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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
2
Ephemeris notes give daily moon rise and set times for January 1 to January 10 2000 with values in 24 hour format and prices listed near January 6 7 and 8. The page also lists moon phase events including New Moon First Quarter and Last Quarter with times and phases noted alongside perigee and apogee hints.
George Martin Smith aged 29 husband of Louisa Smith and son of James Smith builder Ashburton died December 27 from an accident. Private interment.
A European column argues New Zealand may mirror America’s social ills if it imitates U S trends. It cites rising divorce rates since 1870 and increases in adultery cruelty desertion and neglect as indicators of a degenerate ultra worldly culture. It urges education away from haste and restlessness to avoid a similar fate.
The morning express from Christchurch to Oamaru was unusually large with fourteen loaded carriages two guards vans and a postal van as the extra trains from Christchurch to Oamaru had been discontinued. The Dominion notes the journey up the Summit with a near backed return through Siberia and a late arrival into Wellington.
Morning reports note dirty Rokuia Rangitata and 9 o clock clask. Tamuka Caledonian sport sees W Fitzgerald of Asshurton second in pole vault. Weather predicts fresh northerly winds, squalls, warm hazy conditions and falling glass. Nelson Garrison Band taps new conductor H Mayo from Ashburton. Court fines imposed for drunkenness at Ashburton Courthouse. Picnic at river mouth entices four wagons and a traction engine. Inquest speaker warns cyclists about reckless tram crossings. National Division Sons and Daughters of Temperance opens in Christchurch with strong finances and growing membership. no Ashburton officers elected.
Four Ashburton clubs faced Opawa and United in Christchurch yesterday. Ashburton won 107 to 42 against Opawa and later defeated United 91 to 84. Individual rinks included Hosken Pritchard Lane Boothroyd and Barnard Beech Stewart Craighead.
The Canterbury Automobile Association reliability trial began in Christchurch with a southbound run to Dunedin within the thirteen hour limit. Cars reported unrevealing hills there were few difficulties, with Killmog hill not claiming any vehicles and Mount Cargill climb proving manageable. Fastest time was 10 hours 46 minutes by A G Nalder in a Wolseley Siddeley 16 20hp, with A Morton’s 24 4hp Wolseley Siddeley close behind. Arrival times at Dunedin included Gilchrist’s Talbot 15hp at 6 24 pm and several Vauxhalls and Cadillacs in the 5 16 to 6 29 pm range. Officials, including secretary EB Norton and chief observer E James, oversaw the event, with Walter Johnson as marshal. A return detour via Rakai Gorge and a petrol consumption test are planned for Friday.
Nature's Embrocation highlights Rocke's Eucalyptus Oil as a premier Australian product. The ad emphasizes its distinctive quality and proper branding to attract buyers.
George Martin Smith, 29, of James Smith and Sona sawmillers and building contractors, died after a collision with a express train at the Kermode street crossing. He died last night after internal injuries proved fatal. He leaves a widow and one child.
The inquest opened at the Court house before Coroner Mr W G Day. Deceased suffered severe head injuries and broken ribs from a collision with an express tram at Kermode Street crossing while a cyclist and a motor cyclist approached. He died at 10 pm from internal hemorrhage. Evidence cited braking, whistle signals, and immediate emergency actions. Coroner returned verdict death from injuries accidentally received through colliding with a tram.
The adjourned inquest into Walter Edward Jones death by falling down a hatch at Fairfield Freaging Works was continued before Coroner W G Day SM. Witnesses described a 4 by 34 feet hatch used as a sheep chute and gangway with no railing, raising questions of safety and responsibility. The inquest adjourned to January 13 with damages claims anticipated by the widow.
United Press reports from London Paris and Rome indicate a developing global wire. In Pretoria 263 bodies were recovered from the mine as news arrives late December. Other items note reactions to interviews and local economic tensions abroad.
The Duke of Connaught will hold supreme command of troops for the Coronation. About three thousand naval personnel will participate in the ceremony.
American flyer Hoxsey reached 11,474 feet in Los Angeles amid a 40 mile gale. An ovation for the aviator drew about 80,000 spectators as he descended. Henry Latham survived a crash in a gully, and Radley the English speed record holder prepares to race on Tuesday for £1000.
The Novoe Vremya says Russia is not directly involved in Dutch fortifications and can view the issue objectively. It claims Holland acts under German pressure, and that Powers should guarantee Belgian neutrality while protests are entered.
Two thousand armed Albanians, in response to a Turkish amnesty offer, demand Albanian language teaching in schools, lifting newspaper embargo, creation of agricultural banks, Albanian officials, and tax use limited to Albania. This marks the first explicit Albanian demand for autonomy.
London dispatch reports the Mozambique Governor proposing that government officials recruit natives for the Rand and enforce repatriation to prevent depopulation of the country.
Christmas week in London saw thousands from the North attend football matches and fifty thousand workhouse inmates enjoy amateur theatres and concerts. The General Post Office handled 24.5 million letters while Christmas meat at Smithfield totaled 12,840 tons with multiple regional totals for British, North American, South American, Australian, and Continental shipments.
Wellington reports revised conditions for reduced rate passages to New Zealand available only on direct England steamers. Second class 27 pounds, third class two-berth 19 pounds, four-berth 10 pounds. full fares listed. Domestic servants agriculturists and certain nominees may obtain passages. agricultural workers require 25 pounds upon arrival.
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