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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 23, 1901
Page
2
Mr Henry Stephenson reports strong turnout at his Saturday sale with brisk demand for Christmas items. Prices ranged from geese and ducks to turkeys, pigs and calves, with per pair and per pound figures and several goods selling well. Potatoes and peas listed with per unit prices, cattle prices noted, reflecting healthy bidding overall.
The Ashburton member for Parliament Mr McLachlan told farmers at the Arcade on Saturday he had not disparaged the Farmers Union. He defended his parliamentary remarks while attacking farm groups and Labour unions, and urged reconsideration of political stances amid ongoing debate over farm and workers’ rights.
An archaic ad touts Wilton's Bovafercum and Wade's Worm Bige as miracle tonics for health, claiming to build nerve strength, facial appearance, and immunity while offering a half crown price and urging readers to ask a chamlet or scorekeeper.
Mesars Nelson Moate and Co issue a circular on teas for the Highth Contingent. Masars Ballantyne of Timaru leads 600 male tailors in making garments. Douglas Marke son of Marcus Marks guardian supervisor dies in Wellington from brain concussion after a bicycle accident.
The Tiowa'd Racing Club lists numerous horse names for its annual meeting on New Year's Day including Monkey Brand Discovery Transit Royal Rothachild Hero Lady Lightfoot Pauline and Beauty Sleep Lapidary Bonnie Mora Tal and several others.
London hospitals record 650 smallpox cases as December reports note strains from outbreaks. British union leaders deny skulking charges amid fears of output cuts and resistance to machinery.
South Africa report describes Colonel Allenby surprising Boer positions near Shoongezwit south of Balmoral and capturing 32 of the Middleburg Commando including Major Pretorius. Varensburg and Potgieter were seized with Potgieter and family escaping. Dartnell's Horse Imperial Light Horse and Yeomanry fought De Wet near Langberg with five Boers killed and twenty wounded. one British soldier died and fourteen were wounded.
Cable message from Mr Chamberlain to Mr Barton states the Imperial Government seeks a Commonwealth contingent of about 6 thousand for South Africa. Preference to previous South Africa veterans. Australia to provide, with horses saddlery uniforms. War Office to arrange transport. service for one year or duration of war. States indicate willingness for larger numbers if asked.
The steamer Duke of Devonshire bound from London to Brisbane with 46 passengers and 4000 tons of cargo ran aground on the Hunter Reaf near Hannibal Island in Torres Straits Sunday. A pilot is in charge and Penarth is standing by. The strike point lies five miles off the usual course.
Japanese officers are to train Chinese troops and may send a general to organize the army. Chinese officials at Tongchao held funeral rites for seventy massacre victims from August last year and signed a pledge to protect converts. Fifty villages attended the ceremony. Lieut. Hall and Punjabi infantry pursued brigands near Ohansngchnea, killing ten and capturing others.
In the first innings England scored 192 with Gann 21 and Braand 40 not out while Lilley was absent. Goulburn reached 165 in the second innings after sixteen wickets fell, Newton 62 and Clifton 28. England’s second innings closed at 164 for four, Tyldesley 36 Jones 41 Garnett 64, giving England victory by all wickets.
An affordable colonial ad promotes Chamberlaings Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for summer use. It touts quick relief for bowel complaints and urges purchases from Ashburton Drug So, with further claims about digestion aids and Wave’s Worm Fina for children.
About 200 heard at the Arcade as Mr John McLachlan spoke on Wheat the Government has done for farmers. He cited Acts aiding land, taxation, irrigation, and dairy industry, and attacked Labour opposition while defending Government measures and railway concessions.
In a storied vignette, fearless men face nature's trial as a lone invoker of saints endures amid tremors. The event, recounted by W E Woods, blends awe, myth, and resolve in a classic historical reflection.
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