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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 12, 1909
Page
2
Mr R A L ZOUCH announces that FBR FLINTAN LDS will reside in Methven from July 5th to cope with growing practice. He will be available for consultation daily at the Methven Dental Surgery in the town.
Ashburton firm at Burnett Street offers dental services and building maintenance with contact via phone 56 for appointments and inquiries.
Historical letters praise Scour and Jangworm mixtures and the DRENCH as a guaranteed aid to sheep health and farmer profits. Testimonials from Christchurch and Fairton show increased sales of the Living Mixture and strong endorsements from Ashburton owners urging regular use to improve lambs and wool cleanliness.
Harold E Curtis Land Estate and Commission Agent lists houses for rent and sale in Allenton Hampstead and Netherby districts. Offers 4 to 8 room homes with features, gardens, stables, and sites. mentions prices weekly rents and terms. Also promotes meat sales and insurance services with contact at Burnett Street opposite Mail and Guardian Office telephone 148.
Swalonablis goods at Pletcaer Bros advertise pena Soup Sausages four for a shilling Seoteh a Pease Meal sixpence per pound or one penny tin for six pence Split Peas and Pearl Barley two pence per pound Haricot Beans sixpence per pound Lentils threepence per pound Prime On ions sixteen pounds for one shilling or sixpence per string
The record lists full moon on July 3 at 11:47 pm, last quarter on July 10 at 6:28 pm, new moon on July 17 at 10:28 pm, first quarter on July 25 at 11:15 pm, and apogee on July 2 at 6:60 pm.
On Sunday July 11 1909 at Chatham Nursing Home the wife of G Leslie Nell gave birth to a son.
The nation’s public hospitals should primarily aid those lacking private means. Well-to-do patients should use private facilities, preserving public beds for the economically deprived. The Ashburton Hospital case prompts questions about bed allocation and the impact on nurse and physician fees.
Losal and General notes the arrival of the dust-cart brings kerosene tins and rubbish on the footpath, with Dr Nicolle urging improvements. Householders face difficulty placing dust-pans on the street before the cart arrives, suggesting interiors wires as a workaround to ease dustman’s load. A related weather notice predicts southerly to strong winds, rain and possible frost, with a cider quilt offer to Go-carts purchasers.
The weekly stock sale will be held at Ashburton yards tomorrow. The Police Commission will not sit in Ashburton but hear evidence in centres and towns as required. Agricultural and dairy matters, cheese plants replacing butter, and a double focus on local events including a wool-shed social and railway retirements are noted, with several community and regulatory updates across Canterbury.
Scarlets fever remains common in Masterton with several cases dated. Geraldine hotels stay open with fall staff awaiting a favourable Appeal verdict. A hockey match on the Rakaia Domain ends 1–0 for Rakaia. Miss A Cromie scores. Mr George Howison referees. Weather in the district varies with frosts and showers. Malvern water race split into Sandy Knolls and Malvern. Oddfellows Hall youth misbehaves. Taranaki Petroleum No 2 bore oil output steady at 52 barrels in the period. A Timaru conference discusses funding an agricultural instructor for the South Canterbury district. Education Board may offer £500 yearly. Ashburton piano and organ shop expansion by CO Bege and Co. Watch advert notes L. McClurg Nicke Lever watch.
The use of lime on grain root crops or pasture proves a highly profitable investment. Lime is available on special terms for farming use. Full particulars from Blackburne Smith and Co 122 Manchester Street Christchurch.
The Long Beach Road Board met on Saturday with W T Lill presiding and members McKay and Anderson present. The board approved rate declarations for subsidy, noted property transfers from Grigg to Thompson and Grigg to Stoddart, and asked for a price on road repairs near Eiffelton.
The Auckland provincial amateur boxing championships concluded July 11 after starting July 3. Winners: Bantam E O’Wena Auckland over Little. Feather H M’Neil Auckland over Tresize Ashburton. Lightweight L Ross Auckland over Craig Auckland. Middle E Manley Dunedin over Pooley Auckland. Heavy T Pearce Auckland over Moore Auckland. Auckland will send champions to Dunedin for New Zealand championships led by J H Trudgeon.
London reports the Cooper estate appraised at £128,000 not including Australian property. He left Barraud's portrait of Fisherman to the Australian Jockey Club. The Times editorializes on the value of royal visits to Dominion eyes and home government ties.
President Taft, speaking on the Champlain Ter Centenary, said the event signalled a triple friendship among the United States Britain and France. The speech was reported from New York dated July 11.
Three ringleaders of a brutal murder gang confessed to twelve killings in the Valence and Drome Assizes France. They used a method forcing victims to reveal where their money was kept by thrusting feet into hot metal.
Longstanding Wellington resident Mr James Shakes promotes Rheumg as a cure for Rheumatic Gout in Manners Street. He claims rapid relief and swelling disappearance after first dose with a lasting cure, urging sufferers to try the medicine sold at chemists and stores near 23rd and 43rd.
Dhinagri, charged with murder, pressed a patriotism defense and objected to the term murder. He lashed British rule in India as oppression and called for India for the Indians. He urged death as a fate that would provoke nationality vengeance and appealed to sympathisers in America and Germany.
An old ad claims Woods Great Peppermint Cure treats influenza hacking coughs and nighttime coughing in children. It markets the remedy as effective with prices listed in old currency and emphasizes never failing.
Moorish aggression prompts Spanish bombardment at Mozaza encampments near Melita. Desperate fighting yields capture of Atalayon position. Several Spaniards killed and thirty two wounded. Moroccans report keids near Melilla surrender to Spain.
In London July 10 reports say Russia hired M Hartling to guard the czar at Cherbourg but M Amieff claims Hartling is actually Sanderson, a Russian convicted in France in 1900 for explosives. Clemenceau privately told Jaures officials believe the charge true, provoking Parisian criticism of Hartling’s appointment.
Reported by Press Association-Copsright on a Church deputation about gambling and a forthcoming Lords bill. The Budget League met thirty editors with Lloyd George. Commons committee debated the Irish Land Bill with Redmond amendments rejected 184 141. Birrell’s clause also faced party splits amid Budget distractions and Welsh abstentions. Labour supported the Government. Herbert Samuel reelected for Claseland. 6296 to 6825 for rival candidate.
Another trade unionist has obtained an injunction to prevent the South Wales Miners' Federation devoting its funds to pay members of the House of Commons.
Mrs Pankhurst and Mrs Haversfieldt were each fined £8 for disturbances near the Houses of Parliament on June 29. The magistrate advised them to appeal on a point of law regarding the right of subjects to present petitions to the Crown. Remaining cases were postponed.
Lord Kitchener will visit Australia after army maneuvers in Japan in November. He hopes to meet Australians who served in South Africa and offer advice to the Commonwealth Government. Waterside Workers reach wage agreement with Australasian Steam Ship Owners Federation improving coastal pay and granting job preference with a two year term.
A Rangiora cottage on Church Street owned by Mrs J Payne and tenanted by Mr Jay, Hillgrove, was gutted. contents insured for £50 and house for £125. Nearby, a six room Linwood house on St Asaph Street owned by Mr J Robinson and occupied by Mr W Duncan burned, with contents insured for £210 and valued at £300. adjoining property scorched by water.
Victoria Racing Club in Melbourne completed its Grand National meeting with seven races. Mind fal 1 Kerlie 3 Akim Foo 8 won the Lawn Handicap by two lengths in 1:64. Doutta Galla Hurdle saw The Sun 2 Old Nick 3 win by five lengths in 2:11. Grand National Steeplechase King BD. J. Price's Bubery 1 Confederate 2 Squirm 3 won by fifteen lengths in 6:37.12. Duty Handicap fling 1 Winteriga 2 Kildean 3 won by five lengths in 4:34. Jack Shay 1 Earl of Castles 2 Comus 3 won the Pootscray Steeplechase by eight lengths in 6:36.
In a playful fragment two lovers describe a single cold and shared breath. Their intertwined noses and merged thoughts evoke a humorous, affectionate mood rather than a dramatic tale.
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