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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
2
Desirable residential property including one road with a five room house a detached room and washhouse. Water connected to house and washhouse. Reasonable price and easy terms. Immediate possession. F Ferriman Land and Estate Agent.
The article laments trusts and monopolies in trade and urges New Zealand legislation to exclude foreign industrial control. It cites American beef trusts and South American freezing factories, then shifts to Invercargill show insights on ensilage. It explains how silage preserves fodder for lean years and helps farmers avoid losses when feed runs short.
Additions from Ashburton exhibitors prize at the Tomulka Fourney Show with awards to Ralph Low for anc vat and Ken E Hopkins for bantam. Over 1900 entries for the Waikato winter show next month, about 300 more than last year. Eggs from a Black Minorca hen reveal a nested egg inside. A 138 attendee tea at a Wairarapa hotel features abundant sausages. Foresters beat Oddfellows 53 points in euchre for a shield. Wellington Poultry Show sees R D Johnston win multiple prizes including top Wyandotte awards. Banks and Professions Miniature Rifle Club holds first practice. City Council plans Wainuiomata water works loan of £100,000.
The Christchurch General Labourers' Union urges against immigration schemes due to poor domestic and agricultural work conditions. Reports note council votes on roads and railway funding, hotel lodging strains in Ashburton, dog taxation fines, traffic bylaw breaches, a severe Willowby storm, and municipal notices on electors and civil cases.
Rome reports the Pope thanked Bishop Reville of Bendigo for his recovery from illness. Separately in New York an extradition request seeks Robert Caldwell linked to a 1908 perjury warrant in the Bruce case. In Madrid a Socialist assassinated the Chief of Police at La Carolina. Vienna hosts restaurateurs protesting cost hikes and telecoms history is noted in Washington.
Floods sweep Hassan Kaleh in Erzerum province killing residents and washing away part of the town. In Ahr valley Germany three hundred drown as villagers seek refuge in trees. Berlin and Oberammergau report severe floods across streets and scenes of destruction.
June 16 three day cloud burst in Hungary caused massive floods washing away towns. Authorities report 259 bodies recovered with fears of many more dead as entire townships were wiped out.
Berlin report states the Pope stopped the publication of the Encyclical to avoid rupturing the alliance between Germanys Catholic Centre and the Conservative and Agrarian parties. The decision aims to maintain political unity amid tensions in Germany.
Berlin reports the Kaiser suffers from suppuration of the lung and must rest. This ailment is not connected to the recent hail injury on his wrist.
Mr Hugh Beil MP told the Freetrade Union that US iron and steel output rose faster than Britain’s due to vast ore reserves while British stocks were nearly exhausted. He argued trade was not harmed by lack of protection.
Advices from Lahore report 350 habitual criminals in Faregarh jail in Calcutta attempted an assault. They hurled brick bats at guards who fired on them, halting the assault. Two more charges were repelled with fresh volleys. Seven rioters were killed and 50 wounded.
In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey stated that the Powers would not permit changes harming Turkey and praised Greece for not provoking Turkey. In Paris, June 16, M. Pichon abandoned plans for a full ambassador conference in London, seeking only to address Moslem Assembly issues.
Sir Edward Grey told the House of Commons that German and Austrian reports on Britain's Crete stance were unfounded. He warned the statements would hinder international goodwill and offend a significant portion of the Muslim world.
Short note on a peppermint remedy labeled Great Woods offering relief for chronic chest complaints. Contains cryptic price and date markings Bd and Qe 6d suggesting historical advertisement language.
June 17 reports show Italian authorities searching Lake Como at Taft’s request amid growing suspicion that both husband and wife were killed possibly by burglars.
A British political roundup notes Liberal papers welcome a letter from MP F E Smith arguing equal chances for parties in the Lords. The Chronicle says Conservative leaders face a mood shift, while Sir Charles Dilke chairs a Radical Commons meeting that assigns no current responsibility. A Lansdowne Balfour Asquith conference is planned with the first sitting likely Wednesday.
The announcement states Earl Beauchamp will succeed Lord Wrohampton as Lord President of the Council. The change is official and effective immediately.
The Budget will be brought down in the last week of this month.
Mrs Eva McLaren leads opposition as the Women's Liberal Federation of London declines to back Lady McLaren's Charter for Women. The Bill, introduced in Commons by Sir Charles McLaren, aims to reform infanticide law, a proposal widely debated and opposed in British press.
The Exhibition Boot Company's factory at Northcote was partly destroyed by fire resulting in about £15,000 damage. Eighty workers were left idle. In other news, a thousand immigrants are to be landed at various centres in Australia within the next month.
Perth June 17 Black accountant of the Freed man Company Limited on trial for embezzling 2000 pounds has made remarkable charges against a member of the firm. He alleges some individuals stole goods while claiming the money he is accused of taking was directed to be altered in the books.
A major earthquake event was captured by the Riverview seismograph beginning shortly after 4:80 yesterday and lasting hours. The record shows a double amplitude of waves reaching 140 millimetres with an origin likely about 600 miles west of Wellington, New Zealand, matching previous quakes on May 2 and last June and December. Shocks extending 400 miles were felt in Washington and also reported in England, Italy, and Spain.
Warrants issued for arrest of Siddeley James Patton Bachelor Bartling Harrison Ballinghall on perjury tied to the Ronald Harbour case. Justice Hood ordered arrest of Robert and William Harper in a conspiracy suit over slander claims in which Patrick Hill was convicted months earlier and jailed.
Mr George Mason Canterbury, born in England in 1814, arrived in Lyttelton in 1851 and settled in North Canterbury. He leased large runs, established Mason's Flat, imported sheep and cattle from Australia, explored early areas and discovered five lakes including Lake Sumner. He married in 1846 and left nine children. In Balcairn on Friday, farmer Mr J O Connor died after four days illness. Elo arrived in Lyttelton in 1863 and leaves a widow and four children.
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