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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
2
Editorial lauds the Farmers Union after the Wellington Conference as a reasonable, nonpartisan policy with broad support. It criticizes hostile press and politicians while praising delegates for tact and judgment and predicting the union's rising influence on the nation’s future prosperity.
Mr Llewellyn Owen resumes teaching after illness. Rayne named director of Palatine County College Illinois at £1000 annual salary. Ex-constables Burrell and Durbridge seek £750 each for wrongful dismissal. New Zealand lamb profits raise hints for frozen meat trade expansion. District Court in Invercargill suspends bankruptcy discharge for Gore horse dealer Russell for six months. Malachi Hanley’s discharge suspended for twelve months after reckless trading.
The Canterbury Hockey Association decided to stage the North v South Canterbury representative match at Ashburton on July 24. A practice game will be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock on the Oval with the selection present.
Mr D Thomas will sell on account of Mr James Maher at his residence Cox Leeds tomorrow the whole of his house hold furniture and effects. Also notices include a pension case at Oxford Magistrates Court and various local trade ads and announcements.
A correspondent urges an Ashburton County Industrial Exhibition to promote local industries and mineral deposits. He cites Ashburton Woollen Mills history, local crafts, and assets like Mount Somers coal, urging leaders and institutions to showcase products, educate youth, and attract colonial attention. He calls for public support to curb external purchases and to advance education and industry.
A reader endorses a public report by Commissioner Tunbridge and warns that drunkenness drives rising offenses. The letter cites 8057 drunkenness charges last year, with 59.6 percent male first offenders and 24.2 percent female first offenders, and urges swift action to curb the alcohol trade.
London July 15 United Press Association reports tributes in the House of Lords to Lord Salisbury. At the Foreign Office 366 Unionists met with Mr Balfour presiding, as leaders praised his long service and discussed future changes and possible successors. The King awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order to Salisbury while Balfour took the Privy Seal.
At the next sitting the Conference on Friday is expected to be presided by Mr Chamberlain with Mr Gerald Balfour in attendance. Sir Gordon Sprigg has sailed back to Cape Town and Mr Fuller will represent Cape Colony. The Admiralty is slated to submit a modified naval scheme reducing duties on Australasia. An amicable compromise is anticipated.
The Waikato region is referenced in a brief, garbled item noting a mishap. The short note mentions a crew and a rith for a fortnight, but no clear details or outcomes are provided.
Telegraph reports the Campanile of Saint Mark's in Venice collapsed without loss of life after the piazza was cleared. The belfry sank, the copper angel atop the spire shattered at the church gate, and fallen masonry damaged works of art nearby.
Telegraph story from New York reports Chicago’s strike has halted rail freight, leaving tons of perishables to rot in freight houses. The blockade leaves the city practically isolated and around twenty thousand people idle as of July 16.
George Smith of Auckland finished second in both the 120 yard and 440 yard hurdle handicaps at Birmingham. He owed 16 yards in the former race and was scratch in the latter.
Rakaia faces Pirates Football Club with a listed team including captain J Rourke and named players Harvey May Brace Reilly Shirriffs Shannon Taylor Davidson Kennedy Behrns and substitutes. Pirates lineup features Pritchhard Wilson Friedlander Moon Weeds Lewis Burns Collins Jackson Adams Thomas Cullen Berg Clark. Excelsior meets Southern Cross at 3 pm with a listed squad and emergencies. Also notes general health advertisements urging Tussicura Evans Witchs Oil and Wade Worm Figs.
The text presents Lord Hopetoun's farewell letter to the Federal Acting President. He reflects on his ambitions for the Governor-General’s office, insisting his aims were to serve the Empire and Commonwealth, not himself. He admits overreaching and acknowledges foundations failed, hoping a successor may salvage useful fragments from his ruins.
The Legislative Council in Weitigton met at 2 30 pm and agreed to adjourn for a fortnight at rising. The First Headings included the New Zealand University Act Amendment and Lunacy Bills. A motion to improve public school handwriting was passed after debate. The Young Persons Protection Bill was read a third time and passed. The council adjourned at 3 20 pm.
The House debates the Loan Bill to fund public works with a total of 1 750 000 and discusses omissions and alterations to the Rimutaka deviation. Notices on totalisator suppression and Cycle Boards are given, while questions touch dairy factory advances and unemployment in Auckland. The Racing Conference is debated and the session ends with a late resumption.
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