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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
2
Public notice offers a four room dwelling with scullery on one acre of land described as a second house from Wakanui Road on the north side. Terms and further particulars on application to F Ferriman.
Residential property listed for sale by Mr R Alcorn features 10 rooms and offices copper built in, with 3 of an acre of land. Pleasantly situated near town and railway, offering convenient access.
Announcement listing mailing deadlines for various regions including Australia India China Ceylon Hong Kong and others with specific due dates and times for money orders registered letters and other services.</s>
The city faces a dire sanitation question as Dr Purdy reports on the Misses McVeagh home in Centre Street Cook Street. The house is filthy and unfit for habitation with only one entrance and rotten floors. Officials condemn it and push for immediate demolition.
For sale a corner block at the northwest corner facing the Domain with a near new house and extensive outbuildings. Includes winery stable carpentry workshop poultry runs dairy garden orchard and abundant fowl. Furniture wagonette two huts and 100 purebred fowl offered by Maude and Harman Christchurch Ashburton with auction if not sold privately before June 15 1907.
A notice inviting correspondence regarding resources and capabilities of Romeral Excellent Properties in the Thames Valley District NL. Calls for inquiry and formal communication with the owner.
Mr J Quigley of Tinwald sold about 5000 bushels of wheat mostly Pearl at 4s a bushel on trucks, the season’s top district price. A seaman Charles Roberts drowned after Morning Light washed overboard in a storm voyage from Collingwood to Lyttelton. New Brighton tides reached 12 feet, damaging Beautifying Association property.
Fire at Bau destroys twenty one natives houses in Fiji. Indian criminal Mohan sentenced to death for murder in Penang and hanged at Suvagad May 21. Severe frost records 16 degrees at Domain weather station. Auckland bakers raise bread prices to cover costs. Ashburton bakery also raises four pound loaf price. Marlborough trade shows high barley sale price. Exhibits seals disrupt trout in Waimakariri. Acclimatization Society seeks protection. Domain grounds maintenance costs and fencing expenses outlined. Republicanism versus Monarchy debated at Awanui meeting with Monarchy favored. Farmers Union delegates discuss arbitration award. conference adjourns to June 14. Bowling Club notes grounds maintenance costs vs rental revenue. New Plymouth telegram reports council funds issue over electric works. local bill to validate proceedings proposed, 15000 borrowed at Bank of New Zealand. Captain Edwig reports forecast: strong south easterly winds, little movement.
A Staveley Hall gathering discussed erecting a creamery in the district. Mr Benson outlined advantages while Mr Jakins of Belfast offered to buy cream output. Construction to cost under £400, site debate, three year supplier cow guarantees, shares priced at 2s 6d, committee named to choose a site and begin work.
In Auckland on May 28 at the Supreme Court before Mr Justice Denniston, Alexander Augustus Jones, a young married man, faced charges of indecently assaulting a child at Raurimu on February 5. The jury found him not guilty and he was discharged after a contested trial with remarks on evidence and courtroom conduct.
London reports from the Imperial Education Conference note J B Butcher urging recognition of colonies as experimental labs for social and political matters. Sir Horace Plunkett chaired agriculture talks while Victorian and Australian delegates discussed technical education, general schooling, and inter imperial knowledge exchange.
United Press reports Churchill saying many Chinese on the Rand add to insecurity and justify Selborne in approving troops for the Transvaal. Reuter from Johannesburg notes cavalry fully occupy the Reef allowing many half hearted strikers to return to work.
Brisbane May 28 Sir John Forrest declares authority to take over the full two hundred two millions if no overall debt agreement is reached. Government will act under the Constitution and seek a moratorium on London borrowing through December 31 1926. States urged to borrow only in the Australian market during the period.
Mrs Crump recounts thelinked Crump fortune and the will disputes in England. She notes Dr Crump left vast lands and a stormy estate saga that reached the House of Lords, with Moriarty inheriting much of the estate and Crump seeking settlement before the crime was reported.
The Vatican has given consent to establish Roman Catholic colleges for women at Oxford and Cambridge under specified conditions. The move signals broader religious education expansion in top university towns.
Sydney reports Charlie Towns signed articles today to pursue the world championship. The item notes ongoing coughs and colds disturbing home life and references Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy.
The Rev Marcus Doda has been elected Principal of New College, Edinburgh, succeeding the late Dr Rainy. Separate notes report New Zealand bowlers beating Streatham Constitutional by 38 to 22 and Australians defeating Streatham 74 to 45. Baron Rothschild comments on Roosevelt’s policies harming the economy. English editors visit Berlin and other cities. The Savoyarde bell, funded by Saxony, was cracked by vandals causing substantial loss.
News reports a Bandite raid destroyed the German mission at Lienchaz but local authorities saved the missionaries. Gunboats move toward Pakhoi as a serious uprising erupts near Wongkong south east of Canton with many Chinese officials killed while Europeans survive. Chinese troops are sent to the scene and 3000 rebels gather near Swatou.
In Tokio papers on May 29 express unease over China's policy for national rights recovery. The tone warns of possible anti foreign mood and potential government friction as authorities seek to restrain sentiment.
May 25 reports indicate Lord Minto refused assent to the Panjaub Colonisation Bill aimed at regulating government colonists. Rioting attributed largely to native misunderstanding of the policy.
London May 28 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman postpones statements on the Government's intentions regarding the Irish Council and other matters until next Monday. Reports say Sir Antony MacDonnell may retire, with the Government seeking to persuade him to stay.
A government bill generating broad discussion is moving through parliamentary chambers amid partisan responses. Lawmakers argue about scope, financial impact, and constitutional questions as committees review proposed provisions and amendments.
May 29 report notes details on strike relief funds with initial allocations and processing steps. Mentions affected workers, approving bodies, and expected disbursement timelines.
An advertisement asserts a quick and permanent cure for rheumatism, rheumation, and lumbago. It promises reliable results and targets chemists and druggists as suppliers, citing two prices and broad availability.
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