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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
3
The Admiralty provides 40 000 pounds to Portsmouth dockyard to create winter jobs for five hundred unemployed. Government plans to use central funds to cover the gap between standard pay and the higher wage for wear bodies, amid broader talk on municipal loans for work in slack times.
In Bulls a car driven by L McKelvie went off the road and Worthington aged 32 an insurance agent was killed as he was thrown from the vehicle. He leaves a widow and three children. An inquest was opened before the District Coroner with evidence showing neck injuries. Adjournment granted to next Monday.
The Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association lists top placings for day one. J Withell dominates Merinos and Downs with multiple rams, ewes, and crossbred sheep. Tarbotton, Stringfellow, and R Tarbotton also place in several categories across Lincoln, Leicesters, and fat stock classes.
The New Zealand Farmers' Cu rative Association held a Willowby clearing sale on Wednesday on account of Mr W Kennington. Attendance was good and entry cleared at prices for horses cattle implements and dray with values listed including aged gelding £12 10s chestnut gelding 23 guineas bay gelding 8s 8d cows £8 to £6 ploughs 17s 6d dray £4 6s trap £5 and a fleet of drill leaves priced at 2 shillings for a planet junior 23s.
The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company in London cables a further drop in frozen beef values. Today's Napier quotations show Canterbury mutton at 4d with regional prices around 3d, Jersey first quality 54d, second 53d, and beef hind quarters 3d 0f.
The Arbitration Court in Auckland on October 29 ordered the Tramway Union to pay £60 to Electric Tramways Company for breach of awards tied to a strike. It ruled Herdman should have received a week's pay with his one week’s notice, but deemed the breach trifling. The Company need not provide work for regular staff on Christmas Day or Sunday, and workers are paid only for actual time worked.
Leigh defeated the Australian league team with 4 tries and a goal as 4 points. The Wallabies beat the Army and Navy Officers team 8 points with a goal and a penalty goal.
Electors heard candidates J D Gobbe and W R Flatman at Winchmore Westerfield and Flemington, plus C O A Hardy J Ivess D Brick in Mayfield Mount Somers Methven. Meetings also in Hinds Eiffelton Waterton Ruapuna with Nosworthy and O Conor Brick. Nosworthy addressed land and Chinese questions to about 50 at Ruapuna Public Library.
Ny Joseph Ivess spoke to fair sized audiences at Staveley and Alford Forest last night. He answered questions and received hearty votes of thanks as Hugh Cullen presided at Alford Forest. Section 8 of the Second Ballot Bill requires polling place owners to provide space for the returning officer. Absent voters permits will not be available for the Second Ballot elections.
Wellington drafts a Gazette Extraordinary to publish the proclamation dissolving Parliament. Writs are planned to be issued this week, possibly tomorrow or Saturday, as authorities prepare the formal dissolution and upcoming electoral steps.
Hastings reports three degrees of frost last night damaging grapes and potatoes and other tender plants. Peach and other fruit trees were not damaged.
In Hastings on October 29 the WNO license party announced a close scrutiny of the voter rolls and challenged more than 400 names as questionable. The effort targets potential irregularities ahead of local proceedings.
A much remanded Japanese national, Sanda, from Mortlake who has faced multiple Temarile by the Court for desertion and being an undesirable immigrant will travel to Sydney tonight aboard the Moeraki escorted by police.
Captain Edwin notes Westerly winds and a fall in class as Ashburton Lodge holds its weekly meeting at Baring Square school. Election results for the quarter include A. T. Andrews as Chief Templar F Barrett Sup. Jur. Temple May Andrews Vice Templar J Burgess Secretary Elsie Jessop Financial Secretary H Bands Treasurer Lilly Sage Chaplin P Smith Marshal TD Greenaway Guard FF Porter Sentinel Dathel Andrews Frederick Clayton as Reporter.
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