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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
4
Removal notices state the business will operate from the premises recently occupied by Smith Mackwell next door to the old shop. Customers are told of the change and that work will continue at the new address to cope with increased workload.
Eleven years after the government offered the Highbank estate for public selection the settlement shows marked progress. Fifty selectors spread 10 to 640 acre allotments with rents around 6s dd per acre. A rude setback eight years ago nearly ruined many, but government aid and settlers perseverance revived success. Modern homes, a public school, a store, and a stock market at Methven reflect growth plus improved fertility and farm skill. Residents seek better road work, water access, and more county support.
A ballot for 67 acres of Wangapeka estate land purchased by the Government from the Tintine estate produced seven subdivisions across sixteen sections. More than forty Canterbury applicants competed, with multiple recipients listed including D. Hanver Otago 509 acres and W Wattie ChristChurch 844 acres among others.
An 19th century notice advertises FrOKO as a remedy for coughs bronchitis asthma and consumption claiming rapid relief and urging trial with assurance customers will not be disappointed. The fragment mentions experimental tone and promotional language typical of era advertisements.
A correspondent outlines the International Order of Good Templars from its 1851 Utica origin to global reach. It cites early lodge establishments in Birmingham, Scotland, Ireland, Melbourne, and New Zealand, noting 3,000 plus New Zealand members and the order as the world’s largest temperance body.
A reader responds to a Mutual Improvement Society debate on whether prevalent devotion to sport harms colonial character. The writer argues sport fosters selfishness, erodes nobility and forebearance, and degrades youths by prioritizing competition and amusements over mind culture.
The estate of the late Colonel Pitt is certified for stamp duty at 6445 pounds and that of Sir Edwin Daives at 35975 pounds. Additional estates across Wellington, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Hawke's Bay and Southland show varied duties from 1000 to over 81 thousand pounds. Names include James Carroll Palmerston, Alfred Rylayons, Roderick Mulheirn, William Cowlishaw, Herman Fubrn ium, Alfred Peache, Sarah Nelson and Daniel Kingsland among many others.
Mr F R Fiatman asks if the Government has considered establishing state coal depots in all townships of South Canterbury and explains the need to support indigent and infirm people who earn subsistence by begging with music or other means. He also asks the Minister of Lands to abolish or reduce the sheep tax or to levy a fair share on other stock.
Mrs Fradeti Arnold of Hinesty New Plymouth praises Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a safe remedy for headaches constipation and general health. She credits the pills with restoring regularity rejuvenating the body and improving family health. She recommends them to friends and neighbors.
The Supreme Court presided by Mr Justice Button opened in New Plymouth today for the re trial of Ired Fontenella accused of theft from the Coronation Hotel at Fltham where he worked as porter. The session adjourned at 9 50 p m until Tuesday morning. Deceased person was liberated on bail set at £200.
The period ending June 30 recorded 171 births 57 marriages and 44 deaths in New Plymouth. Compared with 1906 the period shows 13 more marriages 20 more deaths and 20 fewer births.
Advertisement claims Woods' coppermint cure cures colds and coughs with a mysterious formula. The copy highlights ter Cougas and mentions a price tag of 6d in a nebulous sales pitch common to period medical ads.
The King with the Queen and Prince of Wales opens the Union Jack Club in Waterless Road as a memorial to soldiers and sailors slain in the Boer War.
Sydney reports the Conference of Coal Lumpers concluded preliminaries and adjourned until tomorrow with press attendance barred.
Melbourne reports Sir John Forrast announcing the federal revenue for the year at 11,82,000 pounds, 905,000 pounds above the estimate and 952,006 above last year. Expenditure totals 4,986,000 pounds, 34,000 below the estimate.
The Frozen Meat Trade Association fixes Smithfield quotations based on bulk sales of mutton lamb beef and related cuts. New Zealand and River Plate classes are listed with weights and pence values including Canterbury and Southland entries. Some categories remain unquoted and certain beef and sheep cuts are unchanged.
At Sydney sheep sales on June 29 about 1200 Lincoln Leicestershire Romney Marsh and Shropshire rams were offered for New Zealand owners. A Lincoln ram owned by Mr Barniball Waiuku sold for 42 shillings while others fetched 10s and 10d. Prices for Lincolns ranged from 9d to 8s 9d. Leicesters 9d to 4s 6d. Shropshires 9d to 4s 3d. Romneys 6d to 5s 9d.
The Northern Advocate argues the Bank of New Zealand earned a large profit of 310 880 for the year by raising 5 million in colonial money on the London market. It warns that reliance on distant funds risks sound banking in the colony and questions support for financial magnates in London.
Auckland July 1 The monthly bullion output from Hauraki Peninsula mines totals £135473 3s 4d with Waihi and Grand Junction among major contributors. Zhong entities Waia tahi New Zealand Crown Walismaya Komata Reefs and Waihi segments appear with tonnages and pounds indicating principal returns for the period.
Auckland reports that the scow Pukapuka and the cutters Eleanor and Teaser ran ashore at Squadron Bay during the recent storm. They sustained considerable damage and repairs will be effected at once with hopes of seaworthiness within a few weeks.
Customs at Auckland collected £54407 in June, up from £50798 the year before. Beer duty rose to £1805, an increase of £220. Exports of precious metals fell, but overall exports of produce increased.
RHEUMO claims to have permanently cured thousands of rheumatism gout sciatica and rumbago cases and offers a trial at stores priced 2s 6d and ds 6d. The piece notes a historical tale of a man offering Sovereigns on London Bridge and mentions unclaimed Abbey Prizes totaling £21 from the last distribution.
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