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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
4
Central hostelry reopened under new management with 30 bedrooms and sitting rooms. Albion Hotel in the town has been renovated and refurnished with modern conveniences and sample rooms available. Telephone and P O Box listed for inquiries.
Notice announces transfer of the Premier Boot Repairing Factory to I ng ram and Compton. W E Ingram takes over business at Burnett Street with 30 years’ experience and promises strict attention to quality. Hand sewn work and best leather used. The message thanks customers for past support and invites continued patronage.
To night His Majesty's theatre presents 8 pictures. Tomorrow County Council meets at 11 a.m. at His Majesty's Theatre for further proceedings and additional screenings.
A local tailor invites the public to inspect the second shipment of tweed and worsted for the season. Garments are cut by a certified cutter from London and finished by hand by skilled tailors, not by machines.
A northern newspaper warns against holiday waste and urges thrift among children. It cites Mr F Tate Director of Education advocating school penny savings banks to turn lollies into savings, noting Toowonga Road State School’s early success with 18 savers totaling £188 38s and predicts wider adoption across the State.
Local notice states the Guardian will not be published on Thursday next, indicating a one day interruption in its regular issue schedule. No additional details accompany the notice.
Reports detail a Ashburton fisherman catching two large sharks near Rangitata mouth while other anglers observed young sharks feeding. Early accounts describe court actions in Wellington and Mownt Hutt, plus busy Christmas trade and military training at New Plymouth and Wanganui, with various community notices and local weather.
Saturday marked the hottest day of the season with 78 in the shade at 11 30 and 85 by afternoon as heat peaked. Sunday rose to 80 degrees then a cool morning with a 70 degree 9 30 reading and a pleasant afternoon. The forecast calls for land and sea breezes with fair to cloudy skies, mild hazy conditions, and little barometer movement.
December in Christchurch records a sweltering 86.4 degree maximum with a hot north west wind, dust clouds, and drying surfaces. A cooler, yet still hot day of 82.7 degrees followed as winds eased. In Queensland Winton district temperatures ranged 120 to 125 degrees, killing birds and cattle with a cyclone causing damage.
Wellington reports about 23 000 tons of overseas coal in port and 800 men employed amid ongoing strike turmoil. The Arbitration Union shows around 3200 members with many awaiting formal acceptance while 3000 unionists meet at the Skating Rink to discuss funds and auditor plans. The old X shed closes as banks clear out.
Outside Westport and Denniston the Denniston Granity coke ovens and Stockton bins restart with police present but no trouble. Mr Dowgray acting president of the Federation of Labour says the new Labour Disputes Bill grants better protection. £4506 passed through the federation's exchequer during the strike.
Five boys Frost Prebble Toomer Wratt and Brown were arrested at 2 a m for stealing hardware stock from a local firm. Two firm employees Gillespie and Emerson were also detained. All remanded for eight days with bail. Police continue inquiries into other disappearances causing public inconvenience and loss.
Dr. Benja field told the Tasmanian Fruitgrowers Union last week he valued fruit as food and credited his orchard origin to growing apples and pears to do more good for people.
December 28 in Auckland reports John William Hull, 40, a widower and recent arrival, found floating in the Manukau Harbour after being missing since Christmas Day. Authorities say his neck was broken, apparently from a fall from the wharf, with the incident treated as accidental.
Melbourne and other centers state five deaths by drowning during the holidays. Reports include an engaged couple Ames Spender and Ruby Williams, a canoe capsizing, a footballer surfing incident, and several other drownings across Auckland Wellington Blenheim Waipawa Taumaranui.
The Dutch mail steamer Tasman bound for Java is ashore at Bramble Bay in a dangerous situation near Brisbane. Reports say crew and passengers may be at risk as efforts to refloat continue.
Reports from Brisbane state the Tasman has ten feet of water in her holds. Steamers have been dispatched to assist. Passengers aboard include members of the United States Panama Exhibition Commission and Madame Nordica.
The Masawa crew were rescued in mid ocean by the British steamer Cestrian and landed at Key West. The derelict ship left the crew in the rigging for a day before attracting the Cestrian's attention.
The French gunboat Zeelee departed Saturday and will call at Palmerston Island to collect the castaways at Auvergue.
London dispatch reports the Vatican instructs clergy to condemn the tango as offensive to right-minded people amid continued public backlash and moral debate. The Chronicle correspondent notes strong emotions on both sides of the controversy.
London reports 102,887 people on relief, 72,894 in workhouses, and 29,994 unemployed amid a period of prosperity. The reductions, totaling 74,085 since 1972, are seen as disappointing and troubling, with relief proportions by area listed for Popular, Termondsey, St. Giles, Stepney, Whitechapel, and Islington.
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