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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
1
Wireless report from Mawson details the 300 mile south east retreat after Ninnis and a dog team vanished in a crevasse. Mertz died January 17 from malnutrition while Mawson struggled back to the hut aboard through blizzard and fog. Captain Davis headed to the western base after Mawson reached safety.
Professor David believes Mawson's companions were hurt while pursuing the goal of surveying the unexplored coast from the base to the bay found by Terra Nova eighteen months earlier. He hopes the Aurora will depart Wild's base to lift Mawson and his team when it returns.
At a Lyttelton Harbour Board meeting the chairman H Friedlander moved that subject to Parliament’s authority the board donate 100 guineas toward a memorial in Canterbury for Captain Scott and his companions. The motion, supported by F Horrell and others, was agreed to unanimously as the board notes the expedition liabilities and prior fundraising.
Civil Service Commissioners report progress since taking office. They outline inspection of Departments, drafting classifications, and a record-keeping expert committee due mid April. An accountant panel checks duplications, a statistician reviews data, and ready-date for the classification is about June, with 30 day appeal windows. Restoration to Wellington is planned in about two weeks.
Tomorrow night a picture entertainment at His Majesty's Theatre will aid the Scott Memorial Fund. The event has mayoral sanction and borough council patronage. Tickets are selling fast with many already issued. Proceeds support relatives of the lost explorers as in other towns.
A historical notice urges inventors to submit ideas across life departments. It promotes a free backlot feature titled Advice to Tovettors and invites requests to Henry Hughes Ltd in Christchurch for copies. The ad also touts Regent Cigarettes with a playful line urging women to have their partners smoke Regent for free pills, requesting a catalogue from Regent Box 331 Wellington.
Minister of Justice Mr Herdman said national police control of all city traffic is not feasible yet but a Wellington experiment may spread to other large centres. Regulations meet broad approval and Herdman inspected the gaol and police station before traveling to Christchurch and Timaru.
Fires at Manga toetoe Station and Te Arai cause total loss and injuries. A woolshed at Sherratt’s Manga toetoe Station burned down and was insured for £150 60 in the Royal Exchange Office. A residence at Te Arai owned by J Wilson burned last night with Wilson severely burned, insurance £225 in the National Office.
A Auckland judge says ordinary wage earners are not required to keep business ledgers. He notes a painter with small contracts may only need records enabling the official assignee to trace three years prior to bankruptcy. Separate notes describe St Petersburg cathedral fire and Pierpont Morgan’s new New York offices.
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