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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 30, 1909
Page
2
An old advertorial fragment describes Ford's Drench with gallons for sheep. It lists costs per tin and per sheep drenched, noting a total drenched count and unit prices. The text praises knowledge and judges in awarding merit.
A reader from Dunsandel forwards a cheque and praises Ford’s Lungworm Mixture for treating ram hogs and hoggers with a cold. The letter claims rapid recovery after one dose and swears by the product for hog health.
The claim states a First-Class Cure will address scour in calves and improve condition in unthrifty calves, suggesting a veterinary remedy or supplement with broad benefit for dairy herds.
Astronomy table showing sunrise times in April with multiple dates and a lunar phase rundown. It lists rises around 6 to 7 a.m. and notes phases such as Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter with apogee and perigee timings for April.
Churchill proposes a Bill to establish trade boards with power to fix minimum standard wages for home and factory work. A three to five member panel would form a special court to hear disputes, aided by assessors from the Board of Trade. The plan aims to improve industrial peace and widen enforcement beyond the 1908 Sweated Industries Bill.
Unsuccessful Culverden and Kauroo ballot applicants complain of delayed deposit refunds with two months’ possible interest. The report covers blight in nearby potato crops, museum crowds for the Okarito whale display, and various local updates including railway work, weather, and a charity aid case in Canterbury.
The Mundo condemns King Alphonso's fondness for sport and leisure. It laments the king is portrayed in various non regal costumes by illustrated papers and questions his duties amid Spain’s hardships. The Mundo contrasts England's steady governance with Spain's need for a strong monarch.
An accord between Otago Southland sheepowners and shearers unions will go to the Industrial Commissioner and then the Arbitration Court to become an award. It sets pay at not less than 18s per hundred with rations, plus 3s 4d if rations apply, and details shed tickets and multi-employer breaches. The award runs April 1 1909 to March 31 1910.
The Rangitata race meeting posts handicaps across Maiden Plate Cup Cracroft and Farmers Plate events. Notable entries include Merryweather Lady Dirk Crossima Early Dawn and Bandit with varying weights from 6st to 14st 7lb.
Wellington March 29 The Appeal Court of the New Zealand Racing Conference endorsed the Avondale Jockey Club's disqualification of George Pell for twelve months and Albert Whittaker for two years over the Lucio ride. Sentences for both were set to run twelve months from December 15 108. Deposits were refunded. The Auckland Racing Club’s appeal to keep Royal Soult un-disqualified was rejected with deposits forfeited. The hearing of Lindsay and Ryan’s appeal was adjourned with Ryan’s disqualification suspended pending final review.
Reading fragment suggests a note about a pipe and a mistake in a town setting. Mentions Percy and Latakia and smoke. Limited readable text provides no clear event, date, or actors beyond these terms.
Reports from Calcutta and London note a gunboat and service vessel leaving Bombay for the Persian Gulf due to renewed gunrunning. Berlin reports the Saxony king urging states rights on taxation. South Australia denies a new loan on the London market. Sir George Sydenham Clarke sails for Aden on a health cruise. Bovril Australian Company to acquire Victoria Downs Carlton Hall and Northcote stations with 200000 cattle at a price of £200000.
Reports from St Petersburg and Paris describe Russia weighing coercive moves over Morocco and possible German mobilisation on the Russian frontier within forty eight hours. Ministers debate pressing Serbia to reduce arms while Austria seeks Britain consent to treaty changes. Paris notes Kaiser and Archduke Franz Ferdinand have kept steady correspondence since a November meeting.
In Belgrade on March 29 the Crown Prince’s renunciation was read in the Skupstchina and adopted with one dissenter He then met the Cabinet and renewed his renunciation, visited Prince Alexander and wished him well The Vienna Press favorable on Prince Alexander’s succession and his sympathy with Austria.
Sir Edward Grey the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is quoted as promising to recognise Austria's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina irrespective of Serbia's acceptance. The note adds that conference attendees would only sign a formality if they meet.
The Times reports Germany leverages Rossia's unpreparedness to force abandonment of traditional Near East stance. Pall Mall Gazette notes the Hague creator under threat of war condones illegality. Berlin backs Vienna to push Teuton influence in South-eastern Europe, a repayment for Algeciras support, showing possible high costs of opposing German policy.
Ex Lieutenant Woods sues the Army Council for 77500 pounds alleging unlawful removal from the Grenadier Guards. He resigned after a December 1907 order under Article 477 amid a Chelsea Court of Enquiry that accused him of inefficiency. The Army Council found he was an inefficient officer and not in the army’s interests.
The Spectator hails New Zealand as first to turn to ships while Keir Hardie in Merthyr Tydvil notes Asquith’s House of Commons speech caused fear among the opposition. He says government support for navy spending faces Labour dissent ahead of Whitsuntide travel to Germany.
A Sydney Peace Society meeting deplores public excitement over naval powers and protests the cost of presenting a Dreadnought to Britain. It condemns constitutional bypass and notes a cable from T J Taylor criticizing the offer without Parliament consent. Auckland reports the Prime Minister’s reply distancing New Zealand from the gift and universal training.
Mr James Thorn spoke at Cathedral Square on Sunday urging Christchurch citizens to reject the Ward Cabinet's unauthorised offer of a Dreadnought to the Imperial Government. The meeting carried a resolution expressing disgust at the insult to democracy and urging Ward to focus on social improvements rather than warships.
The Spectator notes Germany may target South American interests, prompting Brazil to build battleships. It weighs the potential challenge to the Monroe Doctrine and Germany’s naval ambitions in the region.
Report from New York dated March 29 notes California and Oregon laws bar white‑Oriental marriages. Miss Emery and Mr Aokt plan to wed in Seattle. Taconga’s mayor warned that if the couple appear in public they will be arrested as a public nuisance.
The Roya Commission favours subways over bridges to avoid harbour obstruction and reduce cost. It cites a railway subway to Moore street at £753000, a tramway at £460000, and wheel traffic at £502000, noting subways can be built separately while a bridge would block all services until completion.
The Mahono arrived at 5 o clock this morning in Sydney. A large gathering of friends and undergraduates gave Professor avid a rousing welcome despite the early hour. An official saloon was arranged for Ister in the day.
A Christchurch meeting on March 29 debated a public reception for the British Antarctic expedition members and formed a committee to arrange details. Lieutenant Adams and a Far South party member noted that after Wednesday Shackleton would be the expedition's sole member remaining in Christchurch, leading the committee to abandon the reception plan.
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