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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
3
Classified note advertises mourning coats offered by a business named Mourning Coats a com 4. Vib, Style and Work ip guaranteed with unclear contact details and a street address implied by the fragmented text. This brief item signals a local shop promoting clothing and guaranteed craftsmanship.
Otago's Great Stock Centre advertises selection of farm land and stock on sale. Listings include 1206 cultivated acres with English grass, 2000 acres ploughable, 8000 sheep, and prices per acre around £4 5s to £4 10s. Company entities referenced include Peye Seun, Hig & 90 Ltd and Ereuh Mh & 60 Ltd Christchurch.
The retiring President the Rev. W Blade urged New Zealand’s Methodist Conference to confront a large gap between population and churchgoers. He warned that the world has captured the church and highlighted class hostility, poverty, and disillusionment among workers toward organized religion, urging a practical, inclusive message.
Market report for the week ending Friday February notes Australian competition weighs on prices. Millers cut offers by 2d a bushel. some sales at deeper cuts. Farmers optimistic. no further reductions expected today. Timaru sale quoted as low as 103d on trucks. good prime mixed lines available at higher quotes. Oats prices rise with tighter supply. milling oats 2s 2d to 2s 8d. bright stout feed 2s 1d to 2s 2d. Danish sorts 2s. Oat sheaf chaff scarce. £3 10s for immediate delivery locally, wholesale around £3 5s.
In a public querulous exchange readers attack Mr Frizzelle and Mr Sandrey for using the Hampstead roads and footpaths poorly repaired. A caller suggests a duel with Hampstead rocks to raise funds for headstones while another letter condemns Sandrey as abusive and notes his resignation was accepted at the recent board meeting.
In Christchurch on February 28 the grain market saw sales at season low prices. Buyers offered 3s for 1400 bushels of Tuscan and 3s 10d for Hunters, with a renewed London market recovery boosting hopes for 4s, though supply remains tight. Oats held firm with few sales, chaff scarce at 5 20s, and prices for onions easing while potatoes show limited demand. Grass seed inquiries remain strong for autumn sowing despite recent bush fires and rain affecting some districts.
The fourth annual South Island Rifle Association meeting opened at Redcliffs rifle range with 187 adult competitors. Canterbury Match scores led by Sergt-Major Evans 101, Melvor 99, Duthie 99, Hyde 88, and Mills 97. Local cadets from public schools scored up to 32 points, with Rowntree Hampstead and Ashburton cadets among participants.
Wheat prices in Timaru fell to 3s 10d to 3s lid delivered, with prime quality fetching slightly more. Australian imports keep millers cautious, trading sparingly as stockpiling declines. Gate lines show Gartona and Duns at 2g 1d, Danish at 2s on trucks, and inquiries rise for up-to-date potatoes at £5 on trucks.
Mr Thomas Mackenaie advocates state endowments for pasture and native grass restoration, optional tenure with population checks, reform of land settlements, and irrigation to boost farming. He warns of desertification from over-stocking and cites Moa Flat and Clydevale as lessons. He highlights scientific agriculture and nitrogen fixation.
Land sales list multiple parcels in Ta Moana Te Moana Opuha bridge Waikakahi Otaio and nearby areas. Properties include 202 acre farm at Ta Moana 40 acres freehold 182 acres lease in perpetuity 252 acres Bay’s Top at Opuha bridge 143 acres lease-in-perpetuity Waikakahi 190 acres Kapua 421 acres Hunter Maki ki ki and 262 acres Hook. Transactions occur on behalf of various principals with named buyers.
The Citizens Life Assurance Company of Sydney reports new assurances totaling £1,211,405 in the ordinary branch. Funds at December 31 stand at £2,077,189, up £274,579 for the year, the largest increase on record. Expenses reduced with premiums at 10 percent in the ordinary branch. About 60 percent of assets are public securities. Reserves strengthened and reversionary bonuses increased. Total surplus equals £60,247.
In Wellington this evening the Amateur Athletic Association heard the treasurer report a total revenue of 243 pounds from the championship meeting. Expenditures covered sending Sharp and the team to Tasmania and other costs.
On February 23 at three o'clock this morning a six roomed house on Beairy Street owned by Mr W. Whitton and occupied by Mr J. Malonny burned out of control. Firefighters arrived swiftly, saving adjacent properties though the building and all its contents were destroyed. Insurance covered £150 for the building in the Victoria office and £150 for the furniture in the Northern office. Mrs Harker's adjoining premises were scorched and insured for £100 in the Manchester Athea.
Auckland Charitable Aid Board discussed a pensioner aged eighty two with five medals and no prior records, yet his pension was cancelled after a second drunkenness conviction. Deputy-registrar Ruddock told the Board that a first conviction yielded a caution, and a second offence would forfeit the pension, which the Magistrate then refused to renew.
Major Remington dies by his own action in Sydney on February 28, shocking business circles. His health had deteriorated under the pressure from the amalgamation of Mutual Life with another firm.
Auckland officials report cricketers in various stages of intoxication using Victoria Park pavilion as bars. The City Council referred the issue to the Works Committee for action and investigation.
Auckland, February 15. The tramway service slowed by insufficient power prompted loud complaints at a city council meeting. The council resolved to call on the Tramway Company to remedy the present state of affairs forthwith after attributing the issue to an accident in the power-house.
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