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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 25, 1902
Page
2
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The London market notes small catalogue and eager competition at late rates. Marinos remain firm. leather goods show occasional cheap prices. Totals list 125,213 bales catalogued, 121,587 sold. Canterbury mutton and North Holland beef rise slightly. New Zealand beef gains noted. Overall prices for other meats ease with unchanged last price.
Inclement weather forces postponement of the Hinds water event that was scheduled for yesterday. The new date has not been announced.
Attendance at Tinwold yard was fair with about 4000 sheep and 8 head of cattle penned. Bidding moved slowly due to poor sheep condition after bad weather. Prices ranged with fat heifers 5 10s to 6 6d, ewes and wethers varied. many lots passed and some shorn stock sold at reduced rates.
The letter to the Gapburton Guardian argues local bodies mismanage river channels by allowing gorse and broom to grow in riverbeds. It claims silt and debris buildup has narrowed streams, forcing flood surges onto adjacent land and warns Canterbury authorities must address blocked beds to prevent future damage.
Local notices announce a gale at Mayfield yards on April 4 with large stock promised. Officials warn unsafe bridges on Surveyor's Road and Mayfield steak bridge until further notice. Easter holiday hours adjustments for Redbarton Building Society and remarks on Mr Hugo Friedlander's farewell trip.
Ashburton County Council and various groups announce holidays and meetings. Railway tender results in Christchurch and Oamaru bookstall contracts. rainfall data from the Domain. a hospital committee chair election. and public notices on concrete pipes and a long running quarrel at Canterbury College. Easter events include a Primitive Methodists anniversary and a grand oratorio for charity.
Friday evening meet of The Loyal Redburton Lodge with two candidates initiated. Hospital Board rule to allow patients own medical adviser supported. motion to rescind failed. Receipts reported at 21 5s 7d, including 26 5s 2d half year return. Loyal Ivy Lodge (Female) held, two honorary members admitted, trustees elected Dolman and Crooke. Bill Paterson entertained, meeting closed in harmony.
A letter expresses warm approval of the Premier's depopulation policy for the colony. The writer urges independent journals to follow the example and defend loyalty to the British Empire while criticizing further actions that expose the army's weaknesses and the colony's fragility.
A note to the Tipwald Town Board requests action on a footpath between Shearer's and Clark's waterward. The path is often waterlogged up to six inches deep, and repairs are urged before winter.
News in Brief notes Mars will be celebrated at Methven on Easter Sunday and invites Tendere to join for school building additions and painting at Mayfield. An AGM of Baring Square Tennis Club is set for tomorrow at 7.20. Mosars Nicholae and Pickford announce a new boot shop at Haat Street offering dry comfortable boots and other goods. Mesera Stranga and Co. Christchurch distribute a fashion catalogue with Gargaina for Haaker and offer a Christchurch Ashburton branch viewing with carriage paid on purchases. Mandleburgh's branded waterproof conte de Nantes offered by Bradbury liquidators. W A Tribe and Co. 219 High Street, Carletchurch.
Police investigate the Gheroire Poisoning Case tied to Oxoroira guests who fell ill after consuming lemon sponge and whipped cream. Dr Roberts supports arsenic poisoning theory. Samples of desserts to be analysed. Several named guests and staff across Auckland and nearby towns were affected. Joshua and Barnett noted among the ill.
London reports Mr Seddon advocates a triennial imperial meeting and discusses an imperial reserve concept. A Suez Canal fire blocked the waterway. Pretoria fixes stamp duty at 7s 6d per £100 on company capital. New Guinea constitution task to follow English documents. Court scene in Perth ends with death sentences for McKay Callen Campbell. Queensland's Sir Herbert Chermside welcomed as new governor. A fire in Childer destroys twenty two shops. National Office fined £785.
Reports from multiple towns detail a fatal fire accident as Mrs McGregor aged 70 widow of Captain Kenneth McGregor suffered severe burns when her dress ignited by a passing forcea fire She died from the injuries despite efforts and delays in aid. Nearby in Traves an inquest found Hilda Campbell’s death as suicide while temporarily insane following discovery in the river.
United Press reports Schalk Burger Reitz Lucas Meyer Keogh and Vanderwalt arrive by train at Pretoria with a flag of truce from Middleburg. They were harried at Rhenosterkop for a week by Colonel Park and barely escaped capture. Despatch riders announced their arrival Friday night. They meet Lord Kitchener then proceed to Kroonstad and depart under escort. They speak of health on the veld and plan to meet Steyn and De Wat possibly De la Rey. London expects uncertain results with limited chance of a full surrender and notes silence on Botha.
Syponey reports the troopship Manhattan arrived from Osapetown carrying eight returning New Zealanders aboard.
The Manchester merchants resist abolition of likin and aim to pressure Britain's Shanghai negotiations. Ghanaian leaders weigh that higher customs duties could stand as compensation while reforms exempt interior trade.
United Press report notes Portsmouth bays opened to foreign ships for the Coronation review. Mayor hosts British and foreign officers while the Prince of Wales to hoist flag on the battleship London. Admiralty plans keep Mediterranean vessels in place to maintain imperial defence.
Floods inundate Measra Sturgeon and Black properties at Greenabeeat with water covering groves and stock risk. Washout at Qairbras disrupts Methven line though communication persists. Mount Somers line partially underwater with slowed trains and damaged bridges and saw mill bridge washed away.
Reports from Cuxnis Tony Ron dated March 24 describe floods in the northern districts since the 1868 event. Rivers rose, acres submerged, crops and stock lost, and the Ashley Reid area faces month long repairs. Rail and road access limited north of Rangiora with temporary coach and boat relief arranged. Maktrikiriah Loburn footbridge damaged. Ashley bridge wall swept away. compensation talks begin among Kangiora residents.
In Amberley area heavy rains caused major flooding. The Kowai river rose fast flooding farms and homes, water two feet deep on White estate, roads washed out and new Leithfield bridge approach destroyed. Communications to Ambeclay Hesomer Springs Cherlotte cut off and newspapers not reaching Walpara and surrounding towns.
Special correspondent reports five days of relentless rain flooding Timard and vast areas from Lagi Mhor Creek to Geraldine. Wheat oats and grain stock losses mount as roads, bridges, and rail lines fail. Rivers overflow, stock isolated on high ground, and Geraldine faces the largest floods since 1868 with extensive damage to sheep and farm infrastructure.
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