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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
2
The text lists lunar phases for May including Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter and Full Moon, with terms Perigee and Apogee noted. It references times and possible observations marked by abbreviations and numeric notes.
A defense asserts there was no deliberate unfairness and any noted omission was accidental, with the writer stressing the incident appears incidental rather than purposeful.
On April 20 1910 at Birelands by the Tev Br MecLean Samuel George second son of the late James Lemon Hughenden Lauriston la Jessie sixth daughter of the late Wall T Smith Bireh lands Staveley SHILLED On May 21 at Wellington William Henry Shillto aged AS years Result of tram accident Inter reat Wellington
A writer argues New Zealand land prices push young farmers abroad. He compares £1000 investments in Western US dairying versus NZ dairy ventures, noting high land costs, debt, and losses from stock. He cites Australian and Canadian options and urges public leaders to weigh these facts for national prosperity.
Local news notes the public buildings flying flags for Queen Mary’s forty third anniversary. A North Canterbury education official visits Ashburton and Hampstead Schools. Ex Governor with ministers travels by morning express to Dunedin. A Harrier Club captain leaves Ashburton for Wanganui, friends present a silver mounted walking stick. An Ashburton resident artist Betty Brooke gains London engagements and singing prestige. Mount Somers Coal Co advertises cheap coal by mail with delivery quote.
Mr W Nosworthy tours Glyndeboye and nearby. government surveys of Ruapuna and Hlornby completed with subdivision details due. Canterbury hearers dispute assessors named for June 2 in Christchurch. Mayfield sports draw £30 total. W F Simpson wins one mile from scratch. Waitaki Acclimatisation Society expands trout ova to 200000. Co operative bacon proposal discussed in Waikato. Noahs ark vessel model built in Denmark proves seaworthy. Hinds Band of Hope meets with noted program and supper. Pathe Pictures at Ashburton Hall impress audience. Jersey stock demand surges in Feilding with strong orders from multiple regions. Wool skirting debate urged to be done by growers. Hassan conjurer to perform in Ashburton with moving pictures. Trotting up stock at auction sales questioned by local solicitor. Addington market cattle and sheep sales listed. Silent Knight engine praised. Daimler agent announces district agency. Weather note and Junior Soldiers fundraiser report. Geraldine court fines for lice-infested sheep at sale yards. California thistle violation noted.
Londres notes report Martin Hales to prove a lumen killing rifle flash eliminated while preserving velocity. Paris reservists questioned over singing LInternationale without anti military motives. Brennan monorail stalls at Anglo Japanese Exhibition for public trial trips. Nora d Arget joins Lyons as principal soprano for winter season. Jesshope hanged for murder in Lyons. Lever s Port St Ives on display at Carnegie Institute exhibition in Pittsburg. Treasury installs machinery to wash and destroy dollar notes. Queen Mother thanks Fremantle women by cable and meets Mrs Roosevelt. London County Council rule on Sunday cinema exhibitions challenged. Lord Derby to run the late kings racehorses this year. Captain Scotts Terra Nova crew of sixty sails to Madeira Cape Australia then New Zealand. Australian visitors receive papal audiences in Rome as Irish Christian Brothers schools in Australia New Zealand grow. Dewey sinks in Manila dry lock due to valve failure.
Friends of Mr and Mrs J Bonifant gathered at Avoca Wakanui last evening to bid them goodbye before moving to Ashburton. An illuminated address was presented. Mrs Bonifant received a gold bangle. Speakers praised Bonifants as model farmers and kind neighbors. A musical program and supper followed as the departure toast was offered.
In Dunedin on May 25 two linemen were repairing a low tension wire near Cumberland street. James Henderson touched a live wire and died after attempts by coworkers to rescue him while others were shocked. Fellow lineman Kinch also received a severe shock but survived. Foreman Highley aided by securing the injured and cutting power. The incident ended after rescue efforts and a reported explosive flash.
The quarterly meeting chaired by A D Bro G Harris reported no sick list outstanding. Four candidates were initiated and several new memberships proposed. D P Bro Hatt will visit June 6 to install officers. an entertainment for the visiting lodge and ladies lodge members was planned. Receipts for the evening totaled 95 pounds.
The weekly Star of the Fast Lodge meeting convened with a large attendance. One candidate was proposed and another initiated. District Lodge meeting followed with eight applicants receiving the District Degree. News notes show a lodge in Airdrie Scotland with 3,000 to 4,000 members and growth in Britain New Zealand and Australia.
Magistrate Cecil Chapman told the Thivoree Commission that six women should serve on juries in divorce cases. The statement, reported from London on May 26, reflects a push for gender representation in judicial panels.
The Bishop of London at the London Diocesan Conference warned against extending secular facilities to the poor. He argued if every County Court became a Divorce Court, civil authorities might govern marriages, reserving church blessings to adherents of church rule.
In Hastings on May 25 the ship Skerryvore from Spain collided with the Vinnon in rough seas. A malithrust preceded a boiler explosion, trapping most crew in their bunks. Vinnon's boats were launched. steward Avass was the sole survivor, with most victims being foreigners.
Press Association reports rising anti foreign rhetoric in Changshu district with officials seen complicity. Rioters burned a Lutheran chapel and multiple dwellings in Chanchina, northwest Changshu, as missionaries reportedly moved toward Hankow before the clashes.
Fighting erupts in Yiyang as mobs burn hundreds of houses and destroy several villages after officials abandon the town.
The Caucasus and the Cont territory expect heavy grain crops, prompting authorities to order 2000 additional trucks to speed grain transport.
Claiming to cure rheumatism and related ailments, the ad asserts RHEUMO has permanently helped thousands where other remedies failed. It targets iron gout limbago sciatica and invites readers to try a fair trial at low cost with near-term availability in local shops.
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