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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
4
A letter discusses the Local Elections Act 1908 nomination form flaws and a missing date in a rejected paper. It critiques the interpretation of a slight deviation under the Acts Interpretation Act 1908 and questions whether absence of date invalidates a nomination. An audience member contributes to the debate.
Commercial London reports Australian cargoes sold at 30s 6d, 30s 7d and 30s 3d. Tallow stock 3517 tons, imported 4L4 tons, deliveries 2390 tons. Sheepskin sale catalogues list 4800 bales Australian and 1800 bales New Zealand. other sorts unchanged.
Sydney Wheat quotes are nominal with no trading. three shillings offered and 389 2d asked. Flour at £9. oats include Algerian, Tasmanian and milling grades. barley Cape and Prime English malting. maize prices listed. potatoes and onions noted. butter and cheese small changes. Melbourne hides ease, wheat down ds 2d, flour £8, oats Algerian 23rd to 2s 2d, maize 2s 6d. Adelaide bank increases capital by £100,000 to £500,000. new shares priced at £2 premium. Wheat and flour ranges given. bran, pollard, oats and onions priced.
Colonial Consignment notes continued firm prices with small advances for mutton lamb and beef in Napier Canterbury and North Island markets. Gilbert Anderson Co reports dull demand weather hindered sales with some price drops in mutton and lamb while home killed meat held steady. Shipments for March and April show notable volumes of mutton lamb and beef moving.
The Rugby Union lists Maori team fixtures in June and July in Australia. June 6 vs New South Wales and June 11 vs New South Wales, with matches against New England Armidale Brisbane Newcastle Bathurst Melbourne and Goulbourn. July 2 vs Victoria. Two more games set against Queensland and Australia in Sydney.
An Ashburton tailor advertises cash tailoring with suits from 55s and a 40s saving, courting value and the Dominion's largest pattern selection. The Modern Tailor guarantees a perfect suit with deposit and full refund if not suited, inviting customers to choose material today.
Mr Denis Apritchard from County Down discusses Irish agriculture with a reporter in Ashburton. He notes smallholdings, 60 year tenures, rents from 10s 6d to 1s per acre, and land reform enabling dairy cattle pigs and potato farming. He contrasts Ireland with New Zealand, praising progress but affirming deep attachment to Ireland.
A meeting on June 2 in Palmerston North considered forming a Co operative Freezing Company with delegates from Halcombe Feilding Fitzherbert Koputaroa Sandon Palmerston North Shannon Mangawhero and Rongotea. Provisional directors Balsillio Wingam Morrison Hanson Haigh J Davis Mellroy and Buchanan were appointed while Feilding opposed the motion.
The Wellington Chamber president received a letter from Auckland Chamber leader Mr Gunson accusing the Wellington chamber of using misleading figures on Suez versus Vancouver service costs and questioning the chamber's attitude. Wellington’s Mr Tewsley replied that if the exchange cannot proceed civilly, the matter should be dropped.
Reported by San Francisco Superintendent Maxwell three of every four public school children examined had a physical defect. Leonard Ayres of the Sage Foundation warns wasted education funds on pupils with defective teeth, noting New York’s $35 million school budget loses about $2.4 million annually due to slowed progress from dental problems.
Western observers link Japan s national spirit to Bushido the Samurai code but experts note Bushido was a caste code not national. Major Bannerman argues modern Japanese discipline universal and key to military efficiency, not merely samurai ethics.
At the Auckland Supreme Court Henry James Hansen a farmer from Ngunguru Whangarei district was charged with attempted murder and intent after firing at his son Arthur James Hansen on April 15 following a family dispute. The defence cited provocation and loss of self control. Hearing adjourned to next day.
Fragmentary advertising copy touts a peppermint cure for nighttime hacking coughs. Vague claims emphasize quick relief and a miraculous remedy pitched to worried parents. The lingering traces suggest a 19th or early 20th century patent medicine style.
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