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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
3
Lloyds to post the Waratah for enquiry and declare as missing on December 15 if no information arrives. Underwriters will settle claims on the hulk and cargo on December 22.
New York reports George Sheldon indicted for allegedly misappropriating one million dollars. He remains at large due to critical illness. Earlier messages reference Phenix Insurance Company accounts and questioned omissions by superintendent Hotchkiss about twenty two years of unexamined records.
Wellington December 3 Parliament debate centers on the Land Settlement Finance Bill aimed at closer settlement of land. Government supports the measure as a workable tool despite flaws. critics warn it may favor the landless less without capital. Second reading passed 16 votes to 18 after extended discussion. End of session at 10 15 p.m.
In the King’s Bench action against Mr Gladstone and the Birmingham prison governor over forcible feeding of a suffragist, the jury returned a verdict for the defendants with costs. The case was reported from London with contemporaneous dates December 9 1885.
Word from Sydney December 9 that the union steamer Makura with a wireless system installed has communicated with Vancouver 1520 miles distant and signalled All well confirming the transpacific link.
Sydney faces coal shortages as a miners strike disrupts gas supply. Only 3860 tons remain at the depot with ten days’ reserve, while government seeks 5000 tons imported from abroad. Union leaders condemn non union labour in mines and call for unity.
December 10 report from The Daily Mail Calcutta correspondent notes ongoing Australian strike may boost Bengal coal orders. Already fifty thousand tons booked in Calcutta with potential for additional cargoes and shipments if unloading proceeds safely.
In Auckland on December 9 the Waterside Workers' Union approved a grant of 50 to aid the wives and children of miners on strike in Australia.
Auckland reports the suicide of James William Craymond aged after reaching adulthood in Ponsonby. Napier records drownings and a fatal accident involving William Bodley. Christchurch notes the sudden death of James Rica aged 74 at Kaiapoi. Dunedin finds the body of Samuel McDonald Alexander under the Rattray Street wharf after leaving home to buy a new residence.
Arthur Way aged 19 died in a fire at Orneman's Stables Cheviot early this morning. The uninsured property loss is £900.
The Wellington House debated the Naval Defence Bill with a new clause on the Sinking Fund and final readings amid protests on militarism. The Friendly Societies Bill saw Clause 15 dropped by ministerial accord. The Land for Settlements Administration Bill reached its final stages after Massey outlined amendments. House adjourned after a lengthy session.
The State mine at Point Elizabeth will restart operations on Monday morning, according to the Press Association from Greymouth dated December 10.
The fortnightly sale at Methven yards yesterday drew a small sheep entry with most lines neglected aside from woolly sheep. The fat lamb market was dull as buyers hesitated, with many entries unsold. Prices included three fat ewes 12s 6d, 39 six toothing wethers 11s 7d, 61 ewes and 65 lambs half bred 7s 6d, 82 hopgets 13s 10d, 20 hagwets 9s, pig weaners 14s 4d to 16s, porkers 22s to 24s, Holstein cow profit £7, eighteen month heifers £4 each.
Our Methven correspondent reports that seven lots of Mount Hutt estate owned by Mr D W Mclean were offered at public auction in Methven Town Hall by the NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Company with the NZ Farmers Cooperative Association. No bids were received and the property was passed in.
The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold the right to cut cocksfoot on various roads in its district. Twenty lots were offered and fetched £132 though bidding was quieter than last season. The crop is rich this season, promising strong returns for buyers.
Messrs H Matson and Co held a monthly horse fair in the Arcade with around forty horses offered. Attendance was moderate and sales dragged. Draughts included a bay gelding aged 3 years at 27 pounds and various bays and chestnuts ranging from 12 to 28 pounds. Hacks listed include a bay gelding aged 4 years at 10 pounds 10 shillings and other small ponies and geldings priced between 4 and 10 pounds.
The steamer Siwert Tay arrived from Portland with over a million feet of timber for Wellington. Manresa Sst 916 and Miss Polly 8st 121b were omitted from handicaps in the Ra kaia Cup and Hollfort Stakes respectively.
A retailer advertises a wide range of dried fruits nuts and pantry staples with emphasis on quality over price. Items listed include Patras Currants Sultanas Golden Sultanas Pansy Seeded Raisins New Lexia Raisins Large Prunes Figs Pineapple and various nuts. Also advertised are sugars jellies crystals gelatines and allied goods from multiple brands.
A fragmented price notice lists Raspberry Syrup Lemon Syrup Pineapple Syrup and other syrups per bot, plus assorted brand juices and vinegars. It also details 8 gallons of herbal beer mix, ginger beer concentrate, and various fruit tins with prices per gallon or dozen, including peaches pears apricots and gooseberries, in old merchant units.
Listing asks pricing for baking soda and cream of tartar products in 12 pound quantities and asks price per ounce for tartaric powder crystals and citric powder.
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