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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
2
Burnet street shoppers are assured new electrical appliances arriving soon from Europe will be installed promptly. The store promises the most complete and up-to-date selections available.
Due to booming business the establishment enlarges its dining rooms and opens an up to date fresh fish supply at reasonable rates. A large daily fish stock serves country customers three times weekly and town clients daily with fish grills available at all hours.
LTD displays a range of hearth rugs and slip mats with prices from four shillings sixpence to thirty five shillings. Liskurl mats priced from ninepence to sixpence ha’penny.
Land opportunity offering 65 acres with crops in progress and further yields to fund needs. Property lies close to a school and requires viewing to appreciate potential. Apply for details and terms.
A six room house is being erected on a plot of nearly two acres of first class land. The property adjoins Mr McKenzie's and lies within a few minutes walk of the railway station. Inspect early.
The June moon phases are listed with times for Last Quarter First Quarter Full Moon and Last Quarter again. Also included are sunrise counts and orbital positions such as Perigee and Apogee with corresponding times.
Report from London notes British submarine crews at Portsmouth trained in airtight helmets and oxygen jackets. The system, developed by Davis Hall and Rees, aims to shield crews from chlorine gas, provide escape to the surface, and inflate a chest lifebuoy after surfacing.
Mr Bates reports northerly to strong winds with unsettled rain and falling barometer. Mr Butterick's condition worsens to critical. Otago Show closes with record takings. Briscoe and Co. v Auckland Harbour Board verdict favors plaintiffs over explosives loss. Ashburton Oddfellows celebrate 37th anniversary with social and dance. Chatham Islands Defence Rifle Club to train Cadets. Lecture on life in South Africa to be held. Mount Somers Coal Co. promotes cheapest coal for homes and steam.
The Palmerston North Branch of the W.C.1.0. urged the Borough Council to stop displaying pictures of notorious criminals such as the Kelly gang, warning it could injure the young. The matter went to the Opera House Committee for review.
The Ashburton Primitive Methodist church held its quarterly meeting with many officials present. Rev. R. J. Juddell presided. T Carlisle elected secretary.
A match at Ashburton links between Christchurch and Ashburton Golf Clubs saw Christchurch take the singles 5 to 2 while the four ball match ended in a draw. Key results include J F Mackley and Hood, J Q Jameson and E Cardale, A W Reooves and H Hair, N F Newman and A Denham, C G Cripps and H Buchanan, Symons, L R Hardin, Dr Guthriel, and E Friedlander.
Sixty nine teams competed in four grades at the Polo Ground. Ashburton beat Sydenham No 6 in round one and Sydenham No 4 in round two, but fell to Sydenham No 2 in round three. In the second grade Addington No 1 defeated Ashburton No 2, while Sydenham No 1 beat Ashburton No 1. The Ashburton Timaru ladies match at Timaru Park ended Timaru 12, Ashburton 0 with standout players noted and refereeing by Mr W W Smith. Prior to that Dunsandel hosted Raknia Ladies vs Dunsandel Seconds, Raknia winning 3-0 with goals from Edgington Sanity and Mead.
At the Ashburton Magistrate's Court Kaine William Hunt faced charges of wilfully attempting to set fire to Butler's Hotel on May 28. Evidence detailed a back yard fire and a washhouse blaze with a note on a charred shelf. Hunt admitted lighting the washhouse fire and denied involvement in the main building blaze. Bail set at £200 in two payments. trial at next ChristchurchSession.
A Chicago Examiner representative quoted California Governor Gillette alleging prearrangement for the Johnson Jeffries bout with Johnson to win 30000 more if he loses due to moving picture value. Gillette said he would not interfere by law. Canterbury amateur boxing results reported with Gundry and Roberta advancing in featherweight and heavyweight finals.
Reports from London London notes public fatigue with Australian borrowing and weak sinking funds while West Australian debt fuels critique. In Ottawa Montreal plans a statue section for King Edward with Lords Strathcona Mount Stephen and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. Also reports: 500 Arabs attack Firailleurs detachment near Ngugai repulsed with French losses. Bombay storm sinks boats with five drowned.
London court dismissed the appeal against extradition of Savatkar, an Indian student arrested in March on a sedition charge in India. The case, reported by the Press Association, notes the ruling by the Divisional Court dated June 3.
The State Department reports placards in Nanking urge locals to destroy foreigners and their property, signaling rising danger to Western residents in the region.
Peru announces on June 3 that it is withdrawing its troops from the frontiers shared with Ecuador. The update was received June 4 at 9 25 a m. The move signals deescalation along the border between the two nations.
A memorial in support of Finland was sent to the Duma by a hundred French Deputies mostly Socialists and 50 Senators, with 128 Italian Deputies joining a similar move. The debate in the Duma on this issue has begun amid tension and strong views.
The Labour party says it is more than satisfied with the Trade Unionists response to an appeal for a quarter of a million sixpences to fund Labour political work including payment for Labour members.
Vienna reports the Emperor Francis Joseph receiving tremendous ovations on his triumphal tour through Bosnia and Hercegovina as seen in the Presa Association coverage. The to-do includes impressive crowds and strong royal pageantry shaping public perception during the Balkans visit.
Washington reports the government may sue twenty five Western lines over advantage rights and rail system controls. Rail managers cite high labor costs and fuel prices as reasons for proposed rate hikes and possible construction suspensions, risking thousands of jobs. Tariffs to rise in July are under Interstate Commerce Commission consideration with increases of six to thirty one percent in the Midwest.
Advert in a 19th or early 20th century style touts RHEUMO as a remedy for rheumatism gout sciatica and related ailments. It asserts rapid recovery even after long suffering and claims thousands cured when other remedies failed. The ad urges trial at low cost and reproduces sales language about chemists and stores.
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