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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
1
A fire at Kanieri at one o'clock destroyed the Catholic Church. The origin is unknown. The piano and part of the altar were saved. The old structure had no insurance and plans were underway to build a new church.
The Westminster City Council chose to continue gas street lighting after reviewing tenders for five, ten or fifteen year terms. The Works Committee compared gas and electric options, noting lower five year costs for gas and experiments in Victoria Street and elsewhere. The Gas Light and Coke Company won the lowest tenders for current setups, with the electric firm securing some districts.
In his Nobel prize address delivered at Christiania, Mr Roosevelt says peace serves as the handmaid of righteousness. He urges nations to defend virtuous conduct, resist oppression, and value courage over cowardice and luxury over duty. He denounces despotism and anarchy.
General Sir Charles Douglas observed a large scale cyclist maneuver at Aldershot. A subaltern boasted that by peppering the road with tintacks he would disrupt the approaching wheelmen and reel them in after repairs.
The Ayrshire breed evolved through fashion and influences from Shorthorn and Butch cattle. It is a wedge shaped dairy cow with a long square milk vessel and small teats. To improve the breed, it is urged to maintain the current type with larger teats for better udder efficiency.
Advertisement describes Lane's Emulsion as a medical food improving digestion and overall vitality in children. It claims regular use for weeks boosts growth, strengthens bones nerves blood and tissues, and makes children thrive rapidly.
A Taranaki Morald article argues that agricultural shows should emphasize detailed farming methods for exhibits. It suggests growers share soil, fertilizer, irrigation, timing, and pest strategies to boost education, competition, and overall output across New Zealand.
An officer from the Victorian Agricultural Department praises Australian dairy methods and machinery from milking to packing. He argues Australia surpasses Denmark with automatic handling, sanitation, and mechanised processes, urging Britain to showcase peak dairy pictures to the public and contrast Danish and Australian systems.
The piece argues the stake in the Far East is future food export value not current trade. It cites James J. Hill and others predicting U S food self sufficiency and China or Manchuria as a market for American manufactured goods, with development by multiple powers and Japan's growing impact shaping markets and equal privileges.
A historical report suggests ironing clothes at high heat could disinfect garments. Experiments with linen worn by contagious patients show no germ growth after ironing and plating on gelatine, indicating potential in rural areas lacking disinfectants.
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