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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR listing farm acreage and figures across districts moka Geraldine showing 440 acres and multiple numeric entries. The text reads like a damaged public notice or land sale schedule with scattered parcel sizes and codes, lacking coherent context or complete details.
The column reports a forecast of strong northerly winds becoming gale force after 12 hours with glass falling and possible rain, plus local notices on shop closures for Anniversary Day and a half holiday on Thursday. It records examinations at Technical School, a liquor raid in Hampstead, and various local notices including a murder case hearing in Dunedin and a San Francisco mail delay.
A reader condemns the Ashburton Retailers Association for closing shops on Thursday for Anniversary Day. They argue it disrupts local picnics and events, notes arbitration board closures, and praises the mayor for defending the town’s holiday and reputation.
Reader letter argues the Retailers' Association lacks municipal authority to move Canterbury holiday observance from Monday 17th to Thursday 13th. It notes West Street merchants chose the 17th and defends democratic rights of individual merchants to set their closing days.
Rerain Traver laments that a small group of retailers in the Retail Traders' Association seeks to declare Thursday a holiday, counter to the public’s planned observances and three big picnics on the 17th. He questions the group's representativeness and expects the mayor to oppose the move.
Briefs note a whooping cough prevalence in Temulki and a railway petition seeking later morning trains and faster service. Also mentions Ashburton Society office closure, hiring of J B Nazer as cutter, and various dated cultural and business items.
Invercargill December 10 Mr Joseph Devlin arrives welcomed by the Mayor and local supporters. He praises Ireland’s right to self government and says the Irish party remains incorruptible guardians of the people, defending human causes while seeking sympathy for Ireland from New Zealand.
Ashburton Borough School Committee meets with members Silcock Hagee Hillier Priest McCallum Andrill Saltee and Petere. They hear from the Education Board on salaries and discuss a substitute for Miss M Trezico and the school excursion arrangements.
In the second innings Queensland scored 1175. New South Wales won by an innings and 154 runs. Garnsey claimed 6 wickets for 25 runs.
The Ashburton County Scottish Society held its annual meeting in the Oddfellows Hall with a large attendance. It reported 20 council meetings, a deficit of 1 15s 6d, 34 new members taking total to 153, and unpaid subscriptions of about £24. The Pipe Band showed progress under Pipe Major Pearson. Officers were elected including Chief Mr Reid and secretary Mr Ferguson, with plans for Lambie lecture and Burns Anniversary celebration.
Four year old Dee Cartzeron Woodley strangled by a gate catch on a Belvedere property. In Waikariwae a boy named Herbert Keogh died after a paddock accident where a horse kicked him in the forehead.
The Supreme Court today sentenced four prisoners who pleaded guilty in the Lower Court. George Shaw, seventeen, was ordered to return for sentence on theft at Hawke's Bay. James Begg, with prior convictions, received eighteen months for theft. Edward Hughes was jailed six months for forgery at Feilding. August Edward Haare was sentenced seven years for incest.
United Press report states Cecil Rawlinson and Ifwerson's warehouse burglary occurred between Saturday night and Monday morning. Goods valued at £20 stolen, with a large pile of solid silver dumped on the floor and a handbag filled with silver found. entry traced to boring through an adjacent warehouse door.
Honoria Heffernan appeared at the police court on a charge of sly grog selling at Kaikorai Vailey. He was fined £50 by Me Widdowson who stated the premises were fully equipped for sly grog and that a systematic trade was evident in the shop.
The lineups for Geraldina versus Ashburton list players Tis lop Young A B Temple Willoughby A McLean A Willoughby Seddon H Bennett Ormsby H W Moore and 8 Macdonald. Emergencies Willis and Christie.
An old advertisement touts RHETMO and RHEUMO cures claiming they relieve rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago with weekly prices and widespread availability. It invites readers to purchase at chemists and stores and notes language about cures and health benefits.
United Press reports three large soft goods houses in the city grant employees holidays from December 24 evening to January morning while Panama importers Craighead and Berryman push new summer suits and British tweeds. The text notes limited promises for additional orders and mentions local grocer and drug company Ashburton.
United Press notes Lloyd George speech on Liverpool and future consular report edits by the Board of Trade. Hugh Watt released after serving a year for attempting to procure the murder of his wife. The Times discusses colonial appeals and urges a strong tribunal. Obituary for King Behangin of Oshomay. A Commons bill funds meals for schoolchildren after long committee. Clan MacDonald ashore in Suez delaying Peninsular’s Mooltan. Nobel Prize for Roosevelt announced by Storting. San Francisco faces tents and post‑fire reconstruction delays amid union tensions.
A United Press Association copyright notice appears on the telegraph transmission dated December 11 at 8.50 a.m. indicating ownership and timing of the news dispatch.
Paris reports that the Pope bans Catholics from complying with the 1881 law by issuing even a single notification for religious worship gatherings. The Vatican appears misinformed about French opinion, while ultramontane fears grow that the prohibition could push Gallicanism. The French government remains firm on principle before Holy See pressures.
Pars December 10 reports after December 11 any assembly for worship without notice will face punishment by fine or imprisonment. Archbishop of Bordeaux had authorized clergy to notify gatherings but has withdrawn that permission. Clergy told to continue services. public prosecutors ordered to prosecute infringements. government threatened stricter laws.
Telegrams from Honolulu claim two regiments of Japanese laborers, fully officered, are secretly employed in Hawaii sugar plantations under the guise of workers. The report cites warnings of potential hostilities between the United States and Japan.
Sloyer notes a Sunday paper published a sensational cable from Auckland claiming a severe quake in the North Island. The report remains unconfirmed by leading newspapers. Meanwhile an ad touts first class English bicycles at reasonable prices, with Hudson Cycles on view at BRD Johnston's estate depot in Ashburton.
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