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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
2
Ephemeris notes show multiple July dates with fractional values and times, listing phases and events. Includes First Quarter Last Quarter New Moon Apogee Perigee with associated times.
At the Lyttelton Harbour Board special meeting on Monday the group weighed a canal and dock project to Sumner at Heathcote. Critics warned of higher rates and £58,571 annual deficit, while supporters pressed for national port interests and public rail policy improvements.
A long page of Ashburton notices reports on property sale in Allenton to James Allen. Auckland carters seek uniform wheel tax. Dunedin Council declines Forbury Park purchase. Wellington Synod on temperance policy. drownings near Geraldine and county racing club actions. Labour League meeting. mutual improvement society debate. bachelor ball on Rangitata Island. Shearers Accommodation Bill compared to 1898 Act. Boyne anniversary dinner for Orange Lodge. arbitration Board remarks on wages and taxes. Cinderella pantomime at Addrelsows Hall. Adelaide Hospital dental plate mishap. Miss Rennie cookery for invalids. dressmaking classes resume. Andrews and Co tailors. cycle and motor works promotions. and weather-driven maintenance ads.
In Luckland a maintenance case exposed how a destitute wife loses her old age pension when her husband earns 18s 6d weekly. The magistrate questioned the system as a draper in Timaru was fined 55 for a street verandah ad without permission, while the Canterbury Farmers Co operative Association advertised hundreds of properties for sale and urged applications for copies.
A severe frost last night registered 114 degrees this morning as flood damage along the Waihao river worsens. Minor wash-outs were temporarily repaired while the north bank erosion caused bridge concerns. The Dunedin express ran late and the Puntroon branch remains traffic free. Lake Wainoni culvert and other beach outlets were carried away. Captain Edwin notes northerly winds and falling barometer.
The Ashburton farmers and allies work to bring a farming community candidate. David Jones of Weedons spoke in Ashburton before a large Agricultural and Pastoral Association gathering. A strong committee was formed to canvass electors and assess support for Mr Jones with a follow up meeting planned.
Tribute reads of Mrs Hain a Perthshire born woman who came to New Zealand thirty years ago. She lived at Orepuki and Mayfield dedicating life to church Sabbath school missions and charitable work. Her husband two sons three daughters survive her, and she is remembered as a loving wife mother and faithful servant of God.
July 10 1909 The American fleet officers are en route to Rotorua for visit arrangements. Christchurch officials say no invitations will be issued to meet the fleet in Auckland and no railway concession will be extended for the trip.
Obituaries note the death of ex Mayor Andrey Thomson in Dunedin and the ex chair of Port Chalmers Dock Trust. In Napina the Rev Wesley Worboys dies aged 63 after ministry in Canterbury Auckland Westland and Hawke’s Bay. Also reported is the death in Seaham of the Rev Angus Bethune aged 97, linked to the Bethune family in Wellington.
A Wellington deputation of chemists met Dr Mason the Chief Health Officer to seek ministerial action to place poisons under Part I of the Sale of Poisons Act 1871. They urged restrictions on Chlorodyne morphine preparations morphine cocaine atropine tablets and liquid extract of opium. Dr Mason said he would forward the request to the Minister.
Timaru July 12. The Timaru district issued ten bankruptcies for the year ended Merch dist. Liabilities reached £3893 with assets of £959. Seven estates paid no dividend and one paid 20s in the pound.
Timaru Harbour Board reports for the half year ended June 30 that visiting vessel tonnage reached 234 777 tons with imports 45 586 and exports 41 215, generating revenue of £12 600.
News items detail the opening of the Royal Edward Dock in Bristol by King Edward and Queen Alexandra, a fatal bridge collapse near Cologne with 84 men into the Rhine and 6 drowned, and related European dispatches on cricket, travel, and industry including Zeppelin airship promotion and the St Anne's poisoning cases with a third victim.
In a naval exercise a flotilla of seventeen submarines moved from Dover to the Firth of Forth submerged except for conning towers, traveling at ten knots without surfacing.
At the Congregational Congress Rev. G. Griffiths of Brisbane spoke on elementary education in Australia and New Zealand noting colonists’ hopes for a national guard of 80 000 trained men to defend the common flag. Dr John Fordyce of Sydney outlined temperance legislation progress in the region.
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier pushing All-Red service plans with 20–21 knot Atlantic ships and 18–20 knot Pacific vessels. Debates center on subsidies, cost, and timelines with critics urging commercial justification and parliamentary contracts. The resolution passed 109 to 47.
Sir J H Carruthers studied English and Scottish ports and fishing helps. Delegates representing about 5000 Scottish fishermen urged assisted passages to New South Wales to start trawling and canning industries. Premier approved a first batch of assisted passages with more aid on arrival to launch fishing operations.
Sir Edward Grey said Britain would not assume responsibility for Persia's internal affairs. An apology for disrespect to the British Legation was demanded and expected to be given.
A fragment notes Woods Great Peppermint Cure claimed to cure coughs and related ailments, labeled as an enduring remedy. The snippet reads as an old advertisement line with uncertain punctuation and spelling.
On the third reading Mr Bowles moved rejection of the Old Age Pensions Bill, and was defeated by 315 to 10. Masterman defended the bill as a major experiment while Snowden for Labour spoke against it. Belfour (Balfour) cited cost at 114 millions and 72,000 beneficiaries, with Belfour not voting. Land Values Scotland Bill passes Lords.
Major Cookson of the 1st Sussex Regiment staying at Belmont Hotel was slain by an armed burglar named Levine after a struggle in the bedroom. Levine, claiming to be the son of a wealthy land agent, was tried and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
At the Democratic convention in New York on July 10 1896 William Jennings Bryan led the first ballot with 692 votes while Judge Gray had 59 and Governor Johnston 46. His nomination was then made unanimous.
Melbourne reports a drop in Victorian rabbit exports over the last six months by two million, valued at £30,000. Waterloo Cup winner Nichols Ella Goldsmith with Invergordon runner-up. Kellvinger and Buckleyn's Black take purses. Sydney Golf Championship updates show Pearce leading second round in 75, with Duncan tied for seventh alongside Carnegie and Clarke. other scores listed.
The Brisbane Labour Conference adopts a nine plank platform including White Australia, new protection, nationalisation of monopolies, graduated land value tax, a citizen defence force, a Commonwealth bank, restricted public borrowing, navigation laws, and an Arbitration Act amendment. The conference also pays tribute to Mr Watson on his retirement from politics.
In Braybrook Melbourne the jury declared that the collision was caused by the culpable negligence of Milburn Dolman the tarp drivers and the stationmaster Kendall. They were committed for trial with bail set at £50 each and one surety of £50.
The Lands Department annual report notes increasing cash disposals and land selections for settlement. It records 81 more tenants covering 1,450 acres, average holdings of 388 acres across 1,589 selectors, and a total selector base of 2,225 with 1,326,711 acres opened for selection. It lists cash sales, O.R.P tenure uptake, and new leases, plus Maori land negotiations yielding substantial areas in Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington.
Testimony at a tramway inquiry accuses spies and female detectives of operating within the service over an extended period. An ex inspector described men hiding near telegraph poles and ambushing unsuspecting drivers, while others alleged female detectives were employed and pressured to recruit locals.
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