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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
A highly desirable residential property offering 4 acres with a five room dwelling, pantry, verandah, wash house, copper built fittings, and a stable. Noted for its superb water supply and unmatched locality likely to rise in value. price described as low.
The property includes a Goodwill of 50 acres near Freehold with a two roomed cottage. Five acres are in Freehold crop and the rest in grain. Leasehold land is sown down in Onthouse. The whole farm is in good order and offers a fine opportunity to acquire a farm. Details on application.
A 6 room dwelling with scullery pantry bath room wash-house and stable on Cameron Street West, three minutes from the Post Office. Price is low. The seller offers to show many up-to-date houses in town and nearby to interested buyers.
Ashburton readers learn that Mr Major proposes after 1909 to require registration or employer control for farriers, with exams in anatomy and shoemaking. the measure aims to raise professional standards and humane treatment of horses. It discusses routes, taxation, and broader economic debates, noting other topics in the issue such as electoral rolls and local notices.
At the Waimate Poultry Show Mr Bischler of Ashburton dominated bantam classes winning four first and two second prizes. An advertisement notes weekly stock sales for farmers and dealers. A Sheepbreeders Association meeting during Grand National week will cover Border Leicester flock inspection reports in the Flock Book.
The Lauriston Mutual Improvement Society met in the schoolroom on Wednesday with good attendance. John Meere junior presided, and a progressive euchre plan was agreed for the next meeting. Miss M Mooré chaired the remainder, with songs readings and recitations, ending with thanks to the chair. The Wellington Education Board proposal urged compulsory school attendance during open hours unless proper reasons are given. An Auckland case saw Robert M Cuthbertson, ex-ANZ solicitor, questioned over New Zealand qualifications and possible strike-off, with legal steps and notices issued in Capetown Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.
The report describes a cold snap with thirteen and a half degrees frost and slow thawing. Domatin reservoirs lie under thick ice made unsafe by embedded stones. Bushside records sixteen degrees and a settled barometer. Forecasts call for south easterly to moderate winds and likely frost through the night.
The Mayor Mr H Davis reports a telegram from Premier Sir Joseph Ward directing能 unemployed to contact the Labour Department via the Labour Bureau for representations to be considered without delay. Local bodies have secured temporary work for many unemployed, with further representations to be promptly addressed through Mr R S Bean, Labour Agent.
Commercial London reports July 29 wool sales with manga price 64d and 975 casks offered 375 sold. Wheat US supply 20,000,482 bushels. Butter prices fall due to continental and Siberian arrivals. tallow demand poor. no public tallow sales next week. Dalgety and Co. note unchanged wool and cautious market mood.
Wellington July 20 The Appeal Court dismissed the motion for a writ of certiorari in the Blackball dispute. The court held the Arbitration Court could enforce a fine under Section 15 just as for an award breach and acted within its jurisdiction. Mr Justice Edwards dissented, arguing the Arbitration Court exceeded its authority.
In Dunedin date July 30 Mr David Jones of Weedans plans to contest Aghburton at the general election. Mr John McFarlane Mayor of Tapanu is expected to seek Clutha seat with Government backing. Mr Thomas Mackenzie MP has decided to contest Fateh seat and Mr M Stevenson chairman of the Charitable Aid Board will stand for Bruce under Government interest.
Wellington July 80. The Bank of New Zealand announces staff changes. T E B Corkill and A C Matheson are promoted to inspecting staff with duties in North Island and South Island respectively. D Clayton moves to Feilding as manager. F P A MacBean succeeds Corkill in Wellington and A L J Jones fills the Christchurch vacancy.
A Staveley Dairy Company gathering at Alford Forest School promoted supplier participation for the coming season. A. W. Aldridge chaired as shares opened, managers reported strong business and potential factory conversion, government inspectors praised the creamery, and guaranteed cows more than doubled from last year.
R Arnst faces W Webb for world sculling honors in a £100 side match on Parramatta River tomorrow. Ex-champion of Australia H Pearce will oppose Arnst as part of the day’s program with W Beach acting as umpire. Arnst’s influenza illness last week may hinder his readiness.
At a Marylebone Club Advisory Committee meeting in London Lord Harris presiding J Horner moving and J L Jessop seconding a motion to invite Australia for 1909 was carried. The club then agreed to cable Australia a cordial invitation to an Australian team.
At a Hawke's Bay Builders and Contractors Union meeting today in Napier Oregon timber duty rise was protested. Officials noted timber prices had increased by a substantial amount in less than two years affecting local builders and contractors.
An accident during a Feilding Palmerston North postal match left E A Garrick with a broken right leg after a slippery fall. In Invercargill an inquest into James Hancock’s self inflected death noted a nail in a table trigger mechanism and concluded the man, 93, died in a gun mishap related to a three month prognosis and local doctor visit.
A June letter from G. Whiteside, vice-chairman of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, to A. H. Shury sparks a heated exchange. Shury cites Bible verses and Shakespeare, lampooning Whiteside while linking to fisheries acts and local groups. The exchange expands into literary allusions and social commentary.
Great Britain wins all three events at the Ryde sailing regatta in the Olympic Games beating Norway Belgium France and Sweden. The morning session on July 30 reports Britain securing top placements across the three contests.
Sydney reports the arrival of an American fleet to a late evening reception. The dispatch notes the July timing and cites Beth Hoveeg as passing the route for the reception, indicating protocol steps for the event.
At Yildiz Palace crowds gathered as the Sultan appeared at a window and vowed to work for the people’s happiness and security. He proclaimed a general amnesty freeing 70,000 political prisoners.
London dispatch notes a prior cable misrepresented the Young Turkey stance in Macedonia. It states the party plans to keep most strength there, wary of the sultan’s motives, while a Balonika committee invites Austro Hungarian and Russian civic agents to leave and questions foreign gendarmerie presence.
Reported from Constantinople that on July 31 officers of the Young Turks planned to shoot the Sultan at the Selamlik ceremony and proclaim his brother Reshad Sultan. The Sultan learned of the conspiracy and acted to forestall it by granting the constitution.
In Calcutta July 30, affairs quiet while Bombay reports markets and shops reopening. Bevan men arrested on charges of stone throwing were sentenced to twelve months' rigorous imprisonment.
July 30 sessions at Aligash in the North-west Provinces sentenced Hotilvarma to seven years transportation for sending a seditious telegram to a native newspaper. The accused had traveled through Europe and the Far East, and possessed manuscript lectures and bombs preparation.
In Durban the Natal Assembly heard Minister of Justice T F Carter state that Dinizula was not impoverished and would receive assistance if needed. The remark was reported by the Press Association.
Semi official news from St. Petersburg on July 30 says the Czar and President Falheres met at Revel and showed complete harmony on international issues. Paris reports Russia will keep Macedonia reform proposals in abeyance given the new regional situation.
In the House of Commons on July 90 Mr Mc Kenna concurred with Mr J C Wason in deprecating invidious comparisons between the British and German navies. The exchange appears in a British politics and naval affairs context reported from London.
The House voted on a motion challenging Lord Cromer’s government pension of £900 while Crooks urged no pension after giving £50,000 to Cromer. Labour cheered as Lloyd George attacked two power standard and Germany’s naval policy, claiming Britain faced harsher scrutiny despite similar aims.
The report from London notes a non political Parliamentary Committee forming to back a strong Navy. Meanwhile Mr. Asquith has received an appeal signed by 144 of his supporters calling for an armaments reduction. The appeal urges surveying the situation and references Budget figures for 1906 7. Sir J Bruzner and Mr J A MacDonald are listed as authors.
It is expected that the Royal Commission appointed to enquire into poor law relief will report in November. If the report is as revolutionary as some fear, it will do as much harm as good.
July 30 report from London notes Lord St Aldwyn criticizes government taxes as harming property values and fiscal foresight. Earl of Crewe argues indirect taxation is sufficient for defensive needs. Labour MPs press to relax unemployed vote rules amid potential winter distress. John Burns pledges work measures despite constraints.
In Sydney in July 80, most tram workers returned to duty and normal service resumed. All Newcastle tramway staff were reinstated except five members of the local Tramway Union after an inquiry upheld the reinstatement decision.
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