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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
2
Notices report the March 26 marriage of Henry Mackie’s wife in Ashburton and a March 29 birth at Malvern Home, plus two Carney memorials for James Carney who died in 1907 aged 29. The verses reflect family sorrow and prayers for his soul from relatives.
The Ashburton column reports fires missed by half the town, calls for firebell height upgrades, and notes on mushroom abundance, unclaimed post letters, and debates over labour wages, taxes, and civic matters. It also covers local auctions, goatherding interest, Maori prophecy humor, science talks, and upcoming meetings.
A ratepayer commends the Nicoll committee behind the water project but rebukes Dr Friedlander for mudslinging. He recalls hospital cess-pit issues and questions consistency, urging fair play as polling nears.
News briefs report a North east coast shipyard strike action with Barrow and Clyde areas facing closure if a 4d wage cut is not accepted within a month. Other items include Lambeth Conference speakers, church administration reforms, a fatal New York gas explosion, Turkish regiments mutiny, Paris robbery cases, wage cuts in Scottish iron trade, Chilapa earthquake casualties, German naval orders, and a Bashi Bazouks massacre in Constantinople.
Acceptances for the Ashburton Trotting Club Autumn meet on April 2 and 3 show large fields and higher prize money. Officials report excellent track conditions, extended services by excursion trains, and strong outside nominations.
Police found letters in Silverstein home from Berke man detailing plots against financiers. During a Union Square unemployed demonstration an anarchist bomb killed one man and wounded himself fatally. Mounted officers charged the crowd as twenty thousand marchers, many women with red caps, gathered despite bans. Selig Silverstein tried to bomb officers but exploded wounding himself. Beconian was killed.
Grey mouth dispatch notes no new developments in the Blackball strike as of this evening. No meetings or overtures reported to the manager and townspeople passively acknowledge a satisfactory turn of events.
In Waihi on March 30 a special miners union meeting agreed to levy one shilling per member while the strike endures to aid the Blackball union. A copy of resolutions was sent to the Labour Minister urging Arbitration Act amendments to equalize employer and employee status and expressing no confidence in the court’s president. The Waihi Union has about 1000 members and the levy raises up to £50 weekly.
Berlin reports nothing blocking Dr Hill's nomination as ambassador to The Hague. The Daily Mail calls the shift a generous concession to American opinion. A prior Kaiser stance against Hill is cited, with private reasons sent to President Roosevelt.
Wellington March 30. The Wellington Socialist party has contributed 90 pounds to the Blackball strikers. Mr P Tf Hickey, representing the Blackball Union, departed Wellington today for Auckland.
The Premier will speak in Hastings after returning from the South Island. He indicated plans for a political address during his visit.
At 9 o'clock this morning all county rivers were reported fishable, indicating good conditions for anglers and local fisheries activity across the region.
Paris dispatch says King Manuel of Portugal learned the telephone wire between the yacht Hohenzollern and the royal Venice residence was tapped during a private conversation with the Kaiser, provoking intense annoyance.
Mr John Burns's Housing of Workers and Town Canning Bill was read a first time. Dr Macnamara highlighted slum dwellings as a cause of disease and death. He cited infant mortality in Birmingham and Birmingham area, high acre densities, and death rates in Glasgow and London districts to urge reform. The talk stressed Local Government Board dominance over Parliament.
(received March 81, 8 50 a.m.) Sir H Bannerman passed a fairly good night. He is still weak, but there is no marked change in his condition. Countess Anne remains at his side as the update notes his health.
A Canterbury gathering of hop-pickers urged a protective tariff to curb foreign competition. Calls rose for a 40s per cwt duty on imports as English hop cultivation shrinks to about 45 080 acres and prices remain depressed amid global supply. The Adriatic conveyed 3000 tons of hops to London from the Pacific coast, reflecting the glut and buyers’ willingness to accept below production cost.
In Berlin on March 86, Herr von Schoen, the foreign minister, told the Reichstag that no distinct infringement of the Alge ciras Convention by France could be proven. He said independent action by the powers remained possible if interests were flagrantly violated.
About one hundred thousand Old Believers who moved to Roumania Austria and the Balkans wish to go back to Russia now that freedom of conscience is proclaimed They likely will settle in the Amur territory according to a report from London dated March thirty.
Guerchonni, tied to the Plehve assassination, was buried at Mount Parnasae with revolutionary delegates from many countries in attendance. Immense crowds gathered for the demonstrations but police barred red flags from the proceedings.
Kirk awaiting trial for Broken Hill murder hanged himself with blanket strips in his cell. He left a note claiming a failed attempt to bleed himself to death. A youth on Darling harbour wharf suffers from plague. Melbourne reports James Munro, former Victoria Premier, died leaving property valued at £203 with former estate worth around a quarter million.
Adelaide reports on March 31 that Coleman remains missing following the fatal shooting of Constable Ring at Glenelg. Ring had arrested Coleman for drunken and disorderly conduct on March 30, prompting threats before the suspect opened fire.
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