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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
2
An election was held yesterday to fill the vacancy on the Ranzgitata Road Board caused by C J Harpar's resignation. Three candidates contested the seat and Thomas Sealey was declared elected.
Ashburton notices report Prohibition Party intending to run a candidate for the Weatland seat to secure a no-license poll. The Ashburton Winter Show opens with little shareholder interest. adjourned to June 29. Attractions at the show include a G H Carson stand with De Dion Bouton and Darracq cars.
News in brief notes the total value of Mr Carnegie's known gifts up to April end at 121,852,000 dollars. Cabinet in New South Wales weighs abolishing justices of the peace for sworn affidavits by commissioners. Adjourned Mount Hutt Road District ratepayers meeting set for July 3 at 11 30. Henry Stephenson to sell T S 875 Grey Street with dwelling tomorrow. Wind blows Mayor's car after leaving County Council offices. Nelson Moate Co advertises refined Indian tea blends across the colony.
The hearing on the petition to void the Chalmers 1902 poll continued amid claims of irregularities centered at the Gardens booth. The deputy registrar criticized conditions there and witnesses described limited voting papers and delays with doors closed during peak times.
On June 22 the Lands Office reserved 396 applications for 76 Flaxbourne estate sections with £6434 cash deposits. All sections appear claimed and applicants will be examined by the Land Board. In Westland 6000 acres of lease land drew 2146 total applications with a ballot held in the Supreme Court due to crowding.
The Premier met the travelers aboard the Talune in Auckland on June 22 and was greeted by cheers and birthday wishes. A large flow of greetings arrived from across the colony as the Ayrshire, carrying Mia and Misa Seddon, could not reach until tomorrow. The Premier awaits their arrival.
An elderly gum-diver, Daniel Tang, was struck on the head by the engine of the evening train while sleeping on the platform at Waro Station near Hikuranet and died instantly. The incident is reported by United Press Association.
An old medical advert cites Western Medical Review praising Saxpax and Sons Euesburtt Extract as superior eucalyptus remedy. It promotes Sander and Sons volatile mucolytic extract for mouthwash teeth protection fever prevention nasal throat cure cold relief inhalation and internal use for various ailments.
A crowded Odd Fellows Hall heard M H Mc Lachlan M H for Ashburton discuss recent Parliament acts and local issues. He praised the Naval Defence Act, opposed the Scenery Preservation Bill, and urged Crown land tenure reform while outlining imports exports and tax shifts shaping New Zealand.
Mary Davidson was charged with stealing a pair of shoes valued at 173 Od from Messrs Nicholas & Pickford on June 17. She claimed the offense occurred under drink, but the magistrate fined her 10 shillings with seven days in default, noting no pubs in Ashburton and suggesting probation unlikely. In civil matters, Ashburton Hardware Co. sued Wa. Patterson for 15s over tank removal and replacement costs. judgment was given for the plaintiff after testimony confirmed the work and price.
The second round senior match saw Old Boys beat Hakatere 9 to 0 after a competitive contest. Dansey scored the main try and Old Boys extended the lead with a post-goal kick miss, while Hakatere failed to convert chances and injured captain Pritchard during the second spell.
Lonpor Jang 22 sighted wreckage in Atlantis believed to belong to the missing Hamburg American liner Castila. Explosion cited as cause. 27 crew aboard. Ghiesgo New York Express derailment near Mentor due to a switch fault. 13 killed and 20 injured. Passengers were rescued.
United Press reports that Japan has ordered all European and American firms at Port Arthur to depart within forty days, signaling tightening controls in the Far East theater of World War II.
London dispatch reports 54 000 Russians with 300 guns at Harbin outer works. 12 000 men and 100 guns at Sungado and 16 000 men and 180 guns at the railway station and forts. Trenches stretch in many directions with numerous mines laid.
Japanese forces steadily push Russians from leading positions along the Kirin Road, reporting gains in the ongoing engagement.
M. Nelidof the Russian ambassador at Paris is appointed plenipotentiary to the Peace Conference.
Report from June 23 notes Linieviteh in a dangerous stand against Japanese screen tactics. Russian efforts to break through under Ail Mistchenko have failed, making advancement annihilatingly risky and retreat impracticable against Marshal Oyama’s defenses.
The courtiers in St Petersburg attempted to block publication of the Czar's Zemstvos address but failed to reach newspapers outside the capital. Harbin learned the news a day earlier, and court officials sought to soften the pledge to summon a National Assembly and shift relations with the people.
June 22 reports show the Council of Ministers opposing M Bulyguine's class suffrage plan while the Zemetroist favors an assembly uniting all classes. Gov Bogdanovitz allows municipal discussion after a Czars speech. An anti government march in Lodz drew 560000 with clashes leaving 18 dead and 100 wounded.
Norway expresses gratification at Sweden's stance during the crisis as reported by United Press Association.
June 22 reports expose German publicists admitting the Kaiser's Moroccan venture sought to impress the Sultan of Turkey and unsettle the Ottoman Empire against Russian aims. The frankness draws little sympathy in France as observers note the broader goal of reshaping power in the Mussulman world.
Peakhill constable reports wholesale white killings across the district with nine murders traced and two skeletons recovered. Several natives have been arrested as authorities pursue suspects in the outbreak of violence.
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