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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 16, 1920
Page
5
Local issues range from sewerage vote tactics to political campaigning and health alerts. News covers influenza figures for Canterbury and West Coast districts, court debates over crop damage, rail excursion fares for the Ashburton Show, drainage pricing, a fire loss to a stack, and preparations for the 48th annual Ashburton A and P Association Show with guidance on sanitary rates and future funding.
At a ratepayers meeting in Ashburton discussions mock the sewerage cost and suggest a pan system. The town heard harvest services, a theatre concert, and a bread delivery dispute alongside livestock yarding and market prices amid council debate.
At the Ashburton Building Society directors meeting following the annual gathering, J. Tucker was reelected chairman and R. Bell reelected deputy chairman. The report also notes a cookery exhibit judging remark by G. Bundy and a retirement promotion in the local mercantile agency before Mr Digby departs for Christchurch.
Mr T Bullock the largest ratepayer in Ashburton Borough endorses underground drainage and urges residents to vote for the sewerage proposal on Wednesday. He notes opposition to water and highlights long standing support for the system to protect town property values.
London reports detail the Kapp coup attempt led by Dr. Kapp and General Luttwitz with Noske mobilizing Republican guards. Berlin sees limited violence as troops patrol, proclamations issued, and calls for a general strike to stop monarchist restoration amid Allied alarm.
Berlin reports indicate the coup aims to restore the Monarchy as the ultimate goal, with Pan German and monarchist factions awaiting the Peace Treaty signature. Noske ordered ringleaders arrested and troops held ready, while Dr. Kapp, now chancellor, says the change does not restore the Monarchy and vows strong republican rule.
Paris reports Premier Millerand states the government will not intervene in Germany until events clarify. The new government officially expresses intent to carry out all reparations clauses of the Peace Treaty and ensure they are enforced.
Marshal Foch Sir Henry Wilson and the American commander hold a conference at Mayence the Trench Rhine army's headquarters in March.
The Dutch Government hurried troops and special police to reinforce guards watching the ex Kaiser. All communications from Germany are controlled.
Berlin reports Dr. Kapp will ally with the Labour Party to maintain order as negotiations with the Government to form a coalition party unfold. General Lüttwitz's stance complicates talks while the Independent Socialists conditionally accept office. Fighting flares in Frankfort Dusseldorf Rhine coal fields and strikes spread as Germany leans toward a coalition with nonpartisan experts at key ministries.
Eberts new Government in Dresden denounces the insurrection as Baltic adventurer driven and predicts early collapse. Proclamations from Baden Bavaria and Württemberg oppose reactionary machinations and recognize only an Imperial Government. General strikes and worker processions unfold in Frankfurt and Hamburg while Ruhr workers oppose the strike.
March dispatches describe quiet Rhine region yet widespread disapproval of the Berlin coup. Anti monarchist demonstrations rise in Southern Germany as Bavarian Württemberg governments vow to stay on duty. A Berlin clash wounds several and kills one as the new cabinet convenes amid party shifts.
In Berlin the new regime consolidates power as censorship and official control curb reporting. Lord Kilmarnock and Lloyd George show limited involvement with few messages from Berlin papers, while Noske and the government hide details from the public. Major papers publish large editions but avoid Sunday events, creating scarce Sunday news.
Berlin reports Tutti tz the new War Minister says Germany will fight Bolsheviks to death requiring over 100000 troops and an offensive may start in May with 7000 troops in Berlin. He warns machine guns may be used on strikers. Mayca backs the new regime as Ebert Noske Bauer seek a Stuttgart general strike. Rumors claim ex Kaiser’s son Witel to be chosen successor.
English papers urge caution in judging Berlin events and possible intervention. Times notes Noske’s late action confined revolts to Berlin and East Prussia while warning of growing military forces, Hungarian mobilisation, and rising Moslem unrest risking broader danger.
A Health Department telegram states that in 37 New Zealand towns with sewerage, 25 use septic tank outfalls and three discharge directly to harbours. It argues septic tanks are the prevailing method to prevent river pollution and questions why Ashburton ratepayers doubt the system.
Opponents of the sewerage scheme argued the council lacked data from towns with underground drainage. Respondents from several towns countered that their septic tank town systems have been complete successes.
The Senate moves to end the long debate on March 14 and plans a Monday vote on reservations. By midnight Monday the Article Ten dispute will be addressed and the final ratification vote could come later in the week. A canvass shows 19 Republicans and 18 LEA oppose ratification. On March 16 the Senate ratified Lodze's substitute reservation on Article Feu.
In Sydney March 16 Mr Hughes argues American hesitation stems from misunderstanding. He says foreign nations misunderstand the British Empire and Australia will stand by the Peace Treaty. Australia and Canada hold voting rights and will assert their own rights if they clash with Britain.
London report says Asquith demands Lloyd George resign as a condition for re entry to the Liberal fold. Lloyd George sees Liberalism broken by Asquith and plans to address Coalition Liberals on Thursday and issue a manifesto for a new party uniting moderate Liberals Unionists and Labour.
Newspapers report that Lloyd George aims to end the Coalition and form a new Unionist party with moderate Liberals. He is to outline the scheme at a Liberal address in Downing Street on Thursday. Bonar Law will sign the manifesto with backing from Sir George Younger, though many Unionist organisations oppose his leadership bid.
New Zealander K Saxon won a half blue after placing second in the Cambridge long jump and will represent Cambridge against Oxford. Mischaloon, a Danish singer, faced protest at Acolian Hall as censorship spreads in Egypt and a Paris Times report notes a French miners strike threatening industry. Over sixty thousand Welsh miners were summoned for non payment of income tax.
The piece cites a Scotsman debate on manure production from pressed drainage cakes called Globe Fertilisers and urges Borough Council to delay decisions until more information is gathered. It quotes Dr. Pearson asserting fewer infectious disease cases in unsevered areas and questions health costs tied to severance.
Retailers close business at 12 noon to allow staff to ride the special Ashburton Show train leaving at 1 pm for the Showgrounds. Fares listed as 6d for single and 100 retin. Bx.
Keen local interest centers on the poll tomorrow to decide if the Borough will adopt a modern sanitary sewerage scheme or retain the pan system. The council backs the loan with ratepayer support, while some townsfolk urge opposition. Polling runs 9 am to 7 pm at the Borough Council Chamber.
Commercial report of a successful clearing sale conducted by Mr David Friedlander at Wittelton on the preceding Wednesday for Mr Jas Nelson. Large attendance and spirited bidding. Notable prices included dairy cows, horses, sheep, cattle, and assorted implements with items such as a Jersey cow £20 10s, a Friesian bull £8 10s, and a drill £47 among highlights.
The piece quotes Dr. Mullin in the Guardian arguing for increased provision and reduced expenditures, contrasting with a world trend toward lower production and higher spending. It questions sewerage needs and the risks of manufacturing costs and sewer gas.
Reports from boat manufacturers show factory prices up to 75 percent higher, signaling a likely doubling of retail boot costs. Gough and Son, price cutters, urged buying now while prices are low, noting some stores still offer older prices for a short time.
Wellington meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union passes a resolution urging hotels to close during the Prince of Wales visit to prevent disreputable scenes on trains. The piece notes opposition failed to gain ground and highlights health department experts endorsing a modern drainage plan as part of public works.
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