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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 21, 1910
Page
3
T Young, Ulster Cash Boot Shop, Hast and Burnett Streets, advertises considerable reductions on all goods and repairs. Cash only and value for money touted. Boots repaired with no hand-sewn rivetting charges.
Ashburton county millowners and farmers met to discuss shifting from contract to hourly threshing pay under the Arbitration Court award. Rates were proposed for barley wheat oats and solid straw Tuscan between Ashburton Rakaia and Rangitata rivers with conditions on cook payment and coop system. Consensus urged to uniform rates and adherence, with further talks if cook costs alter.
Police relay details of a bottle found on a beach near Lake Ellesmere claiming survivors from the steamer Duco on the Auckland Islands. The inscription, dated September 21, reports an engine failure and seven survivors alive with others buried. authorities seek to verify and forward the note. Wellington notes islands have been rented since the loss, with no trace found.
Rangitata Road Board at Lismore on the 11th resolved to take over Mayfield Pound subject to premises repair to board standards. Road work commitments included deferring Maronan-Tinds road shingle until after harvest. Gorse clearing and frontage work on various roads were noted, with several occupiers promising action. Consent to transfer powers under the Public Health Act to Ashburton Hospital Board was signed. Meeting frequency shifted to the first Monday monthly. A payment of £100 18s Ged was approved and the board adjourned.
In Christchurch Peter John Lewis twenty six a prisoner awaiting forgery and uttering was found dead in his cell after hanging with a hammock rope. An inquest is set for 4 30 pm. Loffingen Ashley sustained a severe thigh wound from a sharpening wheel and was hospitalized. In Blenheim Patrick Turnin a 35 year old sawman on the Wairau steamer drowned after a dinghy capsize while chasing a painter.
The Dunedin based arbitration ruling fixes forty four hour weeks for bricklayers and gas retort workers with hourly rates of 1s 6d and 1s 9d for boiler repair and related tasks. It also covers overtime, apprentices, and fortnightly wages. Engineers’ award sets minimums for Otago and Southland with detailed apprentice scales and union preference. The awards start January 2 and run to December 19, 1913, applying broadly nationwide with separate centre filings.
In Dargaville on December 20 the mayor and J.W. Harding heard that Harry Hockey was charged with furiously riding a horse at Kaihu on November 26 causing the death of Stephen Frederick Parker. The bench dismissed the case and commended police for their conduct of the proceedings.
The Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Export Company Limited held its annual meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Hall in Christchurch with about ten shareholders. The chairman noted reports on meat handling, disputed Dr Chapple’s assertions, and discussed labeling jars to reduce handling and sorting of small carcase lots.
Alfred George Marshall elected Rhodes Scholar for 1911 by the Professorial Board of Auckland University College. Other candidates were David H. Bimith Montague Ongley. selection occurred at Government House with Governor Sir Robert Stout and Justice Cooper among attendees.
Detectives uncovered bone fragments and a coffin plate in a smouldering pile near a grave after a burial at Southern Cemetery. The remains were those of a pauper buried seven years ago and were exhumed to make room for a new interment. An inquiry and possible charges are expected.
A report based on English Mechanic describes the Edison storage battery as a revolution in self propelled vehicles. The battery car promises 150 miles per charge at half a penny, no overhead wires or tracks, and lower power costs.
Miss Baughan praises her booklet Snow Kings of the Southern Alps describing New Zealand’s snowy region with vivid artful prose. The author’s plates and binding enhance the work and invite nature lovers to explore alpine scenery near the Tasman glacier.
An advertisement urges readers to use Baxter’s Lang Preserver to drive coughs from the system and strengthen lungs. It promotes a large bottle for 10d, with two smaller bottles priced similarly, urging daily use.
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