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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
2
The piece discusses John Stuart Mill inspired taxes on unearned land value gains and Lloyd George budget proposals taxing future increments. It contrasts this with New Zealand policy context and critiques on religious education, arguing for state-inspected church schools funded to teach secular subjects.
For sale a well improved 140 acre farm featuring a 5 room dwelling with scullery bathroom and wash-house. Included are a dairystall stable trap house and workshop offering substantial farm facilities. Ideal for productive agricultural use.
Importers present a superior selection of suitings from English Manufacturers. The range aims to combine current fashion with durable business styles suitable for any wearer. Clients can choose patterns that are sufficiently distinct to project a sharp, well dressed image.
A vendor advertises a very large stack available at moderate prices suggesting bulk discounts. The notice emphasizes quantity and affordability to attract buyers.
A private residence contract is let near the Town Belt and Winter's road for Mr E Manchester with a low tender spread. The Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association adds 25 pounds toward an agricultural science instructor, pending value. Other items report shows, gas price rise, earthquake at Wingatui, and local meetings from June.
The Geach-Marlow company will present The Woman Pays at Oddfellows Hall tomorrow evening. The drama promises audience engagement with elaborate scenery including Langford Spinney Deck of the Dolphin the shipwreck and The sensational wedding with Miss Ethel Buckley and Mr Robert Inman leading a cast of noted players. The box plan is on view at H M Jones's.
Try RH, D, Johnston for repairs tyres and motorine cylinder gil. Dunlop and Michelin tyres ten percent cheaper than any other trader in Ashburton with all sizes in stock and fitted free of charge while you wait. Agent for Talbob cars and Triumph motor cycles. Inspection invited.
A Prussian submarine Kambala collided with an ironclad during Black Sea maneuvers, causing twenty sailors to drown. Rain disrupts a church pageant in Fulham while the Czar's Royal yacht Standart visits Finnish waters escorted by five cruisers.
A Press Association report from Paris notes a seismic wave lasting from 9.15 to 9.40 p.m. with four shocks. Fifteen people were killed at Lambeuse and the village of Roques was entirely destroyed. Twenty bodies have been found.
Paris reports two violent earthquake shocks felt across the Riviera. In Marseille crowds roamed streets as darkness from electric outages spread fear. Some houses collapsed, fatalities occurred, and ships at Toulon strained their cables as the region awoke at dawn.
London reports at least sixty dead in the southern region as Paris dispatches note many perished in St Mond, with widespread destruction and over a million francs in damage. In Marseille 2000 gather on quays while troops aid rescue after houses collapse and sleepers are buried.
The Cunard liner Slavonia bound from New York to the Mediterranean ran aground at Flores in the Azores. Four hundred and ten passengers were rescued by other liners, and officials fear a total wreck may ensue.
The Slavonia, 180 miles away, sent wireless distress signals picked up by the Princess Irene. The Ba varia later relayed that the remaining passengers had been rescued. The Slavonia is now reported to be full of water.
Capetown reports Natal referendum on joining the Union carried by a margin of 701 delegates in favor. Britain will host South African Union delegates during their stay as guests of the nation.
The six Foreign Legion deserters involved in the Franco German incident were sentenced by the Casablanca Council of War. They receive terms ranging from five to ten years of imprisonment along with military degradation.
The East Limerick outcome shows Thomas Landon Nationalist winner with 2664 votes while J Malon ay Pinder teleist O Brienne polled 686. In 1906 William Landon Nationalist was returned unopposed.
The Cabinet in Melbourne reviews likely questions for the London Conference. Colonel Foxton departs Wednesday with Captain Creswell and Colonel Bridges as advisers to convey government views in full.
At a June meeting in Adelaide the South Australian Labour Party announced it would not ally with any other party in the future. A message dictated by the late Premier Thomas Price was read, urging courage and stating the labour cause is humane and just and will prevail.
On June 12 in Sydney, Miss Elsie Thompson of Randwick, a noted Australian actress, married the Maharajah of Tekeri. Reports say she converted to Hinduism before the marriage and Indian officials maintain the union.
A brief remark about using Wood's Great Peppermint Cure to treat influenza and a note against Faiz. The fragment also includes stray characters and digits.
Delegates visit the General Post Office where Donald Murray demonstrates the Murray switchplex and a Gell keyboard perforator, an invention from New Zealand. A sham 20 000 man fight at Aldershot is witnessed, with General French and War Secretary Etakane hosting lunch.
At Grafton ministers banquet leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London discussed imperial unity. Mr Asquith praised the press as a mirror of public opinion and urged patience with imperial development while noting Australia’s desire to control its destiny fading gradually. George Fenwick and others echoed the need for defence of the empire and a united, nonpanicky course.
The Ottawa correspondent reports that the Conference has toned down war prospects, while Lord Rosebery Sir Edward and others urge a serious reassessment. Canada is urged to reflect on its defense responsibilities as newspapers discuss potential risks.
Mr John Burns and other Army Council members watched a military display at Olympia with 7000 and 16000 man formations. Major-General Grierson led artillery infantry and cavalry actions in life pits while 400 guests observed from Emperor's Hill marquee. Sir H L Smith-Dorrien paraded a war strength artillery brigade to show horses reserves. A special force representing all branches marched past and delegates inspected the camp.
In fine cold weather a naval review at Portsmouth showcased the battleship fleet. Lords of the Admiralty and press delegates observed torpedo and submarine drills, bluejackets in formation, and a tour of the dockyards led by Admiral Sir John Fisher and officers from Whale Island.
A June Sydney gale reached high velocity, unroofing houses and causing structural damage. Shipping in the harbour faced delays as several small craft were driven ashore. Melbourne reports floods subsiding with livestock fed while a steamer wreck remains at the wharf.
Report of the murder of Brooks an English traveller in the Lole country. He was with Chinese escorts when natives deserted then attacked. Four of his party were killed and two enslaved. The incident is linked to tribal hostility and shifting allegiances amid a hunter’s tale context.
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