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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
3
Real estate notices show multiple large blocks for sale. 779 acres near Christchurch with house, outbuildings, near railway, school. price £6. 1000 acres with 100 in crop, 300 ploughed. price £6 per acre. 1663 acres fenced, 80 ploughed, well watered. price not stated. 8889 acres near mains pass, near schools, subdivided with house and outbuildings. price £5 per acre.
Christchurch June 3 reports large entry at Addington with steady prices. Cattle yarding 925 head with beef prices sliding. steers £13 5s, medium £10, ordinary £6, heifers £4 15s to £8 3s 6d, cows £4 to £3 and £8 6d. Lambs about same as last week with firmer demand for good sorts. Tegs 16s 3d to 18s, freezers 14s to 16s 6d, light lambs 12s to 13s. Store sheep weaker. forward wethers steady, forward lambs eased. pigs medium yarding with heavy pigs up to 65s, bacons 45s to 55s, porkers 9s 7d to 9s 4d per lb.
In Dunedin on June 8 Pat Cattle yarded 152 head of quality cattle with improved prices. Best bullocks ranged 9 10s to 10 10s, extra prime 11 1s, medium 8 to 8 15s, inferior 6 10s to 7 10s. best cows and heifers 7 to 8 5s, medium 5 10s to 6 10s, inferior 4 10s to 5. Sheep yarding 3827 with easier prices due to volume. best wethers 19s to 21s, extra prime to 94s 2d, medium 17s to 18s, inferior 14s to 15s 3d. best ewes 18s 6d to 19s, medium 19s, inferior 7s to 8s 6d. Lambs 1200 yarded with easier prices. best lambs 14s to 15d, extra prime to 17s, medium 15s 6d to 18s 6d, inferior 11s to 12s. Pigs 85 yarded. suckers and slips dull, porkers and baconers firmer. Suckers 7s to 9s, slips 1s to 14s, stores 7s to 19s, porkers 35s to 48, baconers 52s to 6d.
Renowned violinist Jan Kubelik arrives in Sydney from Vancouver and discusses his six year quest to visit Australia. He reveals a demanding schedule of 28 England concerts since last October and 120 in the United States, aiming for 40 appearances in Australasia. He notes travel strain, praises teachers and colleagues, and mentions performances with the Dresden Opera House and Berlin Philharmonie, with a brief Melbourne visit pending before departure to London.
Amile Haussman known as the king of the gipsies was captured April 10 after police surrounded his forest tent near Bulach. He fled half dressed and fought officers, was shot in the leg by comrade, then bound and handcuffed after a struggle. He boasted that he left his revolver in the tent. Gypsy bands in Central Europe revered him.
The British side, lighter than their Otago clash, beat Southland 14 8 with Hamilton and McEvedy starring. Jackett, Jackson, and Ponty Jones shone in line kicks while Southland struggled to match the visitors’ back play and defence. Gate around £400, attendance near 7000.
The remaining fixtures for the British team are listed from June 3 in Invercargill to July 25 in Auckland with matches against Southland, New Zealand, South Canterbury, Canterbury, West Coast Buller, Nelson Marlborough, Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay, Manawatu Horowhenua, Wanganui, Taranaki, and Auckland unions. Mr Harnett says to the English Union that the roving forward who puts the ball in scrums should be done away with as he slows the game.
Southern Cross beat Methven 8 to 0 on the Domain oval yesterday. J Brown and Geo Smith scored tries, A Helem kicked a goal, with Geo Woods refereeing. Mid game, Methven winger 4H Wroht injured an ankle and carried off.
J Gardner of Christchurch writes praising Dr Morse Indian Root Pills noting personal recovery from sciatica and overall health improvement. The letter claims pills cleanse blood, aid liver and stomach, and help various ailments including biliousness indigestion constipation headaches skin issues and female ailments.
Promoters run Local Industries Weeks in Christchurch Auckland and Wellington to showcase locally made goods and spur domestic manufacturing. Speaker urges public support to give NZ manufacturers market control similar to farmers, arguing butter and cheese exports prove local production can expand into world markets and boost wealth.
In London on June 3 the House of Commons rejected Mr El Hardy’s amendment to widen the taxation base by 867 votes to 124. Bonar Law argued against prohibitive duties, while Churchill defended free trade limits of the Patent Act. Balfour urged fiscal realism and Asquith defended sugar cuts and pensions amid budget disputes. The Bill was read a second time with three Unionist Free traders backing the amendment.
The Old Age Pensions Bill is criticized for introducing inquisitorial machinery and for its numerous restrictions. The critique highlights concerns over how the bill would operate and the limits it would impose on recipients.
Press Association report from Pretoria dated June 2 notes Mr Botha's condolence to Buller's family and J H Smuts's remark that Buller was a hard fighter and that criticisms of his Boer campaign were not justified.
A playful correction argues that women’s work is never finished but should be “Never finished.” The speaker notes women constantly work to keep the home together and mentions Hag Woods’ Peppermint Cure as a remedy for cold winter weather.
May observations from country meteorological stations show Winchmore with 1.59 inches of rainfall over five wet days, listing daily totals on the 5th 0.31, 7th 0.08, 16th 0.84, 29th 0.83, and 27th 0.63 inches. Alford recorded 1.98 inches across ten wet days with daily totals on the 4th 0.7, 5th 0.53, 7th 0.5, 9th 0.6, 16th 0.37, 23rd 0.43, 28th 0.33, 29th 0.4, 30th 0.7.
Bushside recorded 3.23 inches of rainfall for the month and several mornings showed ten degrees of frost.
A Brighton road carrier, Thomas George Henry Mann, lives a simple life as a modern Spartan. He makes his cart at home and sleeps in the open air wherever he parks his van for the night. For three years he endures all weather, claiming robust health from plain food and cold water baths. He is the son of a Horsham family linked to a patent medicine and property in Horsham. He follows the simple life for pleasure, not finance.
The Conciliation Board will send its evidence reports and party representatives' addresses to the Arbitration Court President with an explanation of why no recommendation was issued. Time extensions were granted but no further extension was sought after May 31. Rumors say the chair refused to express an opinion and board members sided with their parties.
Nigel Barker dominated the Inter-University athletics with a 100 yard dash in 10 1/4 seconds and the quarter mile in 52 seconds. He also tied Waddy in the half mile with a time of 2 minutes 7 2/5 seconds.
In Sydney acting registrar in bankruptcy a clerk described how a £60 loan grew to £81 over nine to ten years. Furniture was revalued, a further loan taken, and two promissory notes totaling about £54 issued. Payments totaled £410, yet debt remained amid debate on economic justice and socialism.
Mr A G Feeld appointed agent for Ashburton in place of retiring Mr R Alcorn. Transition effective 31 March. Insurance and indemnity risks offered at competitive current rates. For rate particulars contact Mr A H Field, Coal Merchant, West Street, Ashburton. A Manning, Manager for Canterbury.
A listing identifies an agent for Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company based in Lis. 32. The item notes the agent's designation and firm association in a brief directory-style notice.
In Melbourne May 18 a decree nisi had been granted in a divorce suit. Mr Justice Hood criticized desertion as a ground, urging legislative action to curb collusion or consider criminalizing desertion, stating the current system invites perjury and public scandal. He cited Wilke v Wilks to illustrate failing laws and the burden on courts to prove collusion.
An old ad notes cold weather increases throat and chest ailments and promotes Peps as a preventive and curative remedy. It claims Peps deliver healing fumes directly to the lungs, differ from sedative cough medicines, and strengthen throat and lungs after a course. Sold in boxes at 1s 6d and 3s, with a free pastille offer.
At Timaru Main School district annual meeting a resolution urged discontinuing the school savings bank due to extra staff labour. Timaru South School Committee opposed the idea but the headmaster favored keeping it, so no action was taken. Last year deposits totalled £58 6s 0d with withdrawals £37 17s 1d. Various fragments mention Children’s hacking cough and Woods Great Peppermint Cure.
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