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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
1
A leasehold at Anama offers a practical dwelling described as a good house suitable for a working man. The notice highlights simple living with affordable terms and proximity to local amenities.
The page lists lunar phases for December including Full Moon on the 1st and 16th, Last Quarter on the 9th, New Moon on the 16th, and First Quarter on the 28th. It notes times such as 10.07 am, 6.28 am, and 2.84 am, plus terms like Apogee and Pariges 16 2am.
The next best despatch for the United Kingdom moves from Ashburton to San Francisco then to London. It departs Ashburton on Dacumbar 18 and arrives in London on January 19.
The High Commissioner's report notes uncertain mutton prices with low turnover and light stocks, River Plate selling to shape the market, and nominal Canterbury prices. Beef demand improves with steady market for New Zealand cuts. Butter shows weakness amid rising supplies. cheese remains firm. Kumara shipments arrive. wool market closes strong with favorable prospects and tight stock. Estimated values cover crossbreds, meat, and inferior categories.
A catalog lists multiple parcels of Good Grazing and Agricultural land across Ashburton Timaru Fairlie Ta muka and Geraldine Districts. Inspections invited by bona fide buyers with 2000 acres and various associated buildings and improvements. Figures shown include numerous acreages and associated notes with large batches of numbers and fragmented text.
The Oamaru Mail lambasts ministerial banquets as cruel waste harmful to health and public service. It urges fewer social functions, more focused administration, and a shift from gadding to reflective governance in New Zealand.
An advertisement explains rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago stem from excess uric acid in blood and promotes Rheumo as a remedy. It claims rapid relief and many prior cures and invites readers to visit stores and chemists for purchase and trials. It also advertises Hudson Cycles at B. Johnston’s depot in Arthurton.
The Musterean County Band plans a fourth municipal concert at Baring Square with a contingency in Arcada and winds up to a gale if weather fails. Reports cover local property, river conditions, club and school events, an Ashburton Rifles match, Catholic Literary Society, Allenton school grazing debate, Mr Devlin’s visit preparations, an exhibition excursion, and church extension discussions in Christchurch Presbytery.
News in Brief reports the Ashburton Fire Brigade acknowledging £11 from Messrs Kilworth and Manchester, race nominations set for Mount Somers on December 7, and local business notices including Domatt land sale, and plumbing firm moves. It notes crops parched by lack of moisture and Japan’s forces at 622,000.
Parishioners of St Staphan’s Anglican Church met in the vestry to plan finishing the church. The Vicar chaired as plans were made to raise £400 to £500 locally with potential £800 from Church Property Trustees and a possible overdraft to complete the organ and chancel. A committee of church officers and others was formed to canvass subscriptions and report by January 22.
The Ashburton Technical Class Board of Managers met with Mayor H. Davis presiding. Attendance included Hugo Friedlander and others. apologies from Studholme and MaGregeor. The bank credit stood at £204 12s, and discussions covered class terminations, staff reappointments, prize funds, and certificates of merit.
At a St Stephen parish meeting Mr Ballock voiced sorrow over Dr Boyd leaving the district. Dr Boyd, a respected churchman and skilled professional,long served Ashburton and wider county. The motion to record the community’s regret was carried unanimously as tributes from Rev E Whitehouse and Dr Trevor praised his contributions.
Mr Ernost M. Sandstein, consulting optician with six years of study in England and the Continent, offers service for defective eyesight remediable by glasses. Daylight not necessary. artificial light used. Consulting room Cashel etraot W Christchurch next to Ballantyne's, hours 130 to 1 and 2 to 6 daily.
Sir Montagu Ommanney, Permanent Under Secretary for the Colonies, will retire at month’s end. Winston Churchill says Lagos dockworkers were whipped but the act was illegal and improper, arising from worker refusals. The official concerned was censured. In Lazaron, the Chamber of Deputies approved Algoviras treaty.
A Transvaal protest reports that leaders demand a full measure of self government or prefer leaving the status quo. Other items note Roosevelt’s Nobel prize plan for a permanent industrial peace committee in Washington and King Leopold’s defense of Congo policy amid press criticism. A German sub-lieutenant is arrested in France for espionage, and New Zealand Shipping Co faces tax appeal dismissal.
The Czar extends the Zemstvo system to the western provinces, hoping local government will curb broader autonomous aspirations. The United Press Association-Talladrco filed the report on December 12 at 9 30 am noting the historical expansion amid unrest in Russia.
Terrorists armed with rifles and bombs attacked the BaarHOE General's escort near Warsaw railway. Troops repelled the ambush, one soldier killed and several wounded. After a brief exchange of fire the attackers fled, leaving one of their number wounded.
Government officials state that disorder and civil war will not allow church aims to triumph. Leaders Clemenceau and Briand insist authorities will prevent foreign blockades from ruling France and will clarify the state's stance against church interference.
Chostar Gillette was sentenced to death by electrocution in Herkimer New York for the murder of his sweetheart during a boating trip on Big Moose Lake. The trial featured a patriotic angle as his mother served as a reporter for a Denver newspaper to help fund his defense, describing an interview with him in his cell.
In Melbourne Supreme Court Chief Justice Madden heard that SANDER & SONS PURE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT is a highly antiseptic, heart safe remedy with tested reliability for 30 years. Imitators sought to deceive by copying the brand and false claims. Licenses and high quality gear were noted at John Orr and Co.
On December 12 a flurry of editorials shows Northern and London press divided. The Standard says the Government will kill the Education Bill, the Morning Post warns a fading chance for settlement, The Times reports the Government pressing Lords to restart talks, and The Daily News notes Nonconformists may back senator solutions if the bill fails.
The House of Lords rejects the Plural Voting Bill by a vote of 142 to 48 in London on December 11. The division ends the measure on plural voting and shifts contendings to its opponents and supporters.
Mr Redmond threatened to oppose the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill to block renewal of the Peace Preservation of Ireland Act, 1881. The government quietly omitted it from statutes scheduled while Unionists push to reinstate it and stress Morley’s police regulation framing.
German Deputy Erzberger exposes a Budget Committee claim that 1904 proposals by Hanovre deputy Semler and Hamburg merchant Gorne planned irrigation funds for Fernando Po to provoke a quarrel with Spain and possibly a warlike crisis. Von Dornberg mocks the tale as false. Fernando Po is described with 749 square miles and 25,000 natives. it has changed hands among Portugal Britain and Spain since discovery in 1472.
A report cites a Moroccon official informing Moorish leaders to prepare 15 000 armed forces to reach Tangier to deter a European invasion and invoking the Koran to justify the move though warned of potential Christian clashes.
In Adelaide the Government abandons the Lotteries Bill as the session ends on Saturday. A new clause in the Licensing Bill requires compensation to licensees from the Compensation Fund if a district votes for reduction or no license. if funds are short, licensees statewide must contribute pro rata or risk their license becoming void. Also: Hillington, world champion swimmer, arrives January 1 for a tour.
In the Legislative Assembly Mr Car rothers moved that in view of the Land Commission finding Mr Orick had rendered himself ineligible to sit as a member. The debate continued as of Dec 12. Mr Cerruthers' motion, referencing Mr Criska’s land scandal connection, was adjourned this morning.
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