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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 04, 1907
Page
2
The report notes 1200 head of Hereford cattle and a very large number of fine Clydesdale horses. A large acreage is devoted to crops and turnips annually, yielding splendid results.
The issue reports famine in China and urges contributions to Church Mission and China Inland Mission. It also covers weather signals, fruit harvests in Highbank and Aghburton, a Mayfield mutual improvement meeting, St Aidan’s parish finances, and upcoming entertainment by Val Vousden at Ashburton.
Local notes report Minister McNab will visit Rakaia to address the Land Bill. Christchurch Supreme Court grants administration for Thomas Daily. Tancred Street property sale to Mr KE of Manchester. City surveyor cites Waimakariri scheme yields 469000 yearly, enough to cover rates. Exhibition sale prices mixed. fernery contents sold poorly. Poole backs public opinion on the Land Bill. Pura Foods bill expected next session. Sworn tributes at Newport for late Mr Seddon aide Mills. several donations and tablet presentations noted. Canterbury Land Board approves freehold titles for Hopwood and Fleming. Farewell to Mr Surman marked by gifts and songs. May issue of Review of Reviews highlighted with Hague Conference focus. Simplified Motor Cars endorse Stuart by Star Engineering for local use. Alcorn’s advert notes closing sale on tailored menswear.
Correspondence from Hampstead questions Ashburton’s water offer and its £20 annual charge. It cites recent “generosity” toward Hampstead and warns of distrust of Ashburtonites after prior school chatter incidents. The writer asks why Hampstead would rush into a deal. May 3, Hampstead.
An onlooker complains the new Domain pavilion is closed preventing access and spectators have poor viewing all year. He urges the Borough Council to allow public viewing on Thursdays with seating for a small charge to satisfy football enthusiasts.
J and N Tuit presented a two part program at the Ashburton Oddfellows Hall featuring The Story of the Kelly Gang in biograph form. The first half offered humorous reels then the two hour tale depicted Ned Kelly’s cattle theft arrest, the burning of the van Ing, and the deaths of Steve Hart and Dan Kelly before the final showdown with police.
London May 3 Mr Asquith praised Mr Deakin for a clear colonial case and stressed imperial unity. He defended full colonial fiscal independence and free trade while noting possible gains from improved communications and mail links to Australasia and reductions in Suez Canal dues. Sir Joseph Ward urged limited preference for wheat meat and dairy to keep prices low.
Keegan wins Full Court rule to test his claim for land resumed by the Government under peculiar circumstances. He was legally dead after a 15 year wander, mentally affected from a fall, then restored and learned his wife had remarried and claimed compensation on his farm.
The Commonwealth Arbitration Court in Sydney on May 3 applied a common rule to ships trading between States and to voyages from the Commonwealth to New Zealand, Caledonia, or Fiji ports, if the voyage starts and ends within Australia. The ruling allows owners to show evidence that the award is not fairly applicable to their ships to avoid hardship.
Hon J A Millar arrived in Thames and met deputations about enforcing the Factories Act. Deputy Chief Inspector Mackay argued butchers doing small goods act as shop assistants and need not take Saturday as a holiday. The Minister will seek Parliament's amendment to exempt small boroughs with different conditions.
Auckland May 2 Negotiations for government acquisition of the Otakanini block of 16000 acres held by the Neativwhatua tribe near Helensville appear nearly certain. Eastern 2000 acres face the Helensville channel valued at 22 pounds per acre, others at one pound per acre, total likely around 40000 pounds. Director D Paul says funds will improve native lands elsewhere.
The Motor Power Co Tincred Strait W sole southern agents advertise a four cylinder car designed for New Zealand roads. It claims durability, high power, and superior performance for the price of 260 pounds delivered, with tuition included. Also promoted is Woods Great Peppermint Cure for children's hacking cough at night, priced at 13d and 24d.
The Canterbury Drivers Union asked to add many parties to the August Arbitration Court award. The Board claimed jurisdiction but the Conv president now says the Board has no power to add parties and its recommendations are void. In Ashburton the Board’s independent recommendations depend on timely court referral and old and new awards create different footing.
May 3 New Plymouth reports a tightly contested by election for the Taranaki seat with all three candidates addressing crowded meetings. The sole electoral issue is endowments versus no endowments tied to a Land Bill. Government and Independent candidates back endowment areas while selling the rest under an optional Crown land plan. Opposition candidate Mr Okey opposes endowments and Massey may join the race with Herries possibly assisting.
The Acting Premier spoke at Theatre Royal on the year’s finance including revenue of £8,399,078 and a surplus £717,825. He praised railway revenue gains, remissions since 1895, telegraph rate cuts, and advances to settlers. He favored leasehold reform, opposed harnessing water power without funds, and outlined tariff revision and Legislative Council appointments. The meeting endorsed government unity and the ongoing Land Bill debate.
The Acting Premier Hon V Hall-Joner received notice of D C McIntyre’s arrest in Montevideo. The message said McIntyre admitted his identity. A UK representative in Montevideo sent the cable to the British Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies forwarded it to the Governor and then to the Acting Premier.
United Press reassures weather impact with Wellington Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa flood waters receding. Settlers moved stock to high ground as small bridges washed away and sports parties on Wairarapa Lake sought sand-ridge refuge. Manawatu mail train delays due to floods and a south line breakdown near Kai Toi caused Wellington to miss the five pat ten timing.
A Church Council meeting convened to form a Citizens' Committee to oppose gambling. Members discussed proposed resolutions for abolition of gambling and prosecutions, approving motions as the basis for the committee's creation.
Report notes no shift in the cecal lumpers dispute as Limmed's works with non union labor. The passage asserts rheumatism gout and "jumbago" remain real troubles not solved by removing uric acid from blood, claiming RHEUMO offers a cure.
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