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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
2
8 acres subdivided into 13 paddocks with fountains, 6 room dwelling erected 3 years ago, windmill, washhouse, copper and tubs. Includes 4 stalled stable, implement shed, 40 by 14 building with horse stalls, 2 acres of orchard full bearing. Ten minutes from railway, one mile from school. Apply to R. Ferguson, Land and Estate Agent.
Auction style land listing describes a five pad dock dairy site with 20 acres crop and balance grass, a seven room dwelling, large rooms, trap house, chaft house, cow shed, piggeries, close to a creamery and railway, well watered and sunlit. Apply to Land and State Agent for full particulars.
Five acre property subdivided into 15 pad docks with fencing and water. Includes 170 acres in Oate 80 acres in Rape and Grass 60 acres prepared for turnips balance for young grass. 10 room dwelling with modern conveniences bath scullery stable grain store and other buildings. Recently erected dwelling cost £750. Handy to rail and school within 12 miles of Christchurch.
For Private Sale. 23 acre farm divided into 9 paddocks, wall fenced and watered near railway and school. 90 acres in Whaat, balance Grasa. Crop at valuation or vendor will harvest. Sweet cropping and graving land. 5 room dwelling, hut and shed. A bargain. 12 par Bora tortie easy.
For Private Sale 8380 acres subdivided into seven pad docks with down land in rotation of crops and grass. Includes a first class six room dwelling stables dairy and related outbuildings all in good order. Located seven miles from railway and near school and post office.
An advertisement touts Mackintosh's can Topreer as the largest sale in the world and asks readers if they want to treat their Lady Friends.
Phased Moon details list First Quarter on December 4 at 4 68 am Full Moon on December 11 6 30 am Last Quarter on December 19 11 39 pm New Moon occurs near December 25 Apogee and Perigee dates are noted with times. The entry overviews lunar events for the month.
The next fastest despatch to the United Kingdom departs Ashburton on December 26 and is due in London on January 27, 1906. The service through San Francisco is highlighted as the preferred route.
The Cunistoncrew market closed with star and single bale lots on offer. Fleeca wool sold solidly while other lots dragged. Prices remained unchanged. Catalogued bales totaled 22,957 with 18,917 sold.
Total valid votes were 5121 at the Willowby Local Option poll. Restoring licenses needed 3073 votes in favor, which is 410 more than the actual pro restoration votes recorded.
On November 30 at the Flemington Presbyterian Church the ceremony united Grance Henry second son of Henry Anderson and Mary Loutirt daughter of Robert Johnston in marriage conducted by Rev. J. C. Paterson.
Fifty five years have passed since Canterbury was founded and the first four ships with emigrants landed at Lyttelton on December 16 1850. The Canterbury Association promoted colonisation sending thousands of emigrants and clergymen, followed by bishops Jackson Selwyn and Harper. The landscape has changed from tussock plains to a settled province with tunnels railways and a broad water race system transforming Ashburton County and surrounding districts. The piece pays tribute to the pioneers and notes the progress from hardship to a thriving colony.
The Hampstead Town Board failed to meet last evening due to lack of a quorum. Present were Chairman W. J. Silcock and members Mose G. W. Andreye and Levis. The agenda included the Christmas break ceremony at the local high school scheduled for Thursday at 2 30 pm and remarks on recent storm activity.
Postmaster appointment details from Dunedin office note Mr Oxley named for Waipsws. Weather forecast includes strong winds from north west and south west with rain probable. Sports association meeting lapsed for lack of quorum. River reports show dirty waterways. telwyn clear. Wool shipments from Australia to Japan rise. two carriages sent from Speedway with two more expected. Abattoir protest in Hampstead district. Music festival planned with Massiah on Wednesday. Potato blight discussed with English growers noting disease impact. Thunderstorm hit Mount Somars with hail. canal funding debated in Lyttelton Harbour Board district. No Licenses Council meeting reviewed poll results and toasted neighboring councils. Tennis match Ashburton vs Linwood set. Railway incident reports a man seen on tracks near Winchester to Orar. Rakaia Court: William Ireland charged with wool theft fined £10 plus costs. second charge withdrawn. Canterbury Sheepowners Union approves new arbitration-backed shearing rates and rules. Various notices and ads on equipment, discounts, and local deaths including AC Knight. Odd anecdotes on a duckling found with cat kittens. Sports remark promotes Atlanta bicycle priced at £12 10s.
An advertisement praises Sanpe and Sons Eucalyptus Extract as superior and reliable for dental care, cold relief, and various ailments. It touts mouthwash use, inhalation steam therapy, and internal dosages, claiming rapid healing for wounds and skin diseases. Royal Standard Pills are also advertised as newly popular in New Zealand.
Reports from the St Petersburg Bourse describe a red flag on Riga government buildings and government reinforcements sent. Refugees say peasants have risen across the countryside, killing landowners and vowing to act until the Duma acts. Cossacks have been summoned from Manchuria to quell the agrarian disorders.
At a meeting in Timaru the Ashburton Cricket Association asked to affiliate as a body while keeping local control. The South Canterbury rules do not allow such affiliation. they stated that only individual clubs may affiliate.
Dispatches from Sa Puritsevac date December 15 report Vilna authorities ordering all available troops to crush a republican movement. The Manchurian army backs railway workers while mutinous reserves demand repatriation and reject paper money amid rising revolutionary propaganda.
The Premier lists New Zealand players for the Cardiff match against Wales including Gillett Wallace Coens McGragor Hunter Mynott Roberts Casey Tyler O’Sullivan Newton Glasgow Sealing McDonald Gallagher. Result to be posted at 9.15 tomorrow morning.
The Russian battleship Czarevitch, off Colombo, faced a mutiny as about a hundred sailors complained of overwork and being undermanned. The Russian Admiral requested British aid. 40 mutineers were landed and confined at the Sailors' Home. The vessel subsequently sailed.
A two hour clash at Perowo station sees fifty armed men eject officials and loot forty wagons. Martial law declared in Mery district, with all communications to Mery and Ash kabad cut. Reserved December 16 at 9 and 10 am noted.
Fighting erupts in Riga as troops clash with revolutionaries on December 15. Government buildings burn and railways are wrecked. communication with St Petersburg relies on torpedoers.
Paris dispatch notes a Moroccan issue fully tests Frondes loyalty as Germany shifts policy in January and Delcasse resigns. Count von Bülow warned Paris on June 23 about risks of delaying resolution, while The Times questions the solid foundation of the quarrel and echoes pacific protests toward Britain.
The Sydney telegraph accuses the New South Wales Government of muzzling truth on immigration. It urges settlers to appeal to British investors and argues Labor would restrain enterprise for a socialist utopia. The report notes tensions over immigration and economic policy.
The Today column notes Canterbury’s fifty fifth anniversary of its foundation. It lists events and notices including an extra express train between Christchurch and Timaru from 22 December to January, registrars of dogs, a rifle parade, and Boxing Day racing at Mount Somers Domain.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman will speak for the London Liberal Federation at the Albert Hall on December 21. Parliament dissolves on January 8, and Harl Elgin, replying to the Agent General’s congratulations, vows to promote imperial interests.
Winston Churchill told the City Liberal Club that free trade self government and peace would guide Liberal Colonial policy. He urged the nation to give with an open hand and open heart its protection credit and the great free market, with no price driving or calculated repayment. He claimed Liberal policy could preserve loyal prosperous colonies.
The Young Somers Coal Company reminds households that their coal is economical and of high quality. Large steam users will also find the New Seam coal well suited for their needs.
During the Swanlan inquest the mother testified she left her son and daughter talking amicably and soon after heard shots. She denied that her son had fled the home or refused to provide him with food or aid.
Publicans in Kaiapoi plan a recount before the magistrate Waitovarti citing official returns showing continuance and reduction tallies across wards Ouurea Auckland and Wataru with totals around 16 548 voters and no proposal carried in multiple reports
Dec 16 report notes a fall of a pole at Wirth's circus causing the death of the Reverend Dunstan's daughter and injuring several others.
United Press reports the Mahono smashed all records on the Lyttelton to Wellington passage last night. It covered heads to heads in 9 hours 11 minutes with 9 hours 45 minutes from full speed to stop. The Moeraki previously held the fastest passenger-boat mark at 10 hours 17 minutes. The Orlando held the best warship time at 9 hours 40 minutes. The Mahono averaged 18 knots.
The Farmers' Co-operative Weekly reports a sizeable market turnout with strong poultry sales and good quality geese and turkeys. Roosters, ducks, and porkers fetched varied prices while pigs, stores, and porkers sold in multiple lots. Wheat oats and potatoes also traded, with ranges cited for each commodity.
In the final Kaipara election tally after recounts Stallworthy leads with 2172 votes and Harding 2162, a nine vote majority. Wellington Hast results show Aitken defeating McLean by 19 votes.
Count von Bulaw replied to Herr Bebek arguing that British fears of Germany stem from socialist portrayals of Germany as a peace disturber. He warned Socialists against repeating their rhetoric and threats. The remarks reflect early 20th century tensions between Britain and Germany.
Bernard Alfred Gifford pleaded guilty to numerous break in and theft charges and was sentenced to six years. The Chief Justice noted the total could have reached 160 years if considered separately. Samuel Pearce received six months for forgery. Also mentions Painui Fluid laundry aid and Rheuma remedy advertising.
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