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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
4
A tailoring shop invites customers to prove their superior tailoring by trying their suits or requesting patterns. It claims its customers are the best advertisement and encourages viewing new suitings before buying elsewhere.
The notice advertises seeds for onions beet kale cabbage mustard and more in packets priced 6d each, with broad lists of vegetables and herbs. Flower seeds offered in 3d 6d and 1 shilling packets, seed catalogues available free on application. Mentions seed potatoes including Beauty of Hebron Robin Adair Gamekeeper Dalmeny Beauty Up-to-Date Snowflake.
Daily memorandum notes events for Saturday at Friedlander Bros mart 42 Horse Fair and Farmers' Cooperative Association sale, with additional poultry and produce offerings at Henry Stephenson's marts.
Members of the Ashburton senior and junior Hockey Clubs took the first express to Timaru this morning to defend the Hockey Association Shield in the five-a-side tournament. Fat cattle of prime quality remain scarce across the Dominion with prices at Addington and Burnside markets indicating the trend.
The article analyzes the New Zealand teachers' wage disputes and status, noting Parliament's attention and government promises of about £12,000 annually in salary increases. It also covers related political maneuvers, union votes in Dunedin, and assorted regional notices and economic updates.
Tonight at Theatre Royal 8 Hilwood Trio and His Majesty Theatre Pictures. Tomorrow Court 10 15 pm Bt Stephen's Schoolroom 2.30 Mothers Union His Majesty Theatre 3 Matinee Tinwald Town Board 7 30 Room Encire Tournament Range Room General Meeting Ashburton Miniature Rifle Club 8 pm.
An old classifieds listing shows various watches including Ladies and Gold watches with prices in shillings and pence, plus alarm and bedroom clocks from several brands. It also advertises Percy’s barber services offering quick shave and beard trim with no long waits.
An all night bus service running every 20 minutes is being instituted in London from Cricklewood to Liverpool Street Station. It will serve major night traffic areas via Kilburn High Road Edgeware Road Oxford Street Regent Street Haymarket Charing Cross Strand Fleet Street Ludgate Hill and Queen Victoria Street.
The Hiwoed Firo company arrived in Ashburton from Timaru by the first express today. Mr P C Freeth, recently appointed editor of the Christchurch Star, was in Ashburton today. Sir F Cartwright, British Ambassador at Vienna, is retiring. Sir M de Bungen, Ambassador at Madrid, succeeds him. Sir A Hardinge, Ambassador at Lisbon, succeeds Sir M de Bunsen.
The article notes a transition from rain and cold to fine morning weather with overcast skies and drying roads. It reports rainfall totals of 383 points for the month and anticipates warmer, drier conditions as lambing approaches next week. Forecaster notes suggest freshening westerly winds and changeable conditions ahead.
A man named Joseph Pittami was killed when a tree fell during work with his son at Tangitu about ten miles from the Waimira station. The body will be brought to Taumaranu i tomorrow for an inquest.
Mr S Knox, a noted machine proprietor, testifies his Hup car ran 10 000 miles in a year without a sparking plug or nut spanner. He calls it light on tyres and petrol, easy to start and simple to handle. Trial runs offered for 20 hp Runabouts and 32 hp 5 Seater Touring Cars via R D Johnston, Agent, Ashburton.
Lord Emwork and Dr Crooks M P for Woolwich spoke ahead of the party's arrival. Crooks described Auckland as a garden city and noted listening to the naval debate in London and Wellington. He hinted MPs share similar imperial sentiment.
An advert touts Woods's Great Vel Permint Cure as a universal influenza remedy. Sold at 6d 2s Gd, the claim is simple and unnamed medical efficacy is asserted.
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