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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
2
Kilworth Manchester announces Edward Graves will manage all workshop and outdoor work in engineering electrical plumbing and gas fitting. Graves has twenty years in senior roles including plumbing inspector for sanitary works in Caversham Dunedin and foreman at Christchurch, joining on Ashburton directive to ensure faithful and economical workmanship.
Two parcels described 8 miles from railway and 1 mile from school. Parcel one offers 6000 sheep and 200 cattle on good homestead with buildings at 3 1g per acre. Parcel two features 10 room dwelling woolshed stables yards and a sal mill plant near railway at 5 1Ys 6d per acre and wintering capacity for 1200 ewes.
For sale a four room dwelling with a scullery and an acre of land in a good location, situated on the north side of Wakanui Road. For full particulars contact BPALOAVLUTA F Ferriman.
Auction listing for Mr BR Alcorn announcing sale of his residential property with ten rooms and offices in copper built, plus one acre of land. Property described as well located near town and railway.
In loving memory of Mary Ann wife of George Thompson who died at Lyndhurst on May 30 1906. A light is from our household gone a voice we saved is stilled. A gap is vacant in our home which never can be filled. Inserted by her husband and family.
The Ashburton Guardian argues New Zealand country teachers, serving 1450 small schools with totals around 40 000 pupils, need better pay and conditions. It notes salaries rarely exceed 165 pounds and average about 130, urging the Otago and Wellington boards to back a 10 percent salary boost for teachers in remote posts to attract qualified staff.
Eleven degrees of frost were recorded at Ashburton Domain this morning. Lawrence railway station and a store were burgled Tuesday night but nothing was stolen. The Southland Times cites 300 officials slated for transfer in the Post and Telegraph service. Cashmere Hills Estate cancels shooting permits after rabbit–shooting parties damage property. three sheep were shot and a water tank breached. In Levin, the Minister of Lands previews tuberculosis legislation to bar infected cattle from human consumption and herds. The Elginshire wreck’s stern has collapsed leaving midship portion exposed. another large sea may sink the wreck. Hilgard and Manson discuss a glacial epoch cloud cover. early flora could mature without sun. Strange and Co. insert a mid‑winter sale catalogue. Ashburton Mounted Rifles Shooting Committee notes large attendance. rifle butts to be used on the third Thursday monthly with private funding for repairs. Sydney Milling prices rise. flour futures surge with freight constraints. Shipments last week total 1428 tons, routing to Hong Kong, Manila, Cochin China, Singapore, Noumea, New Zealand, and the South Seas.
Price shifts roundup includes flour up ten shillings a ton to 410 and oatmeal at 16 pounds per ton. Weather notes fore northerly winds and glass fall. Hastings fire brigade donations over £100. Otago Southland no license convention set for June in Dunedin. Dr Trudy King to lecture on Infant Life tomorrow at St Stephen's. April arrivals 2156, departures 3788. Local trials on will in Christchurch Supreme Court. Stock market sales at Addington show lambs and ewes varied across farms. Bodily reports include potatoes yields in Oamaru and an agricultural conference address by Hon. Mr McNab. A New Plymouth telegram reports a tangi sequel case in police court.
An old advertisement notes Woode Great Peppermint Care and promotes the Tawers2 Street W. Motor Power Co. as sole Southern agents for a Tux Famous Forp 164.9 four cylinder car priced at £260 delivered with a full course of tuition. The copy claims the car suits New Zealand roads and outperforms higher priced rivals.
The wheat market has risen about 6d per bushel with sales at higher prices. Christchurch merchants attribute the move to scarcity and global price trends, while some expect a price retreat as supplies stay tight but shipments slow. Local farmers face mixed effects as Ashburton stores hold limited grain and last season’s poor yield reduces overall stocks.
Ashburton High School Board discusses Empire Day timing and term dates with Education Department. They approve delaying tender openings for new additions, plan a special meeting, and note £33 capitation for cookery classes. Attendance at re opening falls to 86 pupils, with 43 boys and 43 girls.
Dolly Ryder a three year old daughter of Hobbs' Buildings caretaker fell through an unprotected skylight from the roof into an empty room below three feet deep. She was unconscious when found and taken to hospital with possible severe spinal injury though external wounds were minor.
Vendors like Mesera Dinghead and Berryman display Costumes and dresses praised for fit and color. The exhibit showcases up-to-date ladies clothing with elegant patterns and high craftsmanship, attracting visitors seeking fashionable coats and dresses.
Reuters Simla dispatch reports a more assuring political situation in India yet extremist papers remain bitterly hostile and preach sustained resistance to British rule. Agitators in the Punjab exploit agrarian grievances to fuel anti Government and anti European sentiment.
Sir David Masson arriving in Biuit aboard the Warrimoo from Hobart says unrest in India does not threaten serious native disturbance. He notes India’s 300 million population, few educated, and that popular franchise is unlikely for a century. He criticizes urban election outcomes and warns agitation comes from a educated minority seeking self-government for mercenary gain.
In Parliament the Lord Ampthill Bill, extending to lighter owners and similar vessels the protections granted to shipowners, was read a second time in the House of Lords and referred to four Select Committees for examination.
Mr Haldane amends Army Bill yielding to anti militarist pressure by excluding state school scholars under sixteen from county associations cadet corps and rifle clubs. Opposition criticises move and proposes amendment to enroll all by eighteen for military training, currently exempt.
The Army Bill's clause to create County Associations to aid reorganising and administering non regular forces passed with help from the closure. An amendment to extend the existing militia system was rejected 860 to 80, and an amendment to exclude yeomanry from County Associations was also turned down.
Special Committees on the Butter Bill accept Sir Edward Strachey’s change. Only milk blended butter is to be recognised as butter. all imitations will be classified as Margarine.
Paris May 28 The withdrawal of the subsidy forces Messageries Maritimes to halt its regular Bordeaux to Senegal Brazil and La Plata services. France will instead pay the Elder Dempster Pacific and Royal Mail Line 60 000 pounds annually to carry her mails.
A large gathering of Fabians Independent Labour Party and Women's Labour League held at Essex Hall bid farewell to Mr W. M. Hughes. Ramsay Macdonald praised the first Australian Labour Ministry for boosting Labour gains, while Hughes noted the two parties share the same fight though Britain centers more on fiscal policy.
The twelve Auckland football representatives who refused on Saturday signed a declaration last evening after a clause was added stating they had never received any moneys except those paid to All Blacks members by the Rugby Union during the Great Britain tour. They also signed a letter to the Union asserting they had never abused the confidence placed in them and that the step taken was uncalled for.
Fragmented notice touts a tonic for rheumatism gout and sciatica claiming excess toxic acids in a blend cause muscle deposits. It references Woods Great Peppermint Care and a “BITEU MO” quick cure and mentions Dick of Plassura and Health. The ad suggests the product aids children with hacking coughs at night.
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