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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
1
A trio of burglars visited a row of small shops on Colombo Street between Cashel and Lichfield last night in Christchurch. They failed at two shops but entered the Weed bootmaker shop. Nothing of value was taken.
Judgment sustained in two Chinese defendants appeals over fines for opium possession. Justice Edwards ruled the Opium Act of 1908 defective, voiding pre consolidation offenses and allowing defense that opium was imported or purchased before August 4 1908.
A December 21 meeting in Feiling gathered many employers to form a local branch of the Employers' Federation. Mr F. Pirani was elected chair and the vote to form the branch was unanimous.
At a special New Zealand Rugby Union meeting Wellington reported the union could not attend the conference proposed for December 28 involving New South Wales Queensland and New Zealand unions. Dates January 18 or 25 were suggested for the conference.
The Court of Enquiry at Auckland began into Captain Knyvett of No. 1 Garrison Artillery with Colonel Chaytor Major Sanderman and Captain Bosworth presiding. Knyvett admitted sending a letter to the Minister of Defence but denied aiming to disturb discipline. The proceedings, under Defence Regulations, faced objections over a charge about preserving privilege and possible escalation to higher authorities. The open hearing also touched on unrelated local items from Taumaranui to Paris cemeteries and British naval and colonial affairs.
A long standing pile sufferer credits Dr Fellows Pile Cones and Dr Fellows A C Tabs with curing fifty years of pain after two months of treatment. The seller Mr Loasby and Christchurch chemists are praised for providing the remedies.
At the annual meeting the chairman congratulated members on progress. New business with the Australian Alliance Assurance Company exceeded three millions. Year income reached 1,219,980 and expenses were 5195 lower than last year. Interest earned was 41 4s per cent versus 41 4s 8d previously. Funds rose by 612,876 to total nearly six millions. Retiring divestors were re-elected.
The death of Frederick Greenwood marks the loss of a leading veteran of journalism. He edited the Pall Mall Gazette and later the St James's Gazette, shaping policy ideas such as the purchase of Suez Canal shares. His work bridged old taste with evolving press innovation, but he received little formal recognition from government. The note appears in The Press on December 20.
An advert promises reliable astrology with many testimonials and offers a personal horoscope covering life, marriage, business, travels, and health. It instructs sending a thumbprint, birth date, sex, and a fee to MR L. Banks in Wellington, New Zealand, with a stamped self-addressed envelope.
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