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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 28, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary schedule lists trains from Christchurch to Ashburton and Timaru with times 10.45 am 12.48 pm 8 pm, from Dunedin at 6.57 pm, and Springburn at 9.45 am. Express and other route notes appear tangled.
The record lists phases of the Moon for May with full moon on the 4th at 6:49 AM and last quarter on the 2nd at 5:10 PM Apogee on the 20th at 4:30 PM perigee on the 17th at 6:30 PM and new moon on the 16th at 6:00 PM.
On Tuesday May 26 and Wednesday May 29 mails go to Northern Porte and Westport with times 630 pm and 1030 am respectively per Tacawora and Mararon.
Market notes from New Zealand list beef grades with ox fore quarters at 23d and 244 for rivar plate heavy. Lamb and mutton values appear unchanged with May 26 figures and general price stability across the range.
The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Association quotes current prices paid to farmers on trooks at Ashburton on May BT 1801. Entries include Wheat Prime milling Pearl 29 14d, Tuscan 2 Hunter's 2a 1d to 2a 13d, New Gate Duns 1a 1d to La 14d, Sparrowbills 2d to 1a 24d, Canadian in 3d, Barley-Malting prims 26, Inferior In 6d, Pess Blue Proegiance 94 wy, Partridge 20 7d to Ba 9d, Chaff-Good ostsheaf 3Ta 6A, Grage Seed Now in to In 6d.
The Ashburton stock sale saw smaller attendance with 34 heifers among many entries. Prices varied with prime cattle selling well while others dragged. dairy cows and stores sold low, with lambs and wethers bringing mixed sums and several lots passing.
Te Lanp Boand Mr Alexander Camp bell Pringle is reappointed to the Canterbury Land Board. Cotontan Morwat Largsouiaty Mr George Fisher is appointed local agent for the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society.
A man named Arthur Pritchard was thrown from a cart at Oxford yesterday. A wheel passed over him and broke a rib bone. he was badly injured and taken to a local hospital.
Mr David Thomas will sell Mr H McEtren's stock and gear over three days as advertised. Buyers of Paty Pan Baking Powder receive two free paty panes with each tin. Century totals show 400 humanoes spent £25,000,000 and 200 ships searched for the North Pole without success. Cyprus grows 25 000 tons of locuat beans yearly shipping to Scotland for whisky. New Yaalandia Cooking Ranges available from Geo Meddins Ironmongers. A new law in Ar. Raneas fines women with a snuffed bird in their hat.
A brief notice states the newspaper does not hold itself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.
A reader questions if the Hampstead Town Board still exists and urges action on the footpath along the south side of Wakanui Road from East Belt to Hasd Belt. The path is waterlogged in wet weather, with high sides forming lagoons and the area looking neglected after recent council improvements.
The Caerphilly mine manager says relief for entombed workers is hopeless as coal dust likely ignited after a collapse. Dames have cleared the mines, and thirty two bodies have been recovered.
A shareholder meeting at Templar Hall elected provisional directors Thomas Andrews Henry Robinson Stephen Potter Andrew Simpson John Blaghler A J Andrews and W Robinson. The company will form with 250 shares at 25 each with Union Bankers as bankers and plans to attract more investors.
Victoria Day event drew a good crowd as hares abounded. Stakes were shared by Mr Foxs Ladys Chain and Qporto with Qporto securing the decision against Ashburtons Emperor after a notable early clash. Rory O Morre defeated Secrecy in a rerun, with Battimore praising the outcome and Secrecy's owner offered a £10 for another trial.
The United Highbank annual choir social on Victoria Day drew about eight members and friends with H Ward presiding. The event featured 32 items, games, and amusements, with prizes won by Mise McCarter and Mr George Roberts. A Saturday public meeting resolved to build a Highbank public hall, appointing a committee to canvass for shares and setting a two payment plan.
The Duke, in the Duchess presence, praised Queensland after touring Brisbane. He cited the fertile countryside near the city as a sign of vast growth potential and expressed gratitude for warm receptions. He believed Queensland would become a great prosperous adjunct to the Empire.
Reports describe the May 27 reception of the Royal party in Sydney led by the Ophir. Vessels escorted in line, salutes fired, crowds cheered from Bradley's Head to Farm Cove, with the Royal sedan driven to Government House amid floral arches and a grand pavilion. The visit featured official welcomes by Lord Hopetoun and local dignitaries, and notes praised Sydney’s illuminations and public displays while Melbourne’s pageant served as a benchmark.
Four telegrams from Chrich church report Elizabeth Moore a 28 year old woman living with labourer William Eastwick at Sydenham died Saturday afternoon from bleeding caused by cancer of the uterus. The house was found filthy and insanitary. the coroner and jury urged health authorities to act on the squalor.
The publication of the newspaper Noves Vremys has been suspended for a week by the United Press Association. The paper declared distress and discontent among workers as the chief cause of disturbances and argued that timely reforms alone would avert a revolution.
The Teachers Salaries Commission began sittings this morning with Assistant Secretary A Bell questioned as the Secretary was absent. Howell, chairman, and Rev G Barclay, board member, attended. Barclay favored a seventh standard while fearing political pressure. both urged increases in allowances.
Three fatal plague cases reported last week in Buiscane include two brothers named Weat and a boy named Whittik. Owing to restrictions, Aorangi discharges were limited in the stream. May 27 report from United Press Association.
United Press reports from Metacurin May 27 that Day poisoned her five children at Coleraine and then killed herself. The before death night the mother also gave the children poison. they fell gravely ill but recovered. The servant found the mother in a delirious state claiming she did the children good and harm.
Supreme Court in AvokLaNd opens criminal season with an incest charge against a church elder. A murder case against William Thompson is halted after the Grand Jury returns no bill. Another incest and malfait case against John McCormick from Hampden is not concluded as the court adjourns.
Local readers seek the top boot retailer as someone notes Maxton Zealandia Best Store claims to be the best. The jingle hints at a hunt for footwear bargains and quality.
Consulting optician Mr Ernest M Sanderein returns after six years of study in England and the Continent. He offers corrective eye work, daylight and artificial light guidance, doctor prescriptions, moderate fees, and consultations from 9 to 1 at Caahal Street Christchurch over M Sandstein jeweller.
In the House of Commons the King's Civil List was read a second time by 14$ votes to 38. A committee on War Office reforms urges drastic changes in its business methods. A mild smallpox case aboard Arcadia is reported, steward Pinto from Portugal. South Australian wheat yield totals 11,258,148 bushels at 7.15 per acre.
The Kanaka Wanteo was executed for the murder of a French man at Ayr. The case details the judgment and the sentence carried out under local law and order provisions.
Mr Chamberlain hosted the Duke of Cambridge and leaders including Lord Salisbury and Lady Roberts to honor Lord Milner. He pledged unity for United South Africa and praised Milner’s courage and impartiality as essential to reconciling Dutch and British interests. Milner accepted, noting his title as Lord Milner of Capetown.
Dr Borley the Wesleyan Connections Secretary is named for a General Conference post in Melbourne though details remain unclear. A Royal Reception Committee telegram blocked Mahuta’s Auckland address. The Sierra reported 17 days transit Frisco to Auckland. The body of Mia Benieli was found near Green Hill. Canterbury College opts for a professorship in modern languages, favoring a non New Zealander.
Major Wilson's portion of Kitchener's Scouts suffered six casualties in a frontal attack on Beyer's commando at Nylatroom. Two rear columns arrived as Beyer's convoy retreated, with eighteen Boers, forty waggons, and ammunition and cattle captured. Four British killed and thirty wounded.
The firm cannot meet demand as the new washing machine phenomena cause delays. First to third shipments have cleared out DC stock and the next consign ment will not arrive until the end of the month when the current waterborne shipment arrives.
The Geraldine Racing Club met on Saturday night at the Geraldine Hotel with fair attendance. Chairman BR MacDonald reported a year start with £1 65d and current balance of £44103rd, with an overdraft of about £129 and annual rent income of £50. New trustees were appointed, officers elected, and the Spring Meeting set for September 26 and 27. Repairs and painting of the course building were approved at the club’s expense.
List of acceptances for the Oamara races on Wednesday includes Aurpus Dund ee Derey Waikais My Lord Wiste Wertrn Lady Lilian Grandahot Norweater Syrdata Taranto Silver Rupee Fighting Mac Remember Me Patron Pasawxxr s Haxpiar Nihilist Osmec Straithnsirn Belligerent Vandyke Blackpool Revossriz Warren Belligerent Wild West Magnificent Vandyka Long Tom Silver Rupee Fighting Mac Hellone Figine Goldepur Taatiten Hermosa Spider Hypnotist Sharpshell Oament Trot Sydney Three Cheera Zone Kerryall Van Wilken Gleniti Honest Bob Bumper Robart Wifson Mufjer Robin Reprinvenec Fatrbaytduec Beugte Slim Un S0see Mark Lad
The Ashburton Borough Council met last evening with apologies from Councillors Davis and Davison. Finance reports show a bank debit balance of £1214 5d and receipts from various sources. The meeting covered correspondence on shingling South East Belt, roads and bridges, a proposed town clock, a Crown Land rubbish depot, beautifying association works, and insurance queries. Abattoir site discussions favored paddocks below the bridge, with a central abattoir as potential borough control. Brevet committee proposed lease extensions and valuations for property Nos 3 and 4, plus new long-term lease options and rent reviews. Railway siding lease talks were opened with the Minister of Railways for a new lease after October 1901.
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