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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 01, 1902
Page
3
Loyal Australians report further signs of recovery as the King is moved to a wheeled couch. He stays in high spirits while fiveKhaki clad Australasians aboard a palace carriage salute as it passes by.
The Queen and Prince of Wales led a special service at Marlborough House Chapel with other royals including the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Crown Prince of Sweden. The National Anthem was sung kneeling. An intercessory service at St Paul’s followed with the Grand Duke Serge among attendees and the Bishop of Stepney delivering the sermon.
Reports show the King’s condition improving and a new evening bulletin set for seven o’clock. Additional royal guests depart as Prince of Wales orders certain officials to stay in place while public bodies plan illumination once the King is safe. King Edward directs a formal Indian delegation presentation at the Prince of Wales reception and Queen Alexandra invites the Danish Hussar Regiment to return in September for the Coronation.
Reports from June 29 30 describe interfaith services across cities for the Elbe collision and King Edward VII's illness. Royal figures attend prayers as the Kaiser and British leaders exchange condolences and praise the king as peacemaker. Estimates suggest a million pound loss for postponed Coronation events. Royal messages from Edward and the Kaiser highlight unity. Across Colonies, coronation fetes are held. many natives return home as festivities are delayed.
Public mood eased with no crowds at the palace as the King’s health improves after a deep wound. The Stock Exchange reopens firm while doctors report steady care and daily dressings. The King plans to witness the Colonial march if health allows, with limited state contact noted.
Cable from Sir Seddon dated June 30 reports His Majesty slept well after wound care. No distress and no bad symptoms observed, per J G Warp.
From Our Own Correspondent reports sharp showers and frosts followed by a nor'-west spell that warmed the land. Farmers have most grain drilled with winter wheat. spring wheat to be sown around August or September. Deep sympathy goes to King George V in illness. A wedding of Miss L Coe and Mr E Serth was held on June 25. Last week no Lodge session of the 3.7. occurred due to bad weather.
Golding's commando at Beaufort West surrenders as the King is cited. Burghers and released rebels may return to their farms after formal admission of guilt. Transvaal and Orange Free State burghers petition the British Legation at Brussels to take oaths of allegiance and gain permission to return. An Argentine agent seeks to persuade Liver refugees in Portugal to establish a colony in Patagonia.
Brilliant weather drew 3000 spectators as Duncan replaces Johnstone for Scotland and Australia sit out Thumper Trumble and Howell. Scotland, sent in, fall seven down for 87 and are all out for 109. Australia reach 383 for six before stumps.
The Glen Innes mayor reports to Health authorities that large Sydney meat canning works may be buying thousands of starving sheep and cattle including old bulls and rams for canning. He alleges many animals die in yards and others are emaciated with dropsical conditions, some weighing only ten to twenty pounds.
The inquiry into alleged outrages on girls narrows to one case with police believing hallucination explains the others. A writer associated with the second account is未responded to, but the prose reportedly matches the first incident.
An anthrax outbreak is reported near Te Awamutu with several cattle dead and workers at Waikato Hospital. One patient is not expected to live while two others are seriously ill. A separate July 1 notice says the Health Department notes another outbreak north of Auckland linked to untreated imported manure, with several serious cases and steps being taken.
Market at Tinwald yards draws average attendance as prices range from fat sheep Merino wethers to crossbreds, with cattle trading unevenly. Fat steers reach £41 5s 3d and heifers £6 to £7 5s, while store cattle and dairy cows also show varied values. Wade's Worm Figs advertised as a popular remedy in the notice.
His Excellency the Governor opened the third session of the Fourteenth Parliament at 2.30 p.m. The Governor read a speech noting the Queen’s illness, wartime actions in South Africa, the Prince of Wales’s birthday, and plans for Imperial conferences. He covered Pacific Cable progress, New Zealand letters at penny rate, Maori Councils, Cook Islands administration, trade with South Africa, and electoral boundary readjustments.
Government measures will update electoral laws to align with colony conditions, including Referendum Bill, State Fire Insurance, Land Act amendments, and rebates for Crown tenants. Provisions for aged railway officers, timber and forest conservation, roading lands, and mining also follow. Public health, company law, and youth protection to be addressed. aims to benefit Empire and New Zealand people. The June Ashburton vital stats show births 20, marriages 8, deaths 6. Annual Ashburton A P Association meeting elected T Stone president and J Tucker vice president.
Fragmentary OCR shows caustic soda camphor preservative and related items with misread quantities and pricing. The readable terms include chemical products and volumes, but details are garbled and not clearly detailing a sale or notice.
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