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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
2
The Ashburton post and telegraph service announces holiday hours for Christmas and New Year. Boxing Day schedules affect mail close times. telegraph and telephone exchanges have reduced or split hours on festive days through January 1, 1909.
Local items show Ashburton Hems ap pear on Public Works Estimates for Rakaia and Geraldine projects plus Mount Somers to Mesopotamia road work. A Timaru meeting discusses grain sacks loss, drivers fined for speed, and a fire policy rate raise and library subscriptions. Reports cover crops, government posts, fire engine overhaul, and community notices from Kyle to Christchurch.
The annual breaking up of Miss Paul’s music and painting classes was held yesterday with Mayor Havis presiding. Prizes were awarded for music, piano, attendance, perseverance, organ, painting, and singing, with top pupils including Ivy Hardy Primrose Gibson Magda Nealon Amy Hosken and Emily Williams among others and special prizes for conduct and present-practice attention.
Twelve new sample Commodore cycles for ladies and gents arrive from Lik England at Johnston’s Burnett Depot. Fully equipped with free wheels rim rims Dunlop tyres Brooks saddle Reynolds chain and two color polish. Prices for Gent and Lady models £19 with a two years written guarantee.
A mixed New York and international roundup reports the Maharaja of Nepal distributing his weight in gold to pilgrims, Mrs William Astor's pearl necklace rediscovered but reduced in value after imitation pearls added, along with fires, stampedes and a large audience at Windsor and Broadway theatres. It also notes naval bids for a Dreadnought and a London college gift for medical research, plus arrests for a confidence scheme in Rome.
London report states Mr Brennan transferred the rights of his gyroscope to a railway army and navy association in exchange for assistance received. The deal covers rights previously held and term mentions sale of those rights.
London December 19 reports Unionists have secured candidates for every constituency except Kirkcaldy. Liberals lack 16 candidates and Labour contests 76 seats.
The Marl letter cautions about English undertakings and securities. It notes no unearned increment charged and that land is already weighted with obligations while money and stock would not carry this burden.
Lord Richard Cavendish, speaking at Ulverston, denounces the Lords for rejecting the Budget as a death blow to tariff reform. He warns against Liberal return to power and urges moderates to support Liberal opposition while defending the union democracy and single-chamber government.
London reports the Earl of Cawdor warning that home rule would invite German occupation of Belfast as a German fleet base. He urges government explanation while linking tariff reform to colonial preferential ties with America and Germany.
The Manchester Labour Conference considers threats to withdraw candidates in fifty four seats unless the party agrees on candidate selection and policy directions. The tension centers on local contestation and party discipline ahead of the vote.
A London dispatch notes that the Middle Class Defence Organisation and Imperial Maritime personnel issued a joint manifesto condemning confiscatory legislation and insufficient defence provisions. The date cited is December with unclear year. The statement aims to curb perceived government overreach while urging stronger national safeguards.
The Liberals led by Edward Johnson Ferguson and Joseph Jones along with Sheffield Chamber of Commerce chair Hoteon and Sir John Swinburne withdraw backing. Mr Balfour is reported to be suffering from pulmonary estarrh.
December 20 reports describe Leopold II's body moved from Pavilion des Palmiers to the palace at Laeken under torchlight. Prince Albert and army generals led the hearse as vast crowds paid respects in Brussels. Lawyers for Princess Louise oppose blocking deposits held in King Leopold's name and Baroness Vaughan. The courts refused her demand to seal rooms in Vaughan's house.
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