Sensational Purchase Draws Eyes on Home Textiles
A local shopper reports a sensational purchase of curtains quilts sheetings blankets towels and related home textiles prompting storewide interest and speculation about discounts and quality.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 11, 1913
Page
4
A local shopper reports a sensational purchase of curtains quilts sheetings blankets towels and related home textiles prompting storewide interest and speculation about discounts and quality.
Evening events list shows Andrew's Hall at 7 30 with United Band at 7 46 and His Majesty's Theatre at 8 for pictures.
Discussion of immigration policy in New Zealand highlights failing ad campaigns and proposes a personal canvass in Great Britain to attract suitable skilled migrants. Emphasis on selecting capable, law abiding settlers for land work and the need for a coordinated imperial migration service shared by Home and Oversea Governments.
Yates and Co open new supply of New Season's Garden Seeds with fresh stocks of Vegetable and Brower Seeds. Old seeds destroyed to guarantee quality. Vegetable seeds 3d per packet. list includes onions, beets, kale, cabbage, mustard, melons, cauliflower, leek, celery, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, parsley, parsnips, cucumber, carrots, tomato, marrow, cress, spinach, sage, thyme, rhubarb.
The notice advertises a sale at Reliable Clocks offering a new stock with dining room clocks and kitchen clocks. It highlights a unique selection, plain figures, and reliability guarantees.
The morning express from the north carried two engines and sixteen carriages with half unoccupied. Several Ashburton residents headed to Christ Church today. The first church parade of the Baring Square Methodist Boy Scout troop, led by Froopmaster G Porter, heard a sermon by Rev T B Woodexall on doing all things heartily and with all might.
The general health of residents in the borough and surrounding districts is satisfactory with no infectious disease cases reported to public health authorities for over a week. The Timaru Harbour Board seeks a loan of £100,000 in the Dominion to refinance a London loan, with £40,000–£70,000 already applied for.
Sir Joseph Ward was accorded a civic reception at a representative gathering in Christchurch this morning. Mayor Air Folland and speakers including We Russell, G meter and Ay Glover addressed the event as Ward spoke largely on water-power development and financial concerns, thanking citizens for their reception.
Mr H. Davis reports a telegram from MP G W Russell that Sir Joseph Ward will travel as a through passenger from Girish church by the first express south on Wednesday. Citizens and the Mayor of Christ Church have greeted Sir Joseph. Ashburton leaders intend to meet him at the railway platform Wednesday morning to welcome him back to the Dominion.
The forecast indicates light rain from Sunday evening continuing intermittently through the night with two points of rain registered this morning. Easterly winds will be moderate to strong with a storm likely arriving from the south within about 24 to 40 hours as barometer falls. No frost is expected Saturday or Sunday night.
A Wellington jury found John Houldsworth Smith guilty on counts of indecent assault and guilty of wilfully exposing himself but without criminal intent. The judge ruled no appeal was necessary after considering the verdict.
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