22 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
1
The annual meeting of the Taranaki Oil and Fethod Company in New Plymouth reported bore depth at 886 feet with 1200 feet targeted for better results. Directors were re-elected and £25 awarded for past services as managers anticipate operations to continue for about a year with current resources.
New Plymouth reports a local milkman fined £10 and costs for delivering milk with a higher than regulated solids content.
At a public meeting in Napier on December 21, a decision was made to hold annual musical and documentary contests. The move establishes a yearly competition program in the city.
An illustrated piece by C. J. Clarke in the Pall Mall Magazine highlights how electricity powers modern liners like the Mauretania. It details electric washing, ovens, egg boilers, dough mixers, and an electric bread slicer capable of 30,000 slices per day, transforming crew tasks and passenger comforts.
The entry for William Wilson and Sons of 95 Abchurch Lane London is recorded with an address reference showing Annuaire London. The text notes the firm’s long standing establishment since 1814.
English army officers contend the short service rifle lags behind rival weapons, urging a front locking bolt redesign. In Parliament Haldane cites ongoing trials while observers note Britain delays, unlike the United States which altered its rifle pattern within six months. An anti-automatic bias is blamed for postponement ahead of potential European competition.
An article extols inventors as the engine of industrial wealth and notes that inventions like the telephone bicycle sewing machine and electric light underpin modern life. It promotes Henry Hughes patent services in Christ Church via A I R Holdship offering on the spot advice for Canterbury inventors and mentions Leslie O Callaghan and Co as Waimate representatives for Hughes.
London markets report frozen meat quotations based on large shipment gales. Mutton and lamb prices show Canterbury and North Island values with River Plate and New Zealand offerings. Beef forequarters and hindquarters quoted, grain area notes a sale of Australian wheat shipped December January at 365 per quarter.
Cable from London dated December 19 reports on frozen meat with low demand and light New Zealand mutton stocks, lamb and beef markets dull, butter prices weaker, and grain and seed markets showing mixed firmness. Wool prices vary by grade, with Bradford tops at 36s and merino at 1s 9d, while partridge peas and blue peas hold firmer.
The Temaru wool sale on Wednesday will offer a record 13,385 bales. The clip is in good condition with many heavy Lincoln and Leicester cross wools. Prices for fine lots are expected to rise slightly from the first sale while inferior grades show a softer trend and November sale prices may barely hold.
Mr H W Bishop, returning officer, endorsed the writ naming Mr Tame Parata the elected member after an official recount. Three candidates stood Parata Uru and West with votes Parata 358 Uru 351 West 21, majority 7.
The Arbitration Court at Christchurch ruled on whether a driver who manages two horses but drives only one at a time should receive the higher two horses rate. Evidence showed two horses were kept per cart and one man attended both, driving alternately. The court upheld the prevailing grocery trade practice and ruled the driver of one horse should be paid accordingly even if he also attends a second horse.
Auckland reports that a communication from San Francisco notes US interest in reestablishing a direct service to New Zealand. The embryo project envisions larger steamers and Auckland as a port of call for San Francisco or Vancouver routes, linked by the completed Trunk railway to the dominion.
The late Howell and Co directors instruct liquidator W B Gheennells to pay all claims in full as a moral duty. One director who did not sign a bank guarantee bond argues he would have signed if asked, yet all directors paid their full shares rather than the seven shillings in the pound legally due to ordinary creditors.
In Dunedin on December 21 a divorce case was dismissed after a co respondent sought dismissal due to non appearance. Benjamin Watson was the petitioner and Elizabeth Lavinia Watson the respondent. Co respondent Oily Purnbull a baker of Mosgiel appeared.
A group of Wairarapa farmers plan widespread vegetable cultivation from Carterton to Masterton and Dalefield to supply European-grown produce. Backed by capital, the project aims to beat Chinese competition by adopting aggressive business tactics, with cabbages priced at two pence an head yielding about £19 per acre.
Numerous farms advertised for private sale in the Ashburton region. Entries include E85. 79 acres of heavy wheat land with a homestead and 12-stall stable, 1000 acres four miles from Ashburton described as sheep and oat country with 9-room stables, 2000 acres suited for sheep and oats with market access, and 900 acres from Fairfield featuring a 6-room house and outbuildings. Prices range from £5 10s to £10, with high carrying capacity and potential for expansion cited.
An advertisement extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as superior and safe for adults and children. It claims they cleanse bowels and purify blood, preventing illness and suiting delicate women, with testimonials from Mrs Stanton of Auckland praising headaches and general life ailments remedies.
A list of women including Miss H I Adams Lovell Mrs Ridsdale Otira Mrs F H Smith Greymouth and others is noted alongside 36 cash bonuses of 5s each. Names span Gisborne Barrytown Ashburton Tinwald Maungatua Waimate and Wellivoton with various Mrs and Miss titles.
Important notice urges discrimination in buying aerated waters and cordials. It extols Thomson and Co. for using only the best ingredients, pasteurising plants, solid silver lined machinery, and guarantees of purity. Each bottle is claimed to be twice as strong as cheap decoctions, offering value and health.
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