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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
An unreadable OCR fragment lists moon phase terms and times such as New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Apogee and Perigee. It includes scattered numbers and scattered letters that resemble a celestial event timetable, with vague references to times like 9pm and 10pm and measurements or codes.
The message lists two days Thursday March 13 and Friday March 14 with port and city names and times. It mentions Northern Ports Weab Conab Rotomohanoo 6 40 pm and Northern Porta Westport 10 30 am Australian Suatew South Africa Wealhorn Mapourika 6 30 pm.
Fourteen Mile Ranch defeated Golden River with a score of 78 to 7 in a March contest. Notown Creek posted the other listed results with varied scores as reported in telegraph fashion.
Lonpon March 11 report states the wool market opening was postponed due to fog. At Bradford, wool tops remain firm in anticipation of an advance at the London market.
March 12 quotes show wheat flour and milling rates for various origins including Manitoban and Tasmanian. Prices listed for barley maize bran pollard oats and cheese reflect merchant retailer differentials with brokers noted.
At Addington on March 12 Caristoucaca yards held 146 mixed gorts with firmer prices up 6d per 100lb. Steers £6 to £9 7s 4d, heifers £5 10s to £8 15s 6d, cows £5 15s to £8. Fat sheep total 3500 with export rates 16s 3d to 18s 1d, best ewes to 15s 0d, inferior parts weak. Fat lambs 2400, exports 16s to 64 dotted by quality, fatstock demand aided by good feed prospects after rain. Pigs 450 penned with uneven sale. baconers 32s 6d to 46s 4d per hundred, porkers 25s 3d to 29s 0d. Store stock strong with nearly 100 large stores purchased for Dunedin.
There was fair attendance at the Geraldine Farmers yards for yesterday’s oak sale with a good entry. Cantle Hoifore sold for 2 £ 17s 2d to £3 8d, fifteen months old ateera £2 16s 6d, springord £5. Sheep prices included old ewes 24s 4d to 7s 9d, lambs to 10s 6d, two and four tooth wethers 12s 6d.
The High School Sports events scheduled for this afternoon in the Domain were postponed due to wet, wintry conditions. An express from the north delivered a Home Mall announcement as readers reported strong winds and glass failures in the area.
Australasian athlete debuts with a strong long jump victory at Cambridge University sports. The report lists rivals and contemporaries in a mosaic of notices covering local goods, public notices, and community events.
A scattered notice page lists real estate for sale through Moesra Friedlander Bros Ltd and advertising columns. It notes Archburdon pork shop transfer to Mr King, a City Perk Butchery sale, and dissolution of Ashburton Drapery Co partnership with imminent sale lines.
A poem celebrating harvest abundance across upland fields and valleys. It depicts ploughing, ripening grain, and the reaper’s song as sheaves fall in orderly rows. The scene includes a threshing machine, the horse mill, and the farmer’s contented outlook as autumn yields are gathered in.
Lord Rosebery addressed a Glasgow audience denying any bid for leadership. He urged patriotic aims and severance from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman on personal grounds. The House of Commons jubilation over Methuen’s disaster intensified distrust in an Independent Parliament. He offered no programme until formally asked to present one.
The letter from Mr. O'Connor, written in distress, states the Coolgardie water scheme weighs on him. He appeals for relief from misrepresentations and demands, noting three Commissions of Inquiry and fearing for his health and ability to finish the work. He suggests a fresh, untrammeled leader should take over.
Two new plague cases are reported in Sydney after a five day pause. The patients Mullaney and Thompson work at a restaurant on York Street, United Press Association reports via Alestria Telegraph.
Court orders a new trial after a jury awarded one shilling damages to the plaintiff injured by the defendant. The judge finds one shilling insufficient given the circumstances and allows a renewed verdict.
The event on March 12 featured rambone trios with Kaikorai 74 and Master ton 78, Danntaten 71, Quaartettan Wellington 2 78, Kai korai 1 78, Dunedin 1 77, and solo performances led by G Hartman 77 and W Pittman 75.
An old advertisement extols Wilton's Bovoferrum a beef and iron tonic to improve women’s appearance by filling hollows and building flesh It promises rosy flesh and a pleasant mirror surprise with claims of nationwide chemists support and a sea voyage of brave men in the background.
The War Office accepted Victorian tenders for 252 640 lb canned beef and 36 000 lb corned mutton. Heavy hay and oats stocks in South Africa plus cheaper British supplies led to a ban on orders from Australia and New Zealand. Members fault Lord Moethuen’s brigade for scouting failures and panic. Indignation in the House of Commons focused on the Irish display and Sir H Campbell-Bannerman’s response to German newspapers.
Wessels and Wolmarans told reporters in New York on March 12 they did not seek foreign intervention but begged for civilised warfare. They insisted on fair and equal fighting and said they could sustain the conflict for years.
Berlin on March 12 Herr Von Richthofen praised distribution of gifts to concentration camps and lauded Germany’s sacrifices while urging criticism of England. He cited German generals’ camps in Ceylon and noted Lord Methuen’s esteem from the Kaisers. Boers objected to ambulances. Morning Post warns anti-British figures sinking through British lines.
The War Office issues a correction on Lord Methuen's march route stating he moved from Vryburg not Wynberg. It confirms no extra reinforcement needed beyond existing plans. Lord Methuen is dangerously wounded but progressing well. Lt Tilney, wounded, has rejoined his regiment.
Lord Kitchemer's weekly report states six Boers killed two wounded eighty eight prisoners taken and thirty six surrendered during the latest operations reflecting continued combat activity and enemy losses.
President Roosevelt personally asked Republican leaders in Congress to suppress resolutions that express sympathy with the Boers.
Governor receives a Capetown cable dated the 6th inst detailing New Zealand Mounted Infantry sickness and wounds among several soldiers including 8616 Devine 3294 Warrick 5367 Fraser 3293 Walker 2830 Cooper 3612 Gilbert 4072 Considine and Captain Tuckey later declared safe after the Gabos shoop disaster and Methuen affair
The Canterbury Ashburton based cooperative offers Chambers lain's Pain Bata as a trusted remedy lauded by thousands. One application provides relief and the product is marketed to soothe babies with waves Taverming Powpsns for fever reduction.
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