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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
3
Spring clearance brings ceiling brushes and other brushware to John Orr and Co. at Bad Street. Customers can view offerings and mount steps to inspect products firsthand.
The principal picture The Mystery of the Diamond Belt drew an enthusiastic audience with a detective plot. George Marsden Plantner heads an international gang, Nora discovers a £10000 diamond belt theft, and Sexton Blake with Tinker and Petro the bloodhound pursues the culprits. The programme also featured With a Skirmishing Party in Flinders and Tonien Gazette as war adjacent dramas.
Handel's The Messiah will be staged at the Theatre Royal with 86 singers and an orchestra conducted by H A Humphreys. Soloists include Mrs H J Chapman, Mrs R Hall, Reg Vincent of Christchurch, and G H Andrews of Timaru. Admission is 2s and 1s, with seats reservable at EH A Gates.
The piece notes London’s lighting curbs and altered social life during air raid precautions. It describes subdued streets, shift to midday meals, fewer late-night venues, more theatre matinees, earlier church services, and a general move toward home life as streets grow darker and crowds adapt to a safer, quieter metropolis.
At Christchurch Magistrate Court Richard Charles Vernon and Max Adolph Flartmont faced charges for using new names after the war began contrary to 1914 regulations. Defense argued naturalised aliens retain rights, Crown pressed for a light penalty or exemption by ministerial dispensation. Case adjourned to December 18 for exemption applications.
An advertisement extols Baxter's Lung Preserver as a cure for coughs and lung ailments with testimonials and gratitude notes. It promotes a 10d bottle and compliments coal water for cooking and heating, promising purity and value over competitors.
Wellington reports that Immigration Minister Sir Francis Bell instructed the department to deny government assistance to any male immigrant aged 18 to 45, even if nominated by relatives. The statement notes New Zealand residents may nominate UK relatives for reduced passages, while government aid remains restricted to those paying their own way.
The Isabells de Wraine arrived after four days at sea from Australia. It faced strong head winds throughout and provisions ran out, eight crew subsisting on eight days of rice and biscuit. The ship called at Russell for supplies before resuming to Auckland. The crew are reported none the worse for the voyage.
An old ad asserts 4 Nazol offers complete relief and removal of coughs and bronchial affections with no half measures. It promotes the product as thoroughly effective, citing battle of 60 doses and goodness.
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