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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
2
A newspaper notice advertises numerous farms for sale across New Zealand with 5 to 1800 acres. Listings include dwelling houses, full improvements, and per acre prices ranging from low figures to around 26 pounds. Smaller parcels, leaseholds, and suburban plots near town are also offered for inspection.
Furnished five room home near Peat Office offered by F Ferriman. Includes one acre of land and comfortable accommodation. Formerly owned by Mrs Lee Terriman. Located in Allenton within five minutes walk of local offices.
The page lists Moon phase data for March including First Quarter and Last Quarter dates with times, Full Moon, New Moon, Apogee and Perigee notes, and approximate timings across several entries. It presents orbital markers such as 8.58 pm First Quarter and 11.27 pm Last Quarter with various referenced metrics.
The fourth and final Beacon wool sale on March 1 offered 1770 lots. Despite seedy lots due to late season, buyers were present and top prices were achieved in line with prior sales. Prices ranged from medium to good halfbreds 113d to 124d and merino extra light 11d to 12d, with other categories cited.
Local river report notes clear water in several streams including the Ashburton region. Funeral details for A. E. Peache reported with services led by Revs Blakiston and Purchas. Domain Board inspection targets improvements. Strange and Co sale promotes 25 percent discount on tailoring. Supplement offers fiction and articles aligned with India visit commentary. Jewelry window features leather goods with Ashburton Domain themed miniatures.
News in Brief reports a married woman fined £2 and costs for pilfering fruit at an Auckland auction market. A Philadelphia sportsman won £5 by patting a billiard ball in his mouth and paid £19 for removal. A Riverton firm previews a gold mine model for the New Zealand Exhibition. An enormous toadstool near Hawara measured 3ft 9in. The Taranaki Farmers Union faces financial trouble per the Wanganui Chronicle. A Hawera report claims £30 12s was due to the Colonial Executive for 406 members’ subscriptions. Angora oats arrive in Auckland consigned to the Department of Agriculture, with goats to Waitangi and Marlborough Island farms. In Auckland, O E Emanuel v W Ledingham ends with the defendant liable for £34 and costs after a burglar stole a gold watch and chain from a safe key left in the desk.
Monthly Hospital Committee discusses private treatment admissions and who should decide. Board defers action, notes that no one is refused admission if space allows. Donations and February admissions reviewed. Nursing training urged, facilities and grounds work planned.
Correspondence to the editor questions the government and private savings banks deposits and investments. The writer cites a government savings balance of 28 452 093 and asks for information from Mr Seddon, signing as Hale.
The Rakaia Horticultural Society hosted a successful Show at the Rakaia Town Hall with a large entry, excellent quality exhibits, and strong crowds from surrounding districts. Notable displays included bagonias, ferns, and a standout potato collection, while daisies, dahlias, and rose sections drew heavy visitor interest.
Ashburton Cricket Club defeated Tinwald by two runs at the Ashburton Domain Oval in a dramatic finish. Notable performances include J Brown and Berryman contributing key wickets and extras shaping the final total for Ashburton. The High School versus Shops Assistants match at the High School grounds ended with Shops Assistants winning by three runs.
The Ashburton Cash Cycling and Athletic Club held its first evening sports on the Domain Oval with a good crowd. Races included a one mile bicycle handicap and a 440 yard handicap with near finish results and a social reunion at the Odd Fellows Hall praising local athletics.
March reports from London and Paris note Penny Postage adoption in France and reduced military training. In the U.S. New York’s Equitable Life sees sixteen million pounds in new business losses due to scandals. A murder confession ties Orchard to Steunenberg’s killing with payments from miners leaders. A spaniel alerts six parsons in Eastham amid an electric street cable scare. A Lunacy Court rebuffs Daily Mail contempt claims over Marquis of Townshend remarks. A German barque Hobe is dismantled near the Bay of Biscay and towed to Plymouth.
The Canterbury District Grand Lodge of Druids opened its sixteenth annual meeting in Timaru with about forty officers and delegates. D.G.P. R. W. Simpson presided. visitors included Manzies, P.D.G.P. of Otago and Southland. The lodge discussed establishing a New Zealand Grand Lodge and consolidating rules while noting 1980 members.
Arrangements are nearly complete for the New Zealand footballers return to the colony on Monday or Tuesday. Officials of the New Zealand Rugby Union and Auckland Rugby Union will greet them with chartered ferry steamers and a public reception at Philson's Allotment. The Premier will attend, and a banquet will follow at the Drill Hall hosted by the NZ Rugby Union.
Arrangements are completed for a direct steamship link between New Zealand and Canada. The first voyage will sail in April aboard the 6000 ton Bacontaur 6, arriving Auckland April 26 and departing twenty days later. The service then runs every two months with first class passengers aboard. The New Zealand and African Stivers Company of Wellington will operate the route.
The steamer Pharos endured twenty seven days of gales between the Cape and Tasmania ending in a twenty four hour hurricane. Decks stayed awash with two feet of water, the cabin door was forced, port ladders and rail were washed away, and a large locker was smashed and its contents swept shoreward. Captain Tonkin and his wife and child survived though the baby was briefly knocked from a table.
Since their New Zealand market entry the Royal Standard Pills have drawn strong demand. Availability is reported through pharmacists and grocers in Ashburton and surrounding areas.
At a Salvation Army meeting in Kithgow New South Wales James Skillion claimed his brother William married Moageia Kelly sister of Ned Kelly and that Skillion aided the gang as a bush telegraph. He said violence began when constables tried to arrest Dan Kelly and Mrs Kelly and two men were jailed while Mrs Kelly received a sentence. MacMahon's Dramatic Company will stage an account of the gang at Oddfellows Hall on Tuesday night.
At the annual meeting of the Hibernian Society of New Zealand branches throughout the colony were represented. The report noted a steady rise in membership and £5450 from the funeral fund was invested in city freeholds. Elected officers include President P J Nerheny Vice President John Corbett Secretary W Kane and Treasurer M Sheehan.
United Press reports violence in Warsaw with brief details from the scene. The wire note mentions unrest and police response as reporters describe the incident unfolding in the city.
Four youths tied to a Helsing bank raid fled into the woods after an hours long clash with police. A policeman was killed during the pursuit. The robbers were found with gold in their pockets and a bag of bank notes. The revolutionaries reportedly smuggle arms to Finland and Russia via Sweden.
A scanned price list shows Dunlop Covera 22s and Oceanic Covera items with various tube sizes and prices. The text includes names like John Ore and references to premiums, with several malformed entries.
In a March 1 message to Parliament Prime Minister Winston Churchill argues that postwar questions on armed forces should be handled specially for peace. He hopes granting responsible government would be considered concurrently where possible in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony.
In Lennox March 1 report Mc Wisston Churchill defends Imperial responsibility and equal rights for civilized men. He notes taxation of natives rose while lash use waned and attributes this to Chamberlain era policy, not Milner. He cites a black peril but calls it a grim issue that could unite white groups. He rejects claims Natal natives are oppressed.
Lord Curzon condemns Mr Morley’s stance in a Times letter. The Times notes Liberal opposition vs government actions and urges careful trial of the Indian compromise while citing changes on Chinese Labour policy and imperial interests.
The navy will maintain 129000 personnel and plans a new battleship of the Dreadnought type. Indications point to new cruisers, and Cunard Line ships remain in Admiralty service for war time. Subventions for armed merchantmen are halted, saving £120,380.
The naval estimates for 1906 total £31,869,500 with a £1.5 million saving in ship building repairs and maintenance. The plan includes four battleships five ocean class ships twelve coastal destroyers and twelve submarines. Two battleships will be built at Portsmouth and Devonport government yards and two by contract.
China signals readiness to provide compensation for assaults on missionaries as tensions rise. The move accompanies broader diplomatic exchanges and scrutiny of missionary protections. Officials in Beijing outline terms and timelines for redress, seeking to quell international friction.
A dispatch from Puri dated March 2 reports the Governor of Nanchang has been ordered to severely punish the authors of the recent massacres, with authorities instructed to take strong action against those responsible.
The New Hebrides Commission plans a court with special jurisdiction to try land disputes. Britain and France will be equally represented. the neutral president will cast the deciding vote if needed.
United Press reports King Edward will stop in Paris from Saturday to Tuesday en route to Biarritz. He will exchange visits with President Falleris. The trip is described as more than a holiday, with official engagements and state duties noted.
United States Steel Corporation uses coal contracts to pressure owners of bituminous collieries to grant wage increases sought by miners who have threatened to strike. The move ties wage demands to contracts and aims to avert labor unrest in New York area markets.
The Japanese naval squadron will visit Australia with ships that visited two years ago. It will be commanded by Rear Admiral Shimamura, previously Togo's chief of staff in the war.
March 1 marks daily arrivals for the United Pros Association event with over 200 entries from the Wellington district and a near record attendance expected. The long range is fitted with new Raleton targets from Glasgow. A detachment of artillerymen camps 125 tents to house 500 men. Colonel Dilling is camp commander with Major Hughes Wanganui and range officers. The association will cater, and the championship is slated for Saturday March 10 to conclude the meeting.
A Kilbirnie reader reports long term rheumatic gout pain eased after using Rheumo with two large bottles. The note claims improved hand movement after years of limitation and urges others with rheumatism to try the remedy, noting it sells at 23 4d to 4]6d per bottle.
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