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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
For sale a well improved 140 acre farm with 6 room dwelling bath wash-house dairy 6 stall stable traphouse and workshop. Land quality excellent 27 acres sown in wheat 16 in oats 12 in turnips with remainder in one to three year old classes. Within easy reach of the public school. Details from Land and Estate Agent.
A local tailor shop markets business suits with distinctive patterns designed to keep wearers sharp and well dressed. The ad emphasizes smart styling and practical tailoring services for professional outfits.
Alfred Jonassen resumes practice at the late Charles Ward residence corner Cass and Moore Streets. He offers treatments for nervous disorders sleeplessness and other ailments on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 to 9 20 p.m. Consultation free.
A new volume titled Fferings by John Christie editor of the Ashburton Guard ian and the Ashburton Mail is now on sale at local bookshops priced at 2s.
Memorial poem recounts Mathew Kerr who died June 11 1908 and speaks of deep family grief. His father mother and siblings insert the tribute noting his silent passing and the enduring sorrow a year later.
The preacher at St Pauls Pro Cathedral echoed calls for a united Christian world amid arms race fears. The article lists Andrew Carnegie’s extensive philanthropy from libraries to universities and peace projects, detailing funds from 1901 to the present year for global education and the Palace of Peace at The Hague.
The Ashburton Winter Show features high class breeds vestings and trap rugs by John Swanson and draws strong local interest. Mesers Nosworthy and Hardy send best wishes to the show while RR Sloss visits with the Cheviot Association. A Magisterial Court remand for theft and Raukapuka estate work includes wheat plans. licensing committee welcomes T A Bailey as chairman in place of G Day.
A Wellington telegram reports master bakers will raise or cut bread prices as soon as flour price changes are announced, ending the old practice of delaying consultation. Community notes cover a No-License Council meeting in Ashburton with Liddell and Bedford delegates to Christchurch and licensing debate. A Masterton visit highlights a door lock patent with major funding and a June England trip.
A teenage farm worker John Booth died after a shotgun burst while assisting at Flynn’s farm near Ashburton. He was shot while attempting to shoot fowls with a remaining cartridge. He died at a hospital after a morning of faint hopes. In Christchurch an elderly woman Anne Hoarsrell fell from a tram at Onehunga, fracturing her skull and dying hours later while visiting her daughter.
Grain carried on Canterbury railways from late February to May 1 totals about 1.57 million sacks, up from 850000 sacks the previous year. The rise excludes grain moved from Addington Christchurch stores to ships at Lyttelton. Large volumes remain in country districts awaiting transport.
The first Somerset innings ended at 155 with Brund, Noble and Poyntz contributing key scores while Whitty bowled 5 5 for 54 in a decisive spell. Australia replied to 130 before nine wickets fell with Macartney top scoring and Laver contributing a 3 8 before Hayward was ruled out of the next Test due to knee problems.
G H Carson's Garage on Tancred Street announces a Friday June sale with bargains on several motor cycles. Available models include Triumph 2 hp priced around £10, Clement-Garrard 2 hp £10, Minerva 2 hp £20, Minerva 22 hp £27 10s, Bichrono 2 hp £27 9d, EVN d-cyl 4hp £57 10s, plus a W S U 8 hp £65. An old style Benz Car 6 hp £285 with a good engine is also offered for portable driving machines.
The sixth combined annual Winter Show of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association and Poultry Society opened in the Arcade amid favorable weather. Officers and committees are listed, with emphasis on poultry and dairy entries. Fat stock shines while seeds and roots lag. school pupil designs debut. poultry entries reach a South Island championship scale with 23 prizes.
The display highlights strong carrots and parsnips with good celery onions and cabbage among a broad root collection. Notable exhibitors include Messrs Sutton and Son for seed grown prizes and W. T. Lill with a compact 10 by 4 foot stand. The horse foal section proves popular with 15 entries and 12 draughts, drawing farmers and horse enthusiasts.
An exceptionally fine exhibit showcases fat cattle sheep hoggets and lambs in prime condition. Thirteen fat cattle entries include bul locks steers and heifers, while fifty wethers hoggets and ewes represent chief county breeders. The display underscores Ashburton County’s high quality stock and its contribution to Canterbury prime lamb and mutton exports.
The article extols poultry farming as a vital, remunerative sector supported by government education and export growth. It praises breeders for introducing top strains and notes widespread participation at Ashburton with many local fanciers and premier breeders from the South Island.
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