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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
2
Lot 2 offers 19 short lengths of lateens in various colours with prices 73d to 204d per yard, reduced to 44d per yard. Also listed is one ornamental tubular bedstead with wire mattress Kapoe mattress and two pillows, complete for £3 15s.
The piece urges communities to honor benefactors like Sir James Hector, noting the value of public memory and subscriptions. It details Hector’s exploration and impact on West Coast goldfields and Canterbury stock industries, and explains the Hector Memorial Fund's goal to establish a New Zealand Research Prize funded by public donations. The Central Committee cites a £2801 total and appeals for wider support.
The Premier replies to Mr Duncan about Mrs Hannam and the Penguin disaster. A government subsidy matches public donations up to £1000 for relief. A benefit concert is planned in Ashburton on Monday the 2nd to raise funds, with private subscriptions likely.
Notice notes a stock sale at Finwall yards tomorrow and lists A M M Pearson, bailiff at Oamaru, as included in the retired list under the limit. Also mentions PL Chalmers thrashing oats and wheat yields per acre with rust reducing potential.
At a Ashburton conference M P James Craigie argued for a Winscombe sanatorium near Fairlie, stressing open air housing and milk for consumptives. He praised South Canterbury plans as cheaper yet effective, urging district acceptance as public health duty. The report also notes local sales, band performances, shipping delays, harvest yields, and various community notices.
Weather and river reports note fair conditions for grain and export prospects. speeches and concerts mark St Patrick's Day preparations in Ashburton while regional pastures seek rain. A motor theft scare, a gig accident injures Alf Stanton, and a visitor notes rising unemployment across towns. Methven ram and ewe fair set for March 25.
A fire early today at 3 20 a.m. destroyed a Cambridge street house once lived in by Mr William Shattock. The structure, partially cleared for removal, burned with most contents. no water supply hindered firefighting. The fire’s cause remains unknown. insurance covered £275 with further losses estimated by the owner and occupant.
Tonight in Ashburton Oddfellows Hall Leo Jan and Mischel Cherniavski perform a farewell concert. Sons of Abram Cherniavski the Russian conductor who left Russia for political reasons and rose to fame after discovery by a London impresario. Reserved seats are now available at Mr Gates's music store and a large audience is expected.
The Royal Welsh Male Choir, under Messrs J and M Tait, will give a single concert tomorrow at Oddfellows Hall Ashburton. Conductor William Thomas, born at Mountain Ash, rose from sight reading to lead a chorus of 250 and later formed the Nodda Union. praises include Caradog calling him the best sight reader. The choir’s ascent from mining communities to royal stages includes a Windsor performance for Queen Victoria and recent London shows, with an Australian tour praised by locals. country residents may book by post via Messrs J and N. Pait.
The Magistrate dismissed the summons against Mr Horatio Bottomley and three others on conspiracy to defraud charges. Bottomley estimates defence costs at £6000 while government expenses reach £20,000. Other items note Egypt's rising surplus, wireless stations planned for Canary Islands, and a St. Petersburg chess tournament result.
Mr Balfour spoke to the Tariff Reform League executive committee in London calling fiscal reform the first plank of the platform. He cited Churchill on retaliation and ministers’ speeches claiming protection as retaliation. He said changes would be commonsense and unlikely to shock national industry. The London Chambers of Commerce council urged keeping colonial preferences to aid British manufactures.
The Brigg's Bill on selling intoxicating liquor on Sundays in England was read a second time by 244 votes to 59. Al Asquith signaled plans to align the Bill with last year's Licensing Bill machinery at a later stage.
A bomb was discovered in the Calcutta office of the Englishman newspaper. Police and officials were alerted and the device was removed for examination. The incident was reported by the Press Association.
In broad daylight in Palermo a Mafia gang assassinated American detective Petrosini while he faced them in a public square. He fired back with a revolver and sustained many wounds. He had long fought Italian criminals linked to the Black Hand Society.
The Prince of Wales inspected the Royal Rifle Corps cadets at Stirling and praised Australia for well equipped soldiers and public spirit. He cited their self sacrifice in supporting the movement and discussed the cadets’ example.
Captain Naylor, master of the Penguin, lodges an appeal in the Supreme Court against a twelve month certificate suspension decided by the Court of Inquiry. Grounds include lack of proof of negligence, weather-based decisions, violations of collision regulations, need for soundings, and evidence on where the vessel struck. The appeal argues no basis to suspend the master's certificate.
Indigestion nearly always disturbs sleep and causes insomnia. Many cases have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by Ashburton Drug Co.
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