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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
4
Cleaning ready fruits and dried fruits with prices per pound. Finest currants sultanas raisins wigs prunes almonds muscatels and dates listed with per pound prices. nuts and imported goods include Barcelona nuts and Indian almonds. sugar and butter entries also noted.
Ottawa reports a new branch mint opened today with Governor General Warl Gray striking the first coin. Parallel stories note a Boer War captain's murder confession, Queensland revenue rise, and looming Newcastle miners strike amid idle mines and wage demands.
Unruly men from visiting warships in port caused property damage in Moorhorse Avenue boarding house and disrupted a performance at the Opera House prompting many patrons to leave.
A grass fire on hills south of Blenheim burned several hundred acres of pasture on Wither Run, part of the Carter estate. Fencing damaged and about £300 worth of oat crops destroyed. Firefighters contained the blaze this afternoon.
A young Maori leper on Quail Island since November is settled in a single well furnished cottage with a bath and verandah. He and another leper neighbor have become friendly and converse daily, though there is little change in either patient’s condition.
The first Crown tenants election under new law concluded today. Six candidates stood and John Duncan was elected by a large majority as 461 votes were cast from a roll of 748. Duncan opposed Hon C A Mills in past parliamentary contests.
A three room cottage in Kiripaka burned to the ground around midnight destroying all contents. The Olsen family next door found £170 in notes and gold missing from a drawer. Nicholas Brad d ren, son in law to Mrs Olsen, was arrested after police found a matching amount on him and he was charged at Whangarei Police Court and remanded until Monday. Police allege the fire was started deliberately to lure the family and enable the theft.
The Westport export year 1907 totals 644,149 tons with 610,759 tons from Westport Coal Company, up 39,199 tons from last year, and 54,380 tons from Seddonville State colliery.
The piece praises Ella Young as a distinct Irish poetess whose work blends musical lyricism with Celtic spiritual grace. It notes her association with the Celtic revival led by W Yeats and others, and highlights a Dublin Tower Press booklet presenting three of her poems including themes of youth, sea journeys, and warrior imagery with references to mythic figures and Odin.
Poem describes the Maytime music filling hollow forests and revealing the Wood Queen. Bonnets and banners of green weave through light and shade as peace and dreamlike beauty radiate from her presence. The verse likens her to light in darkness and to a dawned world before nature’s earliest song.
A poem in archaic cadence speaks of night and day, earth, and the weary speaker who finds solace in a motherly death. Earth’s child longs for rest as the celestial hour approaches when God’s breath kindles the stars and death becomes a kiss from the Mother of Consolation.
Wellington report quotes Minister of Lands Mr M M AB stating several estates in the North and South Islands will be made available for settlement during January February and March. He notes progress since taking office with land acquisitions rising to £690,205 and explains new compulsory acquisition provisions take effect end of March. An unrelated tale recounts Rev H B Freeman’s humorous anecdote about a church tower photo.
A Sydney man credits Bile Beans with curing three years of general weakness loss of appetite and fatigue after trying the product on a six month course. He claims improved health weight gain and renewed energy and endorses the medicine for summer use with tonic effects on the liver and stomach available at 1s or 2s 9d per box.
A five year old girl, daughter of Mr G Draper of Newtown, died today in hospital from burns sustained playing with matches at home on December 9. Captain Thomas Barber of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade received three guineas for services in saving Mr Daker's property on the night of the 28th ultimo. A Wellington telegram notes Mr S Brown, employers' representative on the Arbitration Court, leaves for Australia for eight weeks. Census reveals about 130000 married couples sought legal separation from 1897 to 1906. two thirds reportedly granted. About 40000 cases remain to be investigated by the Census Bureau.
An old advertisement notes easy to gauge how long a spell of good weather lasts for outdoor play and shoe repairs. It promotes bringing children for fitting and repairing shoes at Stock's Blue Boot Store and Perey's Christmas preventions collection with a friendly sales pitch.
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