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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
2
BEG to advise my Clients and the General Public that I have REMOVED to more Commodious and Central Offices on Burnett Street formerly occupied by Kerr Yorkshire Insurance Co Ltd. Live Stock Accident Employers Liability Fire and Property Insurance for Sale or to Sell.
A fragmented list shows dates in May with lunar terms Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Apogee and Perigee times. Entries include May date markers and scattered times such as p.m. and a.m., creating an incomplete lunar phase sequence.
The article argues New Zealand should not have the Premier attend the London conference in July due to Parliament's session beginning soon. It proposes Robert McNab as dominion delegate, noting his defence knowledge and prior government roles.
Church gifts spark stipend fund support as Mrs Cameron donates £1000 with £500 to the minister. Canterbury education plans twenty eight probationers. Sailors Rests subsidy to be taken to Cabinet. Weights and Measures office changes. Willowsby youths form Mutual Improvement Society with new officers. Engagement rings urged as pure gold and genuine gems offered by L S McClurg with prices from 20s to £20 10s.
Very nice property on West Belt near Winters Road offers half acres of land with fruit trees. Includes a three room house, bathroom, wash-house with copper, and stable. Low price and easy terms offered. Owner may lease for any term to a good tenant.
Auction notice for quarter acre land fronting two roads with a six room house, wash-house copper, and stable. No reasonable offer refused. Small deposit required and balances payable at 10s per week. Located in the district once held by J H Kerr.
A licensed land broker, estate and commission agent operates from Corner Arcade and Tancred Street offering property services. The notice identifies license status and business location for real estate dealings.
Wast Street dealer COAS THOMAS advertises all sizes of WIARTEL 3809 items. Secure one before sold. Subscribers named for the Motor Autocar Motoring New Zealand War mer Bulletin Scientific American and other periodicals. Telephone 120.
The Christchurch hounds will meet ab Winslow on Thursday and ab Tinwald on Saturday. Cadet officers will sit for a volunteering exam before Lt Col J E Hawkins. Ashburton grain imports surge as wheat carting continues. Mayor H Davis thanks donors to Empire Day fund and appeals for more gifts. Miss Rennie reports on kitchen health and open night demand exceeds capacity. A Council letter to the Premier discusses a 25 000 pound water scheme loan. Cemetery footpath funding dispute arises with County Council and Hampstead Board comments.
May 17 reports from New Plymouth Tauranga Gisborne and Wellington detail multiple fatalities and injuries. Denis Redmond died from injuries after a bicycle collision near Waitara bridge. John Hing hospitalized with gunshot wound from his son. Robert Russell found drowned at Judea River. Joseph Swain found dead near Gisborne. A Pickerill found dead in bed in Wellington.
The auxiliary schooner Tabara ashore at Maida with all crew safe. Captain Tonkin reports the vessel wedged between rocks, exposed to westerly winds, losing both anchors. Cargo to be jettisoned. bottom to be patched. Tangaroa returns tonight with details. Vessel valued at 3200 pounds and insured for 1250 pounds.
The Minister of Railways says the fast express mail will alter its timetable to drap mail bags for Geraldine and district as the necessary arrangements with Railway and Postal Departments are made. The change will occur when bags are manufactured and does not affect the return fast mail to Christ Church. Orari remains served by the first express.
Auckland May 17. Mr Robert McNab urged compulsory military training arguing New Zealand’s volunteer force is only about 6000 effective men. He proposed 18 to 19 year olds drilled for 30 days first year and about two weeks second and third years.
Reports from Paris and London describe a series of sightings of an air ship over eastern counties at night. The item notes railway guards arrested in Marseilles for Riviera train robberies and references plans in Germany to build a large aerial fleet.
Illness of Eloquence author George Meredith is reported to be seriously ill. The item cites Press Association copyright and notes the prominent novelist’s deteriorating condition. The brief conveys concern over Meredith’s health without additional biographical detail.
British papers praise Emperor Joseph and allied nations for uniting to preserve peace. Fremdenblatt notes Triple Alliance backing peaceful aims, while North German Gazette warns against using the alliance for aggression and predicts its possible dissolution.
Constantinople May 17 Mahmud and Shevket Pashas informed the Ecumenical Patriarch that one fourth of the Ottoman army would henceforth be composed of Christians. They urged accepting volunteers without waiting for Parliament to enact a law. Christian recruits would also be accepted for police and gendarmerie. The reforms aim to quiet Armenian and Bulgarian communities and reduce dangers to Christians.
Reuter reports Burnar-ed-Din, favourite son of Abdul Hamid, arrested and confined in a Constantinople palace as part of the revolt repercussions. Officers of Selimci Barracks and three policemen have been hanged in the city.
The Ashburton Poultry Society committee met to receive correspondence from the South Island NZ Poultry Association on annual subscriptions and show fees. A request from the Department of Agriculture for space at the forthcoming show was granted for 14 pens of utility fowls. Ten pounds was voted for special prizes in pigeon and canary sections. Bundy Cos and Robinson were named sub-committee for the annual social and supper. J Cullen, J Millar and W Searle elected as new members.
A Napier Gisborne railway was urged by a deputation from the East Coast Railway Learus requesting urgent work. Minister McKaizie replied that several railways were needed and only a short trial survey remained, suggesting Parliament be approached to authorize the line and to start after current projects are finished.
In Dunedin on May 17 a crowded sale at Samson's auction rooms sold Amy Bocks personal effects including wedding gifts and keepsakes. Items ranged from a wedding cake and ring to a greenstone chain, muff chain, jewelry and grooming articles with prices listed in pounds shillings and pence.
In St. Petersburg on May 17 the Prass Association cites the Social Democrats in the Duma as denouncing prison conditions at Orol Moscow Tiflis Sevastopol and Ekaterinsky. Ekaterinsky holds 280 prisoners yet confides 1200 inmates with 192 suffering typhoid and still bound by chains.
Two Polish extremists attacked police, fatally injuring the Chief of Police and injuring three officers. The suspects were arrested shortly after the incident, and authorities launched a murder and assault investigation.
A Lucknow correspondent reports that in Peshawar the Ameer has acquitted all Indians accused of plotting against him in a conspiracy case. The report notes the surprise reaction and cites accompanying dispatches from the region.
In Auckland Premier Ward hinted at using prison labour for market gardens and vegetables for central centres. Minister Findlay says reformatory farms will supply vegetables to public institutions and avoid competing with free labour. Plans include a Momohaki State Farm near Wanganui and a South Island farm with young and first offenders, possibly prompting legal amendments.
At a meeting the Otago Boxing Association accepted Dunedin as the venue for the New Zealand championships to be held at the end of July. The association agreed to terms for Jammy Burns' visit and to write to the New Zealand Association.
Diet guidance for rheumatic conditions urges avoiding red meats beer and spices while favoring tea and coffee. It promotes a claimed cure with Rheumo, advertising its quick relief and complete cure claims with prices for various bottle sizes and a prompt trial invitation.
The Daily Mail reports a bankers letter to Mr Asquith has a striking effect on public opinion. It claims signatories are eminent financiers with free trade and liberal ties. The wealth represented totals £223,143,000 with £55,000,000 paid up in private banks and other institutions.
Mr Clyde a King's Counsel and Unionist is elected unopposed to West Edinburgh succeeding Sir Lewis McIver who retires due to ill health.
Mr John Burns speaking at Carshalton said the Government will act on the Poor Law Commission reports. He urged prompt administration and practical action, proposing to remit both reports and the broader issue to the President of the Local Government Board for timely measures.
A Christchurch chamber of commerce meeting urged changes to debt collection law. Retailers complained current orders favor debtors, proposing wages attachment for earners over £2 a week and demanding better magistrate actions and quicker distress warrant execution.
May: Honor Findlay argues licensing should rely on careful club discretion and the character of applicants. He notes some clubs grant licenses to anyone who pays, undermining the act, and contends licensees owe a duty to the public to prove finances and character before licensing.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a character called the Stayfarer slipping on a road home amid a severe cold and unclear mentions of woods peppermint and a perilous fall. The text is garbled and lacks coherent plot or names.
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