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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 06, 1915
Page
8
In London on December 5, George Cave the newly named Solicitor General and Mr Justice Petergon were knighted in a formal knighting ceremony.
Shanghai correspondent reports heavy firing toward the arsenal with revolutionaries said to have seized ships moored there. Additional vessels are reported to have fallen under rebel control as fighting expands toward the foreign concession.
The Weekly Despatch compares drunkenness convictions weeks apart and argues legislation can sober people. It claims Bow Street convictions fell 69 percent, suggesting partial prohibition reduces drinking.
Sydney December 5 G A Richards member of the Legislative Assembly for Drummoyne died suddenly from heart failure while attending a bowling match.
Sydney December 6 a Patents Investigation Board has been established to allow inventors to have their inventions demonstrated and examined at government expense. If satisfactory the government will assist in further development.
December municipal contest in Adelaide shows socialist defeat with gains for Liberal and independent candidates. Alderman I. [sancs defeated the mayoral challenger Mr A A Simpson. It marks a first contest for the mayoralty in many years.
Denis Regan a married man and miner was crushed by a tramcar in Newton on December 5. He was deaf and dodging a motorcar when the tram stopped in front of him.
Minister WD 8 MacDonald told a Christ Church reporter the Government will provide practical help to returned soldiers entering land, with schemes for small and larger farms and land ballots. He urged the Pensions Board to interpret issues liberally and promised future amendments to aid incapacitated veterans.
Hinds County crowd filled the Hinds Hall on Friday to welcome Troopers J M Hampton L Noble J Jackson and J Hickman and farewell Troopers C Tilson C Rennie and W Henderson A Hindu Patriotic Committee medal presentation honored each trooper The event included a supper and dance with MC KE Letham and musicians Misses Dwyer and Messrs Moran Millon providing music
A social at Mr McGinness's woolshed on Friday night bid farewell to Private W J Lennon en route to the front. Sparse attendance, but a night of dancing and singing. Lennon received a wristlet watch and a cheque from district friends, and gave a fitting reply. Dancing continued until early Saturday morning.
Auction notice by Rev J R Burgin to sell the entire Stephenson household contents at the Vicarage Burnett Street without reserve. Items include dining room furniture piano drawing room set, study desk, camera, violin, kitchenware, canaries, birds, garden tools, bicycles, and more. Express carrier plant with horse also for sale. Auctioneer Henry Stephenson.
In Cairo Major Barclay reports that 100 St John and 160 Red Cross voluntary nurses have arrived from England to aid military hospitals in the Near East. About half went to Cairo, the rest stay on duty in the area. nurses are praised by medical staff for keen work and effective service.
The agency asserts expert supervision of every wool trade detail and advises growers to entrust clip sales to them for best possible values. National Mortgage & Agency Co of NZ Limited, Ashburton.
A Christchurch catalog ad promotes colonial seeds and manures, with cash advances and supplies for crops including rape and turnip manure. It notes the next Christchurch sale on December 6 and urges timely wool consignments for catalog inclusion, advising against private sales to maximize value. It lists agents and insurers and mentions properties for sale and rental services, plus a December 1 sale by Canterbury Farmers' Association.
A genuine sale lists six acres with a six room dwelling wash-house detached stable chathouse trapshed and outbuildings in Allenton. Fairton offers one acre with four room dwelling scullery pantry wash-house cowshed chaffhouse and garden. Also a half to one acre building site on Alford Forest Road and a Rakaya District farm of 128 acres with good land and outbuildings. A 160 acre Wheatstone subdivision with five paddocks and good water rounds out the notices. Fol 33 38 38
Real estate broker offers farm properties for sale from 3 acres to 15 000 acres. Several selected listings are on the books and available for inquiry.
An advertisement proclaims Nazow Nazol as effective for relieving colds coughs and bronchial issues with no half measures. It promises thorough relief in a bottle of 60 doses priced at 1s 6d.
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