18 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Feb 18, 1905
Page
1
Eiffelton property offering 20 acres 1 rood with a six room house, outbuildings, four paddocks and first class gardens. Fronting the Long Beach Road, it suits retirement near a public school Post and Telegraph Office with ready access. Full particulars on application.
Readable items cover the Ashburton Scottish Society planning a lecture on Prince Charlie, river conditions for fishing, athletic association tours, a moon eclipse forecast, a wages case at Magisterates Court, and local business notices including coal and meat company updates.
First class property offers a dwelling house for grooms and one acre of land. Confidently recommended for those seeking a comfortable home. Price described as reasonable. Apply to Fexkman at 4 F for details.
A family residence with about an acre and a half of land is described as a fine property. The listing notes strong land value and favorable inspection prospects.
Desirable residential property with 1 rood perches land. Dwelling has four rooms, pantry, scullery with water, new washhouse with copper, stable, trap house, and workshop. Well fenced with orchard. Early inspection invited by F Ferbiman.
Property on the Great South Road below Tinweld Railway Station offered by Mr Chas Bennett. Includes acre of land with dwelling, wash-house with copper, storeroom, and large shed. Price £200 with low weekly rental. Full particulars on application.
Private sale notices feature Ferriman Ferguson listing several blocks of good tussock land near railways and waterways. Properties include 185 acres government grazing plus 460 acres freehold with a 12 room dwelling and outbuildings, plus 187 acre subdivided farm with dwelling, c cowshed and granary. Leasehold and perpetual lease options present with multiple watercourses and English grass paddocks.
A pretty wedding was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Harcy Taylor in Al Jenton as their second daughter Mabel Taylor married Rubert Addis youngest son of Mr Addis of the town. The ceremony featured laurels and roses, Rev J Guy as officiant, and a large gathering.
The war bulletin reports General Gripenberg arriving in St. Petersburg after a Russian defeat. Five hundred Russian cavalry charged Hazitaizu and another force reached Ruvchangezai. Japanese forces attacked, dislodged, and pursued Russians toward Haizatamu with ten squadrons engaged.
Private letters reveal brutal police actions in Mohiledu against street demonstrators. Jews and other victims suffer severe injuries including burnings. Moscow University students suspend studies while Kiev medical students refuse exams as political protest.
News wires report a bomb outrage at the Kremlin involving Grand Duke Sergius. The carriage exploded killing the duke and his horses. two murderers were arrested as details circulated from February 17 to February 18 assessments.
Twenty five more Lodz factories shut down indefinitely. Owing to closures, forty thousand workers lose their jobs. The notice is dated February seventeen from Str Petersavre and received February eighteen at 8.56 a.m.
The Australian Eleven schedule lists February 17 18 20 matches with Wellington February 24 25 27 against Canterbury and March matches against Iago then New Zealand in Christchurch and Wellington with a March 20 departure from Auckland to England via San Francisco.
Wellington made 177 for eleven in their first innings with Cobcroft 49 and Redgrave 30 top scoring. Extras added 10. Wellington later all out for 183 after Hopkins 13 and Gregory 15. Weather fair with a light southerly wind.
Cameron, in Dunedin, has challenged Hackenschmidt with a stake range from £100 to £1000 for a catch-g-all or Graeco Roman match. Hackenschmidt will accept if the bout occurs before he leaves for America in three weeks.
A correspondent writes an opinion note noting disclaimers about responsibility for opinions expressed. The piece signals editorial stance without presenting verifiable events or figures.
A reader defends the new water rating against opponents of reform. He argues that progress requires conscientious voting and praises long-serving ratepayers who backed the abolition of the old drainage chainage. The letter ends with a call to consider exemptions and a claim of higher costs under the new rate.
A reader criticizes the Borough Council for showing little support to the Volunteer Fire Brigade, noting £100 spent from ratepayers and only two council members attending the half yearly inspection. The letter stresses civilian duty to public safety and calls for better oversight of local democracy.
A witness describes about twenty boys on a school picnic near Ashburton River shooting terns. A pet rifle was used to down more than a dozen birds, some with broken wings, then others threw them into the river and pelted with stones. The author urges authorities to act and for organizers to discipline the youths.
A reader voices mixed reactions to Pastor Teasdale’s Tuesday night sermon on the Sabbath. The letter defends Sabbath observance, accuses Teasdale of uncharitable remarks about early church fathers, and argues that true piety includes charity toward neighbors and respect for historical scholars who preserved scripture.
A fragmentary letter laments pastor scandals and calls for scriptural study. It mocks clergy and praises Rev Salter while debating theological matters and public respect, ending with the signoff CHARITY.
A reader rebukes Justice for alignment with Seventh Day Adventists and argues the Adventist stance on Sabbath differs from Christian liberty. The letter cites Gamaliel, Paul, and Rome to claim Sunday chiefly honors Christ, notes past Adventist buildings that faltered, and urges scrutiny of Epistles to affirm Sabbath observance is not required for Christians.
A reader signed Justice criticizes a Bible student and a pastor, arguing against their views. The exchange references Acts 19 and apostolic teaching, with cautions about misreading scripture. The letter also mocks another correspondent Bertie Crayon and Teasdale, urging respectful discourse.
Report from Pautu on February 17 details the Orizaba running aground on a five fathom bank south of Garden Island. With 159 aboard, the ship settled on rocks amidships and flooded engine rooms. captain blamed haze and strong current for overrun. Crew maintained calm. passengers mostly quiet despite third class alarm.
Notices announce claims against Watkins Bros Tinwald due by February 28 1806. The United Band of Hope meets at Oddfellows Hall on Monday. Candidates BR Meredith and C A C Hardy contest Selwyn. W L Buchan offers £5 bounty for lambs stolen. G H Carson Co promote Swift Royal cycles with price claims. Dalgety and Co plan Tinwald yards sheep sale. McIntyre Bros buy Watkins Bros steam road haulage. Christian services announced at Tabernacle and Primitive Methodist churches. Various adverts promote rails and machinery parts and bicycles at RB Johnston and John Orr & Co.
The Farmers Co operative Association holds its usual weekly livestock and produce sale at the West Street Auction Mart today. Prices listed include fowls at 2s to 2s 8d, roosters 2s per pair, pigs weaners 9s 0d per set, sacks 83 per sack, new potatoes 1d per 1b.
The N.4 Farmers' Co operative Association held an auction today to remove a three roomed house on King Street, owned by Mr JP Duffy. The building sold for a price of £20.
Poor turnout due to rain at Mr H Stephenson's Havelock Street Mart. Poultry prices include Dooke 2s 6d per pair, roosters 2s 2d, fowls 2s per pair. Pigs listed at 6s 6d to 9s 3d and 10s 8d, calves 7d to 2s 8d, potatoes 1d per lb, shallots 1d per lb, cabbages 2s 8d per sack. Sundries sold at satisfactory prices.
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