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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 10, 1906
Page
2
Numerous farms for sale in Canter bury Ashburton and Geraldine Counties with 430 to 1500 acres. Prices range from 4 to 31 pounds per acre with dwellings and full improvements. Inspection offered with personal supervision and terms available.
The page lists lunar phases for March including First Quarter at 9.58 p.m., Full Moon at 7.47, Last Quarter at 21.27, and New Moon at 11 24 a.m. Apogee on the 12 at 4.0 p.m. Perigee noted.
The next best dispatch for the United Kingdom goes via San Francisco leaving Ashburton on March 20 and arriving in London on April 2.
Commercial report from Ashburton Agency of New Zealand Farmers Co op details current prices for Wheat including Pearl Tu, Hunters, Canadians and Danish, with old and new rates. Market week notes show milling wheat offers, some poor condition grain, and a slight weekly price decline of about 1d per bushel. Demand for all food lines remains good with heavy early deliveries easing later in the week.
March 9 report shows wheat offered in fair quantity with limited trade at firmer prices. Sales include 4,000 bushels Tuscan and Hunters at 382d fob, 1,000 bushels Hunters at 13d, and similar lines at 3a 1d fob. Oats demand weak with prices below last week. 700 Canadians, 2,800 Tratrons, 1,500 Rosebergs at 1s 9d fob, plus Duns Gartons and Danish varieties bid at various rates.
Mr George Colledge of Wellington, a famed master mariner, says Rheumo cured his rheumatic gout. He was bedridden until a few doses eased swelling and pain, restoring mobility and ability to work. Rheumo priced at 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle.
Local notes recount the 1878 start of the Ashburton Hoho and 1879 Geraldine name change, with Garden and Flower Show prize results. Train delays from a dining car mishap near Timaru are noted, plus Timaru Floral and Horticultural Society exhibitors winning prizes. A New Zealand figure Tom Taylor is praised for his public influence and oratorical power.
News notes in Kiei To-morrow mark Hospital Sunday in Hekittka and the 1901 British Empire census release. King Edward and Queen Alexandre celebrate forty three years of marriage while St Patrick's Day Sports fare and Alford Forest races draw attention. Local meetings, theatre plans, and auctions fill the week with civic and social activity across Ashburton and surrounding counties.
At the Magistrate's Court C F Carlsson, licensee of the Provincial Hotel, was fined £5 for breaching the Act by taking a gold ring in pledge for drink from C 8 Burns. The wife of the licensee acted as servant or agent, making the innkeeper liable. The magistrate noted endorsement possible if the license holder had taken the ring himself.
The famed magician Czarny arrives for his first Australasian appearance in Wellington at the Oddfellows Hall on Monday evening. He will unveil The Birth of Springtime and Mimosa or a Story of Japan with new tricks, including the Mentograph. The act features tableaus with new films and illustrated songs by Misa Minnie Topping.
A fragment notes a division in March concerning ARHEY. details unclear but indicates an organizational event or regrouping within SOVS. No further specifics available in readable text.
A reader urges action over dangerous railway crossing near Wills Street and Cameron Street and criticizes the Minister of Railways for inaction. The letter cites recent accidents, calls for inquiry, and questions political promises by Seddon and Ward, urging press and council pressure to fix the crossing and improve safety.
An early morning gale toppled one of two 100 foot towers at the International Exhibition near the main entrance. No workers were on site due to winds. The Building Committee will wait for architect J. Maddison before deciding on repairs, with no expected delay to the exhibition opening. The cost of a complete tower is about £500 to £600, and damage is less than a previous main-building wreck.
At a Timaru meeting on March 9 a resolution urged securing 140 by 26 feet of space for a South Canterbury display at the International Exhibition. Jurisdictions in South Canterbury would be asked to guarantee funds on a capital rateable value to provide about £700 to cover costs. Local bodies were asked to respond within ten days as space must be applied for this month. the Exhibition Committee would be advised that steps are being taken to secure space and a definite application will be sent at the earliest moment.
At the Ram and Ewe fair in Cunratenorch on March 9 stud sheep drew bids from Langworth and breeders. Leicester rams topped the market with strong demand and prices reaching 62 guineas while English Leicesters led in demand overall. Various breeds including Shropshire Oxford Downs Southdowns Corriedales and Lincolns posted prices from 6 to 96 guineas with several consignors reporting strong sales.
At the Canterbury Sheep Breeders Association annual meeting a resolution approved the Corriedale name for sheep from Merino and a long wool breed. The long wool breed involved in the cross is named Corriedale. The breed is rapidly developing and could supplant Merino. A separate note markets cheaper leather shoe options during a sale period.
Capetown report says the Hat Volk declined the Progressive party settlement over manhood suffrage with altered electoral areas seen to favor the Board. The move follows ex General Smut suggesting Liberals would offer better terms.
March 9 in the House of Commons Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman announced that a government committee will report on likely results from proposals for new constitutions in the Transvaal and Orange River colony. Ministers met Earl of Elgin on colonial matters and conferred with Treasury on loans currency and silver coinage. They also discussed defence with Sir Sydenham Clarke.
Mr Keir Hardin has secured support from Labourites and Nationalists to abstain from alcohol during House of Commons sittings. The Miners Union Hours Bill aims nine hours for miners now, eight and a half next year, and eight hours in 1908, with the Government pledging support for the bill's second reading.
In the House of Commons on March 9, Secretary of War RG Haldane explained government policy. He said further economy beyond 17 000 was not possible without harming fighting efficiency. He opposed home battalion abolitions and aimed to scrap coastal forts and some colonial garrisons. He called for a mobile overseas force sized to India's needs, urged volunteer and cadet corps, and noted militia improvement and progress in arming with new field guns and shorter rifles by May.
The German press views the French ministerial crisis as certain to affect France's internal and external policy, signaling broad implications for governance and diplomacy. The report highlights potential shifts in church state relations and international stances amid political upheaval.
At Algeciras Count Radowitz announces Germany will not object to France and Spain policing the Moroccan ports if liberty and economic guarantees are provided. Austria proposes inspectors general via Switzerland or Holland reporting to Tangier diplomats. Proposals for separate policing by Spain in the south and France in the north are rejected by France and Spain.
London dated March 9 Paris correspondent writes that Kaiser Wilhelm's conciliatory posture at Aigodiras reflects King Edward's cordial note. The Times commentary attributes the shift to the British king's outreach amid ongoing European tensions.
The Marine Board finds Warrimoo master McBath responsible for the November 26 collision with the Squirrel by excessive speed and wrong side of the fairway. No reckless navigation found. he must pay costs to Squirrel's owner and witnesses, and was not ordered to show cause regarding his certificate.
Syenzy reports the Thordis valued at £40,000 was sold for £375. The cargo, six thousand tons of coal, sold for 45.
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