10 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
1
White Linen Hats 3s 6d now 1s 3d. Fawn Crash Hats 2s 6d now 1s 3d. River Hats in White Fawn trimmed lace and embroidery 35 60 to 85 6d from 1d to 2s 6d. Sun Bonnets muslin and embroidery 23 Bd to 95 6d from 1s to 2s 6d.
898 acres freehold plus 648 acres LLP in limestone country and 450 acres flat. Owner refused 40 per acre for flat land. 159 acres highly valuable milling bush, 10 acres hops cropped 103 bales last season. About 4400 acres ploughable in mixed grasses. Nine-roomed house, hut, stables, sheds, outbuildings, two kilns, all implements in order. Close to railway station and homestead five minutes from school post telegraph. Sluicing claim yielded several thousand ounces of gold. Coal favorable per government expert. Carrying capacity year round 24 sheep per acre. Suitable for subdivision. Going concern or others, easy terms and reasonable price.
Ashburton weather warnings indicate westerly winds and rain chances after long drought. Local notes cover wheat blight risk, Ashburton Guards shooting team for Timaru, fishing catches, motor reliability trial plans, a murder confession case improving in hospital, flour price rumors, and a beach excursion for multiple schools with a Christmas Day visit.
Local display shows the Studholme shajiengs shield cup in Mr L. B. McClurg’s shop window Burnett Street. Candidates announce Kaipara parliamentary bid A. I. Harding seeks election after narrow defeat by six votes. A shearer from Walpawe records 1006 sheep in seven days. Ashburton Poultry show dates set for 1908. Government parade drills by Ashburton Guards described. Scholarship entries listed for North Canterbury district with totals for junior and senior programs. Conciliation Board discussions include comments on colonial workers and an Irishman hired for hay-raking reveals misfit tools and methods.
The Borough School Committee met to note resignations from Mr Dixon and Mr L G Whitehead and approve filling the vacancies. Attendance figures were reported as unsatisfactory with measles impacting Allenton. prizes, gardens, and field trips were planned for December with cadets winning the shield and Hampstead excursion holidays approved.
The Conciliation Board will sit in Ashburton on December 17 to take evidence on the farm labourers' dispute. The session is planned for the courthouse, with the Oddfellows' Hall possible if funding allows.
Telegraphed report notes Ashburton river clear while the Rukate and Rangitata are dirty. The message includes a prompt to read Abbey and ends with an aside about a coupon.
The Ashburton High School Board of Governors met yesterday afternoon with D Thomas as chairman. The board reviewed finances showing a general account credit of £824 4s 100 and an overdrawn loan account of £1449 16a, approved condolence for the secretary Davison, and discussed correspondence from the Education Department, land and survey matters, transfer requests, and a request for a £3 annual donation to the Ashburton Technical Classes Association. The Visiting Committee urged fencing and asphalting of the grounds, and the board debated a £2300 deed of charge with Union Bank of Australia. Attendance averaged 74.6 and exams were underway for matriculation, senior scholarship, continuation places, and junior civil service. Plans included cadet camp in March and potential circulars on continuation free places, with further discussions postponed to the next meeting.
Troops move into Nevada as miners dispute escalates. An attempted dynamite attack on the train carrying troops was narrowly foiled, signaling tense confrontation in the mining region.
New York dispatch reports about a Monongahela mine explosion with about a hundred bodies recovered and many more visible in wreckage. Gases hinder search efforts. hundreds of coffins line the mine mouth and rumors place the workforce near a thousand men.
The note reports additional bodies recovered at the Monongahela mine as crews pause further search due to ongoing fire. Authorities have yet to confirm total casualties and the investigation timeline remains uncertain.
Twenty-one sailors in Vladivostok receive death penalties while twenty four are sentenced to penal servitude for involvement in a recent mutiny. The rulings reflect severe wartime discipline and the authorities’ efforts to deter further unrest.
Mrs Minnie Walsh and her 15 year old son Percy Walsh were charged in Dublin with conspiring to obtain money by false pretences from Lord Ashtown and his agent Mr Chevenix Trench and to incite others to blow up a building at Woodlawn, Galway. The hearing adjourned as witnesses and letters were examined.
December 10 reports note ALP member William O'Brien and M P Timothy Healy condemning cattle driving. At Leicester seventeen people faced unlawful assembly charges but the jury disagreed. In Munster assizes three prisoners were not convicted of manslaughter despite one striking the deceased.
An attempted dynamite attack near Warayangar and Benapur on a train carrying Sir A. H. Fraser, Lieut. Governor of Bengal, and Lady Fraser. Several sleepers were blown to fragments and a large ground hole was made, but the engine stayed on the rails and no one was injured.
South Africa dispatch reports four North Vryheid natives captured and mortally wounds a rebel who says he and others had a special mission but names no source. Capetown notes 115 Transvaal Indians including Pathans and Goorkhas offer service in Zululand. Lord Selborne says Natal must decide on accepting their aid.
The Star of Ashburton Druid's Lodge convened at the Masonic Hall in Havelock Street with large attendance from members and Pride of Ashburton Ladies' Lodge visitors. Two candidates were initiated, officers elected for six months, and a festive supper followed a program of songs and speeches.
Deceived December 10 at 8.45 a.m. The Steel Trust has dismissed 60,000 workers since the panic, intensifying a broader financial squeeze across factories and railways.
Mr Carson speaking at Macclesfield denounced lawlessness in Ireland and warned that the English should withdraw if they cannot govern Ireland under ordinary civilised conditions.
At the Arbitration Court J Thornton boot maker was fined five pounds and costs for dismissing a worker during award consideration. Adams Co Ltd cycle makers were fined five pounds each for paying below minimum wage to two boys. J Dingle butcher fined two pounds for underpaying an employee. Thomas McNaught saddler Amber Isy fined five pounds for unpaid overtime.
An Abbey allocation remains unclaimed while Over Isa Niu is documented as returning in exchange for coupons. This note records the transfer and redemption activity with no further details.
Russian physicians report radium treatment cured General Poell of cancer and General Poehl signed a certificate stating the claim. The statements were received in St. Petersburg on December 9 and 10.
A four hundred strong armed and masked mob attacked Hokinsville figures of the tobacco trade imprisoning police and firemen, burning factories, firing dealer homes, and destroying about 50 000 dollars in property. Pursuers exchanged shots as marauders fled. Reports say Imperial Tobacco manager was whipped to death.
The Invercargill Supreme Court sittings opened before Mr Justice Williams. He praised the district's low crime, noting only three cases and none serial. Charles Froggatta faced charges of improper relations with a girl under sixteen and was found Not Guilty. The Grand Jury returned no bill in Alexander Ferrier manslaughter case involving a traction engine incident.
A fire breaks out in No 1 hold of the steamer Lord Stanley berthed at Taranaki Street wharf Wellington. Crew closes ventilators and seals hatches with steam injected. Captain Cunningham remains confident in the crew to manage the incident as cargo is stored in the hold. The steamer sails from New York via Australia and will proceed to Lyttelton after unloading.
Commercial dispatch from London notes 1,000,000 quarters of wheat and flour for the United Kingdom and 270,000 for the Continent. Atlantic weekly shipments total 399,000 and Pacific 51,000 quarters. The Times predicts higher prices for wheat barley and oats in 1908 compared with 1906.
Moderate demand at the wool sale with inferior cross-breds selling slightly higher. Merinos unchanged and fleece Pareora clip realized 114d. Total offered 176,206 bales with 81,132 sold. Prices by region show Canterbury Lamb steady and North Island ranges 23 to 42d for fat lambs. Beef and river Plate sheep unchanged in New Zealand markets.
Auckland report states Thomas Hall, convicted in 1886 at Timaru for an attempt to murder his wife with antimony poison, was released from Mount Eden Gaol last week.
The Oamaru Woollen Factory Company held its annual meeting in December. Directors recommended a dividend of 7 percent on ordinary shares and 8 percent on preference shares for the year. Factory profits were affected by high wool prices, with expectations that lower prices will boost profits.
The Chinese in the dominions lodge a protest to Dr Findlay the Minister of Internal Affairs against the Chinese Immigrants Amendment Act now reserved for royal assent. They cite lack of English education exemptions for visiting Chinese residents and charge the act violates international law and damages relations with the Chinese Empire. They request His Majesty refuse assent to the bill.
Wellington December 10 The directors of the Wellington Mana railway company met to discuss the Government's intention to acquire the line. The meeting produced no decision but directors say they are prepared to seek a settlement consistent with their duty to shareholders.
Travelers arriving from South Africa relay warnings to stay away, citing widespread joblessness and economic hardship. They describe reported hardships and urge others to reconsider travel or relocation there.
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