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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mix of crop names and seeds such as oats ryegrass clover turnips kale wheat and straw chaff. The passage appears as a catalog or note of various plants and agricultural items with several unclear terms.
The town weighs a concrete swimming bath against enhanced technical education facilities. While Ashburton favors a woodwork college as a permanent Coronation memorial, leaders believe a swimming bath is a near certainty even without government aid, relying on local enterprise and generosity if needed.
In recent remarks the author notes a temperature anomaly with Ashburton colder than Methven and Methuen. On a Monday Domain thermometer showed frost at seventeen and a quarter degrees while Methuen read thirteen degrees and Grealey’s reading exceeded both at ten degrees below zero.
Mr W. J. Dickie named to the Valuation of Land Act Assessment Court for Ashburton County. A late council vacancy will elect a new Borough Council member with 9 am to 7 pm polling. Mount Frutt and Wakanui riders discuss forming separate counties. Local rifle club scores top marks. Catholic Young Men’s Club met with readings and thanks. Coronation Committee debated a bonfire reward, while PM itinerary listed. Editorial criticizes Sir Joseph Ward’s baronetcy. Influenza remedy ads appear.
The Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Warmers Union meets in Wellington July 25 and 26. Officials report T H Weston resigns from the Re pissin Commission for the South. A. T Neata arrives in Christchurch from Wellington, travels to Dunedin to join Sir James Carroll. Acting Prime Minister confirms Sir William Hall-Jones High Commission term extended to August. Lambs appear early in Amberley farms. Masterton labour scarce with demand for bush sellers and scrub-cutters. Large Sheffield audience in Auckland with 600 tickets sold, two nights total receipts over £1700.
A Sydney cable reports the Manuka with college footballers aboard arrived from New Zealand at 9 am yesterday. A Wellington telegram notes a Methodist Conference deputation delivered two congratulatory addresses to the King and to his Excellency.
Magnificent weather drew about 6000 guests to the King's garden party at Buckingham Palace on June 27. Islington school children attended the Coronation entertainment at Alexandra Palace, with 27000 noted in attendance overall.
London June 28 King George and Queen Mary attended a gala at Covent Garden Theatre. Madame Melba and Madame Tetrazzini sang with royal guests including Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Joseph Ward. a jewel display and rose trellis decorated the boxes. The royals then attended the Duchess of Westminster's ball.
The Ashburton Coronation Celebrations Committee met to finalize arrangements for the postponed event on Thursday. The meeting thanked school staff for refreshments, debated attendance of friendly societies, and discussed contingency plans for bad weather and the possibility of canceling the procession. A memorial proposal for the Technical School was reviewed with council delegates to ensure alignment with wider wishes.
Hawke s Bay exchange notes Mrs Keogh of Hastings as one of the few who have lived under five British sovereigns. Born in 1829 she was a child at Victoria s coronation and aged about 72 at King Edward s accession. Now at 92 she remains hale and hearty to witness King George V s ascent.
Moving forward in Saskatches tows and railroad negotiations with contractors. Kaiser confers on Order of the First-Cl Eagle. Lafolette accuses agencies of suppressing adverse news during tariff debate. Explosion aboard Pike near San Diego injures crew. Fire at Western Power Co magazine in Peoria kills two. European tensions and racial conflicts echo as pacifist voices call for calm.
Crews at Tilbury ports and Tyne dockers walk out paralysing shipping. Seafarers unions demand include a conciliation board, national minimum wage, Manning scale, abolition of private medical exams, wage port holdbacks, seamen representation at signing, defined hours, and improved forecastle accommodation. International talks at Greenwich and a looming unified action mark the dispute.
June 1928 report notes seven more hotels closed under license reduction with total closings reaching 502 and compensation paid about £194,989. The chairman compares the system with another state where 888 hotels closed, and references regional figures such as 800 and 425 in various districts as part of the opti and stocking discussions.
A community meeting was conducted at Garrison Hall Tuesday under the presidency of the acting prime Duke in. The session focused on compliance efforts and administrative address by local authorities.
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