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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
3
The Christmas Eve to Boxing Day holidays passed peacefully in Ashburton with fine weather and no serious mishaps. Large crowds traveled by train and the town hosted Anglican and Roman Catholic services. Today the main events include a lawn tennis tournament and a cricket match with sports at Rakata and Mount Somers.
The Rakaia Sports and Racing Club held its annual meeting amid improving weather as members and a large crowd gathered for boxing and athletic events. Officials led by Patron Leonard White and President A Hardy presided, with numerous stewards, judges, and timekeepers listed. music by Ellesmere Brass Band accompanied races and domain viewing.
Dense attendance marks Wingatui meeting in Dunedin on December 26 with Hurdles results Leeside Storm Royal Shell Stormont fell and Storm won by half a length in 2 54. Salisbury Black All Guns won by Sonia and others in a long field with time 1 18 4 6. Dunedin Handicap Arzib Sir Artegal My Lawyer won by a length and a quarter in a closely run race.
AUCKLAND reports Rimmerama won the Auckland Cup at Waipuna with Bonny Cen A, while Melbourne hosts a planned Australasian championship series for football next year. The first round schedules New Zealand versus New South Wales on August 19, Victoria August 22, Queensland August 25, and Tasmania August 27, with all matches to be played in Auckland.
In the race for a silver cup from the Otago Yacht Club the yacht Yvonne faced rivals including Tucans Shelma and Matua. The Ticana won on time allowance after the contest among several entries.
Lieutenant Shackleton reports that upon Nimrod reaching King Edward VII Land a sledge expedition to wrecks there will be sent with Sir Joyce leading the party. Mr Meson will stay with the land party for the next year as lecturer in mineralogy and as physicist and chemist.
Unclear OCR reads Prins in Fast Dyes guaranteed a wash for 53d and 6id yard at the Moorea Sale.
The Ashburton Domain hosts the South Canterbury championship tennis event starting at 9 am with over 200 entrants across multiple men’s and women’s singles doubles and handicap divisions. Competition runs about three days, with finals expected Friday afternoon as spectators enjoy a festive social backdrop and refreshments.
In Paris a caisson tunnel collapse due to compressed air drowned five workers. In Wanganui a man named Somerville was killed by a Palmerston to Wanganui train after being struck near Halcombe. In Wellington an able seaman named John Dawson died of heart failure aboard the Talune en route from Sydney. he was 30, from Sunderland.
London and Australian ports report subdued activity in wheat and flour with scattered prices. South Australian Desember January cargoes at 403rd and Victorian September at 411s 8d. Sydney and Melbourne list varied prices for oats barley maize potatoes onions butter cheese bacon with holiday demand in butter. Adelaide shows wheat at 8s 11 1/2d and flour at 10 pounds 10s.
A youth entered a room at Ashburton railway station yesterday afternoon and found the back tyre of a bicycle alight. The rubber was nearly consumed, suggesting a long burn. Mr G B Munro plans a London NZ Exhibition, proposing Maori and other NZ attractions for a season in Marks Court. It could bring financial gain and justify Dominion subsidy if successful.
Madame Alida Loman, famed lyric soprano, appears for a New Year’s Eve night program with Eric Anderson and Benno Scherer at Oddfellows Hall. The concert features Loman’s acclaimed voice with Scherer on piano and Herbert Bloy on violin, with box plan opening tomorrow.
The Ashburton Domain Board will repeal prior by laws and enact fresh ones under the Public Domains Acts to govern all users and activities within the domain. The Special Order takes effect March 1 1908, with confirmation hearings January 7 1908 at 8 30 pm. A copy of the proposed by laws is available at the Borough Council offices for public inspection from December 18 1907.
Ashburton Borough Council announces its intention by Special Order to repeal all existing by laws from February 29 1908 and enact fresh by laws under multiple acts including the Municipal Corporations Acts of 1886 and 1900 Public Health Act and others. The proposed by laws cover buildings, licensing of carriers and hackney carriages, nuisances, goods, streets, theatres, food sales, weights, privies, drains, stables, poultry, betting, meat and milk sales, cemetery, lodging houses, and council proceedings. A special meeting is set for January 1 1908 at 7 30 p m in Municipal Chambers to consider. A copy of the proposed by laws is available at the Council Offices.
RIEDLANDER BROS LTD advertises a complete clearing sale at Mr RR I Lyne s homestead Methven including 700 sheep, 12 lambs, 3 horses, 2 draught mares, unbroken draughts, several fillies and colts, a black stallion, farm implements, tools, harness, and sundries to be sold at 12 noon with R Friedlander as auctioneer.
A land sale notice states Caringil ul i Is HURIEDLANDER BROS. LTD with Gould Beau Mont and Co, under instruction from Duncan Cameron Esq, offer 3250 acres in eleven lots from 70 to 800 acres. The paddocks are high quality cropping land near Lyndhurst and Cairnbrae stations, bordered by Thompson's Crack, plus homestead blocks and Johnston's paddocks on the Ashburton River bank. Sale at their Ashburton rooms on Saturday January 25, 1908 at 1.40 p.m.
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