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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
2
Summary notes risks assumed by fire marine and accident policies including motor car plate glass and mortgagees indemnity. It mentions sickness combined with accident coverage and related risk exposure.
Undersigned offer the well established blacksmith business carried on by Mr Geo Morrison at Tinwall with the freehold of the shop and six room house plus scullery and about 19 acres of land. Mr Morrison relinquishes the business due to ill health. The records show a substantial and profitable enterprise.
Timaru main street business offering a profitable fruit and confectionery shop plus green grocer services. Strong trading connections noted with an excellent opportunity for buyers seeking an established storefront business.
Property offers well watered 12 block subdivision with pad docks. Includes large wool shed seven horsepower oil engine twelve shearing machines three yard sets on the run. Stock includes 15000 sheep 20 horses and 200 cattle. Delivery January 1911.
Advertised as the cheapest and most effective vermin killer and wool lustre dip. Noted breeders in Britain and the colonies call it among the best dips ever used. Highest testimonials come from large Canterbury sheep owners. Flockowners urged to use Pharos.
John McCormick of Kiffelton died December 20 at Ashburton aged 74. The notice records the informant RP and provides burial details.
London firm Gilbert Anderson and Co report on the frozen meat trade for the year ending October 31 1920. Australia and New Zealand show growth while River Plate shipments decline but larger chilled beef exports rise. New Zealand supplies more frozen meat to London while Australia focuses on mutton. South American meat moves to Liverpool Cardiff and Newcastle. Prices remain higher at year end but steady, with cautious forecasts and warnings against artificial price pushes.
Variable winds likely with unsettled cloudy spells and showers. First threshing starts on H Stringfellow's Mitcham farm. Tenders for painting and repairs recommended by the North Canterbury Education Board. Premier and Lady Ward passengers on the southern express. Sir Joseph to attend Bing regatta then visit Stewart Island. Customs duties at Dunedin December charter total £42315, up £11298 from 1910. Christmas Eve norwest damages crops. Mayfield gale losses reported. Education Board considers pupil-teacher substitution in exceptional cases. Australian Military College admission exam interest. NZ candidates to Wellington. Victoria College to conduct mid February exam. Australia seeks Tonga eclipse expedition funding. Cabinet grants £500. Wade visits Christchurch. discusses unimproved value rating. NSW adoption of rating principle praised.
Banks to close on January 2 and 8. Ashburton Guards head to Dunedin for a shooting match. Shipping lanes see vessels Ritaltine and Apton sailing with goods to London and Lyttelton. Reports on drunkenness convictions, new Timaru wharf, and Canterbury Jockey Club and Auckland Racing Club earnings lead a broad digest of local affairs.
Moving pictures entertain Ashburton residents Monday and Tuesday evenings. Subjects include Davon beauty spots, a Lake of Four Cantons scene, Hakoe's Sacrifice a Japanese life story, The Great Train Hold Up a realistic drama, Broncho Bill's Redemption a wild west romance, and light comic subjects.
The South Canterbury Trotting Club announces that nominations for all events at its Summer meeting close this Wednesday at 9 PM.
In London on December 30, Gray conceded Earnshaw 500 in 1400 and made a break of 1143, matching his own record.
Boxing promoter Hugh McIntosh says Bill Lang will meet Sam Langford for a purse of 3500 pounds at Olympia likely February 15. Lang will also fight Petty Officer Curnan on January 18.
Dargaville December 30 timber authorities report Kaipara river timber industry is brighter than anticipated. Next six months promise record deliveries to tidal waters. Kaupi shown superior grade due to sheltered growth. Australia reports merchants satisfied with quality amid large overseas orders.
Pall Mall Gazette reports Bolton death toll fixed by December figures with at least £60000 claimed under the Compensation Act. The Times notes rising mine explosions since 1900 and blames acts like the Eight Hours for speeding work. Critics say Workmen's Compensation Act multiplies accidents and encourages carelessness.
The Times labour correspondent reports the Government plans an honorarium of £500 for Commoners from the opening of the next session. A Bill to enact this is to be passed immediately, though some Labour members deem the amount excessive and favor alternatives.
Report from London notes French hints suggesting Britain might yield on Muscat if British Gambia attitude shifts. West African negotiations between France and England denied. Gambia likely to France, which borders the territory on both sides. The Fashoda exchange idea was not seriously pursued.
A lodger, Mrs Knott, in the Morountzeff residence reports hearing a loud bang in the night that toppled two pictures and shattered glasses. She suspects an explosion occurred, as described in the December press dispatch.
Police believe there are more explosive factories in secluded East End areas. Forty meeting places of Anarchists in Whitechapel have been discovered.
Detectives report that the Houndsditch burglary ring comprises an association of anarchists from various European capitals. The captured correspondence notes that the anarchists mentioned have vanished from their usual haunts.
Paris dispatch reports the Sieele newspaper noting English radicals see grounds for a potential understanding with Germany to reduce naval and military expenditure. The British Cabinet remains aware of international dangers and acts to ensure Britain’s safety. The Sieele adds public opinion would back a visible Triple Entente among England France and Russia.
memorandum issued December 31 at 9 10 a m urges air crews to stay current with aviation developments focusing on reconnaissance by air, highlighting aircraft capabilities and emerging methods.
London dated report fears the steamer Axim bound from London to West Africa foundered with thirty five hands. She is twenty days overdue and presumed lost at sea.
The Persian government dispatches 10,000 troops to the south west to guard trade routes. A note to Britain says tranquillity has been restored and Britain may accept an eight or ten percent increase in customs duties in the Gulf of Persia.
The Scottish Miners' Conference asserts the right of unemployed men to state provided work at trade union rates. They denounce appointments of inspectors by political and social influence.
A thousand Powell-Duffryn miners express bitter disappointment after being told that work cannot resume due to pit damage from stoppage. They were informed no restart is possible before Monday.
Sydney December 31 The Under Secretary of Mines report shows a marked low mood in the coal trade with shipments to overseas ports notably reduced.
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