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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
A fragment describes meals including fish oysters steak chops and eggs with dining hours from 9 a.m. to pan on weekdays and Sundays 5 to 10 p.m. It hints at a tent venue offering civility and prompt service.
At home tea option pitched for afternoons with guests, claiming real quality in air-tight fancy canisters. Sold by Manchester Bros as sole agents.
Rh oT Morrissey announces he has taken over the above named hotel and commercial premises. He plans to continue former patronage by studying travelling public comfort. He will personally manage the hotel from September 1st offering first class accommodation, attentive service, and excellent meals.
The Minister of Labour Mr Millar advocates the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill with amendments. The plan replaces Conciliation Boards with a two island Conciliation Court and three assessors per side, aiming for rapid, pure conciliation and streamlined arbitration.
Wellington Post notes monetary hardship likely to persist with three banks closing half yearly books by month end led by the Bank of New Zealand. A broader recovery is expected around late October while imports are being trimmed. Local bodies and joint stock companies threaten financial calls, including the Canterbury Farmers' Co operative Association. St John Ambulance seeks divisions in the district, with male ambulance units and female nursing divisions. Ashburton Acclimatisation Society releases 30 000 brown trout fry in the Ash Lurion river but river conditions hinder survival. Woods Peppermint Cure advertised.
A group of anglers intends to erect commodious huts on the Ac climatization Society reserve at the mouth of the Ashburton River. Fire damaged a Lagmhor estate oarshed stack with unknown origin and no insurance.
In the Supreme Court at Christ Church the jury returned a verdict for £600 damages in the case Harris v executors of A E Peache. The jury answered that the accident was not caused by defective rails and that the plaintiff did not contribute to the accident.
London dispatch reports Australian wheat sold for 883 3d per quarter and 14 000 quarters new crop at 863s 0d per sailor for January February shipments. New York wheat climbs to 1093 a record, Europe buys 800 000 bushels as demand surges. American visible wheat supply stands at 33 281 000 quarters. Tallow and hides markets noted with price shifts. Melbourne hides ease while Canterbury mutton and Napier Beef quotes given.
Reports across Europe and the Americas recount naval disaffection aboard a British cruiser after a punishment task, a Kaiser’s frontier warning in Alsace, a Paris flight by Wilbur Wright, and an attempted assassination of Guatemala’s President Cabrera. Election timing in Canada and a New Zealand company dividend are noted.
Rome reports that the Vatican denies any sentiment against Britain over the prohibition of carrying the Host in procession. The Pope and dignitaries understand the ban and welcome the liberty granted to the Congress, viewing it as a lesson to the Jagobina of all countries.
The Vatican envoy Cardinal Vannutelli has started for the Continent and will report to the Pope that England’s heart beats only for liberty. The message was received in London September 1 with timings noted as 8.25 a.m.
At a September 17 lecture in the Nelson Methodist Church Rev. C. G. Garland led a large audience to pass a resolution protesting disloyal statements attributed to the Duke of Norfolk at the September 11 Coronation Congress. The meeting condemned the remarks as an insult to the King and the Protestant throne and pledged opposition to such rhetoric.
The Prosa Association and King Edward sent telegrams to the Sultan praising the constitutional era milestone and predicting a peaceful prosperous future under Grand Vizier Raimil Pasha. Edward also sent birthday congratulations, boosting sentiment in Stamboul.
Archbishop Clarke and Dr Meiklejohn spoke at Glasgow University on uniting Presbyterians and Anglicans in Australia. They warned against rushing union to avoid schism while praising Australian progress and the potential historic impact. Principal Macalister noted keen Scottish laity interest in the issue.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce condemned the Miners Eight Hours Bill at a London conference. It urged the government to pursue no special commerce treaty with France and to seek abolition or reduction of hostile foreign tariffs.
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