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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
4
Fletcher Bros announces its Christmas gift event for 1915 including 30 prizes valued as useful presents to the 30 best December customers. Prizes include tea, cordials, lime juice, and other goods with free delivery options and discount tickets due by January 12 1916.
A sole proprietor promotes careful pharmaceutical dispensing at Alfaburton Drug Company. He emphasizes long experience and integrity, English standards, and test methods while noting price pressures on aspirin and salicylate products. He invites patients to trust his dispensing and to choose him as their pharmacist.
Second Edition daily memoranda lists a stock sale at Tinwald Yards with meetings and amusements tonight. It includes theatre showings at His Majesty's Theatre and church services at Baptist and St Stephen's, plus a hospital board meeting and borough council session at municipal chambers.
A New Zealand industrial union warns against conscription with an industrial revolution threat. Prime Minister Massey dismisses the threat, noting most workers support recruitment while warning labour agitators could hinder enlistment and national war effort. The piece contrasts Hillside railway workers with the referenced union and stresses press condemnation of such actions.
The report notes five scarlet fever cases in Deda notwitiesit and surrounding areas with isolation measures. A two place blaze on Woup's Terrace was contained by a steam engine, threatening houses but causing no damage. Other items include the public inspection of the hospital ship Marana, farm labour demand in Ashburton, and a Christchurch Supreme Court case over inferior flour with a £182 20s verdict.
The article lists five soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in the West and East theatres. Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler of the Indian Army led daring charges at Shaiba and was killed in action. Captain Gerald Robert O'Sullivan of the Highland Fusiliers earned bravery awards during operations near Gallipoli. Second-Lieutenant Arthur Boyd Roch Poa of the Scots Guards acted with presence of mind saving many lives. Second-Lieutenant Herbert James of Worcestershire Regiment and Sergeant James Somers of the Inniskillings are credited with bold actions at Gallipoli, including holding trenches under fire and repelling Turkish attacks.
Massey urges firm action to curb shirkers relying on union pronouncements. He argues the war is too serious to tolerate leniency toward beliefs that hinder national duty and urges decisive leadership for Britain.
The Minister of Mines met deputations in Reelton yesterday then attended a luncheon, en route for Greymouth via Wuaivta. Four men Reeves Coventry King Floyd and Loks-for were fined under the Defence Act at Mangawoki, Floyd losing civil rights for three years. A Guardian reporter notes North Island dairy farmers fear trouble retaining workers when the harvest begins and some will try Cook Strait crossings. The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association announces second in the Christchurch Wool Sale catalogue to start about 4:30 this afternoon.
A conference of North and South Canterbury Farmers' Union representatives, about 30 in number, will meet at the Ashburton Association's rooms on Thursday. Expected attendees include government figures and local A P associations chairs. Major topics: frozen meat sale, shipping charges, income tax simplification, grain statistics, and possibly compulsory military service.
The Wakani Road Board held its monthly meeting this afternoon with J Bruce as chair, and members Anderson Watson and Jrampton. The board received a subsidy voucher of £116 1s on general rates from the Valuation Department and noted a Public Works Department letter about limited ministerial support for local road works, urging local authority handling of large bridges and road installations where promises were made. The County Engineer reported unsatisfactory road crossing pipes and possible impact on the money alterations. Transfers of several parcels including 117 acres 2 roods 27 perches and 3 perches were approved under usual conditions, and the overseer's report and payment list totaling £34 2s 6d were adopted.
The Ashbarcin sale reported yields across poultry and crops. Hens sold from Ya to 2s Gd, ducks from Gd to 4 Bs, cabbages sold at a indicating per unit price, sacks of potatoes ranged 6s Gd to 8s, broken wheat 16s per sack, peas 1s 6d per peck.
At his mart to-day Mr Henry Stephenson offered for sale an acre section and house at Wairton for Mr W S Davidson. The bid passed in at 210. A quarter-acre section in Cox Street with dwelling was also passed at 415.
In Seafield Schott last night a social farewell honored four residents leaving for Trentham. J Churchill G B Cooper Paillyan and W Hendry received tokens after complimentary speeches. The gathering closed with Auld Lang Syne and cheers for the departing men.
Tour advertisement touts a downstream journey from Tanmerunut to the Houseboat Pipiniki and Wanganui with scenic varied surroundings. Details from A Wotrick and Co at Vth Wanganui, Cook’s and Government Tourist Barest ervory. Also promotes Nazol cold remedy priced at eighteenpence and claims a few doses relieve a cold.
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