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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
4
A large stock of ladies and children's boots shoes slippers sandals and children's sandals has arrived from manufacturers. The assortment includes genta boots and shoes with button styles and specialty items for children.
Instructions from 4 plient to dispose of a Blacksmith and Coach Building business in Ashburton County. Includes Lot 1 Acre with four-room house, shop, shed, and men’s whare. Lot 2 3/4 Acre with paint shop and sheds. several houses for sale in the borough. leases for farms. other property details. Agent for insurers and various firms listed in the notice.
Classified notice lists several rural parcels near Christchurch with good houses and outbuildings. Includes 779 acres near Besisrey Station and School at £6 per acre, 140 acres at £6, 1663 acres with 40 ploughed along with 4 10s per acre, and 389 acres near the Main Line at £5 per acre. Prices and numbers provided.
London dispatch reports Viscount Morley at the Indian Civil Service dinner urging reconciliation with Indian aspirations. He criticizes the Explosives Act as overdue and condemns incendiary press coverage as harmful to statesmanship.
AUSTRALIA Newcastle reports the Miners' Federation passing a resolution for an eight hours day from bank to bank. Lithgow iron works proposes delaying wage deductions until September subject to the Bonts Bill, with refunds if passed and further talks if not. A centenarian, William Sharma, dies at Giebe. The Papuan Legislative Council imposes compulsory work for native males. cost of entertaining the American fleet set at £18,000. The U S shifts Consulate General to Sydney due to rising trade. A new steamship line plans to boost service between Sydney and San Francisco. Federal Parliament adjourned to July 15. Coal strikes hit Powlett Basin Gippsland.
Reports from Koepang Timor describe a hurricane that affected Broome and reached Lettie Kisser Wetter and Barber islands east of Timor. The storm caused extensive property damage and many fatalities. A large iron steamer reportedly ran ashore at Rowley Shoals with large wreckage found ashore.
Sydney June 18 the Lawn Tennis Association reports that Wilding and Poidevin submitted entries for the Olympic Games too late so Australasia will not be represented in the contests.
At the Dunedin Bowling Association centre meeting on June 18 proposals to amend rules were discussed. A full change to allow both feet on the mat was considered desirable but postponed pending British International Board readiness to endorse such changes. Size of the jack and minimum jack length would remain until board guidance is received. Greens length proposals limit 110 foot greens to interstate and international games due to shorter club greens.
A rustic poem fragment references Tia the ploughman and dairymaid with lambs and pigs, noting farmers following the season in search of winter remedies. Woods Peppermint Cure is mentioned as a cure in the text.
Sir Joseph Ward visited Gisborne on Saturday and formally opened a three mile Empire Day traffic section at Willows Crossing. He spoke on taxation, Native lands, and the White New Zealand policy, urging faster railway progress and defending the Government’s overall policy to a large theatre audience. He left that night for the south.
In Wellington Justice Chapman sentences Frank Evans four months for assault Richard Patrick Ham six months for horse stealing and Michael McGrath three months for forgery. In Palmerston North Hamer v Hornblow libel action withdrawn with costs to be settled. upcoming cases include W J Connor vs W Waugh for alleged stabbing damages and D Ross vs Manawatu Racing Club over license denial adjourned sine die.
Wellington June 13. Mc P. J. O Regan chairman of the Wellington Conciliation Board has notified the Minister of Labour that he will shortly resign unable to devote the necessary time to the position.
A Wellington deputation from the Federated Association of Chemists met the Minister of Health to urge an Advisory Committee for the Pure Food and Drug Act and chemist representation on the Board. The minister indicated possible difficulties but pledged fair regulation and sought federation input. the Sale of Poisons Bill’s passage this session seemed unlikely, with promised amendments for veterinary dispensaries.
An advertisement extols Sanders and Sons Genuine Pure Volatile Eucalypts Extract claiming safety and effectiveness, warns against inferior so called extracts, cites a fatality and a sworn testimony, and urges demand for the genuine 1 sovereign bottle under Abbey distribution with coupon exchange.
Masterton sheep farmer F A Hosking returns from Darling Downs with 3600 acres at Yandilly Estate near Pittsworth, buying land about £7 5s per acre cheaper than New Zealand. He plans to move with his family in months, foresees lucerne crops and drought buffers, and notes rail prospects toward Oakley. He praises Queenslanders, notes local farmhouses vary, and cites several New Zealand buyers in the region.
Mr Hosking discusses dairy farming potential in the Darling Downs and Barlin downs with maize lucerne feed, creameries, and home separation. He notes municipal neglect in Toowoomba and Brisbane drainage issues, trains running late, and urges Kiwis to seek land near the sea. He emphasizes better land investment in Queensland versus drought risks in the west.
The Long Beach Road Board met on Saturday with members Grigg Lill McKay and Small. They approved a 5 shilling 16 pence general rate, accepted Winslow Cemetery reserve 2492 vesting, and authorized minor works and road information to the registrar general. They also accepted a ranger resignation and planned a sexton appointment.
Four properties offered for prompt sale near the Ashburton Freezing Works and Stock Markets. Buildings described as extensive and substantial with grand all-round potential for grain growing and stock raising. Only a small deposit required.
Local listing advertises sale of all necessary buildings and land within one mile of Lauriston Railway Station. The parcel includes a school and telephone facilities in fine order with surrounding improvements suitable for redevelopment or steady operation.
Good buildings and divisions with compensation for improvements. Suitable for anyone seeking a farm, good value with reserves. We arrange inspections and provide freeholds and government LIP properties. Also able to supply particulars for settlers in other Dominion parts. Correspondence requested.
Auckland report from Apia notes volcanic activity intensifying with a lava river eight miles wide streaming seaward from the mountain, signaling rising danger and possible impacts on nearby regions.
An old advertorial recounts a backache remedy claim for lumbago with Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. Mr Pritchard testifies the pills relieved pain after a doctor diagnosed lumbago, noting long-term relief and prior use of the product. The ad promotes Doan's as safe for all ages and available through Wester-McClellan Co. at 3s per box or 16s 6d for six.
A number of building sites offered including Central Building Site at Cox and Cass Streets near the Railway Station with 1Acre on Dobson Street and ACRE frontage on a terrace, two sites on Oxford Street Hampstead, 4Acre Brucefield Avenue Netherby, plus sections in Tinwald and other suburbs. Full particulars on application. T. Bel Lock.
A fire at seven this morning destroyed upper six storeys of Frederick Savery's patent leather factory, a former brewery built sixteen years ago. The building was insured for £800 with Commercial Union and the stock and plant were insured by a Victoria Company floating policy. Savery suffers heavy losses. the Wesleyan Methodist body was irritated earlier by arched windows altered in the old church.
F N motorcycles dominated the Christchurch reliability trial securing first second and fourth in the amateur rider section. R D Johnston acts as the local agent for motors.
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