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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 31, 1920
Page
4
Hibbotsen and Son announce a one month stocktaking sale with widespread reductions on crockery household hardware and enamelware. Shelley china tea services cups and saucers 16s 6d per dozen, 32 piece dinner sets from 21s. Kettles enamelware and wares priced low to clear, with numerous lines including cups and saucers enamel saucepans and brillo-brushware.
Fragmentary price list shows items from groceries and chemicals. Chests Duchess Trade and Empress Trade products, Nestles Milk and Nut Milk, raisins, prunes, Cadbury and Bournville chocolates, soaps, milling products, and Waverly Chocolates priced per pound and per 56lb box. Includes chemicals like Borax and Saltpetre with per pound rates.
A chaotic notice page lists events for tomorrow including a mortgage clearing sale at 12 noon by Bales org, a stock sale at Rakaia, a Hampstead School concert, Danes versus Lyndhurst at 8 p.m., a social library event, Ealing Public Meeting at 7 30 p.m., and His Majesty's Theatre picture show at 8 p.m. Nearby groups such as Hakatere Athletic Club hold a 7 30 p.m. meeting and a Grange Hall social, with a card match set for 8 p.m. in the same area.
The Public Trust Office advertises services to assist wills and estates in New Zealand. It offers drawing and safekeeping of wills, acting as executor or trustee, advisory trustees, administering estates of intestate persons, and agency during absence. It promotes extensive funds and many branch offices nationwide. District Manager Ashburton.
A financial and industrial crisis looms as miners and coal owners clash over pre war pay terms. Government intervention is urged to avert a nationwide coal famine with output already below potential and stocks dwindling.
Advertises dominion made all wool fabrics for tailor-made suits priced at 7 pounds 10 shillings with a 7 pounds 18 shillings service option. Claims expert tailors on premises measure customers and promise good fit and matt finish, contrasting with higher priced options.
Ashburton shopfront advertises McDonald and Dunlop tailors and mercers at Bass Street offering cloths garments and tailoring services in the local period.
A colonial company offers fire and marine insurance including risks of farming crop and wool, threshing machines, and related property. Claims acceptance at the lowest current rates.
The Minister for Public Works J G Coates urged accelerating hydro electric undertakings in New Zealand. He cited potential annual fuel savings of about 3 million pounds and 1.25 million tons of coal, plus broader gains in electro chemical manufacture and home use, arguing for urgent development.
An inquiry at 4 Seacliff Mental Hospital investigated a death of a 40 year old patient from peritonitis after ruptured intestines caused by another patient in the same ward. Dr Blair noted dementia and non violence but pockets habit. the coroner ruled the assailant could not be held responsible.
The Yorkshire Observer scoffs at Australia’s wool textile scheme noting officials during the war sought perks, and that Australia may be urged to convert all wool into cloth for export within 110 years, risking loss of raw wool exports. The report hints at high authority sanction for a so called wild goose chase.
Sydney reports Felton's solicitor protested stake transfers to stakeholders. Barr Elton claims the take money should go to him, expressing disappointment at Felton's action after a defeat on the Thames. Alf Felton beat Barr Elton previously, as Elton recalls. Arnst has accepted a challenge from Felton. arrangements are underway.
Sydney reports Arnst lodged a £100 deposit for a challenge to the world championship. The challenger must proceed within three months and defend within six months, or nine if the venue shifts abroad. Previous holders Kemp and Towns forfeited under similar conditions.
Christchurch August 30 a man named E. Copping was struck by a Papanu i car at the corner of Papanui Road near 8 o clock last night. He was taken unconscious to hospital and remained so this morning. Timaru August 30 the body of Boyd Thomson a rabbi ter missing on Mount Nessing run three weeks ago was found near the Hakataramea range top. The search was suspended due to snow a fortnight ago. Westport August 30 WH. Murridge a fireman on the Kittawa was killed at the crane wharf while coal shunting. The deceased was 52, single, born in England and living locally.
The death is announced of Cardinal Annette Archbishop of Paris, as reported by Press Association. Church leaders and mourners note his long service and influence in the French capital.
A Times correspondent notes Paris fashion decrees a striking autumn panel finishing well above the knee. The look emphasizes fringe and movement with windswept strides and light fabric, signaling a new elegance in London and Paris wardrobes.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate payments to West End dentists for sets of artificial teeth, suggesting a financial activity or settlement around dental prosthetics. Details such as dates, names, or quantities are unclear in the text.
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