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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
4
Friedlander Bros Ltd conducted a horse fair at their West Street mart with large entry and good attendance though sales were not brisk. Hacks and draught horses sold at varied prices from £6 to £40, with numerous unrecorded sales at lower rates than previous fairs.
An inquest in Wellington on a five month old child who died at Nurse Callingham's receiving home found death by inanition due to malnutrition and probable diarrhoea. The coroner blamed neglect by a professional nurse and kept the nurse's license pending Education Department action. Police charged Mrs Callingham under the Infant Protection Act. case set for next Wednesday.
The Ashburton Borough School Committee holds an adjourned meeting approving coal and wood tenders, urging Board of Education repairs, and noting Miss A G Thwaites appointment. Inspectors praise discipline but report overcrowding in preparatory classes. attendance and rolls update. prizes planned for gardening and technical classes. A subsidy request and shelter shed proposal are discussed. payments approved and meeting adjourned.
In Christchurch on May 21 the grain market remained quiet with little trading since Tuesday. Milling wheat likely fetches under 4s per bushel, and shirming accommodation offers are rising, encouraging ship owners to move waiting stock. Oats stay quiet though demand may lift with new corn sacks arriving from the Ap rima.
Wheat quoted 4s 1d delivered Timaru with some sales at a higher rate. Temuka trucks also sold at 4s 1d Timaru delivered for a quality line. Freights are scarce but a large grain export is forecast, with buyers booking for 4s 4d to 5s. Oats firmer. Garters, Bprada, Danish, and Duna priced deliver Timaru. Barley supply exists but quality weak. potato prices improve for disease free tubers sold delivered Timaru with sacks extra.
At a Christchurch meeting the Flour Millers' Association voted to reduce flour price from 11 10s to 10 10s per ton. Director J Jackson said the move aimed to stop cross island trade that undercut Wellington. eight members approved, with a special meeting planned. No dissension among directors was found.
Alex Strachan formerly of Maheno was fined 3 pounds plus costs for carrying 3 pounds 10 ounces of untaxed tobacco in his baggage. The incident occurred in Dunedin on May 21.
In Invercargill on May 21 Mr Cruickshank M A gave judgment in a case where Bluff residents were charged with buying smuggled boots from the Opawa chief steward who was fined £30. The court held the customs law strict and the defendants guilty to forfeit the boots and pay three times their value £3, reduced to 15s with costs. Three informations against Stell the bootmaker were dismissed after satisfactory explanations.
The third annual meeting of Wright Stephenson and Co shareholders was held. The directors reported a credit balance of £24859 6s 7d with £6412 2s 1d interim dividend already paid, leaving £18337 4s 6d. Directors proposed a 6 percent per year dividend to be carried forward after fixed payments. The report and balance sheet were adopted on motion by Mr W D Hunt and Sir James Mills. Retiring director Mr J A Johnstone was re elected.
The Crown has made no offer for the Thorney estate of the Duke of Bedford amid tenant proposals to raise rents by 60 percent. The 19000 acre property, once reclaimed from marshes, has long tied to loyal tenants and 300 year family lines. The duke asked 750000 pounds, threatening auction in July if unmet, with district impact feared in Peterborough.
Advertisement extols Bile Beans as a modern remedy for biliousness and stomach liver ills. It contrasts them with old mercury based tonics and claims effectiveness against gastric influenza and liver chill with herbal extracts. Sold in sealed boxes at 1s 4d per box or 2s 9d for triple quantity.
A 19th century report explains hasheesh from a Greek plant grown near Tripolitza used in Persian, Turkish, and Egyptian societies. It describes cultivation, processing, and effects including sleep and vivid dreams. Egyptian authorities ban its import and cooperate with Greece to curb export, though consumption remains widespread in several countries.
In a testimonial style note RHEUMO is promoted as a fast acting remedy for rheumatism gout lumbago and sciatica. It touts Raed Mo as the key medicine reducing pain swelling and uric acid with every dose sold by chemists and storekeepers at 2s 1d and 4s 6d per bottle.
A list of meat prices appears with various mutton cuts and beef items noted by old spellings and dubious units. Forequarters, hindquarters, legs, chops, loins and ribs are priced from 3d to 6d with other items including sausages and boiling beef listed.
Maudeane Harman of Burnlcut Street Ashburton offers small amount loans secured by freehold securities. Low current rates and easy repayment terms arranged. Representative RK Kennedy solicitor Burnett Gt Ashburton.
Approved securities including second mortgages offered by Perry, Perry and Kinnerny solicitors Timaru Geraldine and Tomika. Interest at lowest current rates with principal repayable by instalments if desired.
Train times listed for Ashburton and Portfoy routes include Mount Somers Christchurch and South runs. Express and mail services noted with morning afternoon and evening slots. Some figures appear garbled but indicate multiple daily departures from the port area and South line.
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