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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
2
The New Zealand Farmers Co operative Association of Canterbury offers to place an Alfar Liav al Separator on a farm to prove its superiority in all practical features and will take it back free of charge if it fails to demonstrate unqualified superiority.
The page lists moon phases and positions for September with reference times for Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter and Full Moon. It includes radii figures and perihelion apogee and parages timings across several dates.
The Ashburton Guardian discusses Mr G H Reid urging Australian youth to aim for noble achievement beyond sport and cricket. It surveys Mr Foster Fraser’s Adelaide lecture on women’s roles across nations, praising English-speaking societies yet noting pay and competition issues in Australia, and hints at Fraser’s touring plans.
A Christchurch banquet speaker criticized effusive egotists while praising true New Zealanders. Aucklands district moves to sell cattle by live weight as farm work advances. In Ashburton Domain, Ashburton Hockey Club beat the Guards 5 to 4 in a spirited match refereed by Mr F W Watt.
Seed potatoes offered by McDonald & Co merchants of Havelock Street. Fery Puritan 10lbs for 1s, Robin UE and Beauty of Bath 15lbs 1s, Beauty of Hebron Harry Ruby and British Queen 14lbs 1s, Sutton's Ideal Bath Kidneys Snowdrop and Up to Date 15lbs 1s. Cheaper in quantities. Thomas Bros seed merchants.
Farmers often fear costly upkeep, but Vulcan motor cars claim strong reliability and low running costs. Made in Britain by the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. of Southport, they emphasize efficiency and value. The G. H. Carson Cycle and Motor Works in Tastred Street Ashburton acts as sole district agent for demonstrations and appointments.
Last night 12 degrees of frost hit the Domain weather station damaging apricot trees and unprotected tomato plants. At the County Council meeting duplicate ship canal reports from Lyttelton Harbour Board were tabled for members.
The County Council reported from April 1 to date 48 688 small birds bought, with 38 212 delivered to Ashburton depot, 10 1184 Methven, and 6 058 Rakata. Farmers warn that a south western storm caused many lamb deaths, mainly in upper districts, though near hills lambing should hold until mid month. Mr Bates telegraphed westerly winds and cool, changeable weather with frost expected tonight.
The Ashburton Hospital Committee convened at the County Council Chambers. The chairman noted Nurse Davies’s imminent departure and outlined fee discussions for old age pensioners, adopting a case-by-case approach to waivers. Tenders for groceries and funerals were accepted, with drug and fuel tenders deferred to the next meeting.
Friday’s magistrate session lists first offender fines for drunkenness on East street and a remand case with medical costs. Bicycle on footpath penalties, a motor car speeding ruling at Ashburton bridge, and a civil case Shearman Bros. versus Cawsey with £5 9s 6d claimed are recorded.
A railway officer tries to stop a businessman from crossing the line near the station to enforce a new by law. The man claims a long standing privilege and declines to recognize the rule, risking prosecution. The situation forces longer detours and raises questions about enforcement and local action.
Dr Frederick Albert Cook, the Brooklynite Arctic explorer, telegraphed from Lerwick that he is well and will address Copenhagen amid reports he reached the North Pole on April 21 1908. Danish secrecy and mixed corroboration from Cape York Upernavik and Eskimo witnesses fuel global astonishment with Shackleton and King Edward noted as interested observers.
Paris edition reports the start of Dr Cook's journey with eleven men and eleven sledges leaving Annatok on February 19, followed by a Polar Sea crossing on March 18 from Heberg Island. Eleven dogs and ample food supported the party while Esquimes began returning partway.
Sydney reports Professor David and Mr Douglas Mawson weigh the possibility that Dr Cook reached the North Pole. They discuss how earlier soundings suggested deep ocean, but a landmass could be volcanic or could be a moving ice hut approach. Randolph Francke, with Dr Cook on Greenland expedition, returns with concerns of a possible disaster and failed return.
In London on September 3 Lloyd George proposes keeping the England and Wales minimum quarter bottle rule for whisky while Scotland and Ireland would move to a quarter quart minimum. The plan sparks opposition in Scotland and Ireland as Redmond presses Ireland exclusion from new licenses in Budget committee. Asquith hints concessions to small brewers.
In London on September 2 during Mr Redmond's debate, Mr Herbert Samuel accused Mr Balfour of exaggerated language. Mr Austen Chamberlain argued the government cannot afford to lose votes. The amendment was defeated 260 to 262.
The Trades Union Section of the Salford Catholic Association protests against the Trades Union Congress effort to secularise education. The report is dated September 3 from London and notes the stance within the Catholic group.
Essex win toss, bat first as Fane Douglas open for Essex. Gillingham hits eight fours for 14 minutes. Australia lose early wicket. O’Connor takes seven for 71 as bowling dominates. Attendance moderate. stumps end with Australia 8 for 1.
September 2 report from London notes the County Championship figures with Kent at 16 wins and 2 losses for 77.77 percent while Lancashire 55.55 percent Yorkshire 60 percent Sussex 40 percent Surrey 39.13 percent and others including Middlesex Northampton Hampshire Worcester Notts Somerset Warwick Leicester Essex Derby and Gloucester listed in order.
The Powers in a collective note summon Mulai Hefid to halt torture of prisoners and punishments involving mutilation or lingering death. The appeal stresses immediate prohibition of such crimes and urges adherence to humanitarian norms.
Paris reports that documents on mobilisation are missing from headquarters at Charlona General Durand says the district is swarmed with German spies disguised as labourers tramps and trade assistants and German women cross the frontier continually. German officers accompany motor cars during inspections.
Dispatch from Mexico reports severe scenes at Monterey with about a thousand bodies recovered. The Rio Grande valley is submerged nearly 100 miles wide, flooding several Texas towns as the San Juan river expands to 200 miles at its confluence with the Rio Grande.
London reports that Britain demands reparations after Harrah the Indian surveyor was killed near Ganchau during Lieutenant Clark s meteorological expedition. The American leader and Sowerby were involved as captives and a protest over the Viceroy s dismissal followed.
A French army captain publicly assaulted another officer, triggering a fierce sword duel in Paris. Seven bouts occurred with both officers sustaining injuries. one was wounded twice and the other thrice.
Constantinople September 2 The Sultan of Turkey is making a tour of the Brasa district in Asin inor, with officials stating plans for within the Brasa district remain underway. The report notes changes in haste and diplomacy as he travels through key regions.
The United States Government in Washington has taken up Webster's claim against New Zealand for half a million. Negotiations are proceeding among London, Washington and Wellington as of September 2. War influenza affects Wood's Great Peppermint Cure. Never Fail.
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