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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
4
Anticipating a 29 rush of visitors to the Winter Show the store has stocked the latest in men's and boys clothing. All-wool tweed sack suits from twenty five, plus ties collars braces gloves and mufflers complete the display.
London reports experts praise a Copenhagen brothers invention for sending light and color over wires. The telautograph and related telography systems are advancing, with demonstrations of wire transmitted photographs, portraits, and rapid cross‑Channel image sharing between Paris London and Manchester.
The Palmerston evening train bumped a ten ton rock outside the last tunnel at the Gorge Woodville end. Brakes prevented a plunge over the embankment. the engine and several wagons derailed but about forty passengers escaped with only bumps. The train ran at about eighteen miles per hour.
Palmerston North June 29 Engine crashed into a large boulder as the 5 10 P M from Palmerston North to Woodville left the last cutting on the Manawatu Gorge. The engine and four trucks left the line badly damaged and labourers cleared the track all night. Some passengers returned to Palmerston while others continued to Woodville. A man was reportedly stunned by a falling package during the incident.
A quirky verse vignette recalls a strict rural home where a renowned old dame favors a cottage shop. Children faced swift discipline if unhappy with porridge while Woods Peppermint Gorequick was the cure for coughs.
The Upper Ashburton Road Board met with Messrs C. J. Harper, Farrell, A. Horsey, M. Stitt and J. Tucker present. Items included postponed lamp funding, one shilling per dozen for birds heads, consent for gorse burning with County approval, Buckley road dedication pending road formation, Arbitration Court notice, night lighting by by law, signal posts at water race crossings, local government books, bridge widening debate at O Shea's Creek, Hackthorne Mayfield road tender accepted, and £94 18s 7d accounts paid.
Mr A W Hogg former Minister of Lands spoke to a large Town Hall gathering detailing his retirement. His Wellington and Masterton remarks drew enthusiastic support, and a resolution declared the meeting fully satisfied with him as representative for Masterton.
The article promotes George Davies suit-making in Colombo Street and The Arcade Ashburton, contrasting custom measured suits with cheaper ready-made options. It warns against imitators and promises Italian cloth, expert cutting, and a money-back guarantee at prices around four to six guineas.
A Hampstead Town Board special meeting approved striking a rate of five eighths of a penny in the pound on all rateable property for the Hampstead district for April 1, 1909, to March 31, 1910. Present were Commissioners W. Thompson JT O'Carroll A Topping and Jas Cunningham. The motion, moved by O Carroll and seconded by Topping, carried.
At the ordinary meeting Commissioners Andrews Wilson and Lewis joined. A proposal for a lamp at Burnett Street corner, paid half by Hampstead, was rejected. Gas terms for belts and Wakanui Rd were discussed with partial Board funding proposed for mains. Scavenger duties were reexamined and legal matters to form roads and transfer property approved. Government subsidy and rates collection featured, plus clerk’s pay rise and tenders for reserve lease.
An Arbitration Court ruling settles a dispute between the Auckland Butchers Union and thirteen employer firms. The agreement caps weekly hours at fifty six and fixes wages for shopmen, order men, and smallgoods workers, with a union preference clause included.
Mr Charles Toft a renowned potter and designer of the past generation and father of sculptor Albert Toft has died at Burton on Trent aged eighty seven. He was a descendant of Thomas Toft the famous seventeenth century potter.
Two British examples Sir Christopher Furness and Lever Bros spark interest in profit sharing and worker ownership. Lecturers note labour capital balance, strikes, and cooperative thrift. Owen and others pioneered schemes from 1774 onward with substantial worker gains and rising adoption across gas works.
In WNEY June 29 the parliament aired the speech on public finances and growth in primary produce. It proposed closer settlement and acquiring estates for settlement, expanding the immigration bureau, boosting forestry, and a factory night-work ban for women. The Premier urged Commonwealth equitable treatment, while opposition pressed for a graduated land tax to fund closer settlement and warned against adding immigrants amid unemployment. The debate also criticized the government over the Chief Justice retirement.
Parliament informally opened with ministerial changes. Mr Barnes becomes Minister of Instruction, Mr Jackson takes Mines portfolio, replacing Mr Appel who is now Home Secretary. Mr Bell, former Home Secretary, elected Speaker.
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