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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
2
Notice to patrons that the butcher shop has been purchased from Mr A Wilkie who remains as manager. New owner pledges to supply high quality beef mutton lamb and pork straight from his warrants farm to loyal customers.
Bes announces to the general public that he has commended the practice of MODHRN DENTISTRY in terms specially built for the practice of Up-to-Date Dentistry and Latest Methods.
Public notice from Ashburton announcing Booking Orders for Christmas Cakes Shortbread and other dainties for the season. Early orders advised to avoid disappointment. Fresh stock of biscuits lollies cordials nuts figs dates and more. Pastry and cakes baked daily and trial solicited.
Nice four room cottage with wash-house garden at 8s 6d per week. Also numerous dwellings inside the Belt from 10s to 176 60 a week. Clients may call. I will gladly show them over.
Fragmentary OCR shows dates January 8 through January 19 with multiple numeric values and the line “FIBA. PHASES OF THR won FOR JANUARY” plus moon phases and orbital data. No clear news event or identifiable subjects emerge.
A reflective essay argues that manners and morals endure beyond empires and ages, guiding virtue and progress. It warns that social barbarisms die hard yet urges retaining refined conduct, public spirit, and liberal sentiment while eliminating aristocratic privileges.
Domestic service demand rises with harvest season as an Ashburton labour agent says at least twenty five girls could be placed. Meanwhile Mataura Ensign notes McNab family property at Knapdale to be sold in three holdings. A North Island purchase is hinted and local farming optimism rises with forecast wheat exports near two million bushels under favorable growing conditions.
A client offers two fine building sites on King Street at a very reasonable price. The land is described as good and handy to town, suitable for a working man seeking a home. Also listed are acre parcels in Belt Town and Alloyed areas with opportunities for homes, land, and business locations in town and suburbs at reasonable figures.
Otago reports heavy fruit harvest with apricots peaches raspberries black currants and other crops abundant. Dairy industry growth noted with Sefton Creamery output doubling. local crops suffer losses on heavy soils as rank growth lies flat. Be aware of injuries from a potato moulding accident and band visits drawing large crowds in Christchurch Ashburton and Dunedin communities.
The Cherniavski brothers Teo aged 16 violinist Jan aged 13 pianist and young Mischel aged 2 violinist attract London hype. Managed by Mgr Edward Branscombe they tour under strong acclaim and are due to appear at Gold fellows Hall this evening.
The countryside endures continued rain hampering harvest work as damp soils threaten rust on late crops while farmers await warm dry weather. Threshers planned for Tuesday may be delayed for days. many laborers seek work as conditions worsen. Esimain station reports 12 points rainfall in 24 hours with 11 more by one o clock. Captain Ndwin notes southerly winds rising to a gale before ten hours.
December brought rapid weather shifts yet overall favorable conditions for farmers with frequent rains benefiting early and late crops. Crops look magnificent with yields likely above average though earlier harvests faced damage from birds.
In Liaington on January 5 the west coast and lower North Island have bad weather with many crops in Rangitikei and Manawatu districts still in a rough state. Hay crops lie in the open awaiting remedy as the weather remains unwelcome.
A January 5 report from Plymouth notes reseasoned production at the Taranaki petroleum works. About fifty barrels were collected as work resumed after holidays. The oil level remains near the same in the bore despite large drawoffs.
United Press reports a royal visit plan to Berlin in February and Chilean loan activity with a 2 percent issue at 64. The Paparoa jettisoned damaged cargo, Ex-President Castro underwent Berlin surgery, and Destruction at Penkhurst Manor caused £40,000 in losses.
Reports from Rome and London detail the Sicily Messina quake with American aid pledged including $500000 from Congress with $400000 in the House. Admiral Sperry ordered to Naples for relief. survivors rescued, Vatican aid to survivors, and measures to rebuild Messina with tax relief and loans.
Mr Coulter interviewed the Prime Minister and Postmaster General regarding the All Red route. He suggested an Australian contribution of 76 000 to the subsidy. Mr Fisher doubted the subsidy amount but saw potential in the scheme. A second interview noted Thomas Bell’s unconditional resignation and non-candidacy. Parliament in Perth moved to adopt Premiers Conference resolutions.
The U S Supreme Court refuses government permission to appeal the Court of Appeals ruling that quenched the twenty nine million dollar fine imposed on the Standard Giv Trust at Chicago in August 1908. President Roosevelt, in a special message to the House, denies intended reflections on Congress citing member speeches and the Secret Service vote debate.
Reports from London Sydney New Plymouth Wellington and Dunedin detail charity actions for the Italian earthquake relief. The Mansion House Fund in London totals 40000 pounds with a potential government grant. Australia and New Zealand pledge thousands directly to relief and public fundraising runs.
Constantinople reports hopeful prospects for an understanding between the Ottoman Porte and Bulgaria as talks show potential for settlement. The update comes from the Press Association dated January 5 with dispatch received January 6.
Belgrade reports M Miloginovitch declares Austria has no righted status in the Balkans and accuses it of making slaves of the Serb nations. General Austrian resentment follows as M Forgach is told to verify the report and demand an apology or leave Belgrade if not corrected.
Ikhaled Dowieh long a reactionary governor and torturer is removed from office as Bakhtiari tribesmen restore order in Ispahan province. The move signals a shift toward constitutional control in Teheran’s region.
Reports from St Petersburg state that after Milinkoff protested death sentences for thirty two workers jailed for the 1905 Katerinoslav railway strike, a wave of executions followed. Fourteen were carried out at Lody and Nijni Novgorod with fifteen more elsewhere as newspapers protest ongoing death sentences.
January 5 report from Perin notes Juan Shi Kai dismissed on foot illness pretext, masked Manchu bid to regain control. Nine of fifteen top posts held by Manchus, five by Chinese. Yuan Shi Kai opposed Manchu prerogatives and eunuch influence. Legation Guard withdrawal suspended.
In Dunedin on January 5 Chief Detectives Herbert and Mellveney investigate the disappearance of seventeen ballot papers after the second ballot recount. A document linked to a candidate was shown to investigators at the returning officer D Larnach’s office as detectives review who abstracted the papers.
Auckland report quotes Clement Wragge the meteorologist linking Italy’s earthquakes to extended solar maximum. He notes two large sunspots and a third smaller one, visible via solar telescope, correlating with global tremors and a string of storms since 1907.
In Auckland on January 6 the Police Court heard the Taka puna shooting case. Nicholas Casey, a farmer, admitted firing a gun at neighbor W H Speck amid disputes over Speck’s visits to Casey’s house and alleged attention to Casey’s daughter. The charge was reduced from attempted murder to common assault, for which Casey pleaded guilty and was discharged.
Authorities in Wellington issued warrants this morning for Herbert Thomas Claff and Harry Rienan Schneider charged with wife desertion in New South Wales. Detention orders follow standard extradition procedures.
Sydney reports detail widespread devastation from bush fires sweeping the coast and inland districts. Settlers lose crops and homes as grass and pasture burn, with towns like Brumbaldry and Gundagi damaged and residents rescued from danger.
In Hamilton near Newcastle a man named Albert Randle fatally shot his wife in the breast then killed himself after five weeks of marriage. A letter states the wife planned suicide and the husband aimed to live without her. The woman remains in a very weak state.
Sydney reports say the Broken Hill Proprietary mine dispute escalated with a mine rail route cut and a ruse used to draw police away. Sixty two extra officers including twelve mounted men were sent toward the Barrier as eleven officials were injured and Worsley the diver was unconscious. The Miners Association offers to send a delegate to meet mineowners and Arbitration Court officials to seek settlement.
Sydney January 6. M Pinnard Consul-General for France died suddenly today. In New Plymouth Reginald Bayley aged sixty four, long service in the Deeds and Stamp Office, also died today.
In ill health George Sydney Lauri a comedian died by his own action at Bayview Manly. He cut his throat and died shortly after. The report notes the tragedy occurred following a period of illness and prior health concerns.
A five storey premises belonging to the Fe Company Limited on Edward Street in Brisbane was destroyed by fire. The estimated loss is £20,000 with £14,000 covered by insurance. The blaze gutted a leading business site in the city.
Commercial telegrams from Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide report grain and produce prices. Wheat ranges 8s to 9s in Sydney with various inland rates, maize and oats listed, butter cheese and bacon values noted. Melbourne and Adelaide prices show bread flour bran pollard and Algerian oats with small shifts in the market.
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