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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
4
A 4500 acre freehold in Qeon Sheep country offers data on crops including turnips grass and clover. The property is listed as a going concern for £15000 with owner Hasy Louis mentioned.
62 acres near Balclutha 24 G miles from Railway and Setrail subdivided into 11 paddocks. Land is good quality with heavy oats and potato crops. Average lambing 100 percent. Includes good buildings.
Property near Gore in Southland offers 250 acres of one year grass 300 acres three year grass and 100 acres sown this year with crested dogstail and cocksfoot 26 000 trees planted four miles wire netting fences capacity for 2 sheep per acre all year. Includes 8 room house stables outbuildings and wool shed with 14 paddocks and modern conveniences asking £9 per acre. Enquire immediately.
The Pope has granted a remission of abstinence on Friday June 23 to allow Roman Catholics across the British Empire to participate fully in the Coronation celebrations. The concession follows Vatican guidance issued for the event.
The New Zealand Coronation contingent has arrived and all its members are well.
At today’s Ashburton County Council meeting the Chairman said he attended the Executive meeting on Coronation celebrations and, with Mayor Davis's approval, pledged the council would match the Borough Council’s contribution for town illumination and decoration. The Borough had voted 25 pounds. The action by Mr Lambie was approved.
Arrangements in Christchurch for the Coronation feature a parade of societies trades and the Automobile Association Territorials and bands with a separate brief school celebration. A cableram and penny subscription are proposed for pupils and a commemorative booklet and 10 000 cards for children. Theatres will show matinees with free admission for kids and a King Edward VII statue may be placed in the Domain.
At a special Geraldine Borough Council meeting Mayor J Kennedy announced a £42 10s donor gift from BF R Flatman for park entrance gates, with government subsidy. Morrison Bros. will supply gates without commission. A £25 Coronation Day fund was approved. A new fire brigade station with £150 grant and £3800 estimated cost was approved to pursue a government subsidy.
A vast fleet of over 500 warships will gather from Cowes to Spithead for the coronation review on Saturday June 2. The sight will be the largest naval display ever seen and showcases the fleet of Dreadnoughts.
A reader from The Parsonide Ashburten on June 2 1911 suggests that Coronation Day committees enlist motor car owners to transport pioneers and elderly or infirm people to the celebration and united religious service, a seemly gracious gesture.
The Irish envoys Hazleton Redmond and J T Donovan arrived in Auckland to a warm crowd reception and will address a public meeting tomorrow. A Gore visit invitation was extended at a Home Rule meeting where £25 12s was subscribed by twenty two supporters.
Wellington reports on the retrial of ex-Captain Frank Berners Knayvett and ex-Captain Charles Thomas Mills. Knayvett’s dismissal is confirmed and to take effect December 31, 1909, with a possible return to the reserve if an apology and retraction are filed. Mills’ dismissal from the 11th Regiment is gazetted with a similar reserve-posting caveat pending an apologetic retraction.
Mrs Roberts died in hospital after falling sixty feet from a cliff at Lyttelton on Tuesday. An inquest is set for 2.20 p.m. at the hospital. Musgrave the tramway motorman injured on Wednesday showed slight improvement yesterday.
Fire swept the Ra Whitiroa store and post office kept by Mr J Carter destroying the building and its contents including mail matter. Inmates had a narrow escape and details were unavailable due to interrupted telephone service.
The Defiance brand men’s hats stand out for nonstop wear and sturdy build. Known for long-lasting comfort, they are described as outperforming rivals in daily use and weather resilience.
The Taylor-Carrington Company renewed ties with Ashburton presenting The Girl from Chicago and Arry and Arriet at Theatre Royal. Mrs Taylor and Miss Ella Carrington lead a strong cast with good acting and witty scenes that drew loud laughter and applause. The company plans a return to Ashburton in a few months.
The Royal Picture Company advertises a Saturday night program featuring Little Souls A Woman's Wit Practica's Engagement Kiss Kerlsbad Porcelain A Painful Debt Tonrtolini Auto Driver plus standard comic scenic and dramatic subjects. At tomorrow matinees every fiftieth child will receive a prize.
The first North Island Dog Trials Association championship meeting ran from yesterday to today at Maharahara with over 100 entries from across New Zealand. Canterbury's W. C. Brutherford judged. Winners include R. E. Pollock's Sharp in Long Head with 29 points and A. A. Fraser's Southern Star second with 28.
Commercial notices from Sydney and Melbourne report wheat prices from 4d to 6d and barley around 4s to 7d, with other grains and staples listed. Adelaide notes wheat about 8s 5d flour around £7 10s to £8, and bran pollard at 1d. Hides and onions appear in marginal price ranges.
North Canterbury and Ashburton played to a 3-3 draw in Christchurch after a windy first half hindered ball control. Pyre set up Tavin for a near corner score while Witzgerald and Lemp added for Ashburton with Jordan testing North Canterbury from a long penalty. Referee Hiddlestone officiated.
A combined country unions side was chosen to meet the Town tomorrow at Lancaster Park at 2 p.m. The squad includes Pitama, Pyle, Coe, Martin, G Tainui, M Q O Moore, Dansy, Murray, Carroll, Williams, Fitzgerald, Ormond, Moore, Jordan, and M Keegan with additional emergencies Coctes, Haui and T Tainui.
The Wellness of the New Zealand Football Association met tonight and deferred a visit from the New South Wales team until season end to arrange a four tour next year. A complaint from New Plymouth Club about Taranaki Association affairs was referred to the Council via the governing body. Canterbury should set a date with Otago and Manawatu has issued a Brown Shield challenge. Five percent of Canterbury Otago match proceeds to the Council, and the New Zealand Referees Association will appoint officials.
The Management Committee met and refused Te Aute College old boys a New South Wales tour but advised renewing next season. It considered Maori team touring Australia last year to play in the North Island and asked for particulars on Bay of Plenty representation. The Nelson Union requested a loan. officials replied no funds were available.
The Otago Lawn Tennis Association committee resolved to recommend playing the Davis Cup in Christchurch and to seek Dunedin as the venue for the 1911 New Zealand championship. The decisions were announced after tonight’s meeting in Dunedin.
Reports span Otago acclimatisation plans authorising 50000 rainbow trout ova for release in Lakes Hawea and Wanaka. Other items note census lag in King Country, land price rises in Pahiatua district, and district news from Auckland to Wellington.
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