06 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
1
A Westminster Gazette correspondent recalls an 1800 naval leviathan built in a year by 200 shipwrights with a 50 acre timber forest, costing one tenth as much as modern giants like the Indomitable and notes the British and French ships tower over earlier designs.
Sir Charles Mirot argues that general labels mislead about Asia and the world. He divides civilization into European, Mohammedan, Hindu, and Chinese spheres, with overlap. He notes China's sphere includes China, Japan, Korea, Indochina and praises Japan's modernization while warning Western animosity grows. He cites the Tulsa-Japanese War as proof Europeans are not invincible.
Miss Anna Greenwood daughter of a Marlborough Massachusetts citizen was killed at her home after a lamp and telephone line shorted. She had reached for a friend on the phone when the electric light sparked and the circuit caused by the acule button may have triggered the fatal shock.
A quoted piece by Trovas A Edison on inventing urges starting fresh without reading prior work to avoid being guided by predecessors. It argues to pursue a composite or feasible idea and maintain momentum until the goal is reached. The remarks are presented via Harry Hoghen, Christchurch patent agent.
Local ads promote Craighead and Berryman showcasing Kaiapoi Dress as Jacket Tweeds with Gold Medal patterns. Ashburton shopper notices include Jas Mellor's Boots and Slippers, Woods Peppermint Cure for children’s cough, and BBEY Boot Polish promising lasting shine and protection.
Mr BD Thomas reports brisk bidding at a Ruapuna clearing sale held for Mr John Hampton. The sale featured implements and laundries, draught horses, dairy cattle, and sheep with prices ranging from £1 for a Spring trap to £30 for a aged draught mare, and numerous consignments selling at market values.
Ashburton grain market notes a buoyant week with strong demand for milling wheat and high prices driven by gains in the American market. Major sales include 40 000 bushels mixed wheat at 43 4d on trucks and 12 000 bushels at 43 3d, with further lots sold and prices steady at roughly 4s 3d to 4s 6d for various wheat types. Oats remain in demand for heavy feed, but supply is tight with little threshing. Canadians and Danish feeds quoted, oats sheaf prices up to 95s for prime on trucks.
Timaru reports a busy week for wheat with high bids but buyers hold until duty is decided. Oats see little shipping with local demand. Australian oats into the North Island undercut prices. Potatoes quoted at £3 10s at country stations, with continued Australian imports likely suppressing price gains.
In Christchurch on July 6 the wheat market shows little activity with only 8000 bushels sold south at 44d f.o.b. Ashburton and South Canterbury see more impact due to millers needing supplies. Widespread rain damages tubers and blight devastates Chatham Island crops. no seed imports from the mainland last season.
A letter from S Grason of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites praises Lane's Emulsion for curing a niece's severe measles cough and restoring strength and flesh. The ad extols cod liver oil with hypophosphites as a quick lung remedy and notes Lane's Emulsion is sold at chemists and stores for 2 shillings 6 pence or 4 shillings 6 pence.
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