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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
2
A discussion urges Parliament to publish lucid summaries of yearly enactment changes, aiding local bodies and electors. It notes the 1907 Shops and Offices Act poll rules, outlines how half holidays could shift to Saturdays or Mondays, and emphasizes elector-led decisions through polls before borough elections.
East Street dealer A. T. H. Williams invites inspection of a diverse stock from small pocket editions to family Bibles as he imports goods from manufacturers for potential buyers.
Inspectors data show 1906 to 1907 factory counts and workers declined slightly with 128 factories employing 614 males and 146 females in 1907. Wakanui visitor planned to Homeland in two months. Edward Taylor threshes 68 bu per acre from early-sown Duncats. Elgin residents seek an official for local telephone and post office as Mrs Smith contemplates leaving. Oats threshing hindered by dry dust and dust clouds around mills. Fat sheep train to Wainfield for freezing works. owner touts Ruapina land fattening. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade has 25 active members. wet practice on Domain oval prepares for evening cycling and athletic events.
A farmer reaped 325 acres of oats by December 31 in the Kyle district. Ashburton County Brass Band concert drew many residents at Bering Square. Notices cover wage disputes, consular appointment in Christchurch, sport disqualifications, charitable aid costs, and local council matters, including posts for tunnel props and a home inquiry at the Old Men's Home.
The Domain thermometer topped 71 degrees today. James Young, Ashburton Domain curator, left for Geraldine to judge exhibits at the local horticultural show. News notes say work has appeared for many men in Ashburton recently, while some still seek jobs and threshing-machine proprietors report difficulty finding suitable men for mills.
An Ashburton resident toured Gore and Invercargill to study No-License effects. He found mixed opinions on economic impact, noted dull business in Gore, discussed hotel vs boarding cost issues, and condemned pooling clubs that import beer. He observed limited sly grog and praised agricultural outlook around the areas.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports that Mr Birrell plans to introduce a bill in the coming session to establish a national Roman Catholic University in Ireland with a government grant of 50 000 pounds, about 60 per student. The item includes related notes from London and other regions.
Mr Lajpatrai vowed to publish a reply to Morley’s charges at a Calcutta meeting. He urged patriots to unite against the common enemy and wage an unyielding struggle to improve India's condition. Surendranath Banerjee called Lajpatrai’s deportation an insult to the country.
Ashburton County weather totals for December 1907 show varied rainfall across gauges from Ashburton to Carew and Porateko. Highlights include Porateko 1.47 inches andCarew 1.43 inches with Winchmore recording 1.14 inches while Rakaia measured 0.685 inches and Rakaix noted 63 points.
Report from Pretoria dated January 15 notes a Indian fined three months for failing to quit the Transvaal on the 12th. Ten Indians and eight Chinese shop workers are ordered to leave by the 26th for picketing, with other expulsions including a Chinese Association chairman and an Indian sentenced to two months. Of 38 Johannesburg Indians ordered to quit in a fortnight, many had long Transvaal residence and business holdings. a Brahmin argued against compulsion citing caste and political representation.
The secret police in Odessa have arrested twenty persons in connection with an alleged plan to dynamite the Governor's residence and the gendarmie headquarters. No plot linked to the Governor or General's residence.
At the shareholders' request and with all parties' consent Justice Neville ordered the compulsory winding up of the New Drince Portland Company. The petitioner asserts promoters voted honestly and subscribers should be reimbursed in full. FP Swith for promoters said the promoters believed Hollamby Cruce represented the elder branch of the family.
Sir Harry Poland argues in The Times that Cruce perjury prosecutions were a scandalous abuse of the criminal law. The discourse touches on Portland millions, Druce claims, and related companies, with details of estates and shares amid probate court rulings and prospective profits.
A morning telegraphic report states the Ashburton river and its main branches are clear. The Ranpi tata and Rakaia rivers are in good order, with Ashablo also noted in satisfactory condition.
Carson's on Tancred Street advertises tyre repairs with vulcanizing as a solution for patch failures. The shop markets a low price and saving customers money.
Massowah dispatch says Hans Arnold Hold of the German Manufacturers Bank wooed Emperor Menelik with a scheme to set up a bank at Addis Ababa and run a telemeter service. He offered 10 percent of a spirit monopoly as the price for a confession and consent to the venture.
A bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives would tax 25 percent on dowries and settlements in marriages of American citizens and foreigners. The measure cites alleged loss of 180 million pounds from the United States as a result of American girls marrying foreign noblemen, many of whom are said to be spurious.
The coroner cites a narrow theatre entrance and oil footlights as factors in a blaze during a Boyerton play. A child knocked over a lamp triggering flames while parents rushed to save children. One hundred sixty seven bodies recovered. hydrogen tank behind the audience hissed and later exploded as flames reached it.
Export records show Newcastle coal reaching 4 546 000 tons valued at £2 017 000 with an increase of £453 000 and 570 595 tons over the prior year. New Zealand shipments total 338 720 tons, about 5 000 tons more than last year. Grasshoppers ravage Singleton district as heat sweeps New South Wales and Victoria with temperatures up to 117 degrees. A fire in Sydney destroys six business premises and Berry and Co. packing plant in Adelaide is also burned, with horses among the casualties.
The Newcastle wharf labourers strike is confined to current limits after an arrangement between the Federated Steamship Owners and the Waterside Unions. Premier acts to prevent trade congestion at Newcastle and delays to the Manuka.
The Hon. J. McNab and the Hon. J. Carroll arrived by the Monowai, met by the Mayor, toured the town and Whareomaraenui reserve, then departed by coach for Wairea. They launched to Turiroa, the Lands Minister heard deputations, laid a foundation stone for a Presbyterian church at Wairea, and planned a public meeting there tonight.
Wellington January 15 The police evidence on the December 1 fire at Parliament Buildings has been submitted to the Government. The report is inconclusive and does not support a tale of a free and easy social party in the interpreter's room the evening before the blaze.
The Rev Sidney Hill was yesterday ordained and inducted to the newly formed Tarn dale Presbyterian charge in the Clivo district near Napier on January 16.
Dunedin reports the Fire Board intends to buy a site from the Harbour Board for a new and larger brigade station, with the transaction anticipated to proceed soon.
The Baltic patent introduces a new principle for rapid cream separation, discarding the Split Wing system in favor of a simple arrangement that feeds into separating planes without disturbing the cream layer. Realistic tests at F. B. MacEwan and Co. Ltd in Dunedin show remarkable capacity and clarity, with practical proof to follow.
An antique ad proclaims 4 ORO The Great Cough Cure as the world’s greatest remedy. The item urges readers to stock it or store it for sale in a shop.
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