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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
3
Former San Francisco mayor Schmitz receives a five year prison term in New York for municipal corruption. The sentence follows his conviction and marks a major political accountability event.
The Government is building a large torpedo factory on the Clyde near London with July 9 reports noting the project. The facility aims to expand wartime munitions capacity and strengthen naval armaments.
A great rush has set in to the Canadian goldfield at Ike Larder as July actions unfold.
The Patrice airship makes many successful flights across Paris at 18 miles an hour against the wind. It has been sent for service to the German frontier as other airships are under construction. Berlin reports Germany's months of dirigible experiments by night.
Hayward starred for the Players in the match against the Gentlemen scoring 146 not out and carrying his bat as the team total reached 278.
In the Life Saving Society event Derbyshire beat Turla kover of Sydney by a touch. RB. L. Baker of Sydney also competed but was manblaced. Aeshna noted. Received July 10. DEFICIT ON PACIFIC CABLE MELBOURNE July 10. The Postal Administration reports a deficit of 69 000 for the year to March, with Australia contributing one third. PROPOSED PENNY POSTAGE The Postmaster General notes a penny postage bill but the Labor Party opposes it. If defeated, a States-only penny postage effort may follow. OBITUARY Adelaide July 10 Rev Joseph Berry Mathomaine formerly of New Zealand died.
The decade shows NSW expansion in cultivation by about 1.5 million acres and wheat area up by 1 million acres. Butter production more than doubled, mineral industry improving, with state trade reaching £80,303,000 or £50 per head, up £37 in ten years.
Police raided a large closed hotel at Oamaru and seized liquor from unlocked lockers. The case, tied to alleged sly grog selling, goes to trial next Monday with five other related cases.
In Hokitika Patrick Hayes a young married bushman at Malfroy's mill was killed when struck by a falling tree limb. In Nelson a carpenter named Cooper escaped death at the Trafalgar Hotel under construction after slipping on frost bitumen roof felt. He fell but was saved by sarking boards and injured only his nose.
London July 9 the fourth series of the London Colonial Wool sales opened with fair competition. Merinos are unchanged and crossbreds range from par to a five percent decline. Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom totals 2,775,000 quarters and for the Continent 1,850,000 quarters.
Wellington July 10 a new industrial agreement between the Slaughtermen's Union and local freezing companies has been filed with wages largely unchanged except for 23s per 100 sheep and weekly pay. The pact lasts two years and excludes any weekly wage employment.
In Napier on July 10 the sweated industries exhibition, shown for a week, was dispatched to Wanganui today. The display drew more than 2000 visitors and sparked strong interest. The cleanly made articles inspired sermons at several churches on Sunday.
Auckland July 10 Captain Attwood testified he surveyed the Kia Ora on April 16 and found the ship’s compliance with the law. William Haynes denied women and children were left on the beach and said he heard nothing about blankets removed from a lady passenger. He reported no drunkenness aboard and no liquor taken to officers' cabins. The Southern Cross 3rd Grade team for tomorrow includes St McKenzie Clark Smith Culverhouse Hagerty Simpson Slade Nolan Clothier Lamb Johns Kerr Lindsay Brophy OConnor Hatson Harris Brown Wonnacott.
The second warehouse theft case saw Henry Norman Cossar plead guilty to stealing a woman's costume from Sargood Son and Ewen and be committed for sentence. John Henry Whitton also pleaded guilty to stealing a service from C I Mills and others, head of Mills and Co retail, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.
On Saturday night a serious fire broke out in the bush near Mount Corlesse station after a gale fanned embers. Two stacks of eaten sheaves burned as settlers fought the blaze until rain aided by midday. Sympathy goes to Mr. Johnson for his bush preservation work. In Parliament the Address-in-Reply was adopted.
A listing of seed packets and varieties for vegetables and herbs. Includes beans beetroot broccoli cabbage carrot cucumber lettuce mustard parsley parsnip pea pepper pumpkin tomato turnip and greens with numerous named cultivars such as Connover's Colossal Canadian Wonder and Ponderosa. Concludes with herbs like marjoram sage and thyme.
A list of flower seed varieties with prices noted as one penny per packet. Varieties include Asters, Carnation, Dahlia, Phlox, Petunia, Sunflower, Sweet Pea, Verbena and more. Advertises stock and novelty seeds available per packet.
List of seed packets with prices for beans broccoli cabbage celery lettuce peas tomatoes and flowers including Nasturtium Asters Marigold Petunia Sunflower Phlox Cosmos Verbena and Sweet Peas. Entries note per packet per pint and per packet costs in pre decimal currency.
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