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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
3
A Coronation Mass was celebrated at Westminster Cathedral with Catholic envoys peers MPs and officers of overseas contingents among the attendees. The event took place in London on June 26 according to a press association report.
The incoming Los Angeles express collided with an inter urban car injuring over twenty passengers, some fatally. David Campbell, fire chief, and two firemen were killed as a wall collapsed. An oil barge explosion at Port Arthur Texas started a large fire causing about 50 000 pounds in damage. A steamer near Stockholm wrecked with four hundred excursionists missing. A balloon from Paris vanished in the North Sea with two occupants drowned.
Ashburton High School Board met to hear reports on finances attendance and cadet parade. The chairman mourned the death of former member Andrew Orr and notes praised pupil fundraising and a Coronation oak planted at the grounds. Decisions included caretaker salary rise and grounds improvements with ongoing discussion on a headmaster residence hostel.
The Ashburton yards held a modest weekly stock sale with fewer fat stock yarded than last week. Prices varied by quality as export buyers secured most fit cattle and lambs while a large line failed to sell.
The Coronation Celebrations Executive Committee announce the postponement to next Thursday afternoon. A procession and oak planting are planned with a fire brigade display and fireworks. Business people are asked to close at noon. Town Clerk Alfred McClure urges frost protection for water mains. Public train and meeting notices follow for Ashburton and surrounding districts.
The entry lists sales of 18 aged halfbred ewes at Ms Sd, 1 wether at 8s 3d, 951 forward wethers, hoggets at 102, 10 does at 88 Sd, 184 sound mouth three quarter bred ewes and 2 rams at 185 2d, 83 six and eight tooth crossbred ewes at 12s 8d, 17 fail aie ats halfbred ewes and 1 ram at 1s 3d. Yarding of store and fat cattle was limited. Fat steers ranged £5 10s to £10. In store pens, a bull fetched £2 and a calf 8s.
The London cable lists mutton from Canterbury at 34d to 84d and North Island 34d to 84d. Lamb prices Canterbury 44d to bid, North Island 48d to 5d. Beef bidding noted as Hinds' bid. Market details from Christchurch dated June 27.
At a meeting last night Ellesmere Union promises a senior match at Ashburton on July 18 and a junior at Dunsandel on July 20. Fixtures include Town v Country on July 6 and Old Boys v Southern Cross Juniors, Ellesmere v Ashburton on July 13, with more games planned through July 27. Selectors named B Cassella J T Thomas F Pritchard and H B H Curtis as secretary.
A Thursday June 29 clearing sale offered by Mr F Macdonald Jr on the premises at Havelock Street West. The sale lists an upright grand piano by Ramsperger and Co, sideboard, chairs, mahogany tables, bedstead sets, wardrobes, dressers, carpets, curtains, linen, cookware, crockery and cutlery, plus a riding saddle, garden tools, lawn mower, and sundries.
The New Zealand Farmers Co op in conjunction with F Ferriman will sell at a public auction with terms set by Mr John Hampton. The notice indicates a forthcoming sale event to be conducted publicly.
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