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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 30, 1921

Page

5

Methven School defends in tight Rakaia hockey clash

Methven School edged Rakaia 2 1 in a hard fought hockey match at Rakaia Domain. The day’s parish and domain activities included a church annual meeting report, tug of war finances, land allotment talks, a concert at Tucker’s Hall raising funds for the Convent, and a successful gold nugget art union.

Rakaia Domain Rakaia Methven St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Home and Foreign Missions Rakein Theritish and Foreign Bible Society Board of Managers Timaru South Rakaia Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid ‘Board Messrs C. A. GC. Hardy Charman G. S. Hardy W.ite Magson Tucker M. Ford Father Price God Defend New Zealand Brown Masters W. Duncan E H. Hood J. Connolly W. McNamara H. McDonald Miss P. Brown Misses B. Stewart C. Shannon M. McNamara

London’s vast scope in 1921 municipal book reveals scale

The Municipal Year Book 1921-22 outlines London’s administrative breadth from the 117 square miles of the administrative county to the 508 square miles of water London. It notes the Thames water supply, the Metropolitan Water Board’s extensive network, and city limits with Epping Forest Wanstead Park and Burnham Beeches. It compares boroughs like Wandsworth Greenwich Bethnal Green and Willesden, highlighting open space density and rate burdens. Islington leads metropolitan boroughs by population, with Wandsworth close behind and claiming 350,000 plus residents as census figures await final confirmation.

London Greater London Epsom Metropolitan’ Water Board Thames Wonden Count Council Epping Forest Wanstead Park Burnham Beeches Wansdworth Tooting Common Putney Heath Streatham Common Clapham Common Wandsworth Greenwich Bethnal Green Shoreditch Southwark Galington Stepney Fulham Willesden Chiswick London County Council Marylebone Islington

Dorie Dance Aids Ardamine Hall Funds

A dance at Ardamine Hall in Dorie supported hall funds. A planned concert was cancelled. Music by Rankin's Band. MC was Mr M Kingsbury. Performers included Misses Halliday Rankin and Messrs W Rankin and A Rankin.

Ardamine Hall Dorie Danice Rankin M. Kingsbury M.C. Wes Halliday Mesars W. Rankin A. Rankin

Piles Cure Promises Relief From Napier User

Mr W S Napier reports great relief from Zann Double Absorption Pile Cure and urges others to try the treatment. A new booklet Piles Their Cause and Cure offers instructions to cure piles at home without operation for two penny stamps from The Zann Proprietary Wellington.

W.S Napier Zann Proprietary P.D Wellington

Suits for Spring

The article highlights spring dress contrasts and urges buying a new suit as an eternal necessity. It promotes substantial reductions in the cost of English Suitinga with a large range of new spring patterns. It touts hand tailored suits and the tailoring service that made M. and BD famous.

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