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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
3
The remains of George Meredith the noted novelist and poet are to be cremated in London on Friday with a movement already started to inter his ashes in Westminster Abbey. Supporters include Mr Asquith Viscount Morley and Mr James Barrie.
A Sydney report notes pirates attacked a Chinese junk in Johore waters. The crew were hacked to pieces with knives while the pirates looted valuables and laughed at the victims' screams.
Sir William Willcocks has finished the preliminary survey for level takings in Lower Mesopotamia and will report to the Turkish Government. He aims to reconstruct Mesopotamia’s ancient irrigation system.
Paris reports a general strike declaration by the Labour Federation with about fifteen hundred Parisian navvies striking. No broad unrest anticipated beyond these actions.
In Sydney on May 20 a south-westerly gale brings heavy seas and sheltering coastal shipping. Further rain is expected to spread inland.
A special Ashburton Hospital Board meeting was held at the County Council offices this morning. Attendees included Messrs Chapman Cairns Reid Stewart Co W Nicoll Dickie Davis Lambia chair. apologies from Lind helme Burgess Gibson Davison. The board authorised the chairman to sign the sanatorium agreement and seal. Dr Hunter and Maude were reappointed for another year. Davis and Wood remain on the Managing Committee. thanks were given to the matron staff and visiting ladies for their service.
The Ashburton County selectors announced the representative football lineup to play Canterbury on Monday. Names include back W Bur Lows, wings W Page A Hibbs R Patterson, five-eighths W McKenzie T Densey hall A, and forwards G Smythe E Thomas G Denniston J Rouse M Daily T Rattray plus J Moffat. Emergencies listed: Thomas 3 Smith W O Grady J O Grady and Shelloels. The Oroya arrives at Fremantle with passengers for New Zealand including Astill Rose Metcalf Full and wife Rev Fitzgerald and Miss Femley. A Baring Square Schoolroom meeting formed the Baring Square Literary and Debating Society with Rev Hy Bell as president and J Gray as secretary. Christchurch Hounds met at Winslow with large attendance but too many hares hindered run. Rakaia stock sales were lightly attended with hoggets dominating. many lots passed in. Rev J W Burton’s arrangements clash with another meeting, but a large audience is expected at Baring Square Church. Burton, recently back from India, will speak on his Fiji impressions including 40,000 Indians there.
William Sullivan a 39 to 50 year old single man and former ston e picker was found burnt to death in his tent near Klondyke water race. He had worked for twelve months at the estate and recently for the County Council. An inquest ordered by Justice of the Peace was not yet scheduled.
An inquest at Huntingdon, opened by Coroner Mr V G Day without a jury, examined William Taylor and John Brown about the death of James Walsh who was crushed by a wheeled lorry while alighting from a traction engine. Jol Bishop testified Walsh fell from the drawbar and was run over. the jury found Walsh died from injuries after being run over, with no blame assigned to anyone.
Reports from Auckland and Christchurch detail James Smart's death after a collision with an aerated water cart. In Oamaru a football player Thomas Martin died from brain hemorrhage after an on field injury. An inquest will be held for Smart and Martin’s death noted as misadventure.
Essas Guinness and LeCren Ltd announce instructions from Mr H M Reeves who has sold his farm to hold an unreserved clearing sale on above date of all live and dead stock.
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