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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
2
The finest market in New Zealand invites consignments to Matson's at Addington. Experienced stockmen will attend to the consignment and sell it to the best possible advantage.
Calendar style data lists Sun rises for Sota in May with daily values and phase data for May. Notable entries include New Moon on May 3, First Quarter May 10, Full Moon May 16, Last Quarter May 23, Plus mean times, apogee and perigee dates in May.
On May 20 at the bride’s parents residence Lima View Albury South Canterbury Hugh Sergeant Barrett of Auckland third son of Mrs and the late Mr H W Barrett Ashburton to Henrietta Hetty third daughter of Moulds Smith Esq.
Friday May 22 1908 report on private and public efforts by the Public Health Department in New Zealand to aid mothers and children. It highlights Dr Agnes Bennett’s Practical Hints to Mothers and urges breastfeeding over bottles, with guidance on infant feeding, diet, and the role of Lady Plunket and Governor’s wife in humanitarian work.
Local notices report Archdeacon Averill will address St Andrew’s Church in Tinward this evening. Rainfall totals for Alford Forest show 28 inches over four months ending April 30 with 11.12 and 6.30 inches in March and April respectively. Ashburton No License Council formed to invite Mrs Harrison Lee and Rev R B S Hammond to join the local option campaign.
Christchurch Press associate editor Mr W F Graham visits Ashburton while a Dunedin resident plans to sue for £501 in libel. A Temuka bricklayer makes sanitary ware from Kakahu clay. Chatham Islands residents plan a local museum to keep fossil bones Maori and Moriori artifacts. Football injuries prompt calls for stricter refereeing and higher accident funds. Industry and property news cross New Zealand with gold mine dividends and tax inducements in Hungary.
Frost registered at Ashburton Domain with six degrees as a cold spell. Ashburton marksmen join a Daily Mail contest on Timaru range with Rifles and Guards units named. Christchurch Golf Club plans a match at the racecourse links with a long list of players. A draft and chess club forms under Mr F Barker with officers elected and a future meeting planned. Chatham Islands report no rabbits, only wild pigs and cattle. Empire Day holiday question affects Drivers Union wage rules and Prince of Wales Birthday observations.
Henry Bradshaw was fined 30s and costs 7s for riding on a footpath under borough by laws. William Wakelin was fined ds and costs 7s for riding a bicycle on the Last street footpath. Civil case Elliott v Craantins claims £238 with default judgment for the plaintiff and costs.
A large audience attended the Hampstead cadet and sports fund concert at Oddfellows Hall. Mrs Chapman organized the event, aiming to fund the cadet corps and build a shelter shed on the range. Proceeds surpass £20, with part earmarked for a school sports fund, featuring Madame Linay and others from Christchurch delivering a strong program of solos, duets, and quartets.
The Ashburton county representative team to face Canterbury lists Full-back J Smith junior CO May Jh Cordner and J McFedries five eighths W Fitzgerald and W Page half-back J Gillingham forwards GQ McKenzie EH Wf Ore M Daily J Wonnacott I Patterson Vittoc P Orr and J Oxley emergencies forwards EL Smith Virine J Bonifant and T Walsh backs S Thomas Culverhouse and W Burrows.
London dispatch reports King Edward plans a state visit to the Russian czar in early June aboard the Victoria and Albert, escorted by cruisers, with Queen Alexandra not accompanying him. The visit, a symbol of allied ties, follows the French president's arrival and intersects with Britain's Asia policy as Lord Curzon warns vigilance remains essential in India.
In a Liberal MPs meeting Mr Asquith treated women's suffrage as a moving issue. He would not oppose a democratic amendment to a forthcoming electoral reform bill if proposed, noting two thirds of ministers favor it. He warned the Lords could trigger a general election issue and said the movement would press on, with Pankhurst urging action.
Vancouver Times reports three educated Indians directing a revolutionary school at Millside near New Westminster. Indians on the Pacific coast provide funds and the movement in India is directed from Vancouver, signaling a coordinated seditious activity.
General Botha told Potchefstroom crowds that closer union of South African colonies would come sooner than expected. He said delegates to the National Convention would go with open minds and seek equal rights for every white.
The Laporte vest case yields a coroner’s finding that Mrs Cabanes was burned to death in a felonious homicide, with the attacker unnamed. The report notes the incident occurred in New York on May 21 and leaves the suspect unidentified.
A railway collision near Antwerp on May 21 left twenty six people dead, with many others pinned beneath wreckage as rescue teams worked to extricate the injured and recover victims.
Sir Edward Grey tells the Victoria League that imperial subordination is gone and that liberty and independence now bind the Motherland to the colonies. The statement redefines empire as a partnership founded on freedom rather than command.
Sydney reports natives ambushed a Dutch patrol on Bali island, killing an officer and four men and wounding twelve. Dutch ships bombarded Klung Klung in reprisal claimed linked to opium traffic. The American fleet may land at Farm Cove with harbor headland illumination. Kubelik reception noted and inquiry into opium industry begins with witnesses arguing white labor subsidies needed.
John Sullivan of Timaru reports success with RHEUMO for rheumatic gout noting relief after use. The advertisement claims the medicine neutralises uric acid in blood and offers the cure, with bottles sold at two shillings sixpence and sixpence in Timaru stores.
In the House of Commons the Education Bill was read a second time by 970 to 205. The opposition included 64 Nationalists and several Liberal Labour and Socialist MPs. Asquith was conciliatory while Balfour could not secure more than openness to compatible suggestions.
In the House of Lords the Duke of Marlborough opened the fiscal debate. Lord Cromer attacked the Australian tariff classification as absurd and predicted only minor changes to colonial tariffs. He urged Britain to stay out. Lord Milner questioned Britain as the main seller to colonies. a few more treaties like the Prince-Canadian could ruin Britain’s Canadian market position. The Times reports Cromer mocked Australian classification while critics cited insular prejudice in Britain.
In Parliament Captain Craig proposed a bill to display the Union Jack on Empire Day and hoist the flag on national schools in Ireland. Nationalists blocked the move with a 156 to 88 division. About 6.5 million children were expected to parade, with nearly 3 million in Britain.
A group of suffragists visited Mr Asquith at Downing Street on May 21 asking for a definite government pledge on franchise reform. He reportedly refused a personal interview, prompting the phrase keep on rowing as the movement continues pressure.
Mr Asquith ridiculed a forty shillings duty on hops at the Reform Club, noting it would amount to about 90 percent on the raw material. He said free trade would be adequate to meet old age pensions.
Reports from Sydney dated May 21 indicate an old charge explosion at the South Broken Hill mine injured six workers, one seriously. Other items note the suicide of George McIntyre, second engineer of the Tutanekai, in Wellington hospital, and several road and street accidents across Nelson Timaru and Temuka with injuries and property damage.
Reuter's Telecram Company, Wellington, May 21, declares its usual dividend at 6 percent per annum for the half year ending December. The company reports reserves at £93,152 cash and bills and investments at £118,886 and freehold properties valued at £45,689.
Advertisement fragment notes Woods Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs and a children’s hacking cough product. Mentions prices 6d and 23 6d, suggesting a penny pricing structure. Product described as a great remedy for nighttime symptoms.
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