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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
2
The list records prices paid to farmers fob at Lyttelton for various goods. Wheat, oats, barley, and other grains show specific shillings and pence per unit. Dairy products, butter, cheese, and meat items appear with factory and farm rates, including sea freight terms and delivery notes to country stations.
An editorial condemns New Zealand's all night sittings and rushed passage of major measures including the Railway, Post Office, Private Industrial School, and Old Age Pension Amendment bills. It argues the system curtails proper debate and endangers liberty, urging voters to demand reform at the next election.
The Minister for Public Works is praised for carefully adjusting government plans to avoid offending districts clamouring for specific works. The statement notes it avoids major clashes between northern pressure and regional demands, highlighting careful compromise in future public works.
The article discusses funding for the North Island Trunk Railway and the Midland and Otago Central lines, with £130,000 and £100,000 grants cited. It notes potential purchase of the Wellington-Manawatu line, inflationary delays, a proposed steep gradient route via a six mile tunnel, and comparisons to Mt Denis and St Gotthard tunnels illustrating expected construction time.
Local news highlights weather atonement closures and military promotions. Reports on Christchurch court remand, Ashburton show, Methven cricket season opening, Verdiff mine fire, poultry cargo to London, and a new Ashburton Imperial Cricket Club proposal with officer slate and 203 subscription. Also mentions Trafalgar era colonial items and Marconi wireless plans.
On September 28 the Garaldine meeting closed with finishes including Railway HaypicaP and The Orphan winning dividends of £2 18s. Winonesten Hack and Retreat also paid £2 0s, Cet Ba Minu Taor Estes Mare took a £2 1s 14s payout, and Farewell St Denis placed with a dividend of £1 14s.
Owners are reminded nominations for the Jedburton Trotting Club Spring Meeting close Tuesday evening next at 9.80. The Secretary is Mr RB Henry, Doane's Hotel.
Bulletin from London and Adelaide reports Li Hung Chang escorted to Pekin by Russian and Japanese forces. German Minister Munn moves north with ships. Canton villages plundered, Tokam hang church destroyed, cemetery desecrated. Edicts grant posthumous honours to Li Ping Heng and Chun yi. Lord Salisbury awaits Sir Claude Macdonald information before replying to William II. Protector ordered to Taku.
Dull showery weather gives good growing conditions for grain and a bright fresta week hints at a fine lambing season with several farmers reporting over 100 percent. Preparations for cricket season start with a new concrete pitch at the recreation ground and Mayfield cricketers work by lanterns at night to catch up on lost time. The mail carrier Grummery’s horse frightened at Valetta caused the four wheeled vehicle to overturn and suffer damage. The Mutual Improvement Association social drew a large crowd despite rain with speeches and refreshments. Next Thursday the Rev Lawry will lecture on The Pyramids with time light. Mr John Burgata is recovering and about again.
William Cother a warehouseman from Linwood slipped under a train car at CERI8TCHURCH station on September 28. He was rushed to hospital where his left leg was amputated.
United Press Association reports James Howard was sentenced to death for the January murder of Senator W Goebel, governor-elect of Kentucky. The case ties to a bitter political campaign and an armed disruption that prevented the state legislature’s meeting. An accessory before the fact, Towers, was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role.
United Fresh Association reports from Werzington as Council sessions consider Local Bodies Loans Act Amendment and Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Act Amendment. Clauses allow guilty pleas to proceed to Supreme Court. machinery inspections exclude gas. Post Office and Pensions acts advance. Island federation proposal noted by Ren. WO Walker amid Australian Commonwealth shifts.
The Public Works Statement outlines fast tracking the North Island lines the Blendheim Waipara Midland and Otago Central Railways with early permanent way works to connect Auckland and Wellington within four years. It supports light narrow gauge railways to cut costs and speed construction, detailing Midland railway funding and a plan to empower negotiations for the Wellington Manawatu railway purchase subject to parliamentary approval.
The record notes a motion originated in 1883 concerning imperial variation and the expected gain from colonial boundary changes. The motion was agreed to, and the council rose at 4 pm.
The Home discussed petitions for Mount Cook site transfer to Victoria College Council for a Wellington university. The Pacific Cable Authorization Act Amendment Bill was read first time, detailing cost share of £1,800,000. Ministers stressed imperial significance and potential site shifts to Nelson if Wellington fails.
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