the Southland A. and P. Show in Clydasdale. Despite wet weather, gate receipts topped 85 pounds, a modest rise on last year, with champions in the horse classes judged by Me Noble, Mr Irving and Ryder among others. General opinion notes animals not as strong as previous years and many exhibitors reserving entries for a Winter Show.
United Press notes a Turkish incident near Alexandretta where Mr Davies the American Consul and Attaria were arrested after resisting arrest. Bulgarian bands attacked Dervishtepe near Adrianople but were repulsed with loss. Also mentions a Japanese tobacco monopoly proposal and an inquiry into foreign tramway rails. Cremation of Herbert Spencer and Dowie’s Zion City receiver withdrawal included.
The New York Press reports Russia may acknowledge Japan's protectorate over Korea if Vladivostok and Port Arthur communications are accurate and Korea concessions are admitted. It says Japan could accept Russia's special position in Manchuria and defer evacuation.
London dispatch reports the Duke of Ar gyle endorses experimental legislation aligned with colonial offers and imperial movement, as part of the United Press Association summary dated December 9. The note conveys support for policy innovation amid fiscal strain.
Lord Haldane warned that tariffs threaten empire unity and exports. Churchill argued protection harms the nation and public departments. Beckett called protection a gigantic grab that harms consumers.
The piece discusses Clifford Sifton's protest against Canada being portrayed as weak and demands for preference in trade. It notes his self assertion linked to imperial loyalty and suggests implications for Canada’s desire to shape a distinct national state within the Empire context.
The Zealandia Boot Store run by Mr Mellor lowers boot prices, praised for helping large families save on footwear. The note extols his generosity and the yearly savings for customers.
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