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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 07, 1900
Page
2
The meeting is held under South Island Trotting Association rules. Nominations and entrance fees go to the club funds. The secretary must receive nominations by 9pm Saturday at Winslow Hotel. All drivers wear colours and weigh-ins in trobing events are not less than ten stone.
Reports from Mapier Tele Gragé warn that the flying nat pest devastates trout, with one fatal find of twenty eight dead fish containing many insects. Fowls that eat the insect die as a result and questions rise about natural enemies and acclimatisation aids. The note also recalls Rev Mullineux and hospital relief via a circulating library from Second New Zealand Contingent. fashion and tailoring ads close the item.
Count Sternberg, Austrian officer and prisoner near Jacobsdal, relays dramatic events of Cronje's troop retreat from Magersfontein. He reports British columns advancing toward Jacobsdal and Bloemfontein, Boer panic, and a council of war ordering retreat to Bloemfontein. Sternberg praises English valor and the courage of their soldiers.
An athletic meet will follow a racing event noted as Men's Race. Prize details include 30 for first and 104 for second in a 120yd Handicap, with other races offering prizes in pounds and shillings. Entrants must lodge nominations with entry fees and prior results by Friday May 11, 1900. Winners may be subject to handicap.
Newspaper notes Seddons Wellington address as a firm pledge to aid England against unfriendly powers in the Boer context. Describes New Zealand loyalty, 2000 volunteers, and colonial troops as steadfast allies, praising imperial cohesion and sacrifice.
A morning committee meeting reported £41 4s in fees for the month. Accounts approved include maintenance £1 15s 2 3d and hospital accounts £57 7s 6d. A vote of thanks was given to Mr J E W Haomer for an oil painting donation to the Convalescent Ward. Supplies tenders were accepted from listed suppliers for meat groceries fuel drugs and interments. Mrs M Anderson of Timara Hospital was appointed nurse. Next meeting set for June 1 at Wam.
Local news notes a golden wedding for Mr and Mrs Fleet of Tinwald, with friends offering congratulations and best wishes for many more years. Also referenced are a curious marine bird sighting at New Brighton and details of an Interprovincial Newes case with judgment reserved on appeal.
An Australian United Press Association telegraph brief promotes Clarke's World-Famed Blood Mixture as a cure for scrofula scurvy eczema and skin diseases. Sold in bottles at 2 9d and 1s each through chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. proprietors listed as The Lincoin and Mistano Counter Co in Lincoin England.
At the Glenelg enquiry an ex-fireman testified he was told not to strike hard while chipping the weasel and was told not to touch a plate in the engine room. Crew slept in clothes due to water ingress. An ex-mate said plates were thin but decent. Breakage traced to an accident. Fifty or sixty lifebelts aboard with thorough boat drill.
In Portsmouth the Liberal candidate Branadon defeated the Conservative by an increased majority of 579. Other items note Olga Nethersole suing a Presbyterian minister in New York over libel linked to the anti Sappho crusade, a Reichstag cut to the Kaiser naval program, and celebrations for the Crown Prince of Prussia. Weather in SuprEr reports fine with Hospital Saturday collecting £3500.
May 6 reports Prince Oscar of Sweden and the Prince of Wales spoke at the Royal Academy opening. The Duke of Cambridge praised colonial contingents while Mr Goschin honored Midshipman Huddart of Graspan. Lord Salisbury urged a victory movement, Sir Edward Poynter noted federation hopes, Archbishop Temple replied to the toast.
Sydney reports Mr Lyne has conferred with Newcastle coal owners and expects higher hewing rates. When coal contracts expire in September, proprietors may raise selling price to nine shillings per ton.
The scow Bravo from Talina, damaged at her centre board, drifted close to Gisborne shore with distress signals. The steamer Wathi and Captain Thompson aided. crew refused to abandon, planning to beach if necessary. By morning the weather moderated and Bravo escaped danger.
The report lists fresh plague cases in Annie Johnson Pyr mont Elsie Heffermann Newtown and John Hardwicke Moore Park. Yersin s aurum is enough for forty to sixty patients with orders for 400 to 500 more. Premier Lyne defends rapid measures and proposes burning Darling Harbour wharves to stop the plague. He warns strong action is needed and says the government will not back down.
Hospital records show 196 plague cases and 3 deaths with 7 May receipts and 1053 a.m. filing. Earlier data last week reported 87 cases, the highest to date.
Military telegrams reveal Lansdowne sought to edit Buller notes and Roberts criticisms amid Spion Kop controversy. New Zealand Mounted Infantry first entered Brandfort as Hart's forces seize Smithfield and Hart praises New Zealanders. Trooper Seeley dies of fever and Begbie’s bail reduced to attempted murder. widespread reporting notes public dissatisfaction with despatch publication.
May 6 cablegram reports admiration for Seddon and Ward speeches in London. Premier notes Major Sommerville message from Durban that troops are well and proceeding to Beira.
A soldier named Lieutenant Dowling, captured at Slingers fontein and released at Bloemfontein, arrived in Adelaide on May 7 at 9 40 am reported by this office as invalided and nearly blind from a wound, with hope of regaining sight. Crates for sale suitable for sheep feeding offered by Frieveven Bros at Gash Supply Store.
The Ceylon Times reports a healthy site in Ceylon selected by imperial authorities as a temporary prison for Boer prisoners. Boers provision a new capital Lydenburg north east of Pretoria while Capetown officials expect Lord Roberts to advance on Pretoria. British generals active with Brabant near De Wete dorp Rundle at Thabandin and French at the front. Roberts wired from Vet River after Hutton's Mounted units breached the river's right flank under heavy shellfire.
A Queensland paper prints a verse claimed as patriotic poetry for the Chinese, praising Queen and Bluetish themes. Another item notes a tombstone epitaph for a three day old baby describing the infant’s brief gaze and sleep.
In Brisbane on a Tuesday the Commonwealth Bill was discussed as Mr Q Chamberlain and the Premier spoke at a banquet. The Premier urged retaining the right of appeal to the Privy Council and said Queenslanders largely share that view.
Wright Stephenson and Co announce a major wheat sale in the colony with about 17 000 to 18 000 bushels sold. John Reid of Elderslie acted as seller and McGill, a Tokomairiro miller, bought the grain. The price is not disclosed.
Nominations announced for Winslow events on the 24th feature horses and runners including Lord Hopetoun Astonish ment Cairngorm Fairy Rose Clanay Mamey Snot Diploma Secret Jean No Hope My Shay Jacko Dinsh Struan Masurke Braemar Don Brandon Queen B Winston Cor and others across Purse races Trot and Port events with names such as Tshulet Gambler Katipo Gillie Kinbach Searet Misb Wood and Weazel.
The Road Board held a meeting with all members present led by Mr Chapman. The Returning Officer reported the retiring members were re-elected unopposed. The Christchurch City Council sent famine relief material and subscriptions. Tenders approved for road repairs and shingling with costs around £63. The annual ratepayer meeting followed with eight attendees.
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