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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
1
The Press Association reports London on June 7 that total afloat quantities of wheat and flour for the United Kingdom reach 3,400,000 quarters, with the Continent at 1,680,000 quarters and Atlantic shipments totaling 180,000 quarters.
In Wellington on June 7 Justice Gooper delivered judgment in Jack v Palmerston Borough Council. The court held the council may authorize one type of appliance for a task and exclude others, presuming the council acts with borough interest. Judgment for defendants with costs.
In Christchurch on the night of May 2 a motor car driven by Mr Alem collided with a Belfast coach near the Styx. The coach shaft shattered the car glass, striking Miss Sapsford in the eye and causing severe injuries. An operation removed the eye, with fears for the other eye's sight.
The article argues that traditional tailors overcharge in New Zealand, with suits costing four to six guineas. George Davies opens cash-based, modern made-to-measure shops offering suits from £2 10s to £3 15s, matching quality and style while saving about £2. The Ashburton branch invites inspection of new British and Colonial mill materials displayed in the Arcade window and offers full investigation and samples to interested buyers.
Bee traders worldwide contact English manufacturers and dealers in each class of goods. The directory serves as a complete commercial guide to London and suburbs with export merchants and their markets. Steamship lines are listed by port with approximate sailings and provincial trade notices. Dealers may advertise trade cards or larger ads with postal note payment.
The London Directory Co. Ltd lists its address at 95 Abchurch Lane Tendon F C. The incomplete entry appears from a historical directory segment.
Mr H Wood chairman of the New Zealand Flour Millers Association dismissed Auckland reports that Australians would buy all surplus wheat and ship grain by August pushing flour and bread prices up. He called the information a canard, saying no scale delays or grain shortages were evident and the association had no publishable news.
Auckland reports arrival of the Mokoia with 1850 sacks of Tasmanian potatoes from Sydney. Damage by blight reports in southern crops and high prices prompt shipments. Further consignments to follow.
The Dunedin sale reports a record display of Clydesdale horses with strong bidder turnout from Canterbury Otago and Southland. Cupples and Waddell led prizes while high prices were paid for mares fillies and a range of draught stock. Overall the winter fair set a new standard with reduced values and brisk sales.
An old advertisement extols Lane's Emulsion as a cure for coughs and weak lungs. It claims immediate relief and long-term health benefits, urging readers to buy the two sizes available and start treatment to prevent consumption.
Timaru reports adjourned three licensees over fire escape concerns with Hibernian Hotel in town. Dunedin reduces licenses by ten and grills twenty for evidence. eight hotel publicans denied including Adelaide, Scotia, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen's. Westport Buller grants extensions and refuses new Mine Creek license.
In Auckland the closing of five hotels prompts estimates of losses between £17000 and £20000 after license value is excluded. A Campbell and Phrenfried rep voices disappointment at the reduction vote, noting 198 majority in a 27000-strong poll and predicting heavy effects from closures and unemployment starting next month.
In Taipape on June 7 the inquiry into an alleged starvation case found the wife and child had a hard time. The husband, a work shy timber man, had not worked despite chances and the family lived on Ohura Road ten miles from Raetihi. He was brought from another district during distress. He has received money and aid but remains unwilling to work. Strong resentment exists toward sensational press coverage.
Stratford resident Oswald M. Curtis prominent settler died of heart failure Saturday night. He was a longtime figure in the community with ties to local development and affairs.
A reader to the Constitution recounts chronic headaches fatigue and indigestion eased by Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills. The letter claims rapid relief from swelling and improved well being, urging other women to try the remedy after unsatisfactory medical prescriptions.
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