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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
3
The statement urges Iralia to rival New Zealand in benevolence and contribute toward peace and security efforts. It stresses shared moral responsibility and emphasizes a collective push for safer futures through generous action.
The Telegraph calls New Zealand’s offer a strong hint to the world that dominions will not stay lip loyal, and Australia’s reply is hoped to be equally forceful. Melbourne reports Mr Murray fearing no imminent war, praising peace but asserting Australia would defend the Empire with the last man and penny if needed.
Opinion from Wellington to Christchurch applauds Cabinet for offering a battleship to the British Government amid naval crisis. Mayors, stock traders, MPs, and labor leaders react, with criticism from some calling it imprudent debt and imperial overreach.
Word confirms the Nimrod has arrived at Half Moon Bay and is due in Lyttelton by Thursday afternoon. Christchurch reports the expedition is back and all well and safe. Hugo Friedlander, chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, received word of the south coast arrival.
March 22 Paris reports M Clemenceau told a strikers deputation that demanding the dismissal of Under-Secretary of State Stmyan is inadmissible and left parliament as the arena. He and M Barthou urged immediate resumption for national and worker interests. A large strikers meeting rejected the proposal to resume though signs of collapse appear as telegraphists, and the telephone and pneumatic postal service resume operation.
At a WCTU session a letter from Mrs L M Stevens, president of the national WCTU, praised Maine's 55 years of prohibition. She cited a governor asserting Maine would welcome a timely vote on prohibition and predicted a large pro prohibition majority if held tomorrow.
A fire destroyed a house owned by Mr Wm Rose beyond Oram bridge at 11.20 am on Monday. The Royal Insurance Company covered £400 on the building and £50 on the furniture. A telegram from Waimaru postmaster confirmed the blaze with no further details.
The Zeppelins airship carried twenty five passengers 150 miles in four hours from Berlin. In South Africa Lord Methuen calls for a veterans rifle club reserve and General Smuts endorses the plan. London reports Naval Architect Professor Byles proposes two Australian engineers be posted to oversee destroyer construction and voyage to Australia for shipbuilding lessons.
Report from Peshawar states hundreds arrested at Jedalabad for plotting against the Ameer. Daily batches alleged to be blown from public safety items.
In London the Geoffrey Howard Bill granting universal suffrage for men and women of full age was read a second time by 157 to 122. An anti suffrage petition bearing 243,652 signatures by women was presented to the House of Commons.
An Austrian named Kostanich drowned at Waikanae Lake near Parengarenga while ducks shooting. Thomas Harry Randall, a fitter, body found in Wellington harbour. In Christchurch Andrew Douglas Hardie, seventy, died at Dudley Creek Richmond. post-mortem showed broken back and ribs. inquest delayed for a jury and further police inquiries.
The Ashburton weekly stock sale adjourned to March 28 due to heavy rains. A large yarding included 708 fat sheep 7514 stores and 129 cattle with demand up and confidence restored though prices largely unchanged. Fat sheep and store stock sold unevenly with mixed results across merino and halfbred classes. cattle yielded few sales at modest prices.
A steerage passenger Baldwin from Tavercargill faced landing refusal in Auckland under Immigration Restriction Act section 4 after returning from England for health. He lived aboard the Fifeshire as the vessel neared the coast, sought family contact, and reportedly left with help after MP Laurencon urged clause 17 to release returning New Zealanders. Indignation rose over an elder resident with a local family damaged by the policy.
Wellington telegram reports the Corinthic arriving from London with passengers on Somes Island, measles and scarlet fever cases found. Forty four measles cases, 26 males and 18 females, sent to quarantine. four scarlet fever cases to hospital. Immigrants total 240 with 141 nominated by relatives in New Zealand. Nazareth House Sisters visit Ashburton to support aged poor, orphans, and incurable children, part of Nazareth House network.
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