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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
Just published Frerings by John Christie editor of the Ashburton Guard and the Ashburton Mail. Bookshops carry the work with a price of 28.
A sermon in Dunedin defended the Church against claims of uselessness. It argued Christianity has upheld individual worth, abolished slavery, influenced reform, and will contribute to a future millennium through Christian dogma and the value of each person as God’s co worker.
Banks and many business offices observed a quiet forty fourth birthday holiday with limited public celebration. A drunkenness arrest at Ashburton railway station led to a conviction and fine. News from Eyre reports farmers sowing grain under favorable conditions. Lyttelton Harbour Board approved a visit by Cyrus Williams to Napier to discuss harbour improvements. Vandalism at St Matthew's Auckland damaged poor boxes and choir vestment cupboard. Volunteer force promotions face age based qualification and retirement rules. Meantime a meat price dispute coolly plays out with no major slaughter. The Herald notes migration from NZ and Victoria to Australia impacting population growth. Engagement rings from T S McClure’s offered in gold settings.
The region sees perceptible crop growth with early sown cereals thriving as farmers note a preference for frost to sweeten soil. Local items include a missing Hampstead youth found by his grandfather, W C T U meetings, a court procedure quirk in Timaru, new labour-saving mill machinery, and naval league activities pending at Ashburton.
Reports indicate the Hawke's Bay Health Department branch will close under the retrenchment plan. Dr Lisle and sanitary inspector Munro receive notices, while the Borough Council commends Dr Lisle and urges the government to preserve his services. Auckland civil servants show little immediate impact, though further cuts remain possible.
At Timaru Supreme Court on June 2 the three Chisholm brothers were found guilty of aggravated assault against Patrick Gormley and their verdict implied perjury. James and Donald Chisholm received six months and Athens Chisholm three months imprisonment after defence denied prosecution facts. A second case involved Isaac Baigentya amid a rape allegation at Ashburton with a guilty verdict.
London dispatch notes the estate of sugar merchant Mr Caesar Cromikow valued at £696000 with lands in the West Indies and Africa. It also mentions model flats by the Duchy of Cornwall and various labor and insurance topics debated at conferences in Nottingham and Bradford. Count Zeppelin's airship was patched and landed at Friedrichshafen base.
King Leopold of Belgium plans to auction his Old Masters, including a Ruben valued at £40,000, to settle debts of Princess Louise. The sale aims to prevent property transfer to creditors after his death and has sparked strong opposition in Belgium amid royal family tensions.
Russian press dispatch notes staged show of force as troops lined the rail route from St. Petersburg to Poltava for the Czar's journey. The line stretched about 1800 miles with troops distributed along the corridor.
A Times foreign report from Pekin and Tokio details Fukumen railway tensions. China rejected conciliatory talks while Japan seeks to avoid friction as Tokyo notes Britain's role and the Anglo Japanese alliance remains strong.
GISBORNE June 3 Robert Gillespie a 45 year old single man committed suicide at Patutahi by cutting his throat. HORITICA June 2 Mary Hall a hotel worker leapt from a railway bridge into the Hokitika river was rescued and is recovering. CHRISTCHURCH June 3 Roy Rosendale forearm broken climbing at East Christchurch School. An inquest into the infant daughter of Mr W Miller found accidental suffocation as the cause of death with a verdict of accidental surrogation.
An unsuccessful dynamiting attempt at the Auckland Racing Club offices on Shortland Street damaged the safe. Personnel report the lock prevents access to tickets required for today’s racing, and authorities are reviewing the break-in.
The notice promotes Fry Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with warnings about weak threats and early treatment, claiming each dose reduces risks and that curing becomes harder if delayed. It states the remedy is pleasant to take and soothing, available from chemists and storekeepers.
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