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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
2
Have for sale Lot 2 on D P 251 a half acre property with a six room dwelling and outbuildings. Investment prospect strong due to letting income and future land subdivision value. Owner Mr Jas Henderson seeks prompt sale through F Ferriman. Full particulars on application.
By order of the mortgages four purchasers are invited to bid on a dwelling at Foeter Street comprising a six room house with verandah and detached washhouse. Property in good order and a low price will secure the sale. Full particulars on application.
R Y FEGGUSCH TPVSE offers grazing and agricultural farms for sale. Listings cover Ashburton Timaru Fairlie St Muk s Geraldine with inspection invited by bona fide buyers. Facilities to inspect provided. Contact 1475 960 850 896.
Twelve assorted cards will be sent post free for eighteen shillings to any address. The offer targets Christmas shoppers and promotes a cheap gift set for friends.
The High Commissioner reports a quiet market with active demand for light weights and falling prices. Canterbury light weights 6d lb, heavy weights 4 3d lb. North Island mutton 9 4d lb. Australian lamb 5s 9d lb. American chilled beef abundant. New Zealand hindquarters 9 4d lb forequarters 3 4d lb. butter slightly weaker. cheese steady. New Zealand cheese 6s per cwt. Danish 12s 2d. Australian 10s per cwt. wool firm with upward tilt.
Ashburton Guardian discusses a proposed London to New Zealand mail route via Salina Cruz Mexico. It costs passengers £50 to £60 first class with three weekly sailings and could boost New Zealand tourist traffic and colonial revenue through subsidies.
A Dunedin telegram notes dry weather bringing steady rain risk that could spoil holidays. Dr Rainy’s body to be buried in Melbourne. Sir Joseph Ward travels to Lyttelton from Wellington. Premier to stay in Christchurch through week’s end. Dr Paton ill at 83. A Victorian clergyman resigns over church raffles. Harvest underway in Marlborough with barley yield down but oats excellent. Meikle Commission to reconvene January 2 with Mrs Atkinson seeking leave to call many witnesses. Cameron’s evidence travels from England to New Zealand. Imperial Conference Education to discuss federation, central office, and future conferences. Dutch press may cover NZ produce grading to aid butter prices. Upper Hutt apiarist foresees a good honey season with early capped sections reported.
A Brooklyn to Minneapolis line collision at Engerlin North Dakota killed twenty five. Lord Delaval Beresford, ranch owner in Canada and Moxico Metrovran, is among the dead. A motor car near Heglesville wrecked killing Miss Gidley. Pemberton injured. A shelving collapse in Anguatog pinned assistants. A Stratford boy, deaf, struck by an engine remains critical. Mr Hooper dies after a party ride accident near Temuka.
Dr Morrison summarizes China Britain talks on opium traffic including import limits within ten years doubling duties and enforcing the McKay Mocphin Treaty. Dens for opium are being closed. Go vernment election prospects discussed. Madame Calve ordered to pay damages after a Dresden incident. Legal ruling in New York denies Probate Court jurisdiction over Standard Oil Trust suit.
William Wilson faced assault charges for stealing 36 fleeces of wool from William Anderson of Waester field, remanded for a week with bail set. Government plans to seize Te Arai station for closer settlement, eight miles from Gisborne, owned by Hon. Randall Johnson. Local reports note Salvation Army conference plans and public notices on licensing shifts and drought impacts in South Canterbury.
A fatal blaze in a two storey building at Madrax and Chapel Etreate Christchurch killed Thomas B Laidlaw aged twenty five. An inquest heard bottles and other items suggested a drunken spree and the coroner adjourned proceedings to Saturday at 10 30 am for further police inquiry into alleged circumstantial origin.
United Press Association reports the Schools of the Empire rifle event with teams listed by score. Lelmon notes Rugby led with 478 points, followed by Brisbane 446, Wanganui 442, Maryborough 440, Wellington 438, and other schools from Melbourne, Victoria, Natal, and Queensland scoring through the thirties.
A violent quake lasting about ninety seconds hit Kopal in Raysian Turkestan, Vranna. Observatories in Laibach and other locations logged a distant quake on Saturday and another on Sunday, with records also from Italy and the Isle of Wight.
Reuters reports an assassin declares he carried out the act during Russia's upheaval while The Daily Telegraph notes the Zemstvo in Tver shifted from radical to conservative, electing reactionaries like M. Ignatieff amid revolutionary tension.
A two-storey brick factory housing Ryan and Co engineers in Wiantha Auckland burned today. Sixteen motor cars valued at 10 000 to 15 000 pounds were destroyed along with the plant valued at 8000 pounds. Origin of the fire is a mystery and stock loss is nearly total though insured.
Lord Soelborne congratulates the South African team in England for upholding the SA reputation and suggests inviting the New Zealand 1905 squad to visit South Africa, in a festive football context.
In Melbourne Supreme Court Chief Justice J Madden hears a case about misuse of Sander & Sons name by an imitator. Prosecution shows the extract’s pure volatile eucalyptus content and antiseptic strength, with claims of safety and decades of authority endorsement. The notice also promotes Boots and Shoes from Jas Monroe at Tancred Street, Ashburton.
Field courts martial report fifty seven persons executed in the week and forty three political outrages recorded. Liberal papers assail repression failures to deter Socialists as guards at Tsarkoe Selo are arrested.
Lieutenant Pererspure Admiral Niebogate and three battleship commanders faced death sentences for surrender at Tsushima. The czar commuted to ten years imprisonment in fortress for all, while two other officers received four months confinement. remaining defendants were acquitted. A farming, retail and services clutter follows with Xmas sales, footwear, cycles, and various goods across several shops.
Le Temps in Paris urges Senate and Government to amend the Hill to allow church use by central authority rather than municipalities and to abolish the annual declaration under the Religious Worship Act. Rome reports the Vatican protests that law authorities and worship associations should not be granted rights reserved to the hierarchy.
Fresh unrest reported at Portsmouth naval barracks as Lonpor and Des 26 Thera mention a paraded force warning of strict discipline. One hundred marines ordered to stand by in case of outbreak. several stokers discharged as undesirables.
Two Will brothers were arrested in Bavaria on charges of obtaining large sums by fake pretences. A third brother who remained free lured the gaoler into releasing them, promising a reward of £17,500 and 100,000 francs per year, claiming they were the Austrian Crown Prince and his brother. The gaoler received two years, while the Wills were re-arrested and given long terms.
State Parliament wraps an all night sitting with the Gaming Bill banning betting odds from newspapers. The Licensing Bill amends age rules to prohibit youth under eighteen from being employed in clubs, except for boys training as waiters, and clarifies boarders as daily meal takers.
In Mutuovensa on December 24 the New South Wales vs Victoria match began in heavy sun and brief showers. Victoria scored 159 in their first innings with Yangkan 84, Armstrong 27, Rush 30 while New South Wales stood at 129 for 2 with Duff 47 and Hopkins 55 not out.
About 4000 attend as England wins toss and bats first in Wellington. Monaghan takes three early wickets, limiting Wellington to 27 and leaving nine down for 169. Branston and others show brief resistance before Monaghan's spell. team total reaches 204 with extras.
In Duscorm on December 25 Otago and Canterbury began their interprovincial clash in perfect weather. Canterbury reached 165 in their first innings, Sims scoring 9 not out with cautious runs, while Otago started poorly but rallied as Graham and Howden added 78 for the second wicket. By 5 pm Otago stood 152 for five, with Hokhoff and Williams aiding a late push to 211 all out. Canterbury require 249 to win when play resumes at noon.
An advertisement lauds Alfa-Laval separators for honesty in manufacture and better profits over inferior goods. It urges readers to trial the product first to see the superior value and invites ordering now. Also promotes Ernest M. Sandstein a consulting optician offering eye tests and glasses in Christchurch with daily hours.
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