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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
2
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A proposal to establish evening technical classes in Ashburton aims to give young people practical training and employment prospects. The plan mirrors earlier cookery classes, with subjects covering arithmetic to dressmaking and photography, seeking to raise workmen’s efficiency.
Local items report on illuminated addresses for Captain Fooks of the Ashburton Fire Brigade and a meeting to promote technical classes. Inquests and accidents feature deaths at the lock-up, Waitaki river drowning, a muzzle-loader accident at Lologa Bay, and a Chinese Church elder appointment in Dunedin. The Star of Ashburton Lodge installs officers and plans Tuesday meetings, with a prize for proposing candidates and a supper for members.
North Canterbury pressed early with the wind while South Canterbury’s forwards dominated the later phases. W Fitzgerald of Tinwald scored a shot through the rails, and Heath Canterbury led the relentless Southern pressure. Prominent Southern players included Fitzgerald (three goals), Millichamp, Stock, Smith, while Rankine Waites Strange and Cropp starred for the Northern side. The match, chosen from many players, ended in a draw reflecting strong Southern form.
A correspondent labeled Parishioner attacks clergy families as a slanderous claim. The reply defends clergymen and their kin, noting many are well behaved and respectable, backed by global statistics. The exchange highlights public wartiness over insinuations.
Oxford scored 503 in the University cricket match with Foster contributing 171. The total stands as a new record for the event.
Robert Rennie formerly of Green Island Otago died in a cottage fire at Bull's Gardens. The elderly man slept on a couch that caught fire. after attempting to extinguish it he reentered and was overcome by smoke. His hands and face suffered severe burns.
United Press reports May arrivals were small while the meat market boomed. Experimental ducklings sold at 2s 9d each with good breed and quality though packing could improve. About five tons of frozen eels from Auckland and Bluff arrived, but a small lot sold at 43d per eel due to lack of prior information and weak agent effort.
The Australian Commonwealth Bill has been finally passed after lengthy debate. The United Free Association reports the historic enactment reached completion, consolidating national governance under the new framework.
United Press dispatches detail Britain's warning to Pekin authorities, Russian and Japanese troop plans, and Allied efforts in China. Reports from Berlin, Vienna, and London describe Boxer activity, massacres, and shifts in German French and American positions as troops mass near Pekin and Tientsin.
Governor reports Imperial Government seeks horses and mules for China service. Premier replies New Zealand will provide every facility and assistance to facilitate the deal.
United Press Association reports cable news via electric telegraph as it relays dispatches on national events and ongoing developments from multiple cities and sources. The terse updates cover politics, business, and public notices in rapid, machine assisted form.
Canterbury Rugby Union advanced stage on Saturday with Kaipoi defeating Sydenham, Christchurch beating Amien, and Merivale overcoming Linwood in senior championship matches.
General Clery and General Hart form a junction at Vinkfontein. Boers fail to retake Ficksburg after midnight fighting. Chamberlain notes hospital supplies and an inquiry into sick and wounded treatment. Plans for an Imperial charged hospital attendance. Commission to study care in South Africa expanded to five members. Prisoners taken include New Zealanders and patrolmen. Buller reaches Pretoria as trains run to Greylingstad. Gebite details received from Wakapuaka.
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