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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
7
Summer clothing offers smart tweed and worsted suits in current styles with perfect fit to measure or ready to wear. Prices range from £2 5s to £3 17s 6d with cash discounts. Hurry to be measured for Xmas and avoid disappointment.
A grass fire started near Mr Broughton’s property seven miles from the Rakaia Bridge spread to 120 men fought it with back fires and wet sacks. About 300 acres of tussock and native grass burned with light manuka and scrub flaring. Damages exceed £50 to fences while crops on light land may fail.
Syd Chaplin stars in The Submarine Pirate presented by Mack Sennett. A breezy comedy of rooftop chases and hotel capers with a submarine twist. The film showcases clear photography and naval submarine scenes that entertain even strict audiences.
Bristol readers will see The Birth of a Nation presented by J. Williamson Ltd with a technical staff and special effects. The three hour Civil War epic features Emancipation Proclamation signing Gettysburg and Appomattox scenes, Ku Klux Klan rides, and orchestral music by Horace Keats of London.
The Ashburton Borough School Committee met to review attendance figures, prize funds, and plans for a new school. A Domain site denial prompts relocation to the Infant School site, with £1500 set aside and architect’s plans to be submitted. acknowledgment of Mr Friedlander’s donation and a request to reflect that generosity in the building’s embellishments.
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