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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
2
H. M. Jones announces a large shipment of parlor and church organs with elegant finish and full tone. The offer promises prices 20 percent lower than rivals due to lean overhead, with music books and instruction included and flexible terms. Inspection invited at 426 H. M. Jones.
SUITINGS TINTER is at hand and colder weather demands warmer sults. While summer was endured we arranged for Winter Suitings from English Mills now opened up fresh and stylish in Ashburton. Coolest materials offered. trial order proved to be a satisfactory experience and may secure a permanent customer.
A Wellington magistrate ruled a landlord bore no implied obligation to provide a fit for habitation house despite infestation, since the tenant admitted inspecting the premises and delaying complaint. The decision, urging reform, calls for Parliament action to protect tenants and buyers from unfair charges.
The Labour Department outlines emigration nomination forms for English residents to New Zealand with reduced passages. Eligible applicants include dependents under 50 with suitable work. agriculturists with capital of £25 and domestic workers receive passages without nomination. The High Commissioner conducts final selection. Also reported are bread price rise in Auckland, scarlet fever cases in Timaru, and a Timaru court fining five youths for wilful property damage totaling about £8 to £9 in repairs.
Reports note Christchurch population supremacy in registrations and frost events in Masterton. Wellington plans a large water reservoir addition while the Mackenzie Council buys Tekapo Hotel at auction. Rail shops push toward North Island Main Trunk completion with 2000 waggons and new carriages.
Frost registered at Domain station this morning. Reports detail strong northerly winds, cold conditions, and a telegraph line upgrade reaching Bankside. Ashburton gains a new clerk and a post office site, while Timaru Woollen Mills expand with a 8000 to 9000 pound investment doubling capacity.
A public meeting for Domain paths supporters is planned for Friday evening at Allenton schoolroom. A Dunedin telegram notes Mr Bolt has resigned after 21 years with Taieli and Peninsula Milk Supply Company. Mr W. Crocker broke his leg at Mount Peel while guiding a horse. G D Macfarlane drove him to Timaru Hospital. Tinwald Literary and Debating Society held a well attended meeting with two new members elected. A mock parliamentary election will be held with candidates W McKay S Culverhouse L Wilson and Mrs W Clothier, each to speak twenty minutes. The topic was Socialism and Noes won the vote. The Minister of Lands said Crown lands around Tengaziro National park would be increased by about 10000 acres, reaching natural boundaries. The park, valued as a botanical reserve with notable hot springs, would be more accessible via Ohakune and Waiuru, with a mountain house planned for proper visitor care.
Constable McLennan found the deceased with the muzzle in his mouth and a discharged cartridge nearby. The body was moved to the Longbeach Homestead for an inquest held at 12 30 before J P Tule. The jury ruled suicide by a public safety gun while mentally ill.
A correspondent notes publish commentary on local issues while the paper distances itself from editorial stances. Readers respond with mixed views on community concerns and governance, illustrating a lively public discourse.
Sir in common with other property owners in the Hampstead district I have received the new assessment The valuation on my property is out of proportion to the selling value and I urge those with excessive valuations to file objections before the 28rd instant Worms may be obtained at the Post Office for this purpose Ratepayer.
Per Press Association from Woodville on May 20 reports David Crewe of Pahiatua as an Independent Liberal candidate for the Pahiatua seat. Temuka Mayor T Buxton will contest Geraldine as the Government candidate.
Auckland May 20 Arbitration Court sides with hairdressers in dispute granting a 52 hour week and set wages for journeymen at £285 per week matching the Wellington agreement. Previously workers earned £2 5s for 57 hours. In the farriers dispute the 10s per day for farriers and 1s 4d for floormen were conceded despite employer offers of 9s 4d and 8s respectively.
At a Timaru meeting of the Political Labour League last night a motion protested the claim by Mr Pryor secretary of the New Zealand Federation of Employers that Australasia workers are lazier and less efficient than Americans. The debate centered on defending worker effort and challenging the imputation.
The Napier Temperance Council unanimously resolved that the Temperance Party will not be identified with any Parliamentary candidate at the forthcoming election unless compelled to contest. The statement reflects caution in aligning with candidates amid recent remarks.
In Dunedin on May 21 the Maori side promises a thoroughly representative squad for the Britishers match. Promoters urge the New Zealand Union to move the contest from Rotorua to Wellington or Auckland. Ashburton AFC held a weekly meeting with J. Brown in the chair and discussed Empire Day plans and a Christchurch match with Burnham in the afternoon. Players named include F Anderson, T E Craven, A Welen, S Beauvais, H Norton, F Tallibutton, W Anderson, J Brown, F Larma, J Weir, and I W Crowther. The secretary is authorised to arrange accommodation for the team during Christchurch stay.
United Press dispatches from London report King Edward will begin a May 29 trip lasting a week to the czar and czarina in Russia. Other items note the U S Congress approving funds for Tokyo exhibition, a settlement of the Heracles mine dispute in Constantinople, a purse theft case in Manchester, and a New York murder by a son of a millionaire.
The Times correspondent reports hostile tribesmen encircling Abdul Aziz s army near Fez. A deputation from Mulai Hafid arrives at the camp to negotiate surrender of the entire force.
The Ameer's correspondence with the Earl of Minto, then Governor General of India, is presented in notably friendly terms. The letters emphasize cordial relations and emphasize mutual respect despite political tensions.
Details describe 2000 enemy in the valley held by both sides. The 57th Rifles and 28th Punjabis cleared them with a great dash. Lieutenant Ivens was dangerously wounded. Sixty enemy killed. The 34th Pioneers destroyed towers and were charged by swordsmen who were bayoneted.
General Wilcocks with Anderson's Brigade plans a northern march to subdue the Meohmands who inhabit remote country. The route includes head-water detours and night operations as the main challenges of the expedition.
Russia reports M. Stolypin stating Finland's laws affecting imperial interests were adopted without government consultation. Indications appear that Stolypin will consult Finns on a Finland bill to be introduced in the Duma.
In the adjourned Education Bill debate Unionists press for a clear basis for a peaceful solution and a bill recognizing parental rights. Catholics fear settlements that exclude them. Mr Runciman accuses government of seeking a Protestant settlement while praising a generous proposed basis, rejecting extreme parental rights.
In the House of Commons on Empire Day May 20 Mr Asquith said there is no sufficient reason to depart from predecessors practice to fly the Union Jack over government buildings.
On May 21 at 8 09 a m a large majority of miners in Lancashire and Cheshire voted to affiliate with the Labour Representation Committee.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a remedy titled Wands Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial gourds with pricing and dosage symbols. No clear event or names. reads as medicinal ad fragment from an old issue.
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