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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
2
Handsome new shipment of first class parlor and church organs offers elegant finish and full tone. 18 registers provide varied sound. imported directly, prices up to 20 percent lower than competitors. Includes music book, instruction guide, and flexible terms from H. M. Jones. Inspection invited.
Advertisement listing properties and business prospects from Curtis Agent for The Live Stock General Insurance Company of New Zealand and Yorkshire Fire Insurance Company. Includes a four room dwelling on Belt Road Allenton with garden, a vacant building site of acre with full-crown fence, and a range of dairy farms from 70 to 1700 acres plus farms in Ashburton and Geraldine districts for farmers to inspect.
A May phase table lists daily values and moon phases. It includes New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter and Apogee dates with times, noting changes across May. The data shows multiple entries and numerical codes for each day.
On May 12 at Malvern Nursing Home Cox Street the wife of John Cooper gave birth to a daughter both mother and child doing well.
The piece warns of looming hard times amid fifteen years of prosperity. It discusses wool price fall, bank deposits shifting to debentures, monetary stringency, and how production and wages may be affected in New Zealand. It urges restraint against pessimistic forecasts.
The Waimata people receive notice from Christ Church Underwriters of promotion in fire insurance from F to D grade, lowering average premiums by 25 percent and wooden dwellings by 23 percent. Ashburton may follow as the high pressure water scheme improves. Large crowds visit Ashburton for the County Racing Club races amid good weather. Labour Day bands contest planned in Timaru with 34 invited bands and 8 promising entries. The NZ Farmers Cooperative reports the sale of W G Irvine’s Westerfield farm of 1695 acres to W Stringfellow. Slaster Bakers raise 4b leaf flour price to 74d from Friday. A speaker at a meeting rambles about starting points for 20 minutes. The Common Prayer Book, compiled by Cranmer and Ridley in 1649, is praised as a noble work despite not being a single-creator piece.
An incident reports a case of Pure Foods tea from Manchester Bros. Safe Agents. Turned over by Yin and Turner with slight damage noted. Customers invited to pick up while the insertment lasts.
Public School and hospital matters dominate the Canterbury brief, including 22900 Dominion Day medals for North Canterbury schools and a £5 5s donation from Salt Water Creek market gardeners for hospital care. transfers of Salvation Army officers Colonel Knight and Brigadier Albiston are noted, plus Lincoln Canterbury Agricultural College planning expansion. Chamber of Commerce critiques credit terms as Parliament readies a private act for Wellington properties and cemetery leasing. Wool production reaches historic Victoria levels valued at £3,800,000. Coroner's inquest on Mr Petrie results in a modest jury donation and a driver’s travel feats are praised. Harbour charges spur shipping shifts. political protests over Waiotapu prisoner transfers. several Lands and Survey promotions. and Ashburton market sales tallied for wethers and fat lambs.
Timaru marks the twenty sixth anniversary of the Benvenue and City of Perth wrecks on the beach at Timaru. The City of Perth was refloated under the new name Tarakina. South Canterbury volunteers shoot for district and Island medals at Patiti Ranch Timaru. Fishing industry grows with Maori launches and orders. A 750 up billiard match at Mast Street ends with Cullimore defeating Garforth 730 to 688 after breaks.
A review of Herr Zimmermann and Mr William Densem’s concert at Oddfellows Hall praises the programme and performers including Alice, Concert 7th, and a comedy finale. It notes small crowd, laments lack of local musical appreciation, and warns the artists may avoid Ashburton in future if attendance stays low.
A sad case occurs at Spread Eagle where an 80 year old married woman, wife of Mr Heriot and visiting relatives at Mr J Evans residence, was found dead by suicide hanging from a tree in the orchard during last night. The body was discovered after a long search and an inquest is expected.
In London at the Colonial Institute Mr Coghlan outlined six irrigation schemes in progress and argued land values would rise with irrigation. New South Wales figures showed a potential two to fourfold land value increase while costs were modest. Other speakers cited Mildura Bemark outcomes and the need for large water works to avert industrial risk. Roosevelt reportedly unhappy over Germany arbitration talks. Louisiana may abolish racecourse betting.
A gold crowned tooth found among farmhouse debris is believed to belong to Mia Guinness, suggesting she perished in the fire. Investigators also recovered surgical tools and a dirk in the cellar, deemed used for murder and dismemberment.
A powerful bomb was thrown from the Ekatermoslov prison at the cavalry guard room as prisoners attempted to scale the wall. The guard fired ten shots and others were killed inside. Earlier reports note twenty nine fugitive prisoners killed at Ekaterinoslav with eleven seriously and seventeen slightly wounded.
Reports from Singapore note two government medical officers Dr Raikes and Dr Wray died from plague contracted while treating a quarantined patient. The dispatch mentions Lamphere and Mrs Guinness amid a Norway fire mystery with a Norwegian victim Andrew Heldgren and a will leaving £4500 to a Norwegian orphanage. The tale includes alleged rings and a baby farmer scenario linked to Mrs Guinness and unknown heirs.
May 18 dispatch from CALCUTTA reports the first and second brigades entered Mohmand country by the Andiae route, followed by General Elles with 1897 men. Cholera limits U K units to Seaforth Highlanders among Northumberland and Munster regiments due to sickness.
In Auckland on May 13, L J Bagnall of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce expressed a hopeful commercial outlook with brisk trade and cautious optimism. Alfred Nathan reported his firm’s clients meeting engagements and steady trade with no expected depression. In Christchurch on May 14, John Duthie of a Wellington hardware firm said fencing wire output remains strong and general trade is well maintained, with mortgages in Wellington at 6 percent and potential worsening if tightening continues.
London May 13. Mr Burns's Housing and Town Planning Bill was read a second time without a division amid complaints it lacks lucidity and clarity.
Robert Harcourt son of the late Sir William Vernon Harcourt wins the Montrose by election with 3083 votes. Burgess Labour candidate obtains 1937 votes and Constable Conservative candidate 1576 votes.
May 14 report notes Mr Asquith will introduce a Bill to establish a uniform valuation system for sites and buildings in Lapland and Wales. The measure aims at standardized assessments across both regions.
Olaf Halman and Andrew Anderson sailors on the s s Canopus were arrested on a murder warrant for the death of Ernest John Burke whose body was found in McLaughtin's stables in Reefton last week.
The May 13 session in Hawera completes the eighth annual meeting of the Taranaki Provincial Farmers Union. Deliberations include land tenure freehold access, labour imports, Conciliation Board concerns, opposition to unionist preference, valuing non visible improvements, and implied purity warranty on seed sales. Mr E Maxwell re-elected president.
A fragment notes visits to a butcher and other tradesmen including a greer cabinet maker and distiller brewer Ang. It asserts Woods Great Peppermint Cure was best for head colds as proven.
The item notes a Great Peppermint Cure for a nighttime cough described as suitable for children. Price appears as 6d plus 2s 6d in the fragment, with limited text on form or seller.
The Treasurer forecasts a surplus exceeding a million and a half for the financial year. News from Sydney notes education ministers urging abhorrence of war in schools while preparing for possible Asiatic invasion. Also reported are rugby league inquiries clearing a player, a storm in the Tasman Sea, and declining participation in rifle matches. Mount Lyell profits and dividends are announced, with a state funeral for Mr Kingston in Adelaide.
Buxton Baime and dacomb report 6887 sales with 3785 from New Zealand and record attendance. Crossbreds and merino prices drop 4 to 10 percent vs last closing, while fine crossbreds fall about 10 percent. buyers remain active with keen bidding and expected seller-favorable shifts.
In Christchurch the Secondary Schools Conference opens with Ashburton High School represented by W F Watters. President Bevan Brown urges central exams for free places, moderator supervision, fairer marking, more junior scholarships, and humane university entry standards. Tibbs adds a paper on relations among primary, secondary and technical education.
Mr M Crannitch of Temuka, Canterbury, known hotel owner, testifies Rheumo relieved decades of rheumatism after trying various remedies. He states he has not felt better in ten years and calls Rheumo a great success.
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