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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 01, 1915

Page

8

Estate Administrators Offer Local Shares and Farmland Choices

Executors of the late John Lambie announce immediate selling after stock sale. Six shares in Rakaia Sale Yards Company, fully paid up, and Colonial Seeds products. Land parcels include 128 acres with oats and wheat and 7 acres in potatoes, a dwelling with outbuildings, plus 150 acres at Wheatstone in five fenced paddocks with water. Strong terms offered.

John Lambie Rakaia Balanes Allenton

Mediterranean Wheat Demand Boosts Early Shipment

London reports strong Mediterranean demand for wheat with January sailings already sold. Baltic Trouse secured 6000 tons at 6s a ton and 5000 tons at 6s 6d. Baltic House and Australia claim 600000 tons, including transports and interned enemy steamers. Shipowners await parity with world rates at around 120s a ton while Australia pays 95s. River Plate shipments reach 90s per ton for 2,000,000 tons available.

London Mediterranean Baltic House Australia River Plate

CommanDeered Wheat Sparks Canadian Government Action

In New York on November 30, reports say up to 20 million bushels of wheat have been commandeered by the Canadian Government under contract to New York speculators. The grain is held at an elevator and blocks new trains. Many holders who resold regret having to fill contracts from other supplies.

New York

Brisbane Wool Sales Show Keener Competition

At the new series wool sales in Brisbane on December 1, a fair selection was offered though many lots bore drought effects. Competition was keener and prices rose 10 to 20 percent on the Quebec sales with greasy crossbreds and greasy merinos bid notably higher.

Brisbane

Wheat yield forecast eyes record export surplus

Adelaide December 1 Government Statistician forecasts a record wheat yield of 27 250 060 bushels with over 22 million bushels available for export.

Adelaide

Butter Export Prohibited and Price Rise Authorized

Sydney reports a ban on export of first grade butter effective immediately and confirms a Commodities Commission approval for a penny per pound price increase. Heavy butter shipments have recently departed the state.

Sydney The Commodities Commission

Novelists Agent Bound Over After Poison Claim

Miss Annesley Kenealy, the novelist, who announced in court that she had taken poison, was bound over under sureties. Evidence showed the bottle’s contents were harmless. Also in Tokyo the Stock Exchange suspended amid gambling schemes and market rigging.

London Annesley Kenealy Cis Edoctor TOKIO Tokio Stock Exchange

Sugar firm to curb orders amid drought in Queensland

The Colonial Sugar Company announced it will restrict orders similar to the recent abortive period due to drought affecting the Queensland crop. The report also notes births for the year but provides no full details.

Sydney Colonial Sugar Company Queensland

Architects Face Payment Reform Debate at Wellington Conference

At the Architects Conference in Wellington on December 1 the Master Guiders Federation accused architects of delaying final payments on small contracts. The dispute centers on withholding payments for full contract periods and the conference urged a rule change to redefine standards for contract renditions.

Wellington Architects’ Conference Master Guiders’ Federation

Some Frontiers of Tomorrow deems Europe’s map anew

Mr Lytle presents a new European frontier map arguing rivers define peaceful borders and that frontiers must reflect federalist trends. He rethinks Luxemburg Rhine lines, Scheldt to Belgium, and Hanover, with mixed success on Poland, Trieste, Balkans, and Albania. The critique notes gaps and risks for future peace.

L. WW. Lytle Lyte Foreign’ Office Abraham Prussia Lyde Carera Europe Luxemburg Rhine Scheldt Belgium Holland Ems Kingdom of Hanover Poland Netz Dantzig Russia Germany Kingdom Trieste Italy Austria Unna Serbia Lytle Macedonia Bulgaria Balkan Albania

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