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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
2
Historical note lists May moon phases and times with references to last quarter full moon and perigee. Contains scattered times such as 00 a.m 3 p.m 4 p.m and 6 a.m, along with scattered numeric data and month indicators May.
J. R. Wilkinson notes the stair install topic cannot be discussed in correspondence columns and the matter, as presented, reads only as an advertisement.
A article by Sir Frederick Treves argues machinery erodes manual dexterity across industries and urges broad technical education. It praises remaining crafts like basketmaking and watchmaking, warns of decline, and endorses a Shakespeare reading circle in Ashburton to boost intellect and culture.
Local report outlines Westerly winds cool changeable weather with possible frost tonight. In Invercargill a firm has orders for 4000 pounds worth milking machines. Three nominees for Chairman of Committees include Sir William Steward T H Davey and W Jennings. government support unclear. Indian summer warmth in Ashburton gives way to a sharp change with clouds, rain and frost. Mount Somers snow and frost readings noted. Coal shipment price details offered for Mount Somers Coal Co. Mail and Guardian Buildings Ashburton.
In Napier Cathedral yesterday the Rev H HL Robjohns was ordained priest and Messrs G Coates and H Collier were ordained deacons. A meeting of creditors in the bankruptcy estate of ET Stoddart of Willowby lapsed for want of a glotitin o. The land blinger is weute in Auck land to judge by the large number of applications for sections in the Hauraki Plains. A pig accident injures Mrs Hemi at Canvastown. State forest nursery at Rotorua reports 222000000 trees raised and planted. Otago Sunday School Union diplomas honor twenty seven teachers with decades of service. Bible reading urged in schools. Mr Walter Carter tours Orepuki for shale prospect. Cream separators demand rises as butter season ends. Draught horses shipped to Victoria and West Australia due to closer settlement. NZ Sheep and Wool Workers union dispute stonewalled. plan to cite Wellington employers. Alf James Mitchell visits Ashburton and Wakanui union committees appointed.
A bag with sixty gelignite plugs was found among shrubs at the Catholic Apostolic Church in Webb Street. The next morning a tin canister with a fuse and many detonators was recovered in another area of the church grounds.
The new F N motorcycle model 24 be with free engine and two speed gear box is drawing global interest. Sydney agents Bennett and Wood report orders of 200 but increased to 400 after rapid response. Ashburton buyers urged to visit Tancred Street garage to place early orders before factory bottlenecks. The G arson Cycle and Motor Works covers Territ ory from Rakaia to Rangitata.
Cork sees five hundred people line the streets as Mr Redmond is escorted to his hotel. Reports say no disturbance occurred amid the reception and security arrangements.
Memorial services were held in Berlin with the Crown Prince, St. Petersburg with the Emperor and Empress, Rome, Paris, Washington with President Taft and ministers, plus six New York churches and Buenos Aires, Vienna, San Francisco, Pekin, Khartoum, Constantinople, Brussels, Aden, Montevideo, Sierra Leone, Bermuda, Moscow, Tangier, Jamaica, Corfu, Perim and all British dependencies.
Mr Hall Jones fainted during services at St George's Chapel Windsor but is better. The St John Ambulance brigades treated 614 cases, mostly women who had fainted. Twenty cases were taken to hospital.
Glass shattered from the roof at Paddington station during a procession. Indian officers were struck as a second louder crash occurred. Women screamed but no panic. officials noted a man on the roof.
The king lauded bluejackets at the gun carriage as the finest tribute to his father. He praised conduct across ranks and the police for helping manage the vast orderly crowds with reverent decorum.
A large number of royalties have left London and the Kaiser is set to return on Monday. The departure signals shifting postwar duties and court engagements ahead of the Kaiser's expected return.
London May 22 Queen Alexandra sent for M Pichon and the French Mission to convey how profoundly she was touched by the President and the French nation's sympathy. King George bade the Mission farewell at Victoria station.
The Daily Mail notes the presence of Lord Strathcona Sir George Reid and Myr V Wall Jones at a funeral, calling it a praiseworthy innovation and a new chapter in imperial history. It praises the Master of Ceremonies for inviting overseas dominions and hopes for larger future participation.
In Calcutta on May 23 a vast funeral procession drew about three hundred thousand Hindus from all classes and ranks. Led by a life size portrait of the late King, dignitaries including Surendrath Banerjee and Chupendranath Bose joined barefoot in white, while the Maharajah of Durbhanga urged unity and peaceful loyalty following the king's death.
Paris May 22 The Matin reports Kaiser in sincere tone suggested great nations form a peace confederation to aid humanity. The Kaiser also spoke at length with M Pichon and later with Lord Kitchener about unity and cooperation for peace.
New York May 29 Mr Clarke minority leader in the House describes the Payne tariff as transparent humbug. His remarks are seen as a keynote to Democratic arguments in the upcoming November Congressional campaign. Mr Fass Democrat urges reciprocity and Anglo-Saxon unity with Canada closer ties.
A historical ad promotes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for chest complaints and wasting diseases. The offer lists a price of 8d 2s 6d and emphasizes quick recovery through the product.
Renter's agent reports Mount Wilson Observatory saw Halley's comet despite moonlight with a distinct tail spread for several degrees as it faded in the distance. In Canada Professor Birkland notes the tail may be electric rays. the comet was visible west after sunset and is shrinking while the nucleus grows brighter.
Five motor boats over a stormy Atlantic left Philadelphia aiming for Havana in a daring race under a hundred feet in length. The event reported from New York notes the ambitious course as one of the longest attempted by motor craft.
Lord Gladstone speaking in Capetown urged blending not erasing racial aptitudes to strengthen the nation. He said equal credit and honor should be due to all parties for the noble consummation of the Union.
Harry Bennetts is awarded the Edward medal for rescuing several natives overcome by deadly fumes in a Krugersdorp mine. The act highlights bravery shown during a dangerous incident at the mine site.
Cairo May 21. Mufti Pasha addresses three judges who tried Wardani for the Boutros Pasha murder. He refuses to sanction death, citing revolver wounds outside Mohammed's murder definition, that the victim was a Christian, and that relatives did not prosecute. Wardani’s appeal remains set for June 5.
A semi official statement says the consultation with Mufti Pasha was a mere formality. His sentence can only be altered if the Court of Cassation orders a new trial on legal grounds.
In Constantinople on May 21 excitement rose as the Presidency moved to exclude Moham medan members of the Cretan Assembly. Turkish papers demand the Powers safeguard Ottoman rights and threaten to send a Turkish squadron to present an ultimatum to the Cretan insurgents.
On May 22 in Constantinople the Porte presented a new note to the Powers regarding the Cretan question. The development follows ongoing diplomatic discussions as of May 23.
Dr Petit head of Sister Candide's charities died by his own hand and left papers accusing Sister Candide of embezzlement. The Matin reports assets at £160,000 and liabilities twice that, with unbusinesslike payments and missing receipts. It alleges Candide obtained £80,000 in jewels from jewellers on credit and sold them to charity patrons. Candide denies pawned jewels and tells magistrate the money will be paid later.
Practically the whole federal iron bounties totaling £20,736 have been paid to Messrs Hoskin Brothers of Lithgow. The Australian Widows Society advances toward amalgamation with Mutual Life and Citizens’ Companies. Obituary notes death in Capetown of Mr James Price, honorary Cabinet member, while traveling for health benefits.
News from Sydney reports the steamer Kirkfield bound from Christmas Island to Kobe hit a shoal in the Palaway assape and sank after a seven day struggle to stay afloat. The crew survived after reaching Balabee in a boat following a 31 hour voyage.
Annie Durston was fined £4 for breaching the Midwife's Act by practicing without registration. The case followed the inquest into the death of a girl born prematurely at the defendant's house.
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