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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
4
EWE MUTTON sides listed with prices 21d to 8d forequarters 8d hindquarters 33d legs Sd chops 5d trim loins 44d loin with flank 4c ties and breast 3d shoulders 344 WETHER MUTTON sides 23d hindquarters 4d fore quarters 82d s legs Sc shoulders 4c neck and breast 3d
York shire correspondent reports Bradford wool market steady with normal activity and strong consumption. Crossbreds gain due to American buyers, prices firm though not top. Top-makers less squeezeable. some 40s tops at around 1s, more common 4d higher. Merinos under pressure. spinners and consignments busy, imports ample, quotations held at high levels, deliveries wrapping up.
In Oriental Bay memories revive a 1827 punitive bombardment of Wellington Harbour. Captain Cook did not enter the harbour. A British warship shelled Maori pahs for three days after a whaler’s crew was killed. Local lore, including Jock Niccoll, confirms the myth’s end.
A resident complains of a persistent dog nuisance on Cox street. The letter describes daily barking, fights, and chase by a small dog, claiming a local constable ignores the disturbance and calling for action to stop the nuisance.
A Grenadier letter urges citizens to view alcohol abstinence as a matter of social duty. It warns that hospitality and social pressures at gatherings press drinks on men in recovery, hindering work and family life and prompting repeated temptations. The author argues from Christian and national perspectives that each person is their brother's keeper.
Auckland settler Archibald Clark reports Canada grants 160 acre parcels to homesteaders with freehold after three years and total fee of 10 dollars. He notes rapid population growth and strong crops, contrasting with New Zealand lands held by the government and natives. Clark’s two sons already acquired more holdings in Canada.
In Invercargill on June 3 the Southland Boxing Association finals produced decisive results. P. Ruston of Dunedin beat New Zealand Champion Ryan in heavyweight, A O Cooper of Dunedin defeated J Toughes of Invercargill at middle, W Taylor of Ocean Beach beat J Fulton of Dunedin at light, F C Jarvis of Invercargill defeated IR Kaill at feather, and W Baldwin of Invercargill beat C Stewart of Timaru in bantamweight.
The Tageblatt reports on rising Chinese influence across Mongolia and adjacent regions. It notes mass emigration to Libet Mongolia and Manchuria, a 40,000 strong army trained by Japanese that secures Urumteh and frontier posts, and intensified Chinese state presence in east and central Mongolia. It highlights China’s aim to outpace Russian influence, the decline of Kiakhta trade, and plans for an automobile link through the Gobi Desert between Urga and Kelgan and eventual rail connection to Beijing.
The Ashburton Harriers Club held its first cross-country race from the hockey ground in the Domain. Four miles long, the course passed County Hospital and Winter’s Road, with E Coker winning in 23 minutes 5 seconds. A protest over alleged course shortening by L Hill led to the winner being reassessed and the race awarded to Lill.
The Ashburton football season shows a widespread lack of spectator appeal with players often a man short. Critics blame uneven officiating and cost-driven concerns while calling for a suitable ground in the Domain. recent games saw Hampstead school win 3–0, Southern Cross versus Springburn halted by a missing ball, Ashburton defeating High School 9–6, and Temuka beating Ashburton 18–0 with Temuka fielding a full squad late in a one-sided match.
Ellesmere and Ashburton met at Christchurch with Ellesmere showing strong forwards and fielding a sharp attack. Feldwick scored a try and kicked goals, while the team pressed the Ashburton line in the second spell but could not add to the score. The game ended Ellesmere eight points to nil under referee Mr GC W Hervey.
An advert rebukes high credit tailoring and promotes value suits by George Davies. It claims lower prices, no credit, and better quality through skilled cutters and large weekly production. It lists locations Auckland Dunedin Invercargill Palmerston North Timaru Wanganu and urges readers to inspect the new winter range.
An old advertisement touts Wood's Great Peppermint Care as the never failing influenza remedy with a prompt call to action. The fragment mentions a date or edition line and a garbled phrase Gé¢ an? 28 Bd, indicating publication details or a street address.
An American inventor Alfred Clark funds a French project to store phonographic records of great singers beneath Paris Opera House. Discs will be sealed and preserved for a hundred years, with voices of Patti, Melba, Schumann-Fein, Calve, Tetrazzini, Plancon, Tamagno, Caruso, Scotti, and Kubelik expected to survive for future listeners.
A Derbyshire girl from Mapperley who has lived in darkness for twenty-two years recovers some vision after treatment in Manchester. She recalls witnessing Queen Victoria’s Jubilee procession as her last memory before blindness and praises the Nottingham institution for the blind where she learned reading, writing and craft.
A first class farrier and general blacksmith announces continued operations near the railway station. The note states they have secured new services and will maintain existing business.
A prior butcher business owner in Ashburton denies an implied agreement with Smith Brog over restarting operations. He states there was never a plan to resume and asks customers to continue their support, requesting public continuing patronage.
An astronomer examining the night sky receives a palpable message from Mars. He retrieves a code book and deciphers the plea: influenza again. He asks whether Woods Peppermint Cure can be sent to the alien sender.
Austrian Fancy Rugs listed from 7 to 116 shillings each. Men’s and boys’ overcoats, Mackintoshes, Couta rainwear, oil skin coats in all sizes. Children’s jerseys in fancy and navy, all wool with polo collar, including red on shoulder. All sizes from unspecified.
Special sums of £100 £200 £500 and £1250 offered for investment at current lowest interest rates. G H Buchanan, barrister and solicitor, notes these options as available for investors through Town or Country Securities.
As people grow old meals should be light to avoid taxing the system. Robinson's Patent Barley provides splendid dishes like puddings and gruel that aid digestion and are rich in nutriment. These recipes suit elderly persons and appear in a readable tins for home use.
The first interprovincial football clash at Athletic Park drew a large crowd. Wellington led 6 3 at halftime, then dominated the second half with 22 points to finish 28 3 over Wanganui.
A letter from Mr Th Halderness of Dappil Q warns against inferior eucalyptus products and endorses Sanders Extract. He claims forty years of personal and family use with strong satisfaction, praising its healing effects for coughs, chest troubles, stomach and kidney issues, and other ailments. The note cautions that inferior eucalyptus preparations can cause harm and even death.
Approved second mortgages and interest at lowest current rates with principal repayable by instalments. Perry, Perry & Kinnerney solicitors, Timaru, Geraldine and Temuka.
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