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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
2
Wellington August 4 The Municipal Corporations Act Amending Bill introduces that councils elect a mayor from among their members on the first Wednesday in May each year. If votes are equal, a lot decides. Provisions cover borough creation, electors lists, penalties for false names, and powers for conveyance services and licensing.
The Saturday Review and Westminster praise moves toward compulsory service while warning against forced conscription. They note advancing armament needs, Dominion payments, and expanding costs from aviation and a global naval service.
Christchurch furniture trades protest Chinese competition and architects bill. Mayors oppose proposed council control of mayoral elections. Winter weather hits coal carts as a firm reduces carts. Police report shows no major crime rise, with 4011 offences and 3821 arrests. 13 constables fined and 2 dismissed for drunkenness.
A cablegram reported Montreal police arrested a man believed to be Peter the Painter the elusive raider blamed for the Houndsditch murders in December 1910. The suspect named Teploff, a Russian, fled to Paris then London, with several arrests of possible look alikes following the siege and killings.
Prominent medical writer Dr Gordon Stables endorses Peps as a simple effective remedy for colds and coughs. He praises its pine essence inhalation and germicidal action soothing throat and air passages, noting quick relief and suitability for bronchitis sore throats and children's chest troubles.
A London style advertisement extols Revent cigarettes for purity and quality and notes tobacconists stock them. It promises forty presents and mentions New Zealand as a prolific country for inventors with Henry Hughes Ltd offering an advice booklet for patentees. Contact Henry Hughes Ltd Christchurch to request the booklet and a Woods' Peppermin Cure promotion amid winter illnesses.
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