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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 03, 1909
Page
1
Enquiries in Auckland today confirm that fire insurance premiums will rise on and after August 1. The combined companies report a 1908 net trading loss of £159,304 and a five year loss of £954,956, prompting calls for a reduction in fire waste and a cautious outlook on profitability even with the proposed rate hike.
Interview with Hon G Fowlds indicates the State Fire Insurance Office cut rates to 10 percent below private firm levels at inception. He warns such rates caused heavy losses and must be raised to cover risk, while avoiding burdening taxpayers.
Commander Hunt of HMS Pioneer told the Navy League that colonial physique is admirable but many applicants are rejected for physical malformation. Of 106 youths aged eighteen to nineteen, 54 were rejected last year, 25 for malformation, this year 61 rejected, 26 malformed. England’s rejection rate stands at about 42. He blamed overwork on young children and heavy loads, urging smaller loads on both sides and that work be found for sailors after service.
In Wellington a court case over a missing man discussed his sudden vanishing after a March pleurisy attack. He left for Tauranga to plan building a farm house, leaving creditors seeking action despite a clean payment record. A summons was ordered to be advertised in Tauranga newspapers.
Testimonials from Adelaide and Melbourne claim Warner’s Safe Cure eased severe liver and kidney disease. Affected patients describe drastic pain relief, restored sleep, and improved appetite after starting the medicine. The firm notes concentrated form at reduced price and claims no alcohol in composition.
Market report for the week ending Friday July 2 notes stronger wheat tone, tighter supplies, and limited transactions. Prices show slight gains with Velvet at 4s 2d and Tuscan 1d, oats rising for home market shipping pride and coastal Danish demand, and little activity in chaff with nominal prices around £2 12s 6d to £2.
In Christchurch on July 2 farmers held back from selling despite strong inquiry for wheat and oats for month end shipment via direct steamers. Small sales reported include 3000 bushels of Tuscan at 4s 4d and 2000 bushels Gartons at 1s 64d and 2d, at country stations. Potatoes show seed demand while table stock remains dull and chaff has no broader demand beyond local needs.
A large wheat shipment to the United Kingdom by the Clandeshie boosted Timaru trading activity with several thousand sacks changing hands. Merchants dominated deals as farmer offers were scarce. Prices quoted for Tuscan and Hunter's at 4s dd to 4s 6d, Velvet 4s 5d f.o.b., sacks extra, with some fowl wheat at 4s 1d f.o.b. Also oats shipments cleared the market for A and B grades. Gartons and Danish prices listed with limited July freight to the UK.
The Government adopted a site for a reformatory prison on the Main Trankne near Tokanai adjacent to Te Kuiti. The Moma hake experimental farm was rejected as unsuitable due to value and proximity to a school. Rev James Hayll appointed visiting adviser. the Crown land area totals about 1000 acres near a proposed mental hospital site.
Edison asserts anyone can become an inventor with effort and independent study. Readers are urged to consult Henry Hughes Patent Agent at 183 Hereford Street Christchurch for ideas and a pamphlet Advice to Inventors. The firm Henry Hughes has operated for over 125 years and offers patent guidance.
Od and 25 Bd. describe a dubious product listing. The fragment hints at a chronic cheat company and a supposed peppermint cure attributed to Woods. No clear event or outcome is given.
At a Christchurch Meat Company luncheon, Mr William Murray discussed changes in the Canterbury fat lamb trade. He noted shifting London market demands toward higher quality finishing, Canterbury’s historical export dominance, and rising competition from the North Island. He cited 1897 exports of 600,000 lambs and a 12 year shift to 800,000 Canterbury lambs versus 1,400,000 carcases from the rest of New Zealand, with 2,200,000 lambs shipped in five months and a tougher outlook ahead for growers.
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