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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 16, 1907
Page
2
1070 acres well watered and subdivided with seven room dwelling barn stables good orchard and garden. Price five pounds per acre. For full particulars and other properties apply to renowned agent or office.
Fragmentary OCR notes show moon phase references and scattered times across July. Entries include phase markers and several clock times, but no coherent event or article context.
Frost registers at 13 degrees as Timaru High School headmaster G Simmers recovers. Oamaru Magistrates Court fines Walker £3 7s for adulterated milk. Parliament dissolution, railways forecast profits, and local business notices including W Smith new Christchurch agent. Hawke's Bay musicians plan association. Newmarket tramway dispute. Taihape party to Queensland land offer. Wellington Industrial Association on technical schooling. Prices, trains, and agricultural notes follow.
Reports forecast strong southerly winds to gale strength with rain probable and colder conditions. The item also notes various local notices and events including deaths, appointments, court activity, and minor accidents as part of a period summary.
At a Monday meeting Dr Nicoll urged creating a safe East West link near the railway station and a resident petition to press government for the necessary communication. Dr Clark supported the plan and suggested the Post Office area. Dr Thomas noted the cost, but the motion passed.
The New York report notes no American law makes espionage punishable. A Japanese servant found with defence drawings and government papers. a public orator claims Japanese troops map the coast while Viscount Aoki, the Japanese Ambassador, says the idea risks war and insists relations remain friendly.
At Longchamps during a review two revolver shots were fired by naval reservist Maille. Police apprehended Maille as he attempted to shoot again. The shots hit no one. Fallieres appeared uninjured and continued the procession. Maille claims a grievance with the State. police deem him possibly deranged.
Press Association reports Sultan sends 1000 troops to subdue tribes around Tangier and warns chiefs they will face penalties unless Sir Harry MacLean is released, with the Shereef of Wazan personally enforcing the message.
At the Peace Conference in The Hague on July 13 America Britain and Japan backed France in urging a formal war declaration before hostilities with neutrals to be notified. A Dutch amendment for a 24 hour interval between declaration and start of hostilities failed 16 to 14 with five abstentions. France's proposal passed by five votes to two abstentions.
Report on the Peace Convention discussing turning merchant vessels into warships. Austria proposes the transformed ships stay warships for the war. Germany seeks bans in neutral waters. Britain says transformation only at home. France favors public notification to neutrals. The United States defines absolute and conditional contraband and demands lists 24 hours before seizure.
In London on July 15 Mr Balfour told the Western Counties Tariff Reform Federation the policy aims to broaden taxation, promote colonial preference, and mitigate hostile tariffs and illegitimate competition.
The Triple Alliance has just been renewed until 1914 in a notification received on July 16 at 8:08 a.m. This agreement extends the existing defensive pact among the member nations.
In Bisley, the Stock Exchange competition produced a new Australian rifle aggregate record of 790 points by the first eight shooters, reported from London on July 16. The record emphasizes Australian marksmen in a high overall score.
Entries listed for the Ashburton Band Contest on October 6 and 10 include Solos 84 Quartets 7 Quickstep 9 Test selection 9 total 109. Band entrants include Nelson Citizens Lyttelton Marine Christchurch Elite Stanmore Ashburton Temperance Ashburton County Timaru Marine Waimate Y M C A Invercargill. Test selection expected this week from Right and Round Liverpool.
Walter Trappell, government diver, was entangled 150 feet under water at Torquay for five hours due to gear failure in the Severat wreck. His mate freed him after hours of effort, but Trappell died in hospital.
The Cricket Association in Sydney accepted the ground terms for matches against the English team stipulating 18 percent of gross takings. It criticized the charges as grossly excessive and asked for reconsideration.
Walter and Catherine Scott sue Hugh Cassidy coach proprietor for £500 damages over the death of their infant child in the Otira Christchurch road collision. Plaintiffs presented evidence alleging the coach was inadequately strong with broken parts shown in court. Davis, ex-driver for Cassidy and Co., cites unskilful driving as the cause. Trial resumes tomorrow at 10 AM and may last all day.
Edwin Gooch’s Dramatic Company staged Human Hearts a four act comedy drama in Ashburton last night. Hal Reid’s script features scenes in Arkansas and New York City with strong performances by Ernest Leicester and George Montford and solid support from Valentine Sidney Brn Quin May Hesford and Alma Palmer. The mounting and acting drew praise from a crowded audience.
An advertisement urges spending on RHEUMO to cure rheumatism gout sciatica or lumbago with chemists and stores listing prices 23 6d and 4s 6d.
In St Petersburg 101 soldiers faced mutiny charges after hearing the Duma had dissolved. Six sentenced to death, twelve to life in penal servitude, others to long terms. two acquitted. Also dated July 15 reports secret bombs in Odessa killed seven and wounded thirteen with 47 bombs found.
Three thousand members of the Independent Labour Party and Social Democratic Federation protested Sunday in Trafalgar Square against any settlement with Russia. Speakers included Mr Walker Thorne and Mr R B Cunninghame Graham with Mrs Despard and Hyndman. Police halted a scene at Whitehall. Hyndman was rolled in mud and Mrs Despard injured. A few arrests followed, including two Russians, after a twenty minute disturbance.
Details published from St Petersburg on July 15 show Generals Stoessel Fork Smirnoff and Colonel Prince Reuss indicted for making false battle reports that never occurred. They allegedly praised friends and others who failed at Port Arthur and sought decorations. Stoessel faces an added charge for sending a claim Port Arthur lacked ammunition though the War Council said there was abundant ammo and defense was possible.
Seoul correspondent reports twenty four men found in the ladies section of the Korean palace. They were believed to plan assassination of the Emperor and his ministers.
The Financial Times reports J. B. Robinson group of mines will re join the Witwatersrand. The Native Labour Association sees this as easing friction between Mr Robinson and Rand capitalists, signaling possible collaboration.
London reports July 16 as The Daily News calls the All Red route proposal mischievous and dangerous. It argues the plan undermines free trade and government reforms including Old Age Pensions.
Australian Pet Press Association items report a murder on Windlark Island by natives after a miner Frederick May was shot. Baxter committed for trial for the murder of Mrs Macnamara in Sydney. an old couple White burned to death at Springridge. reports on opal fields, meat fraud, Lionheart auction, Mr Chamberlain health notes, Sydney coal trade, silver coinage, and navigation laws.
Stevenson, the billiardist, wins Asion's and Smith's prize with a new Australian mark. He made a break of 580, surpassing the previous record of 628 held by Roberta.
An old advertisement touts a peppermint cure claimed to treat colds and courtly ailments set at 15 od. and 28 o . ae. The copy markets the remedy as effective against various complaints with period language.
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