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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
2
The text lists dates in April with rise and set times, plus moon phase references such as New Moon First Quarter Full Moon and Last Quarter. It notes apogee and perigee timings and a midnight reference for April 25. The fragment resembles a celestial calendar or almanac snippet.
A critic argues that Gibbon Wakefield, key in British colonisation of New Zealand and Australia, deserves lasting remembrance. He notes lukewarm NZ reaction at a Dunedin meeting praising Wakefield and urges a suitable memorial and increased awareness through public libraries and education.
The author argues that if the state guarantees producers a price or shields them by taxes, it must also ensure consumers are not overcharged. Protecting the consumer may be more essential since they bear the full cost, while producers can adapt by shifting capital.
The Ne Auto Association session hears critics including Rev H Hawkins who condemns digger work as a Maori curse with tuberculosis rates high in the North Island. Speakers highlight poor housing and wet conditions. A. J. M. Coradine backs hourly wages amid Labourers' Union disputes. Suburban land sales near Weilding fetch about 300 per acre.
Mr Kettle GD fines C Jaksie for selling soft drinks on Sunday, ruling the law must be followed as written though drinks deemed a necessity. Furthermore, political maneuvering and local notices populate a long batch of district items including a libel writ rumor, handwriting education talk, and community club and sports updates.
News in Berlin from Venice reports the Kaiser and Kaiserin are to meet King Emanuel today. London notes underwriters have allotted 90 percent of the New South Wales loan and a steady scrip market. In West Australia the Agent-General outlines a mining paper citing a slump but bright future and vast untapped mineral country.
A blaze at Drury Lane theatre in London today was confined to the stage by the safety curtain. Much scenery was destroyed with damage estimated at 75000 pounds. Historical note recalls 68 of 152 English theatres burned in the first eighty years of the 19th century.
London dispatch notes Mr Smith's estimated surplus near one million sterling. Mr Gladstone, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, told a Miners Federation deputation the Government will press the Miners Eight Hours Bill on the second reading energetically before Easter.
News notes on March 26 at 8 83 a m report Sir H C Bannerman is weak and there is considerable anxiety about his ongoing condition.
Peckham by election, triggered by the death of Liberal MP Goddard Clark, produced a rowdy scene as Unionist Gatch narrowly led Liberal Gantrey amid roars and hat waving. The earlier Peckham result showed Clark held by 2389 at the last vote.
Mr Keir Hardie speaking at Plymouth praised Labour rule in Australia as highly regarded. He called New Zealand an ideal state and, next to New Zealand, South Australia the best field for immigration.
The Duke of Devonshire died of pneumonia contracted in Cairo after a journey to Cannes. King Edward sent condolences to the Duchess. Tributes flowed from newspapers and peers, with Lords Ripon Lansdowne and Rosebery and MPs Asquith and Balfour praising his sincerity and duty. The House of Lords adjourned on motion of Lord Rosebery.
Mrs Hamilton was remanded again as Sir Charles Mathews disclosed that in December 1906 Mr G H Druce drew a £600 cheque while only £400 had been paid to Mrs Hamilton for banking. She swore she had not been promised anything for giving evidence.
In Vancouver the absence of the Chief Justice led Mr Justice Clement to rule the January Order in Council illegal and grant release for Hindoo detainees. Laurier in Parliament explained that Asiatic European immigration was refused without through tickets, noting the German who was refused after coming from Australia was a case of overreach.
In Tokio on March 25 the Presy Association reports China and Japan discussing future shipments. The Japanese government informs China that ammunition to Macao will be guaranteed by the Macao governor. Details are unclear due to fragmented text.
M Lamarre, owner of Tacarigua estates in Trinidad, reports 84 percent of megoss converted to paper pulp. He says it will pay to row sugar cane for megoss production, with mills producing 15 tons daily. An article on paper pulp appeared in the Guardian March 18.
Prince Bulow delivered a long address on Macedonia and the Sultan’s sovereignty. He defended national standards of defense, critiqued British press coverage, and praised the handling of the Kaiser's letter incident while noting allied concert to maintain the balance of power.
Barclays Bankers seek compulsory winding up of Sir James Laing and Sons Ltd in UK courts alleging £250,000 debt and misrepresentation of 1908 profits to secure £100,000 plus further advances. They claim a £200,000 loss and a late dividend, with suspension of payments three days after. The case continues.
Lady Tozer wife of Queensland Agent General dies in London on March 25. James Mitchell an early Wellington settler dies this morning aged 85 or 86, linked to Mitchelltown and local brickmaking. He left four sons and three daughters after long service as carrier and contractor. Joseph Parkinson of Kaituna, part of a well known brothers family, dies after a short illness.
In Sydney the Divorce Court ruled that habitual drunkenness, however gross or long continued, is not a ground for divorce. Pagwell accepted Thoroughgood's challenge to row for the national championship while Fogwell seeks racing options at Parramatta or Richmond and Thoroughgood demands the Hunter river. The second reading of the Industrial Disputes Bill passed 28 to 20 amid a Newcastle Company labour dispute.
In the House of Commons Mr Morley said after consulting the Indian Government and the Colonial Office an envoy will be sent to the Dominion to help terminate an extremely difficult and possibly dangerous question. Cheers followed the remark.
This morning the Rakaia, Rengitata and Ashburton rivers were all reported to be dirty. Heavy runoff likely from upstream rains affected water clarity across three river systems.
Blenheim March 28 The Hon Br McNab and Hon C H Mille met Marlborough Cook Memorial Committee at Ship's Cove to select a site for the monument marking Captain Cook's landing and rendezvous. The minister and J D Ritchie also inspected Arigora goats on Moturoa Island. He will inspect Wairau and Opawa roads, Sed don and Starborough lands then travel to Flaxbourne and Christchurch on the first South Island Trunk route.
A promotional note touts Rheumo as a cure for rheumatism gout sciatica lumbago and related pains. It cites a Feilding man H F Fanning who reports benefit and urges others to try Rheumo with a suggested price of 2s 6d and 4s 6d at stores and chemists.
March 25 Greymouth reports no new developments in Blackball strike matters. Local management says negotiations for a settlement have no foundation and the manager has had no conference with the Union for weeks. No further Union meetings have occurred and conditions remain unchanged.
In Greymouth and Dunedin reports on March 23 26 union delegates from Blackball express confidence in a settlement. The workers refuse to return without half an hour for crib and threaten jail over fines. Subscriptions from addresses total about 200 pounds with hints of possible late settlement.
Auckland March 25 Sir Josep Ward in Onehunga urges adherence to law amid Blackball strike noting regret over production losses. He opposes imprisonment and urges a reform to avoid flat Court awards while praising arbitration as a possible future system. The government and Parliament will study a plan balancing wages and work incentives.
Sir J G Ward spoke in Onehunga condemning mass criticism and detailing prosperity. He defended the Land Bill, denied nationalisation aims, and praised measures aiding small farmers while opposing socialist radicalism. He warned against Chinese competition, rejected coalition talk, and praised government responsibilities as voters cheered.
March 25 Napier hosts a military tournament linked to the carnival with events in Clive Square and Theatre Royal. About 460 volunteers from Auckland to Invercargill competed, yielding scores across signal, bugle, tug of war, mounted rifles, drill, ambulance, bayonet fixing, signalling, rifle exercise and route marching.
Holiday shoppers can find tight yet durable footwear for tennis bowls and cricket at Mellor’s Shoes. The ad promises high quality at economical prices during an alteration sale with coupons worth the money.
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