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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 23, 1907
Page
2
Ephemeris notes list July dates with times for moon phases. Entries include Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon and apogee/perigee timings in morning and late evening, with scattered digits and annotations. The fragmentary data show multiple July dates and phase times.
Readable fragments show a timetable linking Naples to the United Kingdom with a noted stop in Ashburton on July 25th and a return or related event in London on September 3rd. Further details are unclear in the damaged OCR.
Six degrees of frost were recorded at the Domain weather station this morning. Ice on the water has disappeared, making ice skating unlikely this season. Rainfall was measured at 2 points at 8 o'clock. The Ashburton Horticultural Society held a meeting to approve the rose show schedule for December with entries closing the night before and judges ready by 11 on show day. New members were elected including J. D. Stewart and Samuel Reynolds. Electors oppose recent electoral boundary changes affecting Oamaru and surrounding districts.
At Dunedin Loo Lea was fined £16 for opium possession. An inquest on Mrs Eddy in York valued her wealth at £174000. Reports touch U4CD meetings, Ashburton Guards drills, Victoria state school enrollment, Riverina grain, influenza prelates, Standard Oil plans, trained seagulls, and New Zealand election preparations.
Scottish soprano Miss Jessie Maclachlan arrives in Ashburton after acclaimed runs in Australia where audiences welcomed her second appearance more warmly in Sydney and Melbourne. She tours with tenor Douglas Young from Edinburgh, violin cellist Robert Buchanan, and accompanist Robert Buchanan as director, performing July 20 at Old Fellows Hall for one night.
Tor children suffer hacking coughs during the night as doctors warn of persistent respiratory issues. The report notes treatment with a remedy called Woods' Great Peppermint Cure priced at 1s Od and 2s 6d, reflecting common 19th century home remedies and associated costs.
The Hague plenary session approved new conventions adapting Geneva principles to maritime war. Paris reports Le Temps calls the British arms limitation resolution a mere aspiration, not a draft agreement.
America and Sapan New York July 22 reports anti Japanese rioting in San Francisco with tramcar sheds set on fire and burnt as authorities try to contain the unrest.
Sir Thomas Esmonda joins Sinn Fein and calls for Treland to abandon bargaining in a foreign legislature with foreign people to restore stolen liberties. The statement signals a nationalist push amid ongoing political tensions.
The Rand strikers in South Africa cable London asking Winston Churchill to back their demand for Chinese repatriation by next February or to arrange passages to the Motherland for 3000 strikers.
From Morocco July 22 Raisali intercepts Sir Harry MacLean’s letters and bars more mail to Saghozen claiming only a Sultanled expedition can free him. Shereef of Wezen failed to secure troops and returned to Alcazar.
London July 22 Edward Blake Nationalist announces he has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds on grounds of ill health. The move would designate a seat in the House of Commons under parliamentary convention.
Lloyd George declares government by favored families ended and popular rule begun. He argues free schools and land reform next year and vows to settle tithing priestcraft if the Lords block progress. He mocks Lords for acting as legislators and praises Balfour as an ideal leader of graceful incompetence.
Archbishops and several bishops pressed the Government to withdraw rules affecting training colleges and secondary schools, arguing the religious character of establishments would be harmed. Mr McKenna said students should not be tested on religious belief. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman defended keeping government principles after last year's failed conciliation.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, arriving in Quebec and Montreal, declared faith in the All-Red route, saying a setback would spur greater effort. He emphasized the scheme would eventually be accomplished and would be pursued with determination.
In Paris on July 22 General Hagron resigned as Generalissimo of the French Army in protest of M. Picquart's plan to disband the 1903 class recruits. General Lacroix succeeded Hagron, citing concerns over a phantom army.
Joseph Graham, 35, a Auckland fireman, was charged with assaulting Margaret Cullen proprietress of a Prospect terrace boarding house. He allegedly burst in threatened to cut her throat with a hidden razor blade. he claimed drunkenness and received one month’s sentence. Edward Carney, a fellow fireman, was bound over for three months for threatening Mrs Cullen.
The article argues there is a safe way to judge a milking machine by two solid reasons proving reliability. It cites prior proof from three years ago and endorsements by many practical men, with MacEwans Ltd as sole agents in Dunedin.
Prince von Bulow told a French journalist in Berlin he welcomed better France Germany ties. He denied Germany seeks colonial expansion, said the fleet exists to protect commerce, and saw no conflict with Japan or a Yellow Peril threat. He believed Japan’s approach was too serious and sensible to threaten Europe.
Paris reports the Budget Commission approved funds totaling £260 0d for airships of the Patrie type.
A military balloon carrying four officers ascended at Tsar-Iceaselo on Friday and later was found in the Baltic. The officers are missing and fears grow that they drowned.
The Australians won eight of twelve prizes at Bisley in the Grand Aggregate earning £86 of £95. Lieutenant Addison scored 34 in the Lodes' Challenge Cup and tied with Sergeant Major Yorke, but Addison yielded the prize to Yorke. Newspapers congratulate the Australians on unprecedented successes.
The ship Lortan from Delagoa Bay arrives at Newcastle. Captain Mays dies from malaria after the voyage. Seven crew members were stricken but largely recover. others near full recovery.
The Navua notes a southwest volcanic disturbance near a sea island, with vents nearby and a column about a hundred feet high. The Premier of Tonga visited the site and observed alternating vents, predicting possible new island formation if eruption continues.
London July 31 report on frozen meat quotations shows mutton prices for North Island best brands at 83d. Lamb Canterbury light 53d medium 54d heavy 54d. Southland 53d North Island 53d. New Zealand beef tin canned River Plate mutton Heary 8id light 5d.
Keener competition noted at London wool sales with spirited bids for merinos and crossbred selections. Average prices realised include Bon Chau 94d Waiau 101d Kaputone 20d Kaimata 12d Hiku 12d. To date 137,225 bales catalogued, 122,411 sold. Merinos firm, crossbreds harden. Received July 23 12 49 p.m.
A Cablegram from the High Commissioner notes firm mutton stocks, light overall demand, and steady Canterbury and North Island pricing. Lamb market strong with solid demand. beef quiet with hindquarters at per pound rates. River Plate arrivals for June show substantial mutton and lamb shipments to London, Liverpool, Hull, and other ports.
Wellington July 22. The Parliamentary party traveling to Taumaranui inspected the Makatote viaduct and heard a deputation at Ohakune seeking rail sections to settle the district. In Taumaranui locals urged fencing of the railway, hospital needs, better roads, and relief on timber rafting indemnities and river freights.
A Sunday morning blaze gutted Walker and Thomas boot makers and damaged upstairs shops including Young tobacconist and Rebay restaurant. Maltby’s shooting gallery was destroyed. buildings valued at 2000 pounds with 1080 pounds insured. Several occupants escaped, insurers listed for Thompson Monro Holloway Young and others with varied sums.
An OCR fragment highlights a peppermint cure product for bronchial issues with pricing notes of 1s 6d and 28 J. The text is sparse and lacks clear context or full item details.
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