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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 17, 1910
Page
3
London reports that license duties paid by the Barclays and Perkins brewery business amount to 30215 pounds prompting postponement of a preference dividend and company reconstruction. Shared figures show additional direct taxation since 1896 swelling capital to 3,850,000 pounds.
Beveather 17. Mrs Ellen Moore wife of Frederick William Moors a commission agent wired suddenly last night after returning home at Berhampore from a public entertainment. An inquest was held today with a verdict of heart failure returned.
A house owned by Mrs McKinnon on Arahura Road burned at three this morning. Her daughter, the sole occupant, escaped in night attire. Nothing was saved. Insurance totals £300 across Norwich Union, Imperial, and Alliance policies.
Wireless, Wellington reports a new apparatus to widen the Telegraph Department’s experiments will arrive on January 5 aboard the s s Maitai. Tenders closed yesterday for four New Zealand wireless stations described by the premier months ago. detailed information to be released after tender appraisal.
The South Canterbury Rifle Association held its annual competition at Timaru range on Friday with entries from St. Andrews Geraldine Ashburton Temuka and Timaru. Bad weather gave an easterly wind while Private Murphy of the Timaru Rifles won the aggregate. Ashburton competitors posted various prizes with detailed scores listed for matches at 200 500 and 600 yards across multiple teams and individuals.
The Christchurch detachment led by Scout-master S Foster and Ashburton scouts under Scout-master G MacFarlane continued their camp at the rifle butts with a general tent inspection and a night patrol from 9 to 11 pm. Today featured scouting operations and a 4 pm fire drill and life-saving drill with plans for a parade tomorrow at Baring Square Methodist Church and an afternoon visitors’ program. The Christchurch group will return home tomorrow on bicycles.
The gross receipts from the test match amounted to £1762, reported by the Press Association from Sydney on December 17.
Sporting at Christchurch reports the first day results with multiple handicap trots and hack races. Winners include Success over Onward by three lengths, Mine E over Queen opades, and Sant Rosaleer over Giovanni. Totalisator turnover reached £2362 10s with thirteen bookmakers licensed.
Mayfield Athletic Club's sports events are reported with results across disciplines. Winners include S Miller, Bishop, Fagan, S Austin, W Green, T Sewell, D Tagan, J Murdoch, W Rainey, Miss Fergus, Miss Withell, S Tweedie, Mrs Fech nie, Mrs Gellatly, George Clelland, and Leggett, across track and field and wrestling events.
A large audience at the weekly sale hosted by H Stephenson and the Farmers Cooperative Association reported higher poultry prices in anticipation of Christmas. Ducks brought 3s to 5s 9d, geese 5s 6d to 6s 6d per pair, turkeys up to 13s, and roosters 2s to 3s per pair, with cattle, pigs, and produce also showing gains across divisions.
Friedlander Bros offered in the Williams Bickerstaff estate the corner William and Kermode streets site with a half acre and a dwelling amid a garden. Bidding started at £300 and the property passed in at £400. The National Mortgage and Agency Co offered J Robertsons Peter Street West residence a quarter acre with an eight room house but received no bids.
The Corinthie and Kent arrived in London yesterday while the Roserie sailed for Wellington. Erection of the trou tank on the water tower has begun with first plates in place and progress is rapid. Mr Smith, Lismore schoolmaster, will retire soon and a meeting for a farewell is planned at Tisure School. The Teachers Institute approved resisting changes to classification amid its current trial. Sinking work for the high pressure water scheme advances with twelve feet of pure filtered water secured and plans to drive pipes to the lower underground spring.
Tomorrow's schedule shows Stephen's Church Evensong at 8 p m and 11 a m with Holy Communion at 11 a m. St Andrew's Church offers Divine Service at 11 a m and 6 30 p m led by Rev G B Inglis. Various churches provide morning and evening services with named preachers andTemperance Society parades.
A notice invites applications for two pupil teacher vacancies at the school with preference to Matriculation passers. Applications close on Saturday the 24th. Secretary J B Christian signs the notice and the item references a joint meeting at the A and P Association rooms to discuss threshing rates and related matters.
On account of Mrs Claridge a four acre with dwelling containing six rooms and outbuildings on Cox Street shall be leased to receive offers from intending buyers. Friedlander Bros Ltd invites offers following purchase of another property.
Real estate list offers multiple cheap properties across William Street Aitken Street East Belt Princes Street and Winter's Road Allenton. Dwellings range from six to eight rooms with water and conveniences and several building sites including 1 acre Wills Street and Belt Stead sections. Also a cottage on Belt for 175 pounds.
A freehold hotel property on 22 acres with 22 rooms and stabling is offered for sale. The Mount Borders Hotel sits near the Post Office and Railway Station. Tenders close Saturday January 7 1911 addressed to L E Corsbie A of Hill and Frazer Solicitors 52 12 Christchurch.
A statement pledges absolute guarantees to protect grain and ensure safety as a core measure. The message emphasizes safeguarding supply chains and guaranteeing dependable outcomes for producers and buyers.
A list of sugar types including dark brown Demerara and fine loaf sugar. Mentions crystals, icing sugar and milk sugar in 56 lb bags, with ambiguous packaging and quantities. No clear event or person identified.
A local note lists 12 pounds of Cream of Tartar and Baking Soda for culinary acid needs including tartaric acid powdered form crystals citric and crystal nat AF options.
Market brief notes a price of 32 per tin for gs d and an 8 3 rate per tin. No further context or institutions provided.
The notice outlines cash with order terms and daily cart deliveries to town and suburbs with two daily slots at 11 am and 4 pm. It lists Tinwald deliveries three times weekly on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 1 o clock and Fairfield Monday deliveries, warning orders after hours will be forwarded to the next delivery.
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