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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
3
June 26 Thomas Tecce sentenced to two years imprisonment for robbery with violence. Thomas Soul alias iinghes received one year for forgery and false pretences. Both cases noted at the welding pos court.
Dunedin Education Board declares the June 4 regulations on conveyance of back-block children fall short of needs. It urges placing conveyance decisions in local boards' hands, to assess each case on its merits and ensure economical administration.
Sir Wesley Sprige of the New Zealand Dairy Association urges a contract system in dairy companies to reduce union pressures. He notes contracts could cover specific work at creameries and butter factories, keeping operations outside union influence and separate from labor laws, with piecework terms under Arbitration Court jurisdiction.
A public meeting addressed by Al Cooper of the Farmers Union and New Zealand Executive Advisor Board voiced strong opposition to the Lands Bill proposals. A motion expressing lack of confidence in the Government over Crown lands policy was carried amid vigorous debate led by J Ashburton Debating Society members.
Overcast weather and poor attendance marked the Hasvinas meeting on June 2. Results show Honours Pretty Maid first with Oasis second and Mata kokiri third in one event. Other races listed include Nadader winning by a bare length and Aqua Regia taking a long margin victory in another.
The Ascot Gold Cup was stolen from behind the grand stand while guards and a constable attended the display. The theft occurred as the crowd diverted attention, their accomplice presumably aiding. The cup was to be run for the next day.
Two prisoners, McCarthy and A Rawson, made a daring but unsuccessful breakout from Lyttelton gaol. They lowered a rope crafted from calico over the wall and fled along a nearby street before being recaptured in a private yard. McCarthy has escaped before. Rawson is serving a five year burglary sentence.
A resident of Alfred Street Onehunga woke between five and six to a noise in the kitchen and found a stranger with a revolver. A struggle followed as chairs and tables were overturned, the intruder overpowered, and Constable McGilone summoned. The man, living in the district about a fortnight, claimed he sought food and defense, not burglary, and was arrested. The case was adjourned at Onehunga Police Court as the accused was too ill to appear.
A North Island settler shares practical guidance on growing turnips in bush country. Sowing methods involve seed carried by pack horses, early rains trigger bulb formation, and stock gains depend on sheep and lamb markets. Bad roads and weather affect transport to distant markets and profitability.
Captain Edwin reports frost at Ashburton Domain weather station with nine degrees and forecasts moderate to strong easterly winds and little movement of air, predicting frost tonight.
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