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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
1
A capital family residence on Peter Street recently occupied by Mr Robert Alcorn is described with gas, hot and cold water laid on and a capital garden attached including a table and hay shed.
The article reports Mr Baume’s push for direct inter‑house evidence talks and cross‑speaking by ministers. It argues the old procedural forms slow business and should allow ministers to speak in either house as needed, noting Baume’s efforts and support from the public.
The Rev J Mackenzie at the Christchurch Y M C A dedication warns against pernicious literature and the need for members to stand firm against moral erosion in New Zealand. Also notes various local items: licensing changes, land sale near Springburn, weekly stock sale at Ashburton yards, influenza among horses, pupil teacher training, a Hamilton to Cambridge motor service, and a St Andrews call to Auckland.
The Fairfield Freezing Works re opened for a week. Reports on the Rakota river and Rangitata settlement, European travels of Mr Gwen Travurga and Mr W Butterick, and Ashburton returns. Weather boosts hay and shear in North Canterbury with rust damage varying. Railway progress south from Seddon slow. Plaxbourne line may take a year. Local church calls extend to Rev Alexander Whyte. Hawke's Bay delegates discuss frozen meat trade. Shearing machines rise in Wairarapa. shopkeepers warned on acts. Grain sacks import signals large harvest in Sout Canterbury. Wellington motorbike rides cover 300 miles. Arnst challenges Mehrtens or A Birch in races. Dreadnought dock counts by nation. Parliament salaries contested. Absinthe inventor story and kaolin deposit news. Gore show praised sheep. Socialist funds aid Crooks campaign. Wheat up 45% in Wellington. Rhodes scholar candidate Kenneth Sisam. Sheep shorn rapidly at Winchmore. Local government bill expected. Crown Law Office probes. A fasting public servant writes on long fasts. Consols accessibility questioned. Napier reclamation progress and rental rates. War minister Haldane boasts of walking London to Brighton. Bank of New South Wales speech on career and pension. Motor car reliability and Talbot models advertised. trial arrangements offered.
The Orchestral Society concert draws eager crowds with a varied program including Mendelssohn’s Spring Song. Miss Barker on the harp is expected to be a popular highlight as Ashburton seldom hosts a fine harp recital.
Reporters note heavy wheat crops across Wakanui and Beach roads with paddocks near harvest. Oats are fewer but present, while hay yields rise and lamb markets open early. Rust fears recede as warm weather helps crops. wild oats spread, Californian thistles threaten soil, and dairying potential prompts calls for closer settlement.
A large fireworks display will light Ashburton Domain on Anniversary night Thursday December 16. Promoters promise a superior program from R T Bickerton Wellington known for Wonderland shows. The Timaru Herald praised their Timaru exhibition for brilliancy. Music by the Temperance Band and humorous moving pictures add variety.
Medical authorities cite excess uric acid as the real cause of rheumatism gout sciatica lumbago and related conditions. RHEUMO is presented as the remedy that removes excess uric acid and quickly relieves symptoms. Sold by chemists and stores at 2s 6d and 6d.
Rome reports Baron Sonina formed a new Italian ministry with Signor Guicciardini as Foreign Minister and General Spingardi as War Minister. The cabinet’s moral character is described as conservative.
The Tines reports a diligent search has failed to locate Dr. Cools as of December 14. 8:80 a.m. The press association notes the disappearance has prompted ongoing inquiries and a formal search.
Report from Marseille details a man contesting money matters who attacked his mother and wife with a public safety item, fatally wounded two children, injured his daughter and assistant, and ended his own life.
In London before Mr Asquith’s meeting, 350 stewards searched the hall for suffragists. Several were found behind curtains and in the organ loft. The Nonconformist Anti-Socialist Union issued a strong statement of aims and claims amid the crisis.
The report notes Mr Churchill sneaking at Oldham where he branded Mr Balfour’s manifesto as flat and stale. He criticized Balfour for an exhibition early in the year touring the country with March hares and April fools, attempting to spark a naval panic.
Reports say Mr Balfour suffers fatigue and severe illness, writes his manifesto from his sick room, and will not deliver his first speech until after the New Year as doctors order rest.
Mr Austen Chamberlain criticised Mr Asquith at Stirchley saying he differed strongly while the Premier ran a gentlemanly campaign. He noted that Mr Asquith spoke on defence and navy but avoided details on closer overseas alliance yet stressed Imperial union as vital for the future and for influencing our race.
Sydney dispatch notes Mr Will Crooks saying the election should yield a strong majority for Mr Asquith to pass the Budget and pursue House of Lords reform. The message is dated December 13 and references contemporary political debate.
Sir Edward Grey said at Alswick that the Irish question would never be solved without Home Rule. He favored a second chamber if its composition has moral force behind it.
The British Museum has secured a terracotta cylinder containing 720 lines about Sennacherib's Cilician campaign of 698 B C and the fortification and extension of Nineveh.
The obituary notes the death of renowned chemist Ludwig Mond, reported December 13 at 11:30 a.m. The brief notice marks Mond as a leading figure in chemistry.
Wanganui mourns the sudden death of William Hodgson-Barnicoat a senior local lawyer aged fifty six He came to Wanganui thirty years ago and became a partner in Borlase and Barnicoat He was a native of Nelson and died after an unexpected illness or event on Saturday evening in December in Wanganui
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