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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
3
A butcher thanks customers for liberal support and offers low cash prices on prime mutton and beef cuts. Prices include side mutton 24d, hindquarters 24d, legs 4d, neck and breast 24d, shoulders 34d, chops 5d. beef ribs 4d, sirloin 6d, rump steak 8d, beef steak 6d, gravey beef 4d, brisket 5d, ox 3lbs for 1s. Small goods made by Mr T. Barber.
At the Addington live stock market today large entries and good attendance. Store sheep and hoggets mixed quality with prices softer. fat lambs in limited export demand. Fat cattle show weak demand, prices down. prime ewes, wethers, and store cattle also sold slower amid broad declines. Pigs met with uneven demand with fats weak but small stores sought after.
A large attendance at the fortnightly Geraldine sale saw slower activity and generally lower fat prices. The 2000 head entry included sheep with varied results for fat lambs, hoggs, wethers, and store lambs, plus cattle and pigs with assorted bids and steady demand for hoggers and small lambs.
Markets show fat cattle yarded with good bulls and heifers. Prices opened higher by 10s to 15s but fell near the finish. best bullocks £9 to £10 10s, extras to £12 1s, medium £7 10s to £8 15s, unfinished £6 to £6 10s. Sheep yarding large, wethers 16s 6d to 17s 6d, ewes 9s to 14s 6d, lambs 9d to 1s 6d. best lambs up to 1s 6d. Pigs yarded 130 with good prices for small pigs. porters and baconers varied, porkers 35s to 88s, light baconers 44s to 60s.
A new monorail line near New York plans to carry passengers from Bartow on the New Haven line to City Island. The cigar shaped cars are 50 and a half by 64 feet, using eight motors and four guide wheels in overhead rails to guide a single rail beneath. The system claims high speed with no oscillation and reduced power use, differing from French English and German rail designs.
A New Zealand and Australian meat importing meeting chaired by Mr George Goodsir urged a ten day voluntary halt on selling Canterbury lamb under specified weights and price grades to combat a glut. They saw no certainty of sales drop and cited a stored million carcasses, plus plans to push government advertising to aid Dominion trade.
King Edward signals approval to study the aerial craft described in a June cable. The airship, 227 500 cubic feet, near completion, could sail Paris to London before Parliament ends. It carries petrol for 700 miles, seats 25, and runs at 35.4 mph with two 200 hp motors. Daily Mail offers 5000 pounds to build a garage for it in England.
In Teheran heavy fighting rages at the southern gate as Nationalists, claiming to restore the constitution, clash with Royalists defending the city. The Russians hoist their flag over the consulate and 60 troops await order to intervene. the Shah resides in Sultanabad.
Calcutta reports Lieutenant Governor Sir B. N. Baker urged Bengal Council for action beyond denunciations of outrages. He pressed education authorities, parents, and students to cooperate with government to resolve the crisis, warning peaceful means might fail and implying risk to the innocent if not addressed.
In a censure debate speech Mr Reid argues big estates should be transformed into single family holdings. He rejects land tax as slow and condemns government expedience, urging a bill to declare estates contrary to public policy and for the State to resume and divide them if owners refuse, cheered by Labour members.
A desert youth brushes off a chest cold with Peppermint Cure and dies from bronchitis. The verse warns to guard the breath box while strong and avoid letting a cold linger, noting Woods Peppermint Cure as a remedy.
In Christchurch the Labour Bureau saw fewer visitors as recently, a list outside the City Council named forty new unemployed. six started work yesterday and five today, leaving 11 of 40 at an appearance. City surveyor Mr A Dobson said applications for work remain steady and the council continues to seek jobs for carpenters and laborers amid temporary scarcity. Trades Hall reported a typical number of callers, with fatigue growing as replies repeat. The Trades Council Unemployed Committee urged MPs to discuss the right to work and plan a Right to Work Bill next session.
In Auckland Harold Hudson on a bicycle collided with a tram pole and was knocked into the path of a car, suffering serious internal injuries and remaining critical. In Hastings Edward Jong, 17, was badly burned while recharging an acetylene generator, with a scalp wound and facial injuries. he remains unconscious with poor prospects. In Elenarin William Thornhill, an elderly lodger at Mrs Smith's boarding house, was found dead in bed. death attributed to natural causes after a period of illness.
On July 14 in Christchurch the Magistrates Court heard several award enforcement cases. Hugh Roberts, F. Plogg, and Geo Strapson were fined for failing to give preference to unionists, with penalties of £3 for Roberts and Plogg and £2 for Strapson. Jane Macwell was fined £4 for employing a driver under 18, J Schumacher £9 for employing a carter in a bere-horse, and Sharman & Sons £2 for employing too many apprentices.
A three officer deputation from the Volunteer services met Acting Defence Minister George Wowlds in Auckland on July 14 to press for inviting Lord Kitchener to New Zealand. Officials indicated a warm reception and possible government communication as Cabinet weighs the proposal.
The Wellington Rugby Union warned off two players for using bad language. A Tramways team member faces a professionalism charge. Melrose player suspended for three months for striking an opponent and throwing the ball at the referee.
An advertisement extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a remedy for headaches tied to indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims women are especially prone and reports testimonials from Mrs Eliza Henry of Auckland praising the pills for herself and her daughter while urging treatment of underlying causes rather than heart-focused drugs.
The text notes street sweeping as punishment for drunkenness in St Petersbur, cites census findings that more women earn over £200 yearly, describes Jerusalem’s soap and religious wares, mentions Capetown slang for florin, recalls a Scottish contractor paying workers in Horris, and notes historic rowing sums and fashion norms including top hats before chronic chest cures.
A retrospective look at the 1859 volunteer movement in Britain, its origins in fears of invasion, and the ensuing public mobilization. Noting Lord Tennyson and the Duke of Cambridge influence, the piece recalls mass enlistment, royal support, and the shift to a stricter regime for volunteers.
From sprain or rheumatic pains there is nothing that compares to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It freely soothes and rapidly eases aches when rubbed in. In common use for lame shoulders and general soreness. For sale by all druggists and storekeepers.
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