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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
1
In a brief vignette from a Wellington scene on July 15, a character named Fons enjoys a calm, contented moment after finishing a meal. The narrative notes he was relaxed and his nerves soothed, attributing the ease to a cup of KOZ TEA.
Mr Smyth representing a Canterbury syndicate which bought Cadman and Company's interest in the Parapara and New Plymouth ironsand leases sought a lease extension. The Public Trustee noted plans to attract overseas capital and form no large company. A six months extension was granted.
J Kennedy of the Farm Labourers' Union explains letters sent to farmers were not threats but aimed at enforcing Judge's Arbitration Court recommendations. He cites mainly low pay of 5s to 6s a day and 50s weekly harvest pay, plus rest intervals and weekly half-holidays, noting many farmers fail to improve conditions. He says some districts pay fair wages but others do not.
The Shah's ascent sparked a coup toppled parliament and widespread looting. Martial law ended arms use while Tabriz faced repeated defeats and a Russian occupation. Rebels in Resht press for Russian evacuation royal rescript restoring the 158 article constitution and disarmament of irregulars.
The renowned astronomer Simon Newcomb born March 12 1835 in Wallace Nova Scotia died recently. He published star and planetary tables used by navigators and astronomers and held key posts at Harvard Johns Hopkins and the US Navy. He edited the American Journal of Mathematics and authored popular works on astronomy and even economics.
Wellington July 15 The Cabinet outlines retrenchment measures changing the Stamp Department. Stamps will move to the General Post Office and be administered there. Deceased estates duties shift to Land and Income Tax, with centralisation in Wellington. Deceased estate work to be sent to Wellington. no local stamps office. Stamp duty on deeds to be assessed by district Land Registrars, with document stamping done by post offices. Legislation may be required to implement changes at once. The Premier aims for economy and officer retirements.
Rev J Dawson reports statistics at a No-license meeting in Newtown showing 58 percent of voters supported no license across 76 electorates. Auckland Wellington and Dunedin led with large majorities. Christchurch exceeded 400.
At a Manukat county delegates conference in Auckland on July 15, a motion urged the Government to compensate owners for fires caused by sparks from passing railway engines. Speakers argued the Railway Department should be held responsible like private firms, extending to crops, fences, and other property. The motion passed and called for fencing of railway lines.
The Westport branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants passed a resolution condemning the Minister of Railways for vetoing the Railway Appeal Board decision. The move is labeled inconsistent with democracy and opposed to Liberalism the government claims to symbolize.
Auckland Rowing Association selects Mantey Ross McNeil and O Meara with W O Meara as trainer to compete at the New Zealand championships in Dunedin. J H Frudgeon leads Auckland and attends the conference there.
A patient testimonial from Mrs F. Gough of Dunedin New Zealand praises Bile Beans for easing years of indigestion and heartburn. The notice asserts the product aids overworked stomachs, speeds digestion, and helps with biliousness headaches and other liver ailments.
At Dunedin on July 16 the League of New Zealand Wheelmen and the New Zealand Athletic Union resolved to form a scheme to amalgamate or reduce governing bodies to cut sport administration costs. Messrs Wood Harding Murray Keast Corcoran Woods attended. The aim is to lessen hardship on societies caused by multiple governing bodies.
The Jane Douglas took on water while refloating at Okarito. Leaks appeared near the engine room seams and the ship was hauled ashore. Gear is being sent south to rerivet the bottom as a fix before launching again into the river.
The sixteenth Labour Department report shows total union membership at 2,408,746 by end 1907, with over 201,000 women workers mainly in textiles. It covers 100 principal unions with income of £2,493,000 and expenditures of £2,054,000, and outlines benefits costs, funds growth to £5,638,000, and reduced dispute spending in building trades due to conciliation boards.
Professor Karl Pearson argues that English factory legislation lowering child employment reduces birth rates in industrial cities like Bradford. He notes the shift from children as economic assets to later family completion, warning England could mirror France in 15 years if trends persist.
Edison urges self driven invention and independent action to avoid common pitfalls. The pamphlet Advice to Inventors by Henry Hughes lists needed inventions and offers guidance from Christchurch patent firm Henry Hughes with A. R. Holdship as manager, urging consultation before applying for patents.
A historic ad claims a peppermint cure for chest ailments from Compainia Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. The fragment lists figures 1s fd and 26 84, signaling pricing or measurements tied to the product in the era.
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