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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 09, 1909
Page
2
Limited stock of Gents' Chesterfield Macintoshes with heavy discounts. Items include Navy Blue Pilot Coats and strong Tweed trousers with marked reductions and bulk pricing. Offers feature reduced tags such as 30s 6d to 19s 6d and 85s to 1s on coats and overcoats.
The Timaru Herald reports brisk slaughtering at the Fairfield freezing works and widespread wheat activity across Canterbury. Topics include the Temuka mayor's gold chain, railway men frequenting a hotel during stops, legal opinion on Sir Robert Stout, pea rifle safety, shipyard sheep, and council finance warnings ahead of year-end.
At the ordinary Borough Council meeting the issue of William Porter's carrier license was raised after another sly grog selling conviction. The Mayor ordered license cancellation and notification to railway authorities. The council approved, with emphasis on enforcing the by law to the letter.
The Hon J A Millar Minister for Railways and Marine with entourage including T Ranayne and T Whitcombe moved north by today’s express. He will cross on the Maori and reach Wellington for the cabinet meeting planned for tomorrow morning after inspecting the Timaru Fairlie branch line.
A deputation led by Mayor E H Davis and Mr D Wood of Ashburton Borough Council met Mr Millar at Hinds and urged a 7 15 a m Ashburton to Christchurch service with 10 00 a m arrival. They asked the slow train cross the first southern express only at staffed stations, not flag stops like Bankside. The Minister promised a reply.
The minister said the decision hinges on cost and revenue effects. He would act to avoid inconveniencing others and would not proceed if revenue would suffer. An inquiry will be launched into the crossing matter as part of reviewing the whole issue.
Mr Wood and Mr Buvis on behalf of the Ashburton Race Committee urged the Minister to delay the evening train from Ashburton on March 25 and grant excursion fares as 16 customary for special occasions. Mr Millar noted a standing rule requiring guaranteed fares for special trains and declined any non guaranteed reductions.
Ashburton Marathon Race Committee convened to set closing time on March 26 and advertise the traders vote. Officials for the marathon were named with D Wood as referee and C A Hardy MP as starter, plus judges and stewards. The first prize will be a gold watch and bands were invited to bid for a musical programme.
The Burns Johnson fight for the world heavyweight title will be screened at Oddfellows Hall tomorrow evening. A contemporary notes the operator’s skill ensures clear, flicker free footage from start to finish including training and preliminary bouts. Also shown is a film depicting Italy’s cavalry. Box office at HB M Jones’s.
The Royal Welsh Male Choir, formed from working men with the band’s prize-winning history, under J and N Tait, will sing at Ashburton Oddfellows Hall on Tuesday evening. They hold four National Eisteddfod awards and once performed for Queen Victoria at Windsor. box plan opens Friday at H M Jones.
The Hon. J. A. Millar directs a public inquiry into Addington Workshops assessing plant efficiency, work system, discipline, production costs, output quality and quantity, and potential improvements. Professor Scott to chair, evidence to be called, reports due by March 31, 1909.
Addington workers met to consider the Minister's reply and resolved to uphold yesterday's decision. They rejected an outside representative at the inquiry and submitted Mr T. B. Taylor, M.P. as the preferred name. The result is that the men will not participate in the inquiry tomorrow.
Auckland March 8 delegates attend the thirtieth annual conference. President Wildish lamented low brigade uptake of Fire Board legislation and urged action. The balance sheet shows receipts 1078 15s 0d, expenditure 497 6s 6d, credit 581 14s 1d, assets exceed liabilities by 483 6s 7d. Captain Bellringer urged earmarking funds for a contingency.
Marcel Trentham leads the aggregates with 281 points at the Trentham meeting. A. M. Soper of Tuamarina trails close with 280, followed by J. M. Milroy of Nelson on 278 and A. Chung of Christchurch on 277. Other top shooters include R. Shaw of Auckland and J. King of Linwood with 277 and 274 respectively.
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