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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
2
A butcher thanks customers for support and lists prices for prime mutton beef and small goods. Prices include by the side hindquarters legs neck and breast chops and sausages per pound. Notes small goods are made from the best meat by Mr T Barber.
The house and land now occupied by Mr John Stace on the Alford Forest road near the Woollen Mills are offered for application.
A 27 acre wheat block 16 acres of oats and 12 acres of turnips form the core, with the remainder in grass aged one to three years. Located near a public school, the farm is well cultivated and buildings are in excellent order. A practical buyer can enter at a reasonable price and benefit from the current owner’s labour. Particulars on application.
The advert lists several rental options in Burnett Street and surrounding areas with weekly rents of 11s to 16s. Properties include 6-roomed and 7-roomed houses, a 5-roomed house on Cameron Street, Maponics House on Burnett Street, and others with details like garden and attic.
A notice informs customers of lowered prices for mutton sides hindquarters forequarters legs loins necks shoulders and chops with further cuts on mutton mullah beef and small goods. Discounts include a half penny to penny perth charge on bookings and 27 discount on recounts paid within a month. Trial solicited.
Farmers Union delegates discuss a national plan to curb unemployment by giving workers 4 to 5 acres of land to cultivate in off hours, drawing on Britain’s land schemes and commissions. They urge a Royal Commission with employers and workers to propose a comprehensive unemployment prevention program, citing English examples and potential land-for-work schemes.
Mc Zouch announces he has engaged an assistant for his dental practice in Weybridge London. The notice states his 15 years in practice and location at Queen's Road.
Wet weather reveals worn and indistinguishable footpath crossings in Ashburton. Victoria street and the East West street connections are most affected, creating mud channels and hindering pedestrians. The Works Committee plans repairs using stone material once the council supplies it, aiming to complete before harsher weather.
Canadian delegates back a state controlled system linking India to Canada to Vancouver as part of a proposed imperial telecommunication network. The Times notes costs and possible stations across Australasia, Malta, and Africa, with Marconi forecasting higher daily word rates and broader empire coverage. Delegates urge reduced cable rates and wireless stations in the East and South, while defence and imperial navy planning dominate closing discussions.
United Press reports Sir Harry Rawson, former New South Wales governor, argues wealth there is only scratched and urges population growth. He criticizes excessive regulations while awaiting rival impressions from Liverpool.
London reports reveal the Labour Party condemns the czars visit and manifesto. The document accuses the government of responsibility for the visit and cites prison, execution, and personal crisis stories as context. Public opinion in Britain and press commentary focus on Anglo Russian relations.
In London Jane'26 reports Lord Fitzmaurice and Mr T Rt Buchanan have resigned the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Under Secretaryship for India due to ill health. Herbert Santuel to oversee the forest and the Master of Elibank to handle related matters.
Lord Charles Beresford urged a flexible defence policy that can quickly switch to offence and stressed standardisation across the Empire. He warned colonies must defend trade routes and that stations abroad were needed, with a central strategic bureau at the Admiralty. He argued for nonpartisan, long term imperial preparation to avoid public war weariness.
At a press conference on June 28 General French supported Mr Haldane's idea of uniform military methods and a general staff. He stressed wartime secrecy and urged the press to help maintain it.
Mr Temperley proposed a resolution on national defence as the empire’s urgent question. Mr William Stead urged peace and civil speech by the Empire press. An Australian delegate pushed defence, while others called the resolution feckless or superfluous before a decision to record no resolution.
Delegates at an at home gathering at the Waldorf Hotel included Sir Edward Grey Lord and Lady Northcots Lord and Lady Middleton Lord Northcliffe the Lord Mayor and Agents General. They debated inviting the Winnipeg meeting in 1012 and considered arrangements.
Lord Milner addresses the Come patriots Club in London urging a strong empire defence. He says the dominions desire and mean business and calls for courageous, comprehensive proposals to sustain the defence movement across the Empire.
Reporting a cricket day in England with Australia facing Yorkshire and Lancashire under gloomy skies, scores listed for both sides, including Trumper, Rhodes, Hirst and Brearley. The match proceeds amid mixed weather and uncertain toss results, with wickets and declarations noted and a forthcoming third Test selection hinted.
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