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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
2
Lot includes 12 short lengths of lateens in assorted colours with prices 74d to 104d per yard, to be cleared at 42d per yard. Also offered ornamental tubular bedstead wire mattress Kapoe mattress and two pillows, complete for 3 pounds 15 shillings.
The piece argues whether psychical research reflects a scientific or religious mindset, citing Oliver Lodge as an example of a scientist open to extraordinary claims. It discusses how genuine science and faith should welcome evidence and avoid cynicism, while noting implications for belief in immortality and knowledge gains.
In the House of Commons March 19 Mr Aus ten Chamberlain pressed ministers on naval policy. He warned of a fool's paradise and a looming shipbuilding strike while urging immediate laying down of April promised Dreadnoughts. Mr McKenna claimed future battleships would exceed Dreadnoughts by 30 percent.
Ashburton and district briefs report qualifications in Education Board exams with several partial passes. The Ashburton County Brass Band held a large open air concert in Baring Square Hall. Acclimatisation Society licenses rose to 374 with revenue £210. Land values rise in Highbank, two farms sold per acre at £10 10s and £11. River reports show Rakaia and Ashburton dirty, Rangitata fishable. A Temuka meeting urged restoring free migration for single domestic workers. Gisborne Magistrate Court hears G Darton illegal practice charge. case to go to Supreme Court with adjournment till Monday.
The Monday night programme for Mrs Hannam features the comedietta A Pair of Lunatics by Barrie Marschel with Mrs Marschel praised as electric. The lineup includes Aladame Paddons singing, Mrs Forrester at the piano, Miss Nealon singing a wreck story song, and slides by Mr Cooper. The show is under Ashburton Mayor and Councillors, aiming to support a brave woman in trouble.
Reports from Sydney and London cover immigrant applications to New South Wales and a Queensland loan at discount. Britain’s wheat output is listed at 6 566 892 quarters. Lincoln’s Inn books are recovered and Durban reports a steamer short of fuel. Inter-University sports see Oxford beat Cambridge, with Murray winning the Cambridge long jump.
Members from both Houses sign a requisition asking Mr Asquith to hold an inquiry into Admiralty administration. Meetings are set in London and Liverpool over the naval crisis. Berlin reports say Asquith stated the Admiralty learned quickly what happened after German battleships began, chagrining German authorities.
The Minister for Defence in Melbourne on March 20 said the naval situation was the most serious Britain had faced in a century, signaling high stakes for British statesmen.
Isvolsky the Russian foreign minister signals readiness to join a conference with Berlin Treaty signatories on Bosnia and Herzegovina. Britain and France back Russia while Austria aims to restrict talks to registering faits accompli. The situation remains tense and unresolved.
On March 19 Pers ia Nationalists ousted the governor and took over the Bundar Abbas customs, signaling a shift in authority in Persia. The move consolidates nationalist power and challenges existing regional administration.
The Press Association reports numerous arrests at Kabul and Jalala Bad over a plot to kill the Ameer and the Heir-Apparent. The plan is attributed to the late Ameer's royal wife acting for her son.
Melbourne ship owner Mr H. Sleigh says he can acquire steamers Obidense and Madeleines of Booth Steamship Co Ltd in Liverpool for a Melbourne to Fiji service. He requires the Victorian Government to first notify acceptance of his provisional tender.
Indian Affairs in Calcutta reports the February 11 cable murderers were executed at Alipur jail. One fanatic was hanged for killing Henry William MacDonald, leader of a surveying party in Drazinda Sherauni country. A Bengali student named Base from Barisal fired in Alipur Court killing the Public Prosecutor during the Anarch trial.
The Standard's New York correspondent reports that the Tariff Bill includes a provision to not apply maximum retaliation rates in cases of preferential duties with Britain.
Washington reports the new tariff plans may prompt Germany to buy American food for its armed forces. Chicago firms say Germany could absorb about a hundred million pounds of meat annually if tariffs applied reciprocally.
Paris reports a large postal strike with about a thousand postmen joining, leaving five million letters and 275000 telegrams undelivered. If it endures a famine of eggs butter and milk looms due to remittance delays. Marconi seeks wireless link London Paris for 10000 words daily. Business in chaos.
Australian dispatch reports Ellis died after handling a cow with anthrax at Denman. His two sons are in hospital with the same disease. In mining news, Broken Hill directors appeal a ruling citing alleged judicial overreach during an award case risking mine reopening. Seismic activity near Perth records a series of strong shocks with distant origin likely in the Indian Ocean.
In Invercargill a doctor driving along Bluff road collided with a woman and child talking to a dray driver. The woman was unhurt but the child Elen Mary Soules, five, died after later collapse at a hospital. In Christchurch an elderly woman, Helen Mary Ridder, 71, died of lung rupture from natural causes. A South Canterbury Band member, Robert Conlan, escaped serious injury when a fireworks display rocket struck his head in Timaru.
At Napier Supreme Court on March 19 Langsdorf was found guilty on two counts of false pretences and sentenced to three years in prison. The case notes his long record. Earlier William Middlemiss was convicted of aggravated assault on Hugh Sands at Kaikora, breaking Sands's jaw. Middlemiss received twelve months' probation and was ordered to pay prosecution costs and 20 pounds to Sands.
In Christchurch March 19, after a deputation to the Premier, Labour Bureau head W. H. Hagger announces the Labour Department will accept arrears from slaughtermen in four instalments. Payments are to go directly to the department's representative for men at Belfast Wairfield and Islington.
The Addington Workshops Board of Enquiry met this morning and will take no further evidence until next week. Members reviewed already presented testimony and inspected features of the workshops cited by witnesses. Private shops were visited as the Board continues to gather information within the enquiry scope.
Oscar Kosat serving two years for thefts at Oamaru escaped from the Otago Heads prison works in Dunedin on March 20, per the Press Association. He is an inmate with prior theft convictions and is considered at large by authorities.
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