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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 17, 1900
Page
2
Don Govan Relief can be obtained immediately. Keating's Cough Lozenges, widely recommended by eminent physicians, ease cough and hoarseness with no adverse effect. One lozenge at bedtime provides relief. Available broadly.
Calendar style notes list moon phases and rise times with scattered figures. The sequence includes first quarter, full moon, last quarter, and new moon, alongside dates and rise times for July.
Postmaster W. H. Rexner issues notices for mail departures to Northern Ports Australia via Wellington and South Africa Ceylon Jodis China United Kingdom and Europe via Suez with Sydney July 25 London August 28. Other routes include Northern Posts Westport West Coast Rotomahana at 630 pm July 18 and Northern Port Westport Australian Gulonio via Auckland Mararoa at 1090 pm.
The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association quotes prices on May 17 1900 for milling wheat including Pearl Tuscan Hunter's Danish Canadians Sparrowbille Bacley Malting Pons Partridge Grane Seed and other varieties. Prices vary from 1s to 2s per unit with several grades listed.
The London markets report 87 751 bales catalogued and 78 174 sold. A poor catalogue yesterday led to bidding being annulled while prices improved. Kinloch sold for 74 and Bushy Park for 84.
Attendance at the Ashburton Yards was light due to bad weather. Cattle prices show cows at 4s 6d to 9s 6d, heifers £3 8s to 5s 6d, steers £4 3s 5d to £5 17s 6d. Ewes, hoggets, and stores list varied values with bred ewes and lambs also priced.
A report from 1900 describes the Pekin massacre and Boxers burning tensions as Western powers grapple with insurrection in China. It notes notable victims including British figures Sir Claude McDonald and Sir Robert Hart, with families among the casualties.
A fragment notes outraged response to a horrifle massacre in China and hopes the Powers will take prompt and vigorous action to curb the wave of barbaric frenzy sweeping the region.
Small assorted items report on cake sales at Gan Works and a plague reference, Sergeant McTigue’s move to Permanent Artillery, coal and brick shipments by Blackball and Beavor, post lighting changes for letter boxes, Guards parade exercises, teacher collaboration with the press, Army gathering at the barracks, Hanmer Springs coach timetable update, Tonga visit Parliaments opening, Ashburton hockey match vs Christchurch Draper, Rabbirdon Club events and notices in Otago Hall July 19.
The Star of Ashburton Lodge met last evening with a small attendance. The A D Bro Fifield opened the lodge at the normal hour. An invitation from Timaru Lodge to attend their social on August 2 was accepted. Sick members are improving and sick pay was granted to eligible members. A transfer of a brother who moved away was approved and the evening ended with songs and fellowship.
From Our Own Correspondent reports a Friday evening Red White and Blue event at the local school. Tea rooms decorated in colors, a concert in the main hall, and tableaux celebrating Canada Australia and New Zealand featured young performers, with praise for the choir children and W O Davin.
Jagmhor selects a squad for the match with Winchmore on Thursday the 19th. Players listed include T Dobban Moore Williams Gdfey McLeod Stone Founain Mahoney Willis Sievers Wilson Willoughby Fechney Warne and Digby with emergencies Mckihinny Lindsay Clark.
List details numerous donors and contributions to the Indian Famine Relief Fund via Mr Ferriman, including totals from Ashburton Dear Sir, Winchmore and Riverdale estates, schools, and individuals. Subscriptions range under 10s to several pounds, with notes on collected amounts and donor lines.
An Auckland Herald writer cites Rev Joseph Campbell formerly of Te Aroha now bound for Tinwald. He delivers a valedictory sermon at St Pauls using a quote from Acts and remarks on Te Aroha ore and non payables. The piece features humor about mining booms and forecasts from scripture.
A North Island Main Trunk Central Railway League delegation met Premier Hall-Jones and Mr Ward to press for faster progress on the line. About 150 supporters attended. speakers included Mesure J Nathan W Hooper Hadyn Carr and W Fraser. Hoall-Jones claimed completion in about four years with funding. Seddon said authority would be extended this session to accelerate the line but opposed large borrowing. favored securing terms to spur the company without acquiring the Manawatu railway.
The Arbitration Court said it had no jurisdiction over drivers and wharf laborers. A painters and decorators union charged an employer with breaching the award by hiring a non apprentice boy. The court found a breach but called the case frivolous and noted the boy was an idle apprentice who was well treated. It lamented the employer was not well treated by the union and avoided heavy costs. In the Supreme Court Wilkins and Field vs Henry Wright failed to recover damages.
Dispatches recount disrupted Canton to Hong Kong lines and Shanghai to Chefoo restoration. Attacks on foreign Legations in Peking, with shells destroying buildings and collateral deaths among clergy and missionaries. Imperial court maneuvers by Prince Tuan and Tang indicate fragile peace prospects amid siege.
Despatches report aggressive moves by Sheng and Tong fah Liang against foreign Legations in Pekin. Boxers stormed sections of the city. civilians and soldiers suffered heavy casualties as Europeans defended the Legations. Li Hung Chang orders 50,000 Black Flags to Pekin amid rising American arrivals.
A Chicago woman and vice president of the Simon Woman's Alliance extol Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a severe cold threatened pneumonia. She says the medicine was pleasant, relieved her symptoms quickly, and saved a doctor’s bill.
Reports from the Transvaal conflict note Lord Dundonald capturing a Boer camp after the Lian apruit bridge destruction on the Pretorian main line. A Boer surprise attack at Lindley costs 18 Yorkshire Regiment soldiers, with reinforcements arriving. Lt McKollar, son of a councillor, dies at Derdepoort as Australian forces depart Sydney. Captain Hamilton of A Battery dies in Africa from dysentery. Schreiner favors maintaining a degree of independence.
A Brunswick man named Pridmore shot his wife to death and attempted to shoot his son before turning the gun on himself. He remains in critical condition as investigators cite domestic unhappiness as the motive.
Reports from Brisbane dated July 16 outline multiple deaths from plague including Boland and Swan. An LSD named Lonergan died before quarantine. A cura tive veram trial is connected with infection. an infant Bowron of Double Bay was attacked.
Sir Frederick Frodgson's escape from Kumasei amazed readers as his group, exhausted by hunger, abandoned burdens and survived on plantains. They endured a two hour wade in shoulder high water during the trek.
The Isle of Wight contest shows Liberal weakness against khaki tone as Tory Sir John Seely gains a sizable majority while Godfrey Baring’s Liberal bid rises in a growing electorate. South Manchester and Isle of Wight results suggest Conservative gains and shifting support amid imperial sentiment.
Commissioner Tunbridge reports crime up 487 compared with 1896 figures with increases in drunkenness and Sunday trading cited. He notes improvements in detective work and property offences while offences against persons and public order rise about the most. A licensing Act amendment and tighter controls on second hand dealers are urged.
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