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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
2
Opened up a handsome shipment of parlor and church organs described as the finest reed organs ever imported, with 18 stops. Prices claimed 90 percent lower than other music houses in the colony, with music sheet and instruction included, and direct import options from the maker. Inspect or call before buying elsewhere at 436 H. Jones.
On Wednesday July 3 observances include early closure of mail dispatch at 7:00 am and no letter delivery by carriers. Counter delivery is available Tuesday 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Telegraph Office hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Telephone Exchange remains 8:00 am to midnight. K. D. Dansey, Postmaster.
On May 18 at the bride’s residence Reverend G D Inglis united Thomas William Tayler of Timaru second son of George Tayler Geraldine with Henrietta May third daughter of John Blackler Ashburton in marriage.
Window display promotes men's nailed shootera heavy work shoes at special price. Men's wooden pegged shoes and balmoral styles. ladies' glace kid and box calf options in button lace or bar. chrome slippers and strong serviceable ladies' chrome shoes also featured.
On Tuesday June 2, 2908 Asthucton Guardia n shot for Vuneras to Pravalenir in a notable gunfire incident documented in the period.
The Australian Pastoralists’ Review urges New Zealand to establish experimental farms with government subsidies. Local letters attack opponents as libellous while Bishop Julius presides at confirmations in Timwald and Waterloo. A versatile debtor appears in Wellington court. Opunake reports a kahawai catch repeat. Trade unionism in Germany outstrips Britain, and Keir Hardie notes Auckland’s weak organised labour scene. Crown tenants in Hawke’s Bay receive seed and grass seed credits. Takapuna races feature thousands of seabirds forming waves above the course outline.
Advertisement lists boys and girls boots in multiple sizes with rise and fall prices of 6d per size. Includes Balmorals Sprigged Shooters Sunday Boots Chrome Chrome school shoes and various slippers goloshes and gum boots. Infants sizes also mentioned.
The report records five degrees of frost at the Domain weather station this morning and a telegraphed forecast noting northerly winds and likely rain. Other items cover a property sale east of land with a large dwelling, dividend figures from Waihi Company and Falisman Consolidated, and Council tender observations.
The Arbitration Court at Christchurch will sit on June 15 with a docket including enforcements of awards disputes for hearing applications for interpretation of awards and compensation cases. The latter involve claims amounting to £2400. Thirty three enforcements have been filed for Ashburton and the court may also sit there.
Two more seamen have been arrested in Wellington on the Jees Burns stabbing case. They were remanded on Thursday after being taken into custody Saturday night.
The Old Toys team will face Southern Cross on Thursday with players including Shearer Breeze Helen Culverhouse Kingston Steele Whitehouse Thomas Clothier Hocking Hughes Rooney Coward Greenalade and Johns emergency Roborte.
At a council meeting the Lighting Committee recommended extending Messrs Craddock and Co’s electric light concession to 21 years from August 16 1907. They urged improvements to cables and a guaranteed supply within 12 months, with the borough able to take over after five years at valuation plus 10 percent. Debate focused on risk versus benefit, with some members opposing a long lease and others arguing the scheme could lower costs and later be municipalised.
At the Timaru Licensing Committee meeting, a letter from the New Zealand Alliance drew attention to drinking by women in hotels. Sub-Inspector Green reported no increase in such drinking at Timaru, noting only five women were arrested for drunkenness last year.
At Otira a union meeting decided nine days’ notice be given to the contracter. If wages are not increased, the workers will refuse to work.
Paris reports Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colla gains notice with pricing and timing details. The item mentions June dates and the Seasick IT reference alongside Kenileworth Woods.
A deputation from Allenton urged the Domain Board to reopen a closed footpath across the Domain. They argued many residents and workers rely on it, noting alternative routes lengthen travel. The Board planned a ground visit Thursday to decide the matter.
A special Christ church Domains Board meeting chaired by Mr H J Beswicks appointed James Young as head gardener to replace Mr W W Dawes who resigned. Young, previously Ashburton Domain curator earning 170 pounds a year, accepts 150 pounds in Christchurch. He has long experience in nurseries and garden management in the Isle of Man, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
June reports from New York and London cover the U S Senate passing an Emergency Currency Bill amid filibuster battles, with international echoes. London notes the Times on banking reform in the United States and Rome cites a Triple Alliance exchange of notes. Other items report royal escorts, licensing debate, obituaries, Afghan possessions, an Antarctic expedition, a Lisbon anarchist arrest, a Paris robbery and murder, a British railway scheme, and Hindu revolutionary probes.
A semiofficial Athens report says the Turkish cruiser Hamideli fired two rounds of blank shots at Vathi, ending hostilities as calm returns. Turkish soldiers allegedly fired at consulates, while residents and officials fled the Governor's palace amid panic.
Melbourne reports the Union Pompey steamer Tofua has arrived from Second Ene after a very rough passage from the Cape. Some fittings were damaged during the voyage. In Parliament Sir William Lyne discussed Surplus Revenue Bill funds for naval defence and old age pensions, noting transfers to trust funds and expected year-end payments to states.
A major blaze in Sydney destroyed Meadowbank Manufacturing Company's railway carriage and general engineering works on the Parramatta River. Firefighters arrived too late due to distance, causing extensive damage across three acres. Carriage sheds alone are worth an estimated £36,800, leaving 350 workers idle.
Fragment from a period voice notes endless chores for women and a peppermint cure claim. It mentions keeping the home together and suggests warmth during winter. The text treats women’s labor as constant and unending.
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