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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
4
A General Committee met in Ashburton to set dates October 6 to 10 for the Second-class Brass Bands Contest. Elections, sub committees, and test music arrangements were discussed, with venue debates over Arcade versus Oddfellows Hall and open-air performances.
A deputation of McDonald, Humphreys, and Purchase was named to meet the Domain Board on Domain arrangements. An account with the Bank of New Zealand was opened, with the Mayor, the treasurer, Mr Purchase, and the secretary to sign cheques. Mr EB Manchester was named assistant secretary, and Mr Hillier joined as secretary and treasurer on the executive committee. The General Committee was enlarged to include the Mayor and a list of additional members.
Ah Kee 48 was found hanged in a Waitahuna hut near Dunedin on May 26. In Blenheim on May 27, searchers located Preston’s hat on the upper lagoon spit, supporting drowning as his death cause. police continue dragging for the body.
The missing man William Preston was located on a spit in the upper lagoon after a systematic search of mud flats and lagoons. Police report this as conclusive evidence that Preston died by drowning and they continue to drag for the body.
The ad argues biliousness harms spirits and energy caused by bowel irregularity. It cites Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a liver targeted remedy that cleanses the bowels and restores balance, with a testimonial from Mrs Mary Jones of Wellington praising fewer headaches after regular use.
An advertisement-like note touts RHEUMO as permanently curing tulferera faa rheuntism gout sciatia and lumb with claimed milestones 6 22 6d and 49d and urges readers to give it a trial.
Sydney May 27 Professor Jordan of Stanford University says rugby is being taken up earnestly in America. Within a week two Stanford coaches Lanagan and Pressley will visit to study the game and will spend two months in Australia and New Zealand gathering information.
The WangAnui Rugby Union secretary telegrammed the New Zealand Union stating players who do not sign affidavits should be disqualified from playing this season. The union expresses strong feeling on the issue.
At the cup matches closing on Saturday twelve Auckland players named for the South Island team were asked to sign a declaration required by the New Zealand Rugby Union. All refused to sign arguing they would not be bound by the conditions and some indicating they had no intention of turning professional.
The Ashburton Rugby Union held its weekly meeting with W G Roberts in the chair. Decisions covered team selection for the Country v Town match in Christchurch on June 1, debts from the Canterbury representative game, and scheduling changes postponing senior fixtures for a week while junior and third-grade games go ahead. Referees were assigned for upcoming junior and third-grade matches and a June 6 domain day was sought to fund general union costs and accident insurance.
The Earl of Meath urges boys and girls and their parents and teachers to realize the Empire as a federation of free nations. He emphasizes cooperation, duty, and loyalty to strengthen the Empire and nation through sacrifice and virtuous citizenship.
In Pretoria 5000 Johannesburgers gathered to show sympathy with strikers and push for compulsory arbitration. R L Outhwaite of the Transvaal National Association said miners would force financiers to plead for arbitration.
The South Australian Government protests Victoria's plan to subsidise a steam line to Singapore, arguing the grant breaches the Federal Constitution by allowing one state to grant a bonus without federal approval.
Local workers, the Tumpers, depart by hatch to Queensland sugar plantations joining a broader migration pattern as coal jobs wane. The move signals a shift in regional labor, with families preparing for new employment opportunities abroad.
True bills returned in all cases. Nicholas Tresidor convicted of breaking probation by drinking and released after agreeing to a prohibition order. Charles Ogier Bayler fined five pounds for false age declaration to obtain railway work. George Stanley Sharp given eighteen months probation for receiving stolen cigarettes and related theft.
Westport merchants tout Coalbrookdale coal as the finest south of the line. The promotional note stresses quality and availability through local outlets, urging buyers to choose this brand for its heat and performance.
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