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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
3
Report from the Rand notes several miners were waylaid at the Comet mine. A house housing striking workers was blown up. A dynamite blast killed the shift boss at the Comet mine.
In Sydney on June 18 marks a New Zealander defeated Lane of Sydney after a spirited exchange in the second round of the lightweight championship. The match was closely contested with clever tactics and determined fighting.
A Noumean correspondent reports that a circumstantial statement claims the Appendix of the Commonwealth was in Paris seeking to buy New Caledonia for sixty million pounds. The gunboat Zeedee and the cruiser Cat inat reportedly left Noumea for Tahiti, possibly tied to the upcoming national fete but tied to state affairs suggesting a grave reason.
A Noumea press comment notes distrust of a proposed sale of New Caledonia and Tahiti for money. It cites French ministry support, Tahiti tax unrest, and long French control of the archipelago. New Caledonia covers 6450 sq miles with Noumea capital. Tahiti hosts Payette harbour, both under long French rule.
A report that the Woolahra was ashore on the Auckland west coast is corrected by the Marine Department. Mgr George Niccol received telegrams from a steamer master, but officials say the initial message was erroneous and a blunder.
Wellington June 18. A large number of representatives of Friendly Societies from across the colony have arrived to take part in the conference starting this afternoon. Delegates will meet the New Zealand Council of the British Medical Association to discuss disputes between the Orders and judges doctors.
A Hospital Trustees meeting reported a rise in sickness treated at Wellington Hospital. Inpatients total 279 with 348 outpatients. Scarlet fever caused many cases. A farmers meeting at Amberley formed a Warmery Union branch and opposed Agricultural Labourers Union wage demands. Weather: strong winds to gale within 16 hours, rain likely heavy.
The Ashburton livestock market saw a small cattle entry and fairly good sheep yarding. Fat sheep and store sheep sold with margins as prices ranged from par to prime, including notable crossbred and halfbred consignments and mixed ewe and lamb sales.
Editorial note states the newspaper does not endorse or assume responsibility for opinions expressed by its correspondents. Readers are advised to form their own judgments on submitted commentary.
A reader complains about repeated Post Office changes and lack of change. He sought penny stamps and a pound note payment but was told no change was available, forcing extra trips to East Street vendors and back to catch the mail. He urges improved arrangements under service regulations.
The lineup includes J Clark J McFedries 8 Quiverhouse A Anderson W McKenzie W Fitzgerald L Hagerty A Fitzgerald G McKenzie $8 Gudsell J Arnet W Pritchard J Fitzgerald T Elliott and W Yeel for the Southern Cross seniors in their clash with Rakaia.
An explosion caused by dismissed workers wrecked a Cayelha building, killing thirty people and injuring others. The incident occurred in Lisborn on June 18 as officials investigated the dynamite blast.
Berlin dispatch reports Herr Harden in Zu kunit defending Prince Mulenburg from moral accusations. The insinuations aimed to break a mystic ring around the Crown Prince. The Kaiser disclosed facts to the court and banished the incriminated persons, winning public approval.
In Blenheim on June 18 an inquest into the death of prisoner Charles Hamilton Moir found accidental drowning in the Awater River. Four fellow prisoners were toying with a floating log when it pulled Moir in. rescuers failed to save him though efforts continued ten minutes. Medical evidence noted a weak heart. The verdict attributed the death to accidental drowning with no blame.
The John Brown Company of Shefficks and Clydebank has amalgamated with Sharp and Tolly of Belfast to form the world’s largest shipbuilding firm with a yearly wages bill of £2,350,000. Local notices report Ashburton market sales, parade drills, and St John Ambulance training sessions, plus a Winchmore property sale and a farmer’s large kill of small birds as winter cold sets in.
A fragmented quote records a woman advising on tea drinking, suggesting to sip Tiger blend whenever tea is desired, reflecting a casual stance on tea habits and blends.
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