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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
2
A brief sale list from Dunepin dated May 14 shows offerings including Meg and Annie 14a 163 8d Molyneux Kohinoor Zadla Notown Creek 31s 313 3d Royal Maori 134 3d and Perlot.
Mr D Thomas conducted a clearing on Monday at the premises of Mr W Davey in Weaterfield where residents report cold weather but a large attendance and a good sale. Items sold included three trees and tackle for £4 183 64, leaf harrows and trees £2120 61, grubber £4, roller £29 3 6 1, borrowa £4 10s, dray £, double furrow plough £11 0s, sewing machine £7 10s 3d, piano £28 10s.
Ashburton notices report Mr Von Burg’s Dramatic Company touring and set for the Oddfellows Hall on Saturday and Monday. Also included are local social notes, auctions, and community updates with several names and events from Ashburton and Wellington.
News in Brief lists May weekend events with sailings by Mowers Friedlander Bros. Ltd from West Street Marton and a bay gelding sale at My EB Gates. It notes rabbits shipped from Qisenstown, ballocks sold in Melbourne, and local business moves including Thomas Slatern taking over the Alford Forsa Hotel. It mentions Lord Hopetown’s £16000 yearly excess and a dairy farmer at Oppur lao drawing over £30 monthly. The Hawke’s Bay Cckkat Association cannot raise £160 for a visit by an English team due to other obligations.
The Borough School Committee met Monday night with members Mossed, Craighead chair, Becklegeale, Kernet, Hewson, Whitaker, Malcolmagu, and Mofaflam present. Apologies for Measra Jones and Sileacks. Bank balance £44 1d. The headmaster reported 396 pupils and 340 average attendance. Allenton School had 79 roll and 69 average. Tenders for coal and firewood awarded to W H Cooling and Co. Accounts totaling £5 approved.
A general meeting of the Rahburton A and P Association was held at Arcade with President Mr Reid and directors present. Topics covered included advertising disputes, a Land and Live Stock Bill, show ground needs, judges’ roll, delegates to conferences, and plans for a veterinary surgeon appointment.
A committee led by Mesera Carkson Stone Leadley Brand and the President is appointed to carry out recommendations in the stated report. The document mentions a 2400 won guarantee amount for three years and a six month termination window from either side, after which the committee undertook its work and then traveled.
United Press reports King Edward pledges 1000 pounds and 500 pounds in marks for Martinique sufferers. The American Admiralty ships provide provisions while Congress approves 200000 dollars. Private subscriptions rise. A violent thunderstorm, lava eruptions, and debris-blocked rivers inundate much of northern Martinique as new craters open and darkness persists.
Captain Elder of the Ninth New Zealand Contingent and Lieutenants Shera and Quinlan are convalescent and back on duty. Wexit is a town. The governor learns Sergeant Walter Miller of the Seventh Contingent and Private John Gourley of the Ninth Contingent are dangerously ill with dysentery at Harrlemith and Newcastle respectively.
German tenants on a large estate near Novogradvoshyneky refuse higher rents and resist eviction. Many injured in the clash. Moscow agitation wanes while mill hands and ironworkers press for trade union rights opposed by authorities after earlier encouragement.
Arrangements set for the Colonial Premiers to tour provincial centres before the Coronation. Festivities include a Guildhall banquet a Thames picnic a Hotel Cecil ball and theatre receptions arranged by Sir Henry Irving.
In London May 18 the House of Commons heard Mr Gerald Balfour state White Star ships may keep British registry while Mr Arnold Foster noted the Admiralty renewed the agreement with White Star for three years. The firm seeks to obtain control of the Manchester Ship Canal.
A Liverpool consensus among shipowners and merchants urges rapid colonial development to reduce England's reliance on American food imports. The call, attributed to the American Fuvassor and the Presa Association by Elsotrio elagraph and copyright Lowdon on May 12, notes the urgency of expanding colonies to secure food supply and economic independence.
Sir W V Harcourt moved an amendment he had warned against condemning grain duties and bread taxes as harmful. Mr Hicks Beach replied that there had been no broad rise in bread prices, and he criticized the Opposition for resisting taxes while voting on supplies.
The Cobb and Co mail service faces an overdraft impasse as the Queensland National Bank refuses further funding without no new guarantee. Federal aid requests for guaranties or subsidies were declined, risking a stoppage and disruption of mail delivery across Queensland. The bank may carry on with the work if arrangements are found, causing consternation nationwide.
A medical warning notes that cold season risks serious health issues. It urges strengthening the body to fight lingering coughs and chest pain, recommending Wiltong Bove Farrnm as a tonic for all ages and sexes.
Plague case reported in Lyttelton as Wellington notes the Cariethurch shield offering and mentions the improving patient at the plague ward. Details are sparse as officials await fuller particulars on the new case and related developments.
Football match at Bushside on Buerday ends with Bushside ahead by twelve points. Bushside scorers include Joll with three tries Aldridge one try Lylan Gundry Cookeon Ellen. Springturn's Sharplin Burgess Smith Neil and Ede fought hard. Referee Mr H Sharplin.
An elderly man named Fitzgerald, driving a cart with a horse, fell sixty feet from a cliff near the railway as a night train approached. He sustained a broken leg and a shoulder wound, was taken to a hospital, but died from injuries and exposure.
Weather clears to allow resumed play. Australia trails at 249 for 5 with Hill 23 Gregory 33 Trumper 01 Darling 19 Noble out 18 Armstrong not out 11. Rain then halts further progress.
The autumn meeting opens tomorrow with races across multiple weights and distances. Notable contenders include Crusiform, Siege Gap, Tercalet, Golden Vala, Whirl Wind, Antigone, and Merrymaker, as handicapping and trainers announce a promising finals day. The event runs tomorrow and Friday with favorable forecasts and organized train schedules.
The Kyla Mutual Improvement Rescolation held a Saturday meeting with strong attendance chaired by Mr George Watson. A debate asked which is happier the barbarian or the civilised man with W Malligan opposing and Misa Mallraith for the civilised view. A vote showed a small majority favoured the barbarian. Misa Watson recited The Carton Ball. The next meeting will feature a musical evening with member performances.
An enthusiastic note to Ideal Tyre Company from William Martin celebrates using Ideal tyres on his machine. He claims the tyres helped him set seventeen New Zealand records and win championship prizes, expressing strong satisfaction with the product.
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