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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
2
Mr F Servit sells a Windham estate leasehold on Cox Street West comprising a seven room dwelling with outbuildings windmill and good water service on about three quarters of an acre. The home includes every convenience and has been prepared as a comfortable desirable residence.
Property includes 775 acres with 200 in grass, bush areas, streams, a new five room house, workshop, barn and running water. Carries 400 sheep and 14 cattle with implements and stock. Priced at £4 per acre as a going concern.
Obituary notices the death of James Childs at his residence in Carleton Place on June 20 in his 82nd year. He is survived by son Harry Childs of Ashburton and formerly resided in Dorsetshire, England.
The Ashburton water supply, crucial for motive power, fire protection, and daily use, is deteriorating as pumps fail in the northern area and lower sections face similar risk. Experts note periodic shortages, with the latest trend a declining reservoir level despite past higher outputs, urging urgent high‑pressure supply and council action ahead of time.
Local and general items include Mr John Small selling his stallion Alves to a Masterton buyer for 250 ens. Sugar prices rise. The Catholic Literary Society debated Saturday as statutory half holiday with a small negative majority. G B Parsons remanded on charges of misusing funds as Waimate Gas secretary. remand set for the 27th. Ashburton pigeons race results from Addington cover 49 miles. Jewelry display advert with wedding rings. Weather hints frost possible. Orchestral Society practice highlights Wagner and Gounod overtures. Trevor Thomas to tour world for 15 months with H Matson. Funds raised toward NZ Alliance debt reach 1400 pounds. dairy inspectors to England planned. nucleus dairy herd funding pursued. National Mortgage dividend 1s 6d for half-year to March 31. Taylor-Carrington to perform Our Pantomime in Ashburton. Anglican Church stats: 202 clergy, 965 churches, 26,899 communicants, 36,301 scholars. offertories over £40,000 annually. NZ census 1905 records 40,046 Anglicans attending services.
In Ashburton Minister for Lands and Agriculture R McNab discusses three land bills split from last session, a Land for Settlement Act amendment, and upcoming dairy inspection. He details tuberculosis risk in dairies, separation process effects, inspector formation, and a dairy school proposal guided by W Singleton.
In Narbonne and Montpelier crowds clashed with police and soldiers. Peasants emptied oil on a wine maker’s door and tried to light it but were repulsed after hours of charges. Gendarmes and a colonel were injured as infantry and cavalry dispersed the demonstrators.
London reports M Yves Guyot attributes the wine crisis to four departments forming 83-5 percent of France's population. After Phylloxera scares and high taxes on imports, farmers planted a fruit juice rich Tramon vine and then diluted with sugar and water. The wine trade refused purchase and farmers faced mounting losses from failed marketing attempts.
A disguised ex mayor M Albert escaped as a woman during a raid. Fresh winegrowers form a committee after arrests. At Narbonne Mr Ferroul, blocked by women with pitchforks, proclaimed surrender from his window in nightclothes. He praised the day as needing 10,000 soldiers to seize him.
The river overflow near Athens on June 20 nearly destroyed Trikkala town and caused about 100 deaths.
In Oporto and Lisbon on June 20 rioters pelted Premier Franco with stones. Troops fired near barricades leaving many wounded. Police arrested 120 people amid clashes as further riots in Lisbon left two dead.
Selared Dowlah has taken refuge in the British Consulate at Kermanshah in Persian Turkestan and asked guarantees of safety for himself and his family.
New York June 20 The indictment of the Theatrical Trust for conspiracy in restraint of trade was dismissed with the Supreme Court ruling that plays are not articles of trade in common use. The Howard Smith Company and Andrew Weir Company will run the Pacific mail service from Seattle to San Francisco. Reuter reports 250 guests poisoned at a banquet opening barracks at Cos-de-Loire France including the officer commanding the Eighth Army Corps.
President Roosevelt restores China two million sterling from the Boxer indemnity balance. He has effectively reduced China’s debt by nearly five million sterling including interest up to the end of the instalment, as reported from Washington.
The race results list White Knight first with 2, Bepp second, Bridge of Canny third. A 1916 winner and Hitler ran a dead heat but Hitler was disqualified for boring.
Four men implicated in the theft of the Ascot Gold Cup fled by car from the rear of the grandstand in Lownow on June 20. The intrinsic value of the cup is £30, and police suspect a colonial gang of thieves.
Melbourne reports a young Australian named Millane claims a new torpedo invention will revolutionize warfare. A navy board supported the concept and the Defence Minister provided aid to complete it. He cites a speed increase from 27 to 32 knots over 1900 yards with a concussion-extracted guncotton charge and a novel liquid explosive.
The New Zealand Millers Cooperative Association cut flour prices by 10s per ton with new rates for sacks and bags. A Wellington telegram reports a similar 10s per ton flour reduction yesterday. Bakers say bread at 7d per 4lb loaf may not drop immediately as the market remains unsettled and further reductions are unlikely within a week.
Chairman Beauchamp outlined a growing reserve target and annual additions while noting a £188 000 rise in deposits. He reported realisation of £160 947 of properties sold since December 17, with £707 457 on the books. The bank expands staff, reviews provident funds, and plans a 5 percent staff bonus amid a global price outlook.
Four hundred MPs in a memorial urged Sir Weney Campbell Bannerman to expedite the report and third reading stages of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. In the same session Mr H Lane's Army Bill for a territorial force passed its third reading by 386 to 63, largely opposed by Labour and Irish members.
The Welsh Congregational Union representing about 400 000 people calls for immediate Welsh disestablishment. It says the future loyalty of Wales to the Liberal Ministry hinges on this action.
M Nelideff warns of slave apprehensions for Russian delegates amid extraordinary police surveillance at their residences and around the conference hall. Exit doors are sealed after each sitting for safety as the Russian Government urges Dutch authorities to protect its delegates.
News from the island of Tutuila reports heavy rains that caused major landslips around Pago Pago and the harbor area. A slip of twenty acres damaged a U S naval station and a marine sergeant was smothered before rescue. Two houses were swept into the sea but occupants escaped.
The Hague report notes support from Great Britain Germany and the United States for establishing an international prize court as an appeal court in due time.
Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward arrived in Sydney on June 20 and will be guest of the Admiral during their stay. They were hosted by the State Government. Ward stated NZ would not follow Australia in withdrawing naval subsidy and would double contributions if needed without bargaining over fleet disposition or control.
An advertisement touts RHEUMO as removing excess uric acid to cure rheumatism gout and related aches. It markets Great Peppermint and other products with seasonal references and coupon exchanges, claiming health benefits and cold relief for households.
James Mein pleaded guilty to trespass at Patrick Coffey's residence in Stampstead and was fined 10s and costs. A group including John Kaveney and Bert Lusk faced liquor search warrant charges at Frederick Bradshaw Robinson’s Tinwall premises. none appeared, each fined 20s and costs. Gideon Scott admitted keeping liquor for sale after a May 20 search. details reveal a wedding-related order and forged signatures. Other cases include maintenance payments, a wedding liquor bill dispute, and civil judgments involving Gideon Scott, William Huston, and others. Cattle grazing on roads at Islington and Wakanui led to convictions and costs.
A newspaper correspondence disclaimer states the publication does not hold itself responsible for correspondents opinions and preserves reader freedom to form views.
To the Editor the reader challenges your reporter’s claim about water pumps on the north east side of Wakatati Road. He states three pumps operate there including one driven by Mr Childs and that streams run at present and in dry periods. He notes many wells dry but not all. NOR EASTER.
Incoherent lines reference Abbey and paving themes with unclear context or actions. The readable portion hints at a project or place names but lacks a complete report of events, dates, or involved organizations. The material remains fragmentary and cannot establish a clear news item.
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