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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 26, 1908

Page

2

Dessert Tips Poking Figs and Peaches Jam

Fragmentary notes list dessert ideas and fruit pairings including figs peaches and jam. Mentions host Jordan Almonda and a casual format for per pound pricing and types of jams.

Domestic science gains footing in New Zealand schools

The article notes growing recognition of domestic science in New Zealand education, citing Auckland Grammar School's planned program for girls and Miss White law’s assertion that women must master home management as a science. It highlights funding efforts by Mr John Studholme and urges broader adoption nationwide. It also covers Lambs. TM and Victorian farm shows, praising progressive agricultural awards and practical judging that could inspire New Zealand societies to adopt similar prize schedules.

Domestic Science School London Domestic Science New Zealand Ashburton Canterbury John Studholme Canterbury College Auckland Grammar School Miss Whitelaw

Strike talk at Blackball unlikely amid wary miners

A Greymouth correspondent reports the threatened Blackball strike is unlikely after miners and residents recall the previous stoppage. Excursionists travel from Ashburton to Mount Somers Rakaia and Temuka, with Orange Lodge members ferried to the sea beach by J McIntyre’s plant. In Invercargill a Chinese cook shop proprietor Lock Sung is fined £50 for opium possession. countrymen plan to have the fine paid. Dr Robertson Nicoll’s life of Van Maclaren recalls Matthew Arnold hearing Watson preach on the day of his death and valuing the Cross as the soul’s enduring appeal.

Greymouth Blackball Press Association Ashburton Mount Somers Rakaia Temuka Invercargill Lock Sung Dunedin Robertson Nicoll van Maclaren John Watson Matthew Arnold Watson Christ Prince of Glory Arnold Mgr Edward Cropper

Ashburton Notices and Miscellany from Christmas Period

Weather pleasant with no incidents in Ashburton during the holiday. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 3 pounds or 24 hours in jail. The District Court will sit for civil business on March 9, June 8, September 7, and December 7, 1909. Eleven Courrierdale rams will not be shipped to Monte Video. Sir Joseph Ward plans a Christmas holiday in Wellington and will depart for the south Monday. Special services at St Stephen’s Church, Ashburton. Salvation Army officers arrive in Wellington to manage the People’s Palace. The Crown Lands and Canterbury Land Board team completed an inspection of Canterbury district runs. No-License party expectations and electoral thoughts cited. Largest orchards near Werden, Berlin, yield 48 million pounds of apples and pears. Miss Rose La Court, Montana, earns a big salary in New York breaking horses. Masterton dredge shown profits of £25,000 in dividends. Peach’s lace curtains and damask catalogs advertised. New standard corn sack weight found around 185 to 187 pounds. Punch exhibition planned in London for 1841 to present day. Global nitrogen fertiliser cost about £85,000,000 annually. Berkhoya thistle arrives in Victoria, eradication efforts started. Paris cafe owner learns pianist was secretly playing Chopin to drive customers away. pianist fined £2. Barnardo Homes leader and ten boys visit Australia. Public fundraising reaches £843 5s for Girls Village Home memorial to Dr Bardardo. Palmerston North merchants protest rail yard closures affecting race meet traffic. Victorian barley yields listed. Timaru wheat mildew detected, with steps advised to prevent spread.

Wreck and Royal Tomb Thefts Highlight European Folly

In December reports from London to Paris detail the wreck of the Freda off Cork with five drowned and cargo loss of over a quarter million pounds. A Danish tomb theft at Roskilde lifts royal grief while Germany faces a South Africa unrest as farm casualties rise.

Galveston Liverpool Mizzenhead Cork Taptain New York Lloyd’s South Africa Berlin Germany Copenhagen Roskilde Queen Alexandra

Vienna hints Austria will not pay Turkey in crisis

In Vienna it is semi officially hinted that Austria will not compensate Turkey pecuniarily, signaling Baron Aeren thal fears the Dual Parliament may not consent. Military preparation shows all railways bridges culverts and mountain passes in Bosnia and Herzegovina guarded by Austrian troops amid rising tensions.

Per Press Association Vienna Austria Turkey Baron Aerenthal Bosnia and Herzegovina

Autonomy Fight Warned Over Herzegovina Rising

London dispatch says danger grows in Herzegovina unless a proposed conference grants autonomy or self government.

London The Daily Mail Monastir Herzegovina

Russia’s Attitude On Austria Bulgaria Changes

Foreign Minister M Isvolsky issues a weighty circular note warning of the dangers of Austria and Bulgaria unilateral actions. He says pre conference discussions among Powers lead to a conference where final decisions rest and calls for substituting an article to define Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Times Vienna correspondent notes Austria-Hungary faces a difficult path to avoid conference review.

London M. Isvolsky Austria Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Vienna The Times Austria-Hungary

Constantinople Moves Toward Indemnity Talks

CURRENTS AND CROSS-CURRENTS Istanbul reports Turkey protests Austrian conditions for an unconditional offer. Vienna dispatches note Marquis Pellavicini seeks more instructions while Berlin notes a hard German stance risking Prince Bulow's support. Austria refuses indemnity fearing burden on Bulgaria.

London Berlin the Times Constantinople Baron von Aeranthal Prince Bulow Daily Telegraph Vienna Austria Turkey Bulgaria

Russia's Views on Conference Discussion Accepted

From London dated December 25 reports Austria has accepted the Russian view that liberty of discussion at the conference is allowed. A Reuters dispatch from Constantinople notes the change. Also, 5000 Russian horses have arrived at Belgrade according to the Daily Mail.

London Reuter Constantinople Austria The Daily Mail Belgrade

Feeling in Austria Regarded as Threat to Conference

Vienna reports on a Russian note by M. Istoisky, described as a summary published in newspapers on December 25. The note is seen as aimed at undermining autonomy talks and Vienna holds that Austria alone should decide the question of autonomy.

Vienna M. Istoisky Ansetria

Revolution in Venezuela reported by Press Association

Berlin cables claim Venezuelan leader Castro has lost power and wealth seized, with arrest possible if he returns. Some say Castro plans to strike back, others view the revolt as a Dutch plot. Reports estimate his fortune abroad and his Berlin hotel residence as US and Dutch involvement looms.

Per Press Association Berlin Castro United States Holland

Gomez seeks settlement with US over disputes and invites warship

Gomez asks for settlement of disputes with the United States and invites an American warship to La Guayra. Washington sees this as a precaution against disorder. Mr Buchkanan is appointed special commissioner and will travel to Venezuela aboard the cruiser North Carolina. Holland suspends the naval demonstration.

New York Gomez United States la Guayra Washington Buchkanan Venezuela North Carolina Holland

Wholesale graft in Pittsburg council scandal shocks state

A Press Association report from Pittsburgh notes six councillors are missing while the chief detective is dismissed. Witnesses claim sixty councillors were bribed with 44 000 to authorize filtration plant, with a hotel bribe witnessed by a camera. The German National Bank case shows 17 500 paid to finance committee members to move city deposits.

Per Press Association New York Reuter Pittsburgh Roosevelt Pittsburg German National Bank Pennsylvania Philadelphia Harrisburg Jerome Keystone Ohio Atlantic Maryland New Jersey

Congo Memorandum Demands Congo Treaty Rights Respect

A memorandum signed by peers bishops MPs mayors and business leaders urges Sir Edward Grey to press Belgium to guarantee treaty rights in the Congo. It calls for recognition of native communal land tenure and tribal ownership of products.

Por Prese Association London House of Commons Edward Grey Belgium Congo

Supreme Court Dissolves Waters-Pierce Oil Co in Missouri

The Missouri Supreme Court ousts the Standard Oil trust from the state, dissolves Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St. Louis, and fines each company 50 000 dollars in a landmark ruling reported from New York.

New York Supreme Court of Missouri Standard Oil Snherdiary Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St. Louis

Furness Purchases Wingate Grange Colliery for Co-Partnership

Sir Christopher Furness has purchased Wingate Grange colliery in Durham to start a co partnership model similar to the master and men agreement recently established at one of the Furness, Withy shipyards. The move aims to apply cooperative ownership principles to coal mining.

London Christopher Furness Wingate Grange Durham Furness, Withy and

Christmas Day in Sydney and Tassie Drought Report

Christmas Day in Sydney reports fine cool weather with rain forecast. In Broken Hill unions oppose lower wages amid an un Signed agreement, warning a wage-cut policy could trigger a lock-out. Tasmania Hobart notes a forty day water reserve, drought pressure. Pearling disaster at Perth leaves sixty seven dead including six white divers.

Sydney Broken Hill Broken Hil Mining Managers’ ’Association Tasmania Hobart Derersher Perth

The Wallies Edge North Glamorgan In Football Duel

The Wallies scored two goals and a try to North Glamorgan's single goal in a rugby football clash reported by the Press Association.

Per Press Association London The Wallies North Glamorgan

Fire in Federal Street home saved by constable

Auckland report says Constable Manly noticed smoke from a two house on Federal Street at 2.80 Friday morning. He opened the door and rescued Mr and Mrs Hunter in a half suffocated state. He extinguished the fire before any damage occurred. The blaze was caused by a lighted candle igniting linen on the table.

Auckland Manly Federal’ Street Hunter

Dunedin Tramways Receipts Total 3504 Pounds

Dunedin city tramway receipts amount to £3504 according to a December report. The figure relates to the tram service for the period ending and is presented in the official financial notes.

Wis Dunedin City Tramway

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