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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
The letter calls for immediate changes to admit old men to the Tharangi Home without distant approval, arguing humane handling for a 77 year old applicant and criticizing the current rule as inhumane and impractical. It urges local authority to simplify signatories and improve common sense in aid access.
Commercial report shows small turnout at Methven sale with prices listed: Sheep 700 merino wethers five shillings, 700 ewes and forward lambs nine shillings to one shilling four pence, fat lambs twelve to fifteen shillings, fat ewes one shilling to fourteen shillings three pence. Cattle vat cows four pounds five shillings to five pounds one shilling. Pigs weaners and stores ten shillings six pence, two pence?
The fifteenth Primitiv e Methodist conference met in Punedin this afternoon with over 100 delegates and visitors present. Rev C E Ward chaired. Officers named include President Roy ds Dohert vice president Mr Rudd secretary Rev J Southern and assistants Ray Weatherston T R B Woollexall Alegre letter writers Hey Raine Liddell Varney reporters Rev HE Drake Mann and Cocker auditors Clement Dobbs. The Rev J Managan England received a warm welcome. The President will deliver the address tomorrow. A sermon followed by Rev J Flanagan on the Prayers of Prayer impressed the crowd.
The Harvest is general with hot conditions and ample labor. Crops show mixed progress with oats threshed, wheat close to readiness, grass seed harvests, turnips promising but needing rain, and scarce weed. A New Zealand dispatch notes drought in Central Otago harming mining and farming, water shortages in Alexandra, and calls for funds to secure water from Butcher's Gully.
Cust v Ashburton Cricket Club match at Domain Oval in dry conditions. Ashburton bowled well led by P L Orr with three wickets. Blunden took multiple, Ashburton won by 18 runs, seven wickets down in second innings.
A published reader correspondence pleads for editorial restraint and clarifies the paper does not endorse every opinion from its contributors. The exchange underscores the editorial position on balancing diverse viewpoints within the pages.
The letter notes extreme shade temperatures in Ashburton at 99.5 degrees on Tuesday the 7th and higher readings at Alford of 107 degrees and 105 degrees. It mentions the dope failing to emerge from under the wool shed at the end of shearing, requiring Willie Grieve and E to manage mobs.
Abbey Boot Blish spreads over boots freely preserving leather and polishing quickly. The note mentions polish quality and ease of use for footwear care.
A mixed London and New York dispatch notes royal donations to a veterans relief fund in London, ship Borderer reaching Sydney with beriberi among crew, and a varied Board of Trade trade tally. Also: Crown Jewels robbery probe, receivers appointed for Chicago Great Western, and banker Charles Whitney's suicide amid market strains.
In Pretoria on January 9 the Press Association reports the charges against two officers and an ex civil servant for desecrating Mr Kruger's grave have been withdrawn.
Mr Gandhi argues that removing compulsion from the registration system will lead to all Indians in the Transvaal being registered within a month using a mutually agreed form. The statement emphasizes a swift, voluntary process and coordination among authorities.
Secretary of State for War informs Liberal Social Council in Glasnaw that preventing women's suffrage will soon be impossible to maintain. The remarks mark a key moment in the push for gender franchise reform.
Police confirm the body found in Wroxall Woods on October 10 is Sydney resident Mrs Datly Scott Harden who disappeared in May amid financial distress. A morphia overdose is linked to death. a syringe and identifying items were found with the body.
Chief Flax Grader F Fulton reports New Zealand flax on St Helena is only partly successful. Seed failed to thrive after a fair start, grubs attacked young plants, and milling was planned for December. Fulton cites four years before profitability and notes Jamestown’s dire poverty and lack of market after the Roe War.
Mr Keir Hawke arrived in Dunedin and was met by Labour representatives. He spoke for an hour at the Alhamira Theatre on the labour movement and conditions in Great Britain and received a hearty vote of thanks. Tomorrow he will address a joiners meeting at Kaitangata.
Auckland January 9 The Hon J A Mallar Minister of Labour and Marine argues no ministry can please all and urges unity in the Liberal coalition He cites amalgamation of Liberal and Labour as beneficial for social progress and warns against laws that curb workers rights while stressing equal opportunity and diminishing poverty through fair wealth distribution
Conciliation Board resumes hearing into farm labourers dispute at Geraldine. Witnesses from local farming communities discuss wages hours and union demands with emphasis on contracts holidays overtime and practical wage limits amid unsettled conditions in agriculture.
River reports note at 9 o clock this morning the Rakata Rangitata and Ashburton branches were clear.
A patron touts a remedy called Rhewmo as a cure for rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbar pain citing personal relief and a testimonial from H L Janning of Peilding dated July 1 1907. The note urges sufferers to try the product and mentions it is available in stores and chemists for 2d and 4s 6d.
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