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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
2
From CruistcHurcy June 20 the Wheat market shows little offering and holders insist on 4s at country stations, 2d above merchant offers. North Island mills buy Pearl and Hunters at 4s to 48 014d 10.b. Nominal quotes: 3s 16d all round. Oats no enquiry. Tilting grades at 2s 8d for prime, Canadians 2s 4d to 2s 5d short and 2s 9d long. Barley no business.
The Ashburton Agency quotes June 2 1902 prices for wheat oats barley peas and chaf with prices paid on trucks at Ashburton. The week ending June 20 1902 notes market holds near prior levels with prime milling scarce and buyers resisting price advances while oats transact slowly and coastwise lines move for shipping.
Market activity remains steady with no price changes though buyers push for prime samples for shipment north and south. Best wheat asks 4s 1d fob, 49 on trucks. second quality 5s to 3s 6d. oats down but 6d spread. barley inactive. potatoes down to 2s 1d at country stations.
The Dunedin wheat market remains exceedingly quiet with no deals. Despite cheap American flour imports and weak Australian markets, holders refuse reductions on ruling rates and offers on last season's Velvet aid for Tuscan failed to attract buyers. Otago Daily Times.
Property Sales reports a Lauriston Road farm sale of 410 acres to P Hanrahan of Dromore from J M Williamson, and an auction of C J Good’s leasehold farm of 195 acres at Ashburton Forks for 580 to R Waugh. After a Methven sale, Friedlander Bros and NZ Loan Co offered two land lots of 60 and 79 acres for W Morgan, but bids failed to meet reserves and were withdrawn.
Notices invite Star of Ashburton T A O D members to meet at the Lodge room on Coronation Day. Christchurch Meat Company buys prime dairy and grain fed dairy pigs at Islington and Smithfield. Moriarty Bros advertise cabinetmakers in Wakenui Road. Ashburton County Council offices close for Coronation holidays. Leases and sales notices include Hagland glebe land and a Megara Card farm sale at Arcade. Oates Lowry Co advertise lamps and cycling goods with new mudguards and a large stock.
Local column reports Coronation preparations in Ashburton with a special supplement, train plans for Ealing, a fountain project in Barsey Square, and a parade muster. It notes weather, a firework display, and social events plus church services and temperance meetings drawing crowds.
About forty residents attended the Mayfield district meeting to discuss railway plans. Chair Mr T Harrison urged a route from Westerfield and noted cost estimates and potential benefits for dairying and settlement. A resolution requesting an engineer’s report on multiple routes was carried unanimously.
The Elgin School Committee met Tuesday to decide how to honor the Coronation. Children will visit Ashburton to view the procession and enjoy a generous lunch and fruit packs. A week’s winter holidays will start June 20 with an extra Coronation week as requested by the Education Minister. The school road is undergoing patching and remains rough.
Members of Court Ashburton No 6729 A G Foresters are asked to gather in the Courtroom on Coronation Day at 12:45 pm to join celebrations with sashes and ribbons by rank. Also notice urging bicycle buyers to inspect Britain's Best Bicycle by Rudge Whitworth Coventry England with local agent R D Johnston Burnet Street. Ends with a tip to take Tussicurra to avoid cold symptoms.
A large Weston Hall gathering marked the induction of the Rev James Skinner to Western Totara St Ninian's Church with Rev Neave of Kurow officiating. Skinner embraced his new parish amid warm welcomes from the Presbytery of Oamaru and local ministers.
Mr Seddon is noted at a pardon party at Hatfield House on June 19. He visited Alexandra Palace to meet New Zealanders and responded to the toast of The Colonies at the Leathergeneral Company dinner that evening.
A slight earthquake shock was experienced at Carthagens on Wednesday as reported by United Press Association. The notification carries the date Lorpon June 19.
Mr Deakin urged the House to record its regret at Lord Hopetoun's approaching departure. He said they would have acted wiser if the Ministry and Parliament shared a united view on Governor-General's establishment upkeep. Debate noted delays and adjourned until July 22 awaiting tariff Senate return.
Reports from Bloemfontein say Boer forces besiege stores while ragged garments are replaced. Lord Milner is to be installed as Governor of the Transvaal the next day. General French thanks Dutch loyalists at Middleburg and appeals for half way friendly conduct with rebels. Private Robert Laing dies of dysentery at Elandsfontein. Canadian Contingent of 600 receives a grand Liverpool welcome. Surrenders reach 6800 in the Orange Free State and burghers take oaths. De Wet urges loyal conduct. A memorial fund is started in Tamnow against South Africa losses. Borough Council donates £50.
A social column item in the local journal notes a contributed and paid for matter, reflecting community manners and social exchanges within the civic scene.
Obituary notes the death of Rev T J Wills at 46 in Ormondville Hawkes Bay. Anglican minister and staunch temperance advocate author of Church and the Tyriff Traffic Bishop Nevills Mistake The Liquor Problem and other works. Praise his zeal and warn of ongoing fight under divine guidance for temperance reform in New Zealand.
Somersetshire beat Yorkshire at Sheffield as Braund claimed fifteen wickets for 70 runs in two innings while Yorkshire’s Haigh took six for 19.
Loyxpor June 19 Hill and Hopkins set a brisk pace before Hill fell to Bestwick. Darling aided a 113 run stand with Hopkins as Gregory debuted briefly before dismissal. Score 156 for four at close with Hopkins 68 not out and Armstrong 9 not out. Match suspended due to rain.
Ryckham June 20 William John Parker charged with attempting to murder his wife son and mother in law at Bezet on May 26th was committed for trial.
All plague patients at Hottle Lake hospital are doing well. Dr. Symes, district health officer, expects to discharge some within the next week.
An Auckland report lists several deaths today including Hellaby of Hellaby Ltd and W Hellaby wholavale butchers, George Wereford found dead on the Penrose road, a middle aged woman Eliza Hunsiey dying on Papanui Road awaiting a tram, and John Roberta found dead in a boarding house chair. The note cites heart disease and consumption as contributing conditions.
Rumors place Auckland at the center of a dispute between the Northern Milling Company and American flour importers. Milling bankers condemn flour quality while importers plan to freight more top brands and cut prices, echoing a prior clash with the Flourmillers' Association.
A Liverpool audience heard Bishop Dr Chavanse condemn alcohol as a Satanic force entrenching in Parliament and Lords. Archdeacon Maddern praised abstinence and urged Christians to lead by example. At Colwyn Bay Archdeacon Wynne Jones urged duty to parishioners in promoting teetotalism.
Fragments describe complaints of throat lanes and brodhial tabes with nonsensical terms. The passage is poorly legible, offering no clear patients names dates or credible medical conclusions. Further context is needed to identify the condition and the responsible remedy or authority.
London dispatch notes two day holiday for Home District troops after the Coronation and remission of minor military sentences. London brewers send 100 barrels for the King's dinner amid some objections. Illustrious volunteers including Madame Albani and Ada Crossley prepare to entertain at the feast. A commemorative ornamental fountain was approved for Patanaston Negra square. Government printing advances allow Souvenir Coronation cards to reach schools before Coronation Day.
The Coronation Celebrations Committee met with the Mayor in chair. Deliberations covered subsidies, train arrangements, a fireworks display, and a memorial fund. Proposals favored a drinking fountain as the initial memorial if funds permit, with other options for higher raises.
Gisborne publicans will shut their hotels from eleven to four on Coronation Day. Invercargill hotelkeepers join in the two hour closure during religious services. The voluntary action affects city hotels across the region with no public request involved.
A United Press Association wire lists a string of vintage sale items and prices including Alexandra Lead 5s 34, Golden River 6a 3d, Mog and Audie 158 6ds, River Molyneux 2s 9d, and Leviathan 1702. It notes Wade's Worm Tigs the Wonderful Worm Workers sold in 1g boxes and advertised as safe and effective.
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