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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
INTER announces colder weather requires warmer wear and opens winter sailings from English mills. We offer woolen materials for sale in Ashburton with inspection invited. A trial order is urged to prove our satisfactory firm status and to establish a lasting customer relationship.
Ephemeris for May lists sun rise and set times from May 16 to May 24 with notes on moon phases. It includes new moon first quarter full moon last quarter and astronomical events such as apogee and perigee with approximate times.
A son was born in May at the Malvern Nursing Home to the widow of the late W. B. Hood of Mount Somers.
The British Trade Journal condemns a NZ tax on profits by non resident traders affecting prices for NZ consumers. Rangiora gas works report shows receipts and costs with anticipated income growth. Trade notes mention mutton exports to Japan and a Tokio visitor for meat supplies. Munich State Brewery profits spark private beer price protests while New Zealand leaders depart for Naikoura.
A detailed notice from agents lists an acre section with five-room dwelling and water in bathroom on Belt 4 Road Allenton, a prime building site on N W Belt with 3 acres, and dairy farms from 70 acres to 9700 acres in the Northern Districts. Also many farms in Ashburton and Geraldine districts and opportunities for partners to purchase land North Island.
Captain Edwin warns of Northerly gale heavy rain and rising rivers within 24 hours. Mr G H L Buchanan appears in Christchurch Supreme Court with Mr George Harper leading the motion. A successful Hinds sale boosts hopes for future sales benefiting local residents. Boisterous weather and dust hinder town streets as a water cart operates. Ashburton Good Templars report a well attended meeting with two initiations and a debate on drink versus gambling. Bazaar funds target piano debt. Wahtore Young Men's Social Club kicks off weekly entertainments with a cachre tournament won by Mr P Simpson. Darling Downs reports add 70 to 100 New Zealand farmers acquiring farms. drought absent and prosperity noted. Hampstead and Convent Schools football match ends 6–0 to Hampstead. Reg Childs scores twice. Parents urged to attend matches to support physical training. Strange and Co announces tailor Kerr will visit Ashburton Saturday at Tancred Street from 2 to 5 p.m. High class tailoring at popular prices.
Fort nightly Methven sale shows solid turnout and large stock yarding though activity not brisk. Prices include sheep fat lambs sold at 12s 9d to 14s 2d, fat ewes around 8s 3d to 13s, do 10s 7d, and lambs to 18s for two tooth wethers. pigs and cattle also listed with varied prices.
May 14 Balruddery sale drew buyers from Asllurtan to Balclath a with good weather and excellent arrangements. Demand for sheep eased slightly though prices were satisfactory. key values included two and four tooth halfbred ewes 7 6d, six to eight tooth half bred ewes 1 7d, cross bred ewes 16s, Shropshire ewes 1d 8d and 16s 10d, lambs and rams at various prices. Horses sold up to £53 for mares and £48 for good geldings.
The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company reports weaker meat prices with declines. Canterbury mutton and lamb quotes show first quality lamb at 54d and various cuts at lower rates. Also notes May 15 arrival and Sydney Melbourne grain quotes in May markets.
A 15 year old girl testified to brutal treatment by her mother in Feilding on May 14. Doctors reported numerous bruises and repeated starvation. The magistrate lamented the abuse and fined the accused £10 plus £2 7s costs, noting other children present.
May 14 Timaru saw fifteen men from six corps compete for district and South Island medals. A strong cold breeze hindered accuracy as shooters faced tricky wind conditions.
Dobsoni fined for allowing a horse on Coldstream roads and obstruction while driving to the pen. Second-hand dealers New Smith Bright fined for poor books. New fined for lacking proper records. Civil judgments listed. one payment order with potential imprisonment.
London report notes shipbuilding workers ballot on a proposed eighteen pence weekly cut in exchange for permanent boards of conciliation, as cited in a Board of Trade discussion. Also mentions Royal Bank board changes and Crete troop withdrawal, with violence against Chinese workers in Poplar and Sunday opening debates for the Franco British Exhibition. Dorothy Wiles wins Empire prize for patriotism essay.
A woman in indifferent health, sent to the country for a rest, retired to bed at 9.40 pm and was found dead next morning hanging from a fir tree four chains from Mr Evans’s residence. She had tied a rope to a strong bough and dropped about 38 inches, her mind apparently unhinged by ill health.
Reports from Auckland, Woodville and Tuapeka detail candidates for upcoming elections. Q Nicholson to contest Grey Lyn against G Fowlds. J C Cooper backed for Pahiatua. S Bolton nominated with G Hunter declining. Aly Ry Scott to stand for Tuapeka. Scott known in Otago as Farmers Union leader. William Jeffries entering Geral dine electorate race.
Grey mouth May 14 Work resumed this morning at the Blackball mine without incident. One shift will run until Monday when Tyneside miners join, then two shifts start. Next week operations to be in full swing with about 175 to 225 men at work.
In Green Island Messrs Christie Bros. coal mine closed as all thirty five workers struck over a check inspection mandated by the Act. The dispute began this morning amid wage and safety concerns.
Owing to the steerage straitened position in Taviuni the possibility of reflotting her has been questioned. The Union Steamship Company officials have not accepted this view. Mr Datiels visited Dunedin and will return to Westport to observe a plan to refloat the steamer by cutting the western breakwater and channeling to the Buller River.
At the Ashburton County Racing Club meeting prizes totaled £800. Principal winners include H. F. Nicoll with £217, D. McSweeney £208, C. H. Piper £53, W. Clayton, D. Henderson, G Greenwood, K. McDonald each. H. F. Smith £40, Mrs Cotten, G Palmer, S. Carlton £85 each, Farris, Solomon, J. Blair, Barrison and Carlton £29.
In the House of Commons a resolution favored adding British South Africa to a federal union. Sir Charles Dilke supported federation as a solution for native races. Sir John Seely noted government non-initiative, Britain awaiting colonial decisions. Winston Churchill urged guided progress with unity, cautioning slower advance. The motion passed unanimously.
May 15 speech at Hackney by Bonar Law criticizes Asquith's reckless finance. He argues pensions need a full overhaul of the Poor Law system to work properly and links welfare policy to broader fiscal reform.
The House of Lords approved a shift in Scotland land values policy by a vote of 119 to 82, changing from compulsory valuation to an optional scheme, indicating a significant reform in property assessment rules.
In the House of Commons Mr Winston Churchill replied to Mr Havelock Wilson that the rise in Chinese seamen shipped at United Kingdom ports is a matter of serious concern and is being promptly and thoroughly investigated by the Board of Trade.
Cardinal Logue in New York predicts Britain's dissolution as colonies grow restive and push for independence. He cites Australia moving toward independence, New Zealand indifference, Canada legislating for own business, and India facing rebellion with capital punishment. He warns Ireland will face reckoning once England sits alone.
President Roosevelt leads Washington meeting with State Governors and federal judges to discuss national conservation. He warns of dwindling unsettled land and depletion of timber iron coal oil and gas, urging policies to protect soil forests and water power for future generations.
An old advertisement promotes a peppermint cure for children's hacking coughs used at night. The product price is listed as 1s 6d and 2s Bd. It emphasizes nighttime relief and suitability for kids.
Mr J. Chapman of Nelson, a factory engine driver, states scepticism about Rheumo ended after others’ experiences. He reports constant draughts in his work and now endorses Rheumo as a good remedy. Available at stores and chemists for Qs 6d and 4a 6d.
Lamphere confessed to catching Mrs Guinness in the act of the dismembered body of Andrew Held and claimed control over her. The 1906 cases report several disappearances from a farm, with cash sums noted as £200 to £600, and multiple individuals vanishing after visiting the farm.
Police investigate suspected poisoning after the body of Alexander Brown aged 56 is exhumed and stomach contents analysed. Brown worked at a Sydney wharf and held substantial property. He died in hospital from a condition doctors believed to be neuritis. A woman was arrested for stealing the deceased's jewelry. The case echoes the Talune affair of years past.
In Dunedin on May 14 James S Baker 27 a labourer drowned crossing the Moly river while returning to Clyde. A man about 40 John Alexander McMillan died suddenly during stocktaking at Mesars A and T Burts premises at about 6 45 pm after tea life extinct when doctor arrived. Deceased leaves wife and family. Christchurch May 16 John Pilling admitted serious after lifting weights at Addington workshops later found bleeding from the mouth cause hemorrhage of the lungs. Thomas Morgan O Meara Department of Agriculture attempted suicide at Pemuka May 6 and was taken to Timaru Hospital in serious condition.
Two Canopus sailors Olaf Haliman and Andrew Anderson were arrested in Wistport for murder after Ernest John Burke was found dying May 8 with severe head injuries. They had earlier served three days for absence without leave and Haliman faced a tobacco charge. Renmanded for trial.
A conference of New Zealand Rugby Union delegates approved a resolution by 26 to 2 supporting three test matches. The decision reflects strong NZ rugby interest in expanding international fixtures.
The Mount Somers Road Board met on Thursday May 7 with E Gates HB Cullen W Lambie and H H Sharplin present. A request to improve the Bowyer s stream ford and a lower vehicle track between Hewson s and Boyd s roads were approved. Tenders were opened for Hewson s road shingling and accepted from D Fergus. Taylor s stream road tender deferred. The Gorge road needs winter prep and the pay-sheet was passed.
The annual meeting of ratepayers was chaired by Mr Gates. The balance sheet for the year was read and adopted subject to the Government audit. Members Milne Ayrton J Evans spoke on road shingling and upkeep. A vote of thanks was given to board members before adjournment.
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