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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
2
The records show a substantial profitable business well established. Written offer requests full particulars and arrange with the undersigned for an inspection.
The article discusses legal and employment questions over compulsory training camps and holidays as New Zealand and Australia expand cadet and citizen army programs. It compares future force structures, potential compromises between employers and workers, and the goal of building disciplined citizens.
Report covers railway abstinence policy praise, Canterbury anniversary Diamond Jubilee events at Lyttelton, school tenders and rate roll figures for Ashburton, oat crop stripping near Rakaia, Good Templars Lodge musical evening, water rates for schools, and regional educational and public notices including secular education debate and licensing changes.
London reports tea share values increasing from £28,000,000 to £30,000,000 since January with common Indian and Ceylon teas selling around 74d per lb. Greater consumption linked to old anxieties and good harvests in Russia. Ceylon shipments fell by a lion’s share. Market questions surround matches taxes and security costs in Wales. Roosevelt’s first post‑election speech defends reforms. Earthquake near Zanziber disrupts Durban cables. Cathedral thefts and a new Dreadnought order headline from Britain and abroad. German Crown Prince visits Bombay.
Telegraphic tally from Ashburton and Western Fifeshire shows Captain Morrison Belt Unionist defeating Captain Buxton Liberal with 5579 to 5228 in Ashburton. In Western Fifeshire R. Adamson Cathour Liberal 6128 leads Hope Liberal, while Sir A J Pease Liberal faces J H Dransfield Unionist in Rotherham.
Cork Infirmary authorities call for refunds of £50 spent by candidates and brewers for attending men injured in election riots, seeking reimbursement of medical costs and related expenses.
The Morning Post notes a grave crisis for the Unionist cause caused by an impracticable tariff reform referendum proposal. It states the situation cannot be ignored and marks a pivotal moment in policy debate.
A magistrate and prominent Trades Union official from Darwen, Mr Peter Duckworth, has been committed on a charge of impersonating voters at Blackburn.
The Presa Association reports 13 715 votes for and 1290 against the Edinburgh agreement. Work will resume tomorrow.
The Miners' Conference at Cardiff votes to have Aberdare miners return to work immediately while awaiting the Conciliation Board's ruling on grievances. Local leaders weigh advising obedience to the decision.
On December 15 at 11 a.m. in Adelaide a strike conference between workers and employers went on past midnight and concluded in deadlock. Serious trouble is expected following the failure to reach an agreement.
Perth reports the Bullfinch strike persists with all workers paid off. The labor dispute shows unresolved tensions as crew remain on halt and production is halted at the Bullfinch site.
A civil local case in Washington featured women acting as jurors. The judge praised them as the best that had sat in his court, noting that the recent female franchise under state law includes women’s attendance as jurors.
Sydney December 15 The Registrar's report shows active trade union growth with twenty seven unions registered last year, bringing total unions to 165. Membership reaches 127 402 and union funds total 94 900 pounds.
The ketch Myrtle May capsized and sank in Centrecastreaux Channel on December 16, after being reported on December 15. The two crew members escaped in a boat.
John Kottles a recent Scotland arrival pleaded guilty to forging a mate’s name on a railway workers post office withdrawal for £18,105. He was committed for sentence after the confession and later arrested in Dunedin following the theft.
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