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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
2
A catalog note lists Bostock's celebrated Cookham boots with prices from 32s 6d to 21s 0d and Hawkins English Balmorals ranging 25s 6d to 18s 9d, now plus large assortment of American English and Colonial boots.
For sale by Mr T Trevurza and Mr John Dempster two properties offered. Anaru estate covers 12 acres with a 7 room house, vermudah, stables, sheds and outbuildings near town, ready for possession. Ashburton offering an acre fenced with a 7 room house, wash house and fencing, with good building sites at low prices. Full particulars on application and inspection arranged.
Temporary premises on the present site until rebuilding complete. The Ashburton Mail and Guardian Commercial Department will operate from Somerset Buildings Burnett Street next to Dalgety and Company. Advertisers must submit ads to the Commercial Office only, not the factory. Public admission to the factory is prohibited.
In living remembrance of Catherine Hughes who died January 20 1896 aged 46 Rost, dear mother, thy task in o er. Thy loving hands shall tell me more You cannot hear our voices say how much we miss you night and day. Inserted by her loving daughter Firmaria.
The article argues that deaths under chloroform stem from obscure, undetectable personal conditions and rare incalculable factors. It warns against public blame of anesthetics, noting chloroform has saved countless lives by reducing pain and suffering, and urges scientific review of each case before judgments.
Dry weather has stressed willow plantations with rapid foliage loss. Officials stop starling egg purchases as birds damage turf. Canterbury reps Bass and Moore train for New Zealand Championship in Wellington. Wigan Examiner lists gate receipts for NZ rugby matches totaling £5175. Auckland telegram notes NSW teachers returning to Sydney. Boxing Day sports profits reported for Femuka Caledonian Society. Death of Mr Alexander Higgie at Wanganui noted. Railway staff at Waimate honor Guard Simpson with farewell gifts. Waitaki sheds report strikes over pay. Omarama and Aviemore shearers also protest. J H B Stewart’s threshing machine processes oats and rye grass. Farewell remarks by Mr John Smith on railway life. Mount Somers residents familiar to Mr Smith. Government Pomologist Mr W A Boucher introduces Californian ladybirds to fight woolly aphis. delays in mail risk loss of insects, but distribution planned.
Listing shows Rudge Whitworth standards reduced from £14 to £11. Item quantity and context unspecified. Standard wording indicates a price drop for a likely automotive or mechanical part. This brief notes the sale price and original amount.
Reports from Sydney to Wellington cover wind forecasts, Auckland and Campbell Islands scientific reports, and George Rennie’s Liberal Ellesmere bid. Dairy outlook from Taieri Peninsula chief says industry gains, while amateur sports governance faces scrutiny. Local notices include Druid lodge activities and a shoe sale promotion.
Auckland obituaries report Lieutenant William Henry Herring late of the 7th Royal Fusiliers died at his Auckland residence aged seventy after a long illness. A Cheshire native, he fought at Alma and Inkerman, served in New Zealand with the Taranaki Military Settlers Corps, and acted as captain. He leaves a widow, three daughters, and three sons including Frank Herring, a noted Auckland football representative.
Inspector of Factories Mr Shanaghan told a Christchurch official that Auckland faces a severe shortage of boys and girls and skilled labour. He cited factory managers’ complaints over many months about unsilled labor and the Auckland Labour Bureau’s efforts to recruit able-bodied men for Taumaranu i.
A telegram from Auckland reports a looming price increase for first class kauri timber. The Auckland Snowmill operation notes a September rise, with a 10 percent discount listed for boat timbers and a stated price of 205 per 100 feet for first class kauri. Sailors are reportedly aware of the plan and expect action to follow.
Rise were reported to be fishable at Ti whole of the Ashburton county pl this morning.
A readable wire service style disclaimer states the newspaper does not endorse or assume responsibility for opinions expressed by its correspondents. It asserts editorial independence and warns readers that opinions belong to each contributor.
C W Nicoll protests publication of a paragraph on a high pressure water plan for Horowell. He refused to provide facts to a Guardian reporter and criticizes the newspaper for publishing a later informal account. He notes his council membership and his role on the Water Supply Committee.
A reader letter questions the inquest on May Gladys Williams who died after a tonsil operation. It argues chloroform was unnecessarily dangerous and suggests alternatives such as ether and the A C E mixture. The writer asks if proper anaesthesia was achieved and cites experts and practices.
The report notes sultry heat peaking at 54 degrees before a rapid shift brings hints of rain. Christchurch and northern districts show drastic temperature swings with a late night 85 degrees in Rangiora and a cool start at 3 am. Rain showers last week revived harvests and the grains, turnips, and pastures show signs of recovery as hundreds of thousands of sheep are shorn across the region.
Field Museum curator Dr Dorsey prepares six month study mission to the South Pacific Australia and New Zealand. London committee considers compulsory lifeline and firing gear on British steamers. Clergy sign manifesto equating Christian Socialism with socialism and public ownership. Buenos Aires aims to block anarchists and criminals at landing. Paris reports mutiny aboard Victor Hugo and electric tram collision injuring 87. Berlin imposes six year sentence for military information selling. Persian Kurd rebels besiege Azerbijan governor at Lah Balak with critical condition. Armenian revolutionary arson claim tied to Parker’s building fire. George Flynn and two footmen arrested for diamond tiara theft valued £1500 buried in manure.
St. Petersburg papers report Japan is amassing vast military stores in preparation for war, signaling a growing buildup and possible conflict risk.
In Mid Devon Captain Morrison Bell defeats Liberal Buxton by 550 votes in the by election. At the general election Bell loses to Liberal Eye by 1273 votes amid Liberal success and tariff reform debate across papers.
Riotous scenes followed the poll declaration at Newton Abbot as a Liberal mob besieged the Constitutional Club for hours. Windows were broken and Mesdames Pankhurst and Martell were assaulted and rolled in mud for opposing the Liberals.
Winston Churchill predicts measures for the next session including 1908 Old Age Pensions, 1909 land value taxation, and 1910 curbs on Lords powers. The forecast reflects Liberal reform priorities outlined in London.
Police seized letters and documents they say expose the full organization of the revolutionary movement and pose a risk to the Czar if left unchecked. The arrests follow a raid leading to recovery of materials believed to show leadership and plans.
On January 21 at 3.40 a.m. two Russian terrorists were arrested in Paris as accomplices in the July robbery of the Tiflis mail. £25,000 in notes were stolen in the incident.
A stormy Cassel meeting of the German Navy League ends with Bavarian and South German delegates resigning as North German members back the executive committee led by General Keim. Prince Robert of Bavaria is tipped to preside over a new South German Navy League.
BRBY expands distribution of its boot polish to boots retailers, claiming leather preservation and ease of use. The move broadens market presence and signals competitive pressure in the leather care segment.
The court ruled that every person connected to Evelyn Shaw's history must be named in public testimony. The decision, announced January 1 at 8:47 a.m., caused a sensation as names had been concealed at the prior trial.
At the National Liberal Club banquet London on January 26 Winston Churchill said he was astonished by the beauty and resources of the states he visited. He did not dispute the colonists' right to arrange Asiatic immigration policies and urged Parliament to grasp the colonists' point of view and differences. He suggested equatorial African provinces could offer a compensating field for British Indian colonization.
Melbourne report notes a vast Edenhope bush fire with a 40 mile frontage. Swagman likely started it. Settlers fled to the river to save homes as thousands of sheep perished. Firefighters and locals respond to the fast moving blaze.
Public schools remain closed due to heat. Midday postal delivery has been abandoned. On Sunday night 1000 people slept outside in poorer quarters, with families on footpaths and in parks. In the country harvesting also shifted to night work.
Fire damage at Cohen's buildings in New Castle, Sydney, caused losses valued at £25,000 on buildings and £100,000 on stock. Insured holdings include £14,500 for Lancashire Office, with stock largely covered by United Office through risk distribution.
Hobart dispatch reports Tasmania at 225 for seven with seven wickets down, followed by 276 in their second innings led by Hanson 41 Labsre 57 Garrison 54 and Smith 36 not out. English side faltered in second innings with one wicket for five as Young made one and Blythe four not out. Gunn was hospitalized with heat apoplexy.
A native reports Captain Rage of the steamer Freetrader drowned at Point Waikato last night after likely slipping over a wharf. In Takaka Ernest Coppell loses part of his right wrist while adjusting a band saw. Eight months of disability expected. Alfred Hoskins of Winchester is run over by a motor car near Geraldine, breaking his right leg above the ankle and sustaining serious bruises after the driver fled.
A gas explosion at the Quay Street jetty damaged part of a small crane foundation. An employee using a lighted match beneath the wharf escaped injury. Gas leak produced an explosive mixture under the wharf and a loud report. Fire crews from the City declined further damage.
Wellington hosts the first annual Waikawag yearling sale conducted by Pyne and Co. Notables at ringside include Hon J D Ormond and figures such as Geo G Stead, G Hunter, W E Bidwill, T H Lowry, J Gaisford, J B Coates, J B Harcourt and J Monk. Sale totals reported as 18003 guineas with numerous consignments listed and several lots withdrawn.
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