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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 06, 1910
Page
2
A six room house sits on nearly two acres of first class land. The property belongs to Mr McKenzie and is located within a few minutes walk of the railway station.
Fragmentary OCR shows a June 1994 radio or TV schedule with times like 9 a m 8 41 0 am 7 42 am 4 p m 6 p m. No clear program names or stations are legible.
The article critiques the closer settlement program in New Zealand, noting profits from private land dealings amid government acquisition. It argues the aim to provide homes for laborers risks turning land into a commodity and calls for legislative reassessment to keep settlement genuine and permanent. It highlights examples of land sales, local crop reports, court actions against flaxmillers, and a forthcoming boxing tournament.
The ordinary weekly stock sale will be held at the Tinwald yards tomorrow. Rainfall reports show 15 points at Domain Friday night and 3 more this morning. Cattle and farming movements are noted, including sheep sent to Geraldine and hay/grass paddock rental details. A legislative note mentions a bill to regulate barmaids and licensing committees, limiting future registrations. The Silent Knight Daimler feature highlights improved engines and Daimler agency for the district.
The Wakanui Road Board met Saturday with G W Leadley as chairman. Elections named Leadley, Doak, Bruce, Doig, and Wood to wards, and bids were approved for road work, drains, and gorse control. A 5 16d rate was proposed. retirements planned for end of year.
Farmers and coal users are urged to contact the Mount Somers Coal Co at Ashburton for delivered prices to their nearest station. Mount Somers Coal is touted as the cheapest and suitable for household or steam use. a trial is encouraged.
John Trembath, a noted forger and horse thief, leaped from an express train near the Rakaia bridge Sunday afternoon. A large force of constables and detectives conducted a long, tiring search across the Rakaia region toward Methven Mount Somers and Waimate, aided by sightings and reports, but Trembath remained at large as dawn broke.
A trusted source says Trembath is near the traffic bridge over the Rangitate at Arundel. It is believed the Jigs did not cross at the bridge, which has been watched, and Trembath may have forded the river.
London reports King George V visiting Mr Chamberlain for an hour. Field Marshals presented the King with a baton at Marble Arch. Also noted are news items on a twelve hour walker race, a trainer sentenced for shooting a colt, and British teaching visitors from Russia and Manitoba.
Berne June 6 The Kossberg mountain in the canton of Schiytz threatens to lose its eastern face after an earthquake. An avalanche of earth estimated at a million cubic yards is advancing and several villages have been evacuated following prior deaths in 1806 when its western face buried 500 villagers in Goldan.
Lord Selborne who returned from serving as High Commissioner for South Africa was warmly greeted in Southampton. He thanked the crowd and credited King Edward's influence as a key factor in shaping events in South Africa.
Cairo dispatch reports Sir Eldon Gorst orders natives not to dismount from camels to salute British officers. The correspondent notes locals will still show deference to native magnates while feeling free to snub the British. The move follows recent agitation against British rule and is seen as faciliating insults to Britain.
Wardani's advocates petition for a new trial in Cairo as debate over Sir Eldon Gorst's order and British sentiment flares. The report notes a British battalion was insulted in the streets, prompting the concession described as fatuous by critics.
Foreign consuls at Nanking urge Europeans to depart following a warning attributed to a group named the Revolutionary Board of War. The board declares intent to wage war on the Manchus.
British residents in Nanking take refuge in a suburb between the city wall and the river as foreign warships shield them. The scene reflects escalating danger as tensions rise in the Chinese capital.
A garbled notice hints at a peppermint cure for children's hacking coughs. The fragmented text references grants, ads, and dates, suggesting an old catalog or patent claim with limited readable details.
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