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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
8
In Sydney on June 6 the Prime Minister reports a renewed disturbance among State trawlers. Firemen ceased work simultaneously on two vessels while engineers paddled to finish homeward stoking. He insists concerted action aims to undermine government fishing efforts and promises no obstacle to delivering fish to the public.
A branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank is planned to be established in Sydney to facilitate Japanese and Australian commercial transactions and finance between the two nations.
Melbourne reports Judge Murray confirms Judge Bevan that trial by jury is distinctly unsatisfactory when a white is accused of an offence against a native. The note signals ongoing concern in Papua about jury fairness and colonial legal norms.
Property listings urge working men to buy near Allenton including a 4 room house with orchard close to a school, with prices around £250 or less per week equivalents. Also advertised are large land sections of 23 acres near Carter's Terrace and 2 acre residential parcels on Belt Road Ashburton. Ferriman & Co. promotes several leasehold and farm properties with various acreages and frontages.
Parcel details describe a dwelling site at Acres near Railway Station with outbuildings. Moore Street quarter acre with laurel fencing noted as a good house site. Also listed is a five acre twenty perches allotment in Allenton district.
Furniture produce pigs poultry and cattle offered every Saturday under an arrangement with clearance sales conducted at the lowest charges through the week.
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