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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Mar 30, 1909

Page

4

London Frozen Meat Prices and Wheat Quotations Report

The Smithfield market quotes cover frozen mutton lamb beef and eel by shipment, based on minimum 100 car cases or 25 carcases. Prices list Canterbury Southland North Island regions with varying grades and brands, plus River Plate mutton, and Australian wheat cargoes at 40s per quarter with a 28,000 quarter shipment at 80s 9d.

London Frozen Meat Trades Association Smithfield Canterbury Southland North Island Best

Markets drift lower as meat and grain prices slip

London dispatch reports continued weakness in frozen meat with mutton and lamb prices dropping across Canterbury River Plate and Australian sources. Beef and butter show soft demand while cheese holds firm, grain futures for wheat oats and barley quoted firmer yet cautious. Sydney notes flour and wheat delivery offers firming with limited response.

Wellington Department of Industries and Commerce London Canterbury Sid North Island River Plate New Zealand Sydney

Jews Embrace Farming as American Farmers Convene

A New York Hebrew farmers convention mirrors a growing shift among Jewish migrants. Delegates representing about two thousand farmers from New York New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts show strong commitment to agriculture and a reduced interest in trade. The piece argues past stereotypes about Jewish aversion to farming lack basis and credits immigrant opportunities for growth.

United States New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Europe

Lane's Emulsion Testimonials Across New Zealand

A collection of customer quotes from Stratford to Auckland praising Lane's Emulsion for colds and lung relief. Testimonies claim quick recovery, enhanced health, and widespread use while noting prices of 4/6 and 2/6 at large stores.

Lane W. C. Lavell Stratford Elien Knages Auckland W. Hall Riversdale A. M. Falls Greytown M. Cooper Wellington Dominion Hy. M. Cohen Invercargill Larga

Upper Ashburton Road Board Holds Monthly Meeting

The Upper Ashburton Road Board met with directors including O J Harper as chairman. Discussions covered rate posts, land transfers, roll corrections, subsidies, and lighting requests. grants for reserve use, road grading offers, ranger report, and lamp installations in Allenton and Cox Street areas.

Upper Ashburton Road Land Board Dromore R. T. Cameron Valuation Department John Clifton Black Christchurch Allenton Middle Road Bolt Road Cox Street Ashburton

Prophetic Sermon on Time and Money Stewardship

At Baring Square Church Rev H I Bellhouse spoke on God’s claim to our time and money. He urged dedicating a seventh of time to Sabbath worship and viewing money as God’s stewardship, not personal hoard.

Baring Square H. Hi. Bellhouse Jesus Christ

Gambling trio fined for gaming house in Wellington raid

Young Kea Ah Pong and Chow Yup were each fined £40 or two months imprisonment by Dr McArthur after a raid found them keeping a common gaming house in Haining Street Wellington. They must also pay court charges or face 48 hours imprisonment.

Wellington Young Kea Ah Pong Chow Yup Dr McArthur

Christchurch Mayor Charles Allison Announces Candidacy

Christchurch March 29 Charles Allison the present mayor told a deputation he would stand in the upcoming mayoralty election.

Christchurch Charles Allison

Professor Rutherford Credits Canterbury College Teachers

Professor Rutherford writes to Canterbury College Board thanking them for Nobel Prize congratulations. He recalls early research in the college basement, praising teachers Cook and Bickerton and noting his Nobel Prize in chemistry rather than physics. He reflects on cross disciplinary work over the past decade.

Rutherford Canterbury Board of Governors Canterbury College Cook Bickerton

Drainage drive opens vast Piako swamp near Auckland

The Piako swamp project covering about 90 000 acres advances with 120 miles of drains cut. About 20 000 acres are already dry and ready for selection. Roads and access are being built, with expected settlement starts next year. Total reclamation costed at around £60 000 will add 90 000 acres of Crown land.

Auckland Star

Canterbury College Scholarship Granted at Trinity Cambridge

The Canterbury College Board of Governors approved a Trinity College Cambridge scholarship of £100 per year for two years with £50 for travel. Nomination to be by a Professorial Board majority and reported to the Governors for confirmation. Mr Norman Murray Bell was unanimously recommended and approved.

Canterbury College Board of Governors Haslam Canterbury Trinity College Cambridge Board of Governors J. C. Adams Norman Murray Bell Adams Bell

George Davies Tailor Prospectus Promises Lower Prices

An Auckland and Wellington area tailor offers ready to wear and made to measure suits at fixed low prices, arguing against credit-tailor practices. He asserts high quality from skilled cutters and mass production, rejects bad debts, and urges customers to order for Easter this week at multiple New Zealand locations.

George Davies The Arcade Christchurch Wellington Auckland Duneadin Invercargill Palmerston North Timaru Wanganui

Governor Cancels Maori Gathering Amid Heavy Rain

The Governor arrived from Whakatane on Saturday and planned a large Maori gathering at Ruataki this morning. Heavy rain forced cancellation of the event. He will return to Rotorua tomorrow.

Auckland Whakatane Ruataki Rotorua

Elephants Plough Thirty Fields at Burstow Lodge Surrey

A Daily Mail visit reports elephants ploughing a fifty acre field at Burstow Lodge near Horley, Surrey. Tiny and Annie manage furrows with help from Rose and Ida while camels cut chaff nearby. The herd consumes large hay rations and daily bread for energy. Mece the foreman camel and Sammy the juvenile dromedary oversee work. Timothy Hennessy, aged 102, in County Cork, allegedly refused an old age pension for income.

Horley Surrey Daily Mail Burstow Lodge Sanger John Sanger Tiny Buratow Lodge Annie Rose Ida Mece Sammy Timothy Hennessy Midleton County Cork Tie Ireland

Conciliation Council Delivers Sparse Hotel and Restaurant Case

The Conciliation Commissioners met to handle private hotel and restaurant keeper cases. Mr Giles struck out many cited names from the Arbitration Court list, leaving four representing hotels and restaurants combined. With no evidence offered, he referred the matter to the Arbitration Court.

Auckland Giles Arbitration Court Otago Canterbury

Caterpillar Plague Hits Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury Crops

A Farmer writer outlines the caterpillar invasion damaging grass in Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury. Principal offender Melancha Mamestra compoési ta, with starlings and weather as factors. control methods include trenches, pits, kerosene sprays, tarred boards, arsenate of lead, and sheep drives. autumn or spring burning helps destroy resting caterpillars and old stems.

Hawke’s Bay Canterbury Dominion Kirk New Zealand Paris

Rangitata Road Board Meets at Lismore

A Rangitata Road Board session in Lismore saw J Fleming chairing with J Barton T Tarbotton and J Dellay present. A petition for an extra riding was noted, rate collection showed past debts, and the annual meeting was set for May 6.

Rangitata Inmerson

Cure Piles With Dr Fellows Pile Cones Adverts

A testimonial style advertisement warns of rectal piles leading to serious illness and cancer, touting Dr Fellows Pile Cones as curative. It cites letters of cured users and urges readers to buy boxes priced at 3s 6d each.

Dr. Fellows

Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills For Women Health

A promotional piece claiming Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills improve women health, regulate bowels liver and kidneys, cleanse blood, and provide vitality. Nurse Weigand of Ipswich endorses the remedy as safe with no sickness or gripe and a reliable laxative and regulator for female ailments.

Dr Morse Decera Morse Weigand Brisbane Street Ipswich

A M Loasby Prescriber Chemist Ad in Christchurch

A M Loasby identifies as the only prescribing chemist at 147 Colombe Street in Christchurch with wholesale services from H I Stevens, wholesale druggist.

Colombe St Christchurch H. I. Stevens

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