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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
1
In Sydney on March 19 directors of the Proprietary Company resolved to test the validity of Justice Higgins's award before the High Court at the earliest date. The periodical reports also note the Federal trawler's successful fishing voyage, a ship overdue from Miarakan, and legal moves over the wire netting case.
The kidneys cleanse the blood by removing poisons and are highly susceptible to inflammation. Fever colds and alcohol strain kidneys, risking Bright's Disease. Persistent symptoms cause systemic issues like rheumatism and anemia. Warner's Safe Cure is advertised as a remedy with a concentrated alcohol free version sold in Melbourne.
Messrs Friedlander Bros conduct a Waterton clearing sale on behalf of H Budson. Farmers attend as prices are recorded for implements horses cattle and sheep including dray and frame £21 fin dray £9 reaper and binder £5 hay rake £6 mower £8 59 discs £3 10s grubber £3 10s rolled £14 10s tripod harrows £2 4 leaf tine harrows £3 10s S leaf tine harrows £3 10s plough £8 3£ plough £14 10s yoke £3 7s 6d do £3 grain drill £12 winnowing machine £13 5s bay gelding £25 bay mare £18 bay gelding 2 yrs off £33 bay mare £23 bay gelding £38 bay gelding 5 yrs £386 bay mare yrs and stinted to Baron Carlton £84 foal 10 gns bay filly yr off £20 bay gelding yr off £17 fat heifers £6 to £6 10s one springer £8 10s cow £6 5s and £7 10s £10 10s £5 18s and £5 one shorthorn bull £4 20s 220 store lambs at 12s 6d 112 6 and Stooth ewes at 1d 100 ewes at 10s 8d 40 forward ewes at 6s Pins 4 baconers £3 128 6d
Michael Crowe a small farmer faced Magistrate G Cruickshank for failing to notify two scarlet fever cases in his family. He supplied milk to a factory where a tester contracted the disease and his son and another boy at school fell ill with a death noted. He was fined 205 and costs, the magistrate deeming the offense very serious despite mitigating circumstances.
Wellington reports the New Zealand Rugby Union discussed proposed rule amendments to attract fans. Key changes include four 29 minute periods with a second spell interval, tackle restarts, scrummage ball control, off side under scrummage rules, and free kick protections. The Otago Union motion to affiliate with English rugby and adopt professionalism laws was defeated 5 to 17.
A Victorian era testimonial piece cites three nurses from Sydney Melbourne and Auckland praising Bile Beans for biliousness indigestion constipation and debility. It notes price one shilling and two pence a box and urges readers to buy from chemists and stores.
The market shows wheat firming with London gains lifting buyers. Quotations include Pearl and Velvet 33 8d to ds 84d, Tuscan ds 74d, Hunters 9s 6id to 36 8d, and Whole fowl wheat 38 Sd high. Oats prices unchanged though offerings fall as farmers delay threshing to feed stock.
March weather slows threshing but a large grain volume has moved through. Wheat sales since last report exceed 60 000 bushels with varied prices. oats trades are limited and chaff quality declines. butter prices drop by id per lb.
Australian and London wheat markets remain firm causing farmers to withhold offerings. Sales of good milling wheat reach 3s lid f.o.b. with 3s 10d f.a.b. asked. Broken wheat trades 3s 3d to 3s fid f.o.b. Oats are stockpiled for later threshing with Gartons 1s Sd to 1s 6d f.o.b and Duns 6d to 1s 6d f.o.b. Prime Up-to-Dates potatoes fetch 60s to 65s f.o.b. sacks in.
Wellington March 19 The Arbitration Court ruled an adopted daughter may claim compensation as a dependent under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, treated the same as a child born in wedlock.
Auckland March 19 The Avondale Racing Committee disqualified C Nicholson owner of Lucio for life for conduct at the West Spring meeting in the Metropolitan Handicap. Whitaker's disqualification upheld for two years Cunningham’s penalty cut from life to six months Nicholson appeals on Lucio adjourned.
Indigestion nearly always disturbs sleep and often causes insomnia. Many cases have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by Ashburton Drug Co.
A patent owner can secure ongoing income as patents pay after grant. Examples include a US chaff cutter improvement selling for £8000, grain threshing and cleaning device at £12,000, and a printer’s ink patent at £12,000. Henry Hughes in Christchurch offers expert on‑site patent advice at 183 Hereford Street and promotes New Zealand inventors joining this successful pattern.
The note urges readers to prepare for illness, suggesting a small investment of 16 cents in a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ward off influenza and related ailments. It frames preventive care as inexpensive and prudent for a rainy or flu season.
Press Association reports from New Plymouth that Mr Skerrett opened the case for the defence in the murder trial. It is admitted that Goode shot Mr Klenner, but the defence will contend insanity. A number of witnesses testified and the court adjourned to continue the next morning.
Dunedin March 19 Sir James Mills writes to masters of the Union Steam Ship fleet that the impression of strict timetable adherence is unwarranted and that safety of lives and property must always come first while expressing the company’s complete confidence in its masters.
The Times reports a sweeping restructuring in Wellington with the Tourist Department men transferred to the Railway Department under Chief Traffic Manager Mr Buxton. The Industries and Commerce Department will join the Agricultural Department led by Hon T Mackenzie, and Surveyor General Mr Humphreys department absorbed by the Lands Department. The Prisons Department becomes a branch of Justice, and Fire and Accident merges with Government Life Insurance. Fourteen new departments since 1891, with future readjustments noted.
At Wellington on 1 March 19 the corresponding secretary's report was adopted. It shows nine new branches formed in the year and membership rising from 1540 to over 1700, excluding Maori members. The financial report was adopted with receipts of £165 and expenditures totaling £1961 through local unions.
An advertising appeal touts affordable tailored suits from George Davies with weekly production, no credit, and high quality. It claims customers can pay £2 10s to £3 15s for suits equal to or better than 5 or 6 guineas from credit tailors, urging early Easter orders.
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