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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
2
Fragmentary data lists lunar phases, perigee and apogee events, rising times, and scattered clock times across dates in May and February. Details are unclear and many figures are unreadable, but references to moon phases and times are evident.
From June 1 1910 the Ashburton Telephone Exchange will issue daily accounts for bureau communications to subscribers who opt in with no extra charge. Other subscribers will receive accounts on the 1st 8th 7th and 24th of each month with only the number and value of communications shown. Postmaster RB Dansry signs off.
The article argues China will become a major global power within two decades, shaping world and Pacific relations. It urges New Zealand to prepare through education, discipline, and strong military training, to foster a capable populace and to engage in peaceful yet profitable ties with China and others. It discusses China's pending constitutional steps, provincial assemblies, and a limited franchise as signs of rising modern governance.
The exact date of the Creeit of Parliament not fixed yet, planned for the last week of June. Robert Thomson of Ashburton sold 40 acres of Clandaboye settlement turnips at £6 per acre. W G Day S M presided Juvenile Court. two lads charged with breaking and entering and theft. theft dismissed, other charge adjourned for eight weeks. Lt Col Bauchop to England for two years training at Camberley Staff College. The Ruahine due in Wellington from London with 14? passengers in third class and 41 in second. thirty assisted immigrants, seven children. remainder domestics and wives. The Sussex due June 14 from Liverpool brings 36 assisted immigrants. Farmers urged to write Mount Somers Coal Co for delivered price. Mount Somers Coal marketed as cheap and suitable for household or steam use.
Afr A. H. Aitken land salesman Gore announces a freehold farm for sale at Gore. The issue notes local events from the Salvation Army fair to government boundary plans and July 1 establishment of Greater Timaru with various public notices and community items.
Arthur Paget pleaded guilty to driving without a light and was convicted and discharged. W F Watters fined 10s and costs for riding without a light. Maurice Percy Simpson pleaded not guilty to keeping premises open late. case adjourned for a fortnight. Philip Green fined 5s and costs for failing to clear noxious weeds. Prohibition order granted against a woman on relative’s application.
The Indian magician Hassan and a six-member company perform at Oddfellows Hall Ashburton on Tuesday May 1. The Dunedin Evening Star reports feats including card tricks, transforming coins, lifting a hollow stone with his eyes, and audience interactions with strong dexterity. Ticket prices are 8s 2s and 1s. box plan available at Mr Ft Jones's.
Fragmentary verse depicts Said Jones lamenting a dog’s distressed life. A friend named SAG reportedly intervenes, offering Peppermint Woods Treat to lift mood and end the melancholy. The lines reveal a moment of comic melancholy and aid.
London reports the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm cargo and stores on board catching fire with hundreds of bales of cotton destroyed. Other items include emigration opinions, vivisection rules, King George’s coronation plans for Canadians, a Roosevelt visit, French naval maneuvers, and Danish Alberti fraud trials.
In Bucharest on May 26 a horse race at Brata, Romania ended in gunfire as jockey Gallas was shot after the crowd protested. Several bookmakers fired revolvers, Gallas fell wounded, and the killers escaped amid the chaotic scene.
A Calcutta Hindu demonstration in King Edward’s memory ends with meals for twenty thousand poor, seated along streets for a mile and each receiving a cloth gift. The Maharajah of Darbhanga presided, two thousand spectators watched, including the Chief Justice and leading British residents, as the crowd cheered the British Raj.
Wording indicates royal ships will not display dress or salutes for royal birthdays in 1910. The message limits celebratory acts to a minimal naval protocol while avoiding festivity or decorations.
Mr R W Veryard of the China Inland Mission in Hangzhou recounts the April 14 escape of missionaries amid rioting. Chinese officials report rioters planned to kill the Governor but then targeted foreigners to force the Governor's death as demanded by the Powers.
Semi official Berlin report states the Kaiser told M. Pichon he will work to maintain European peace but has not considered or mentioned a European Confederation.
Ottawa reports government delay due to tariff disputes with Taft allies. Laurier ministers press for September start of talks as negotiations continue with Italy and Belgium for trade agreements similar to France.
Alfred John Capat was sentenced to three years imprisonment for indecent assault and one year for using indecent language by the Auckland Supreme Court. The arson charge was withdrawn with the Attorney General’s consent, and the sentences run concurrently.
PROSPHOL described as an emulsion of Cad iver Oi with Hsophosphites hailed as the finest nerve builder by Yone, claimed to strengthen fat and muscle.
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