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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 17, 1901
Page
2
A dated observation fragment lists lunar phases including last quarter on June 9 2020 at 6 00 am and full moon around June 26 11 46 pm with positions and times. Additional notes mention new moon and first quarter markers with unspecified locations or sources.
A terse transportation note lists a delivery at 6 30 pm on Tuesday December 17 to Northern Ports and Westport via Botomahana and a San Francisco mail run set for Wednesday December 18.
Dunepin reports mixed merchandise and river references with figures such as Relapse-Empire 46 percent 2dwt gold bed 20:2 diwt and Golden Gate 17 Bdwb. Additional items include Golden Beach flex Giwt 42rg, Hokitika River 12s 6i 12a 6d, and Royal Maori 243 64 with varied dates December 16 and 17.
Weather interruption delays Mayfield Minstrels concert at Staveley raising funds for Cheviot Relief Fund. Scenic escort planned for Lismore on Friday. Canterbury and Ashburton Globe play a three rink match with final scores 70-66.
A severe hailstorm hit Ashburton area midday yesterday damaging early crops. Local sports events and school athletics were disrupted by heavy rain, with Canterbury and Ashburton rifle matches, cycling trials, and a combined school sports day affected by the bad weather.
The Hinds Wesleyan Church held an anniversary tea and public meeting at the public school on Thursday December 12. A large gathering enjoyed a ladies prepared display of treats and a program featuring Rev J D Jory, Willowby and Winstow helpers, and songs by the Willowby Choir. A Sunday service on December 16 included a Service of Song Over the Line and a bright evening sermon by Rev Mr Raine of Radburton.
John F Sheridan opens his season with When the Lamps are Lighted in Melbourne and Sydney. The comedy proves profitable with nightly houses, Dan Rafferty’s rehearsal scene draws loud laughter, and the strong company includes English artists and Australian favourites. Tickets selling well. box plan available.
An old poem fragment references an earthquake and fear among brave men. It notes a statute and chest complaints while praising a cure called Great Peppermint Cure. It mentions Wapes Tzuruina Powpens for Babies as soothing, fever reduction, and a price of 1x.
An English syndicate purchased the Central Queensland Meat Export Company's works at Lake Creek with 16 000 acres grazing freehold for £80 000. Malvournes December 16. The Federal Parliamentary party plans a London coronation visit likely involving about 39 members.
A fire aboard a Broken Hill to Adelaida express on December 16, likely from gasoline, damaged the van with extra luggage and mail. The train accelerated to reach the next station for help as flames spread. The guard remained at his post and tossed baggage off. the van was gutted and nails and substantial luggage destroyed.
Three Bulgarian soldiers crossed into Turkish territory in a fox incident. The Turks beheaded one and sent the head to district authorities, alleging the man was a rebel.
The court has left Kaifenghu and reaches Pekin on the 7th prox. One fourth of Shensi province's population has died of starvation.
Weather reports describe extreme cold in New York and the northwestern states. A Wyoming blizzard has resulted in ten deaths, signaling severe winter conditions across multiple regions.
The first rifle meeting under Defence Department management begins February 20 at Trentham. Aggregate matches stay on the programme with Marlborough and Ladies shoots altered to 200 and 300 yards. Free ammunition and sighting shots are provided, private rifles barred, massing arranged, and railway passes issued to competitors.
An 1830s style ad claims indigestion and headaches stem from a disordered stomach and promotes Impey’s May Apple as a gentle stomach cleanser. It markets the remedy as safe for delicate persons and available from chemists and storekeepers at 25 64 per bottle, urging a trial at a half-crown price.
In Lonvoin December 16 the mining extension discouraged the enemy. De Wet appears inclined to move offensive. De la Rey's commandants assess farm damages ahead of postponed meeting.
The country within a hundred miles radius round Johannesburg is now safe owing to the blockhouses, Burgher Scouts. Allison's Burgher Scouts number 150 and are increasing daily.
A small garrison of 20 repelled an attack and endured weeks of nightly fighting for water. Boers suffered four killed and twenty five wounded while the village saw seven civilians killed or wounded. Garrison casualties were three killed and fifteen wounded.
Eloff sails from Amsterdam to Delagoa to assess the crisis and report back. If the situation proves desperate he will urge the Boers to pursue terms.
Colonel Colenbrander reports Badenhorst and fourteen men captured at Terkfontein. Dawkins aided Waterberg operations. Lord Kitchener calls the capture important with likely beneficial effects. Reuters notes two adjutants of Badenhorert and Devos, plus remounts from Botha, captured.
The Boers at Wilkrans left many wounded in farmhouses. Seventeen Boers have been captured in the Orange Colony.
The remainder of the 20th Brigade and the second battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers sail for South Africa. The need for more infantry and faster blockhouse expansion is stressed. A railway from Machadederp to Ermelo has begun with blockhouses rising along the route.
The Times lauds New Zealand for offering a farther Contingent as a patriotic gesture. London papers applaud Mr Seddon s rebuke to anti peace riots. Premier Barton urged more support while Queensland and Canada prepare or volunteer quotas. Ottawa notes 350 Canadian officers have volunteered for the Contingent.
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