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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
2
On Wednesday June 3 the post office observes special hours Mail and dispatch close at 7 a.m. No letter delivery by carriers on Wednesday Counter delivery 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday Telegraph Office opens 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Telephone Exchange open 8 a.m. to midnight Postmaster R D Dansey.
The notice records a golden wedding at the Free Church in Dunbeath on May 28 1858. Bride Diana Bannerman daughter of Rose Bannerman and groom James Bruce third son of David Bruce from Dimbeath Caithness Scotland.
A local column argues that vaccination exemptions should be streamlined. It criticizes the current process requiring magistrates or justices of the peace for certificate of exemption and urges assigning registrar authority to handle conscientious objections.
Harold E. Curtis and associates offer the whole of a Blacksmith and Coach Building business in Ashburton County. Property includes a four room house, shop, sheds, four acre lot and auxiliary buildings. Sale prompted by health. further details on request plus listed real estate and local holdings available from the agent.
Multiple agricultural and mixed property ads list 583 acres of sheep country near Christchurch with a turnover of £7 per acre and stabling, 56 acres near Balclutha with eight-room house at £3 per acre, 2 property near Christ- church with good land at £4 per acre, and Ashburton County land with a good house and dairy. Also included are a fish and supper room business, a four-room dwelling with laundry in Christchurch, and a 4-acre section with rentable potential. All ads cite R. Handcocke or R. Handcock as agent, 227 Colombo Street N, Christchurch.
The Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association offers prizes linked to school garden work and district collections. The top horticultural prizes total £40, open to school districts and student collections, with free show admission for teachers leading pupils. The article urges other associations to follow this model.
A party of Ashburton sportsmen shot over 100 hares and rabbits in Valetta. The Premier Sir Joseph Ward and party passed through Ashburton en route to Dunedin. May vital statistics show 93 births and 9 deaths in Ashburton, with lambs from Lagmhor en route to freezing works. Ashburton High School to open tomorrow with brief attendance plans.
Morning heat hits 124 at Domain weather station. Forecasts predict northerly winds and falling glass. Ashburton yard sale planned. Otago Education Board to establish health and first aid classes in Oamaru Owaka and Tapanui. Greytown fruit growers pay out over 21 000 this year. Earth tremor shakes Napier north and south. The Mikado rehearsal set at Templar Hall seeks more sopranos and contraltos.
A Tinwald Oddfellows Hall social honored Mr Thos Hickman who left Tinwald to manage a farm in the county. Robert Thompson chaired as friends praised his 25 years in the district and presented a purse of funds for his future. Guests sang and gave toasts as D Sutherland and D Mitchell performed.
In Brisbane on May 30, Australia beat New Zealand 24 to 18 after winning the toss as 4,000 spectators watched. The weather was dull and the game proceeded with Australia taking the early initiative.
In Dunedin the British rugby squad fell 9 to 6 to Otago before about 15 000 spectators at Carisbrook. Poor weather and a strong wind limited open play, with Otago’s forwards and loose dribbling breaking through the visitors, while Vassall impressed defensively on his first appearance.
The Dunedin mayor warns the New Zealand Union that a minimum enclosure fee must be adopted for next Saturday’s public enclosure or an indignation meeting will be held. A Ra kasia Hampstead public school football match ended 32 nil in favor of the visitors, with goals by Robitt, Williams, Crawford and Stephens. Hampstead, led by Mr Chapman, were entertained after the game. Mr Gee and Hardy refereed. Southern Cross A third grade team to play Methven on Wednesday includes L. Buchanan, N. Fitzgerald, T Fitzgerald, J. O Connor, B. McKenzie, J. Brown, E. Smith, G. Smith, W. Johns, A. Moore, T Miles, W. Huston, F. Brouly, A. Helem, C. Lindsay and T. Smith.
London wool statistics show 154000 bales catalogued with 173000 sold for home, Europe and America. Dalgety notes brisk but varied price shifts since last series with merino and crossbred grades moving differently. New Zealand agency reports current greasy wool descriptions sold firmly with closing rates generally lower than prior sales.
The owner scratches the favourite tree and a punter muses over bets at the course. He declares he would choose Woods' Great Peppermint Cure over other attractions, turning the moment into a quip about betting choices.
Large donations to the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen. Lord Mount Stephen presented £26,758, following prior substantial gifts to the institution. The Imperial Service Order is amended to admit women as companions and grant the medal for meritorious service.
A major gamble in cats and maize unfolds in the Chicago grain market as Patten, a speculator, stakes half a million sterling on a corner after a fierce clash with the Armiours.
Mr Hugh Lee pressed Mr Asquith on government policy revealing twenty three temporal and twenty three spite peers created since 1905 as an issue. The exchange highlights tensions in British politics at the time.
At the Liberal Union Club annual meeting Mr Austen Chamberlain challenges the claim that fiscal reform brings cheap food and universal work. He argues reform would create more jobs for British people raise labour demand and improve labour market conditions.
At the Liberal Unionist Club dinner Marquis of Lansdowne to Mr Balfour praised the unionist government for peacetime gains and steady support, while Mr Balfour criticized the government’s domestic policy as expedient and aimed at avoiding by election losses.
M Pichon French Foreign Minister and Admiral Jauregin berry of the cruiser Leon Gambetta were named honorary knights grand cross of the Victorian Order. M Falheres left Dover after a warm reception promising lasting memories of London. King Edward replied with warm felicitations.
Mr Churchill, presiding at a South African dinner, said that depression was yielding to an economic revival. The war’s outcome, unifying flags and eliminating duality, spurred federation. He praised the Imperial Government’s vigilant, encouraging stance and hoped General Kotha would help build a loyal, free, united South Africa comparable to Canada.
The Turks killed eighty women and children sheltering at Samos on a fire day. Armed inhabitants hold the heights around Vathi as fighting intensifies. The report is dated May 31 from Athens via the Press Association.
In India operations by the 2nd Brigade closed with the destruction of the Khedakhel Mohmand stronghold. Lieut Young was dangerously wounded and ten native troopers were wounded in the Ako action. June 1 report from Calcutta notes the offensive ongoing.
Irish affairs report that cattle-driving is spreading in Tipperary as of May 30 in London.
A Melbourne policy speech by Mr Bent links drought to revenue falls, predicting a deficit of £140,000. Reports from Sydney note Arnst accepting Webb's deposits terms with modification sought. Obituary for Rev. Mr MacIunes, Ashfield minister and ex-Moderator. Fires epidemic at Broken Hill with nineteen in May and seventy-two this year. Sir W Gyne critiques tariff protection as too low and vows to press for higher protection. Bent sketches land tax via Land Valuation Bill and railway and water projects to open the country. Mount Lyell declares dividends of 15 pence and 6 pence interim.
Reports from Napier Christchurch and Dunedin detail injuries from hockey falls tram collisions and a knee concussion at Kalapo i matches. Moran faces a week of rest after a hip bruise while Peter Raxton dies under anaesthetic during prep for surgery with verdict of no blame.
Hinemoa returns from Ailmanode Island with provisions after visiting the Felix Faure wreck site. Journalist Alex Lowrie says captain's wreck statements are exaggerated. no stores or clothing missing as claimed, and debris suggests the ship ran ashore near the depot reach.
A testimonial from F J Chapman of Nelson proclaims RHEUMO cured his scepticism about the product. He notes relief from constant fatigue tied to his engine driver work at Mears Griffen and Son’s Factory and recommends RHEUMO widely. Ad appears in chemists stores at 25 G2 and 43 Od.
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