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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 21, 1900
Page
2
Train timings for Ashburton daily service show departures at 7 20 am and 11 am plus 2 15 pm 7 6 pm fast express CIMARU 10 55 am 3 50 pm DUNEDIN 12 54 pm express SPRINGBURN 4 25 pm with several stops listed for daily travel times and connections.
July moon phases listed with first quarter full moon last quarter new moon and daily sun rise and set times across dates in July. The data includes times like 11 49 am to 3 0 pm and sequence of sunrise sunset values for multiple days.
VECO BUYIN reports total wheat for the United Kingdom 2 265 000 quarters and Continent 2 370 000 quarters. Wool sales saw govt competition with prices firm. Tallow sales offered 1475 casks, 925 sold. American wheat supply totals 68 242 000 bushels.
The Invercargill Grain Brokers Association reports demand is brisk and stocks are small, keeping the market firm with an upward tendency. Quotations list grades and prices f.0.b Bluff.
Timaru markets show subtle gains with wheat rising while sellers hold firm. Tasman oats weakly quoted Danish oats and barley ranges noted, small lines sold at tight prices. Potatoes steady around 30s per ton.
Ashburton markets report a small entry of store sheep with solid demand for butchers’ sheep. Merino wethers and ewes sold to 12s to 14s. crossbred ewes up to 134. merino ewes up to 1 0s 9d. Friday horse fair drew many farmers with prices from 17 to 59 for aged and draught horses.
The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co operative Association of Canterbury quotes various malt and barley items with figures in pence and shillings. Prices appear for Hunter’s Oate Duns in different grades and associated milling products, reflecting a colonial pricing board style.
The essay compares ancient heroism to modern British courage in the South African War. It highlights the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire regiments fighting at Nitral's Nez and Lindley, praising discipline, bayonet charges, and marked endurance. It notes the empire’s resilience and the war’s unintended social benefits.
A Chinese merchant’s claim describes atrocities in the rebellion that outraged country women near the frontier. The piece argues imperial protection and mission work failed to curb cruelty, likening it to a national art and urging powers to seek retribution for Pekin abuses.
Report on the Ashburton Trotting Club annual meeting planned for Tuesday with expected large attendance. The club has secured two permits to use the totalisator for the coming season, a notable achievement for the country club.
Severe weather disrupts early lambing with the first lambs seen on Mr Gillett’s Seadown farm. Sheltered paddocks have been prepared as farmers adapt to ongoing conditions.
Westerfield held a village gathering on Thursday to greet Mr and Mrs J Cook returning from a honeymoon trip. About 60 couples danced at the event with music from W Quok J Fleming and R McLeod. The choir presented a tea set and Morocco writing cage for the couple, and Mr Cook recalled his 18 months teaching in Westerfield School before closing with Auld Lang Syne.
Fire at Manaia destroyed multiple buildings. Insured losses tally £2500 0, with claims naming George White Hall and Co Stevenson Egmont Drapery Co Magdeburg Co N Tait Raine Franklin and Davy's building among insured properties. Office and amounts for some insurers are not specified.
J B Hewson objected to prospecting licenses citing dune disturbance. A heavy storm flooded 1000 to 1300 acres, mostly where vegetation had been disturbed and where drainage began. Registrars and witnesses testified before Major Keddell, with several applications adjourned to August 3 for clearer sketches.
The weekly 7 30 p m timetable lists English grammar and composition with Salmond and Tennant on Tuesday and English literature with Woodthorpe on Wednesday. It notes various subjects and teachers including Graham Mulholland Bardie and Grant and invites enrollment through J Tennant, the honorary secretary.
The Ashburton Society hosts a large poultry show with judges Meyers Dacre and Palmer posting results in the evening catalogue. High numbers and quality draw country visitors, with reasonable prices encouraging entrants into poultry farming. Notable prizes and some judging anomalies are noted, as well as a well-lit McTullock auction room and the presence of secretary Beatell and treasurer Stephens assisting attendees.
A lengthy prize list details numerous winners across classes such as cock, hen, pullet, cockerel, and various varieties including Golden spangled, Silver spangled, and Brown rosecomb. Names repeatedly appear like M Donohue, Gilbert Wilson, Alfred Walker, R Boswell, James Chalmers, Edward Stephens, and W H Trengrove among others, with prizes from single birds to trophies and special awards. Spatially diverse entries mention breeds, show categories, and paired entries for game and bantams, with show standards noted in various color varieties and mixed species categories.
The notice lists varieties and sellers for pigeons canaries goldfinch doves and guinea pigs with names such as Claude W Hadfield W Fraser A Fraser J P Calvert R W Thompson and G Wakefield among others. It details sales in pairs and cages with special and champion entries amid breed varieties and color descriptions.
The Annual Supper of the Ashburton Poultry Pigeon and Canary Society at Orange Hall honored Our Boys in South Africa, praised Houden hens and Indian Gama, and noted improving quality with heavy breeds dipping. Government expert Mr Hyde praised lighting, start of poultry shipments, and potential growth.
In Christchurch and Dunedin reports cover a House resolution removing Mr Gray as chief of Hansard with Mr Spragg of Dunedin appointed in his place. Dr A J Leggatt faced trial for an alleged illegal operation with bail set at £200 and two £100 sureties.
Weather forecast notes colder conditions ahead with southerly winds forecast. The text also mentions a House of Commons debate on a Volunteer Bill clause about service abroad and references ancient commodity prices and local suppliers in fragmented fashion.
The July 6 session opened with readings on the Limitation of Members Privilege and City of Auckland Loan Act Amendment Bills. Ministers answered questions on volunteers, civil service, school scholarships, police, forestry, land, dredging, referenda, and defence while debates focused on the Imprisonment for Debt Limitation Bill and Public Contracts Bill with amendments and committee discussions.
Li Hung Chang reports definite news that all ministers and foreigners except Baron de Ketteler are safe as of July 8. Lin, viceroy of Shanghai, appoints F Taylor to succeed Sir Robert Hart. Reports describe Chinese forces detaining Russian artillery instructors and Chinese fire accuracy. European officers say Europeans served on Chinese walls. 18,000 Japanese troops have landed at Shan-beikwan for Tientsin with transports from India to Wei-hai-wei. Missions observers note killings and plunder at Kin Kiang and expulsion orders for foreign women and children from river ports. Li promises to restore order in Canton and seeks aid to pacify and protect legations and merchants amid war risks.
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