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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
4
A large stock of ladies gents and children's boots shoes and slippers just arrived from the manufacturers. Tuldren's sandals and a wide range of Sup and Button Shoes offered with specialty fittings.
The Upper Ashburton Road Board held its monthly meeting on January 27 1908 at West Street Ashburton. Members present included C J Harper chairing with Farretl Hernes Stitt Tucker and Jas Alten Plus correspondence from Grown Lands Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Tinwald and Tinwald Town Boards Mr Hy Ford and Mount Hutt Road Board were discussed. Accounts totaling £102 17s 6d were approved for payment and the meeting adjourned.
A special Board meeting at West Street on January 27 1908 decided, under the Shops and Offices Act 1904, that Thursday be the weekly working day for shop closing at 1 o'clock in the district. The meeting was moved by Mr Farrell and seconded by Mr Stitt and then adjourned.
Westport officials report a final settlement between the Westport Coal Company and the miners union after private talks led by Sir Joseph Ward and J A Millar. Clause 16 is abolished and replaced with travelling time allowances of forty eight minutes Ironbridge and thirty two minutes Coalbrookdale. Millar to Wellington this afternoon.
The Premier says the Denniston miners meeting was private and not a public affair. He notes the eight hour work clause, Arbitration Court findings, and the need to end illegal actions while preserving law. An independent mediator was brought in to prevent wider trouble for miners, the company, and the country.
An agreement ending a potential mine dispute was signed by three miner delegates and Westport Coal Company district manager, instructing the Arbitration Court to modify clauses of the current award. It sets underground work rules under the Coal Mines Act Amendment Act 1907, with 48 minutes travelling time in Ironbridge and 32 in Coalbrookdale, eight hours underground excluding meals. Premier praised the fair conduct of all parties and urged Parliament to resolve any remaining bank-to-bank clause doubts.
A judge's light fine for Gideon Scott, who pleaded guilty to sly grog selling in Ashburton, triggers calls for harsher penalties. The letter argues such offenses show deliberate lawbreaking, estimates profits from whisky and beer sales, and urges police support to curb illicit alcohol trade. Justice is urged to reflect the crime's impact on public morality and community.
Chronicle of multiple inquests and deaths across New Zealand towns. An elderly man, Dods worth Jeffreys, was found dead in Christchurch after a night of drinking. Inquests probed James Topham’s self inflicted death, Keating’s cart accident, Thomas Hall’s railway line blast, and a railway crossing collision in Gore with a call for improved signals.
A Christmas message from H. E. Bonnington notes delicate perfumes as a favored gift that speaks the giver's thoughts through scent. The shop offers a superb stock of scents from top makers along with other affordable gift articles for the season.
The Churchill Co operative Dairy Company faced two charges for not sending the annual shareholder list and capital summary to the Registrar as required by the Companies Act. A fine of 6d per day was imposed for each breach with total fines of £13 0s 6d and £3 18s plus costs £1 19s in the Auckland Police Court.
Foreign consuls and numerous citizens visited German consul Carl Seegner to offer greetings on the birthday anniversary of the German Emperor.
William Waugh, a noted settler, faced remand on a charge of wounding Constable Connor with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on December 14. The constable warned him twice to go home before an arrest attempt. Waugh allegedly rammed a knife into Connor’s abdomen causing a severe injury. Medical evidence showed a two and a half inch wound penetrating the abdominal wall. doctors were unsure of Connor’s chances for twenty four hours after hospital admission. Waugh committed for trial.
Reports from Nelson dated January 27 describe extensive bush fires spreading along Upper Tadmor Worere and Rainly districts. Homes at ET Phillip jun Korera and McPhedran Bros Wahatu were burned, with livestock losses and a large sum of bank notes destroyed. Wahatu building insured for £200, contents uninsured.
Listing multiple English properties with acreages and terms. 1100 acres with railway access and sheep density, 1400 acres of healthy sheep country, 612 acres under a 999 year lease, and 1200 acres near school and railway. Prices range from £5 to £8 5s per acre. Full particulars and inspections offered.
Cash buyers announce readiness to purchase wheat oats barley and all farm produce at full market rates. Details available on request with particulars furnished on application.
Elizabeth Miles aged two years eight months climbed onto a chair to the copper of hot water with the lid partly on. The weight tilted the lid and she fell feet first into the scalding liquid at 11 30 am. She lingered until 4 80 p.m. but could not be saved.
A Waiorongomai Hotel blaze at two AM destroyed the building and contents. A man in charge of a prospecting party named Wilson died in the fire, while a servant girl woke the landlord who was repelled by flames while trying to reach Wilson. Wilson is thought to be from Whangarei.
A note expresses thanks to those who have settled their accounts since the fire and to others for the sympathies shown.
Advertisement notes several properties in Netherby and nearby districts. Includes a six room dwelling with acre and outbuildings in a suburban area, a new six room cottage with outbuildings, and three allotments of about four acres each. Also lists rooms for letting in Wills Street West and a central premises in Burnett Street for lease.
A historical notice lists multiple properties including Westerfield Good Land 1500 acres, Riverside 500 acres, Newlands Good Homestead and Tinwald heavy land, Ashton 250 acres crop, Wakanui and Lyndhurst areas noted for crop and sheep country.
A reader warns buyers to avoid trashy auction bikes and favor high grade machines from Royal Enfield Rudge-Whitworth and New Hudson. The article notes R. D. Johnston in Burnett Street as a local agent.
Important sale of 8000 acres near Fairlie South Canterbury. Canterbury Farmers Co operative Assn Limited with Dalgety & Co and J B Bruce & Co to auction 32 farms of 61 to 474 acres each early February 1908. Terms cash or 10 percent at sale and possession 15 April 1908 with mortgage option. Possession date and schemes detailed in plans. Inspect by applying to Agents.
A Tonga Tonga Tapu dispatch reports Zam-Buk Balm easing rheumatic pain for Bishop Olier and stopping hornet sting pain. A native’s ulcerated ankle heals with Zam-Buk and Father Bellwald finds relief from a cold nose discharge after two inhalations. The letter cites Zam-Buk as a natural skin and healer trusted by missionaries and locals.
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