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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 12, 1902

Page

2

Lunar Events Recorded at Newman Site

A historical entry notes a D HM Lash quarter at 10:28 am and a full moon at 10:16 pm with an apogee event at 2:20 am. The record mentions times near Newman of lOtbam Ferigee and 16 %110am.

Unclear Metrics and Place Names From Mixed List

Fragmentary OCR lists various place names and numbers including Dengnix May 12, Riley's Beach, Mystic, Golden Gate, Nelson Creek, North Beach, Alexandra Bonants, and several odd measurements or codes. No coherent event or source context present.

Dengnix Riley’s Beach Sheddan

Wheat markets firm amid reports and shipments

Wheat markets remain firm with English gains from crop reports. Qargocs show strength on Victorian January shipments at 30a3i per quarter and South Australian March shipments at 20a per quarter. Rokia also stays firm, boosted by strong wool demand.

Amerios Rok Ia

Havelock Street Mart Busy Saturday Sale

Mr Henry Stephenece reports a large attendance and brisk bidding at the Saturday sale. Entry was large but prices mostly lower than last week with buyers active on pigs, fowls, ducks, geese, and two consignments of ware valued at £3 and £6 28 6d. Produce included potatoes, oats, chaff and corn, along with a sizable furniture sale on account of a cent salt at satisfactory prices.

Henry Stephenece

Ashburton notices mix theatre plans and local updates

The page records Mr Montgomery's company at Oddfellows Hall tonight, hospital thanks for skating carnival donations, telegraph outages affecting Caribbean links, and a June 3 sports club meeting. It also advertises New Zealand lamb, a house fire at Mr Harvey's near Pusy Station, rat control tips, and local sales of cycling lamps and second hand bicycles.

Ashburton Monreomann Mr Montgomery Oddfellows’ Hall Montgomery Ixshangel Caste Inverreprios Berne Prince of Wales Ashburon Mounted R Ashburton Guards Ashburton Rifles Ashburton Brass Band Winslow Sports and Racing Club Worns of Waisnom Tonbridge Wells Courier New Zealand Calverley Road Farsnim W E CO Harvey Pusy Walrlie Somple Pleasant Polon Manchester Hervey People's Journal Dundee Seddon London St Helen's Lancashire Amos St Helens Antipodes Emploai Melbourne Burren ix Lownon Grocer Rogland W Taylor Wito Buatter Asysi Ireland

Eruption at Martinique Reported with Toll and Chaos

News wires describe Mount Pelee's fury near St Pierre and nearby islands. The death toll ranges widely with estimates up to 40 000, including the governor and American officials. Vessels destroyed and ships lost. ash and darkness cripple rescue attempts as reports from Dominica, St Vincent, and Paris detail ongoing eruptions and relief efforts.

United Press Association Eletric Telegraph New York Martinique M Mouttet St Pierre Chateau Eclair Dominica St Vincent St Lucia Mont Pelee Grappler West Indice Panama Telegraph Company Suchet Pierre Ti Ia Wire Esk Roraima Dar Roddam St Thomas Hell M Laparent French Geological Society Mount Pelee Barbadges Indefatigable West Indian

Temperance Demonstration Draws Immense Jarrow Audience

A March visit by the Apostle of Temperance drew a packed Mechanics Hall in Jarrow with clergy, townspeople, and visitors from Gateshead, Newcastle, Sunderland, and Hebburn. The Mayor praised total abstinence and moral suasion, while speakers urged persistent effort against drink and touted legislation and local option to curb temperance evils.

Jarrow-on-Tyne Temperance Claeves and Creede Mechanics’ Hall Jarrow Apaciona GQ Tomlinson A.E.A Leeds W Whittle Stockton Duncan Kirkwood H.D.B Belfast T Hardy U.K.A Newcastle-on- Tyne R Shepherd Reaviey Gateshead Newcastle Sunderland Booth Shields Hebburn Whittle America Council of Baltimore England Ireland

French Chamber Decides Replacing Malt Service

News in Brief notes the French Chamber of Deputies choosing to replace the costly French malt service with motor use postal vane. Crown assigns JE O Bodiey to chronicle Westminster Abbey coronation. Wellington telegram updates free return of stud sheep by rail.

Chamber of Deputies JE O Bodiey Westminster Abbey Wellington Gap Chambers Lyndhurst Thorsday W Stonyer NZ Farmers’ Association W Houston Waterton H Gresham Watson Burnett Strat Hach France Qimont Massey Harris Imperial Bicycles Cox Ciienta Qconnumera Fletcher Bros

Bur Glutton Charged With Theft At Somerest Hotel

Henry Niven faced a magistrate on May 10 for stealing a watch chain and locket from George Dawduey. Dewduey testified, recalling Friday events at the Somereeh/Somerest Hotel and a sale attempt in which Niven allegedly offered a Waterbury watch. Niven denied the charges. witnesses, including John Jackson and Annie Robinson, supported the sequence. He was committed to the Supreme Court for trial with bail options, while later drunkenness and vagrancy charges were addressed.

Henry Niven George Dawduey George Charles Dewduey Aeéo Tha Somereeh Witness Ohaln John Jackson Somerest Waterbury Annie Robinson Baw Aod Hammond Supreme Court Moore Barlow Trevor Winckmore Druckenness

New Zealand Contingent Ships Notice Falls in Transits

South Africa reports a death from a fall near Vaalbank on May 10 involving Praca Association Hy. The Cornwall with eight troopers of the New Zealand Sixth Contingent arrived May 11 and sailed to the Mowai. the vessel failed this morning. The Cornwall’s troops are well under Colonel Banke. Some Sixth Contingent men chose to join the Ninth Contingent at Durban and return to the front.

Hdwin South Seat Werriman Bucchench Mowbray Tancred Street Ashburton Buckner Hindene Sunnys O A . Hardy Selwyn Popular Concert HM Jones Paris France Baron Monson Britain Saint Vincent Pointe-n-Pitre Loxpon Vaalbank Sypway Cornwall Banke Durban

Australians win after strong first innings in cricket match

Australia posted 474 in their first innings with Darling 123 Hopkins 80 and Kelly 68 guiding the attack. Notts replied with 183 in their second innings as Iremonger 46 Gann 27 and Goodacre 16 led the effort. Australia won by an innings and 4 runs.

Surrey Team Named for Monday Oval Match

The Surrey lineup for Monday's oval match includes D L A Jephson WF, Crawford, E M Dawson, AS Bush, Able, Richardson, Brockwell, Lockwood, Hayward, Hayes, and Steedman Baker as emergency cover.

Surrey the Oval L A Jephson WF & Crawford E M Dawson

Autumn Meeting Handicaps Declared At Ashburton Club

The Ashburton County Basing Club announces handicaps for the first day of its Autumn Meeting to be held tomorrow evening and Friday. Listed are weights and entrants for races including the Principal event, with runners such as Lady Dundas, Mercia, and Princesa Perkin set to start, among others.

Mercia Princesa Perkin Princes Royal Adele Dandy Goon Gunner Queeo Fovle O'Shea Farewall Helios Ashburton Dundas Cillian Skobeloff Huku Soobiich Cinuburn Igat Surrey Claddeboye Lapidary Kotekate Lady Medellint J.P Valentine Ove Threequarters Rosemere Asetings Pallas Magnificent Hat Lady Dundes Ordnance Flame Ownora Achburton County Basing Club

Paris Sensation: Humbert Arrest Warrant Issued

A warrant is issued for Humbert son of M Humbert a cabinet member in De Freycinet's government his wife and sister in law Marie Daurignac who fled. They allegedly faked a four million bequest with two million borrowed, none of the Americans Crawford or Newhews connected to the case have seen the family. The court found the gate empty as the case collapsed.

Paris Humbert M Humbert de Freycinet Marie-Daurignac Madame Humbert Crawford Newhews

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