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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 06, 1906
Page
2
A brisk storefront pitch promises fair trials and best quality at right prices. It touts Finest Roller Flour sacks and 100lb bags, oatmeal, White Rose kerosene, and No 1A sugar with specific per bag and per tin prices, aiming to attract price conscious customers.
E Y Ferguson Properties advertises numerous farms for private sale across Canterbury Ashburton Geraldine regions. Properties include 430 to 1820 acres with dwelling and full improvements, prices per acre ranging from 6 to 28, with terms arranged and inspection offered.
Ephemeris page lists moon phases for March with First Quarter at 6:68 p.m. Full Moon around 11.27 p.m. Last Quarter on the 4th and New Moon on the 19th. Apogee occurs on the 19th at 9:40 p.m. and Perigee on the 12th at 4:00 p.m.
Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers Co operative Association quotes current farmer prices for wheat oats and feeds in Ashburton for truck deliveries. Wheat and oats show price reductions from prior levels with oats dropping from Canadians Old to 8d and 8d respectively. Feeds such as Short Feed rise to 1s 64d per unit.
Local river reports and weather via Captain Edwin. Canterbury Consuistion Board appoints Mel T. McBride as chairman. Mr E EK Mulgan named North Canterbury schools inspector. Show prizes at Ashburton Horticultural Society with top trophy to H C Craighead. Wallington potato market sees price rise. abattoir analysis for February shows stock slaughtered and condemnation figures. Community notices include a public dance for Mr John McLachlan MHR at the Orange Ball. accident at the railway crossing prompts call for an overpass. Cycle Cleaning Club launched by Oates & Co. and WCTU convention updates. Advertising and brief notices round out the issue.
The Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society held its thirty-first meeting. Directors noted a £835 10s profit after paying 7 percent dividend and 2 percent on shares, with £27,000 in deposits, and discussed a reserve fund and future expansion.
Massys MacMahon's Dramatic Company opened a brief engagement with Saturday Night in London a three hour melodrama. Roy Wilton is framed for theft by Abraham Shabner and banished by his father Sir Jasper Wilton before clearing his name. Shabner and accomplices face justice as the cast delivers strong performances and a notable boxing scene.
The Kelly Gang drama returns for one night in Christchurch with elaborate scenery and Australian bush features. Tickets go on sale at H M Jones. The production includes vivid scenes of the Younghusband station, constable killings, bank robbery, mail coach hold up, and the Glenrowan Hotel blaze as the bushrangers are captured.
Under Court Ashburton A.O.E. a farewell for Bro Phaup, resigning as lodge secretary to move to Napier, drew a large attendance from other lodges. Gold Albert and pendant were presented as thanks, with tributes noting his diligent service to forestry and the lodge. The event included toasts to Kindred Societies and a new secretary, Bro George Jenson, amid songs and goodwill.
Mr Ball for Midland Railway debenture holders asks the Chief Justice for the receiver Mr Coates to verify certain accounts. Dr Findlay notes Mr Young was appointed receiver in London and a 1904 court order allowed Mr Young to complete Coates administration. Court orders production of the vouchers and all reasonably required accounts.
At the Methodist Conference held March 5 the independent conference item was resumed and discharged after debate. Rev. W Slade was named general secretary and co treasurer with Rev. L Prime of the Home Mission Fund. Rev. J Ward was appointed Methodist editor of the Outlook.
News from various towns reports a social evening in Auckland hosted by Mr Jesaph Sealy, tax inquiry fines in Palmerston North, and cooking classes delayed by missing supplies. Also noted are a new depots supervision in Dunedin, a Christ church Auckland manager, a large sheep sale in Mothveno Yards, a Hamilton court sentence for obscene language, an emerging Timaru coursing club, and colony travel and employment tensions with a Johannesburg carpenter and Oamaru railway救 incident.
In the latest race notice for the Handicap Trot at Alford Forest Racing Club, a misprint lists Clear View instead of Lady Alt, prompting corrections to official nominations and starting entries.
A sensational note from March 6 reports a great hurricane striking Tahiti and the Panama group on February 7. Ten thousand lives are said lost with damage around six million dollars. consulates in Papeete wrecked and many British subjects left homeless. Some islands reportedly disappeared.
Secretary for War Haldane says the War Office assigns high importance to Rifle Clubs and intends to give them a definite place within the military system as part of national defense.
Mary Count Banffy drops coalition stand, urges dualist basis to resolve the crisis. Military and constitutional demands should be shelved to restore the nation’s constitutional path. advocates wise moderation.
A hurricane in Croydon Queensland on March 5 wrecked most town buildings. The Roman Catholic Church and Salvation Army Barracks were among those destroyed. The Anglian Church was blown over. Torrential rain disrupted telegraph service.
The Thordis is gradually settling as rough weather persists. The balance of the craw have come ashore, with the ship stabilizing and crews assessing damage after the storm.
The Police Court heard evidence on Malouf charged with staying beyond his exemption certificate as a prohibited immigrant. Customs officials testified about the certificate and renewals signed by the Acting Collector of Customs. Defence argued the certificate was invalid as no ministerial or authorized signatory endorsed it, and the matter was adjourned to Friday for further examination.
An Ashburton County Rugby Union gathering reviewed the past year’s balance sheet and approved scheduling the annual meeting for Monday 12th. A query from Amos about a Third Grade Competition was referred to the annual meeting. A telegram of best wishes to the New Zealand Team was decided.
Jony Our & Co offers over forty second-hand machines including Hell Triumph Radge Swift Stirling and more at very low quotes with easy terms for quick liquidation.
Wagan, McArthur, and Company sue Sir William Lyne for £6000 damages. Plaintiffs seek a twelve-person special jury. defendant objects preferring a common jury. Chief Justice delivers unanimous judgment in favor of a special jury citing stakes between a leading merchants’ firm and the Federal Minister of Customs. Hearing fixed for the 18th.
A Senate committee hostile to tobacco and sugar interests rejected the Philippine Tariff Bill, signaling a political setback amid broader wartime trade concerns. Also reported are Japan's conscription expansion, a Norwegian fishing disaster with many drowned, and other global updates.
March 5 report from St Pertrepune notes rigid limits proposed for the Douma limiting amendments to fundamental law. Ministers would answer to the Senate, not the Douma, which could only censure for acts of flagrant illegality. Czar asserts autocracy will remain as in the past.
Six thousand members of the Industry and Commerce Association met in St. Petersburg and unanimously warned that irreparable disaster would follow if the Czar’s promised reforms were not soon incorporated in the empire’s laws. They urged immediate action to avert a gravest menace to the country and dynasty.
A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into canals and waterways in the United Kingdom. The move emerges as the government proposes a Welsh National Council of education to oversee related reforms.
A Natal premier warns the native outbreak disorganizes the country and urges South Africa to unite to restore order. He condemns Ethiopian supremacy rhetoric as a tool to undermine European rule.
On March 6 a gang of armed workers attempted to enter a Modderton farmhouse. The farmer fired, killing two assailants. Chief Corastius, pursued with his trike and horana, has been recaptured.
Mapu March reports that the Algeciras Conference has resolved sixteen of twenty five debated points while rejecting the State bank scheme and other essential matters. France and Germany remain at odds over the bank, Germany fearing a French monopoly. On Britain's request the police question was set aside amid German objections being overruled.
Germany voiced annoyance over M. Nicholson's proposal at the Algeciras Conference. Only Austria and Morocco joined Germany's protest, while other powers remained neutral or supported the plan.
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