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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 16, 1900
Page
2
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Notices announce mail cutoffs for Australian Colonies South Africa Ceylon India China United Kingdom Europe and other routes via Blud Suen Wellington Suez Walkare Rotomabana with due dates Melbourne London Sydney and Westport final postmarks. Postmaster W H Rennes signs.
Commercial cables from London report a firm wheat market and growers holding for higher prices in Timaru district. Some sales occurred to meet demand, vessels like Tekoa carrying over 6000 sacks, Mimiro expected with a large cargo. Prices show little change from prior quotation, while weather stayed favorable all week.
The Ashburton Guardian weighs the Boxer rebellion as a significant, organized movement across China aided by northern western and southern factions. It notes past uprisings were regional and questions whether this surge reflects a repeating historical pattern of northern barbarians sweeping into settled lands.
The article examines possible causes of the Boxer uprising in China, including population pressures and foreign religious and commercial influence. It notes the difficulty for single nations to resist migrations and questions the Chinese imperial stance and its uncertainty about domestic support for the anti foreign movement.
Read on first and fourth pages about colonial mails from Auckland to London, South Africa business forums, a new horse disease report in South Canterbury, and updates on Wellington municipal conference. Also notes on NZ Magazine, barley to pigs fate, severe frost in Hakataramea, hunting, Rev Inglis arrival, mortgage statistics, a Timaru ice accident, curling, unusual oven treatment for rheumatic conditions, and Mark Hanna at Washington.
The Salvation Army held a Sunday barrage to raise funds for the Indian Famine Fund with Adjutant Tyler presenting the first part of a life story. Adjutant Rowley announced a donation from GA M Buckley of Lagmhor who gifted a horse for legal use to support the cause. A trial in Mudgee involved a broken window case where the only count led to a full court appearance and a guilty plea. costs to the country estimated at £270.
Reuter dispatches report Allied troops struggling to hold a fifteen mile front around Tien Tsin hindered by poor organisation and lack of a clear commander. Chinese forces gain ground while allied losses mount as ships unload guns and foreign troops move toward Pekin.
Cablegram from the Agent-General dated 13th reports rising anxiety over China as Li Hung Chang’s veteran troops mobilize, while no word comes from Sir Robert Hart. Allies fear Chinese forces near Tien-tsin display fighting power, with hopes pinned on Japanese assistance and weak Chinese leadership overall.
United Press dispatches describe divisions of Lincoln and Scots Greys engaging Boers near Nitral Pans with heavy casualties on both sides. Notable actions include valor by a sergeant and seven volunteers saving the Maxima, and officers and troops charging with several killed or wounded. Reinforcements, telegraph lines, and railways face Boer disruption amid stalled relief efforts for De Wet.
A Sydney Morning Herald special describes Johannesburg fighting during Lord Roberts’s advance. Troops including K Gorrie O Wiggins and Toss Will from New Zealand died of enteric fever at Gemiston Sylver. The scene was chaotic with shots in alleys as factions contested possession. Churchill was the lone correspondent to ride a bicycle through the western advance.
The Ashburton branch of the New Zealand Teachers Institute met at the Borough School to review the new syllabus, elect replacements for resignations, and discuss district examinations and drill instruction. Elections named JE Purchase to fill the secretary role, with next meeting set for the first Saturday in October.
The President of the Board of Health says the Adelaide doctor's freeze therapy is not new and yields only evanescent immunity in diseases where used. The Adelaide experiment is deemed crude and requires exhaustive testing before publication.
Telegraph message to the Premier states that the Fourth and Fifth Contingents have arrived at Bulawayo and merged into the New Zealand Fourth Regiment. Additional hospital admissions include W Malcolm and J W Garland. Entries mention Brabant's Horse Trooper McIntyre and returning convalescents to Melbourne for care.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting received a ministerial letter outlining responses to railway requests. Key points include improving steamer passenger accommodation at Lyttelton, prompt through trains, limited through services, faster goods and passenger separation, fewer express stoppages, and adjusted fares and goods charges.
A report notes labourers at Lyttelton paid two per hour overtime with deductions from ship wages. It details annual ticket charges, regional mileage differences, and the issuance of tourist and travel tickets across the two islands. The matter seeks ministerial guidance after the second interview on regional ticket reforms.
Lord Hopetoun is officially announced as Governor General with Captain Wallington named Private Secretary and residence planned in Melbourne. He will likely live in Sydney during Parliament sessions until his official residence is built. The appointment is welcomed across the colonies with expectation of broad support for Australia’s new Commonwealth.
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