Christmas 1915 Business Notices for Peel Spice and Essentials
A dense catalog of groceries and confections listing Peel and Spice items, citrons, essences, cordials, lime juice, jams, tinned fish, canned fruits, baking powders, desserts, and a wide range of groceries. Includes prices per bottle, per tin, per pound, and per bag, with delivery terms and order deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F.M
Butherell
Sp. d. Maconachie
Maconochie
Il Maconochie
Morton
Peck
Blackwell
Crosse
Blackwall
Waide
Edmonds
Tucker's
Foster Clark
Tucker
Edmond
iGallon
Kirkpatrick
Wills Damson
Ines Herry
Feiler
Jar Beans and Co
Embroidery Goods and Prices at Gianean Draper Ashburton
East Street shop offers cambric embroidery in multiple widths with prices from 1d up to 2s 9d. Narrow embroidery edging and insertion range from 2d to 83d per yard. Cotton voile embroidery available at 2s 11d to 3s 6d, with skirt embroidery in 6 inches width priced per yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epp’s
Aylesbrook
Fletcher
Nelson
Susar
Brower
Gastor
Second Edition Ad Shows Multiple Clearing Sales
Notice outlines stock sale at Ashburton yards and clearing sale at Methven. Next day clearing sales planned at Waimarams Estate Moethrenu with additional stock offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
Methven
Waimarams Estate
Moethrenu
Events and Exhibitions Featured at Local Venues
Listings note a VO night and an exhibition at Ork His Majesty's Theatre with eight pictures. A Technical School exhibition at Victoria Hall shows two works, Canterbury Petroleum Company holds its annual meeting at His Majesty's Theatre with eight pictures, and St Stephen's Church hosts a farewell social for Rev Burgin at Lyndhurst Hall with Ashburton patriotic troubadours and Westerfield School concert at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Hall
Canterbury Petroleum Company
His Majesty’s ‘Theatre
St. Stephen's Church
J.B. Burgin
Lyndhurst Hall
Conscription Debate Splits Britain and New Zealand Recruiters
A London enrolment surge follows Lord Derby's pledge while New Zealand sees hesitation as officials weigh forced service. Wellington notes a public shift toward expecting conscription, with manpower shortages widening in Otago and Auckland. Government faces surplus offers but lacks machinery to mobilize them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
New Zealand
Guardian
London
Lord Derby
Wellington
National’ Register
Balkane
Dardanelles
Germany
Austria
North Canterbury
Viday
Otago
Trentham
Auckland
National Register and the push for conscription
The piece argues that willingness to serve under indirect recruitment is not true enlistment. Many men resist volunteer appeals for reasons unrelated to willingness to serve. They seek equal sacrifice through conscription, and worsening Balkan news should push the government toward compulsory service now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Register
M.P
Balkans
Diphtheria Case Reported in Ashburton Borough
Ashburton Borough records another diphtheria case while scarlet fever shows no new instances. At a Timaru A and P Association meeting, the Jubilee Show profit was £203 and a £250 vote to the Red Cross Fund was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
Timaru A. and P. Association
Red Cross Fund
Midwifery exam results and local council notes
Christchurch graduates Miriam Doreen Bertha Whitaker and Mary C Hartcher of St Helens scored 75 percent or more in the state midwifery exam. A Seafield resident warns of poor crop prospects with smut in paddocks. Ashburton stalls raise £30 10s for the Sick and Wounded Soldiers Fund as Winchmore ladies report strong sales. The municipal council discusses Lake Coleridge electricity, riverbank walkway costs, and local ratepayer concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Miriam Doreen
Bertha Whitaker
Mary C. Hartcher
St. Helens
Marjory Farrer
May Shine
Winchmore
Ashburton
Wellington firm member Nicholas Reid dies at 78
A Wellington telegram reports Mr Nicholas Reid of W. and G. Turnbull and Company died today at age 78. He had lived in Wellington since 1859.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Press Association
Nicholas Reid
W. and G. Turnbull and Company
Wellington
Weather improves for farmers after light rain
After several warm days a light rain today brings relief to farmers and horticulturists. A good shower fell early in the morning, followed by light variable to intervals of rain through the day. Soil moisture rose but was not enough to soak deeply. plants benefited from the surface wash. Meteorologist forecasts variable moderate breezes, with northerly winds, warm humid conditions, and cloudy to overcast skies with little barometer movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howes
Cis
Ashburton Drug Company Reopens as Sole Proprietor
The Ashburton Drug Company resumes as a sole proprietorship with the owner handling every order. The chemist holds a New Zealand certificate and dispenses prescriptions in the English fashion, stressing experience, integrity, and accuracy over mere advertising. Prices have not risen except for some high cost items like Aspirin and Salicylate of Soda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton Drug Company
New Zealand
Unclear OCR Snippet Triggers Noted Puzzling Text
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about Nazod Nazol and a battle now. No coherent events, names, dates, or locations are readable to summarize into a factual card.
German submarine torpedoes ships near Alexandria
Stop press dispatch from Athens says a German submarine attacked a Greek island and a British steamer bound for Alexandria. Survivors reached two separate British vessels, then were landed at Alexandria. Lloyds notes the British steamer Busiris was sunk with its crew also landing in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Iihe
Prim Trois Goulanuria
Ingland
sAlexandria
Alexandria
Suobmarine
Lloyds
Dbusiris
Passport tangle sparks demand for clearer foreign permit rules
In Sydney the Daily Telegraph argues the passport issue stems from official misdirection and urges the government to publicize its stance. It favors a reciprocal permit recognition with New Zealand, saying New Zealand is not a foreign country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Telegraph
BIS
Dedland
New Zealand
Discreet: Creaks of Newcastle Greek Shops Closed
In Newcastle on December 13 Greek residents held a tasting and decided to close their shops temporarily to avert further demonstrations with authorities watching developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Dynamite Found Under California Bridge Believed Linked to War Effort
Six sticks of dynamite with caps and fuse were found under the Alhambra Creek Bridge on the Southern Pacific line near Oakland California. The dynamite, from Harcules Powder Company and attributed to Standard Oil, may have been placed to impede wartime munitions production for the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oakland
Californias
Alhambra
Creek Bridge
Southern Pacific Railroad
Harcules Powder Company
Standard’ Oil Company
Cardinal Bourne Endorses Allies Amid War Faith
Rome December 12 reports the Gorriero d Italia published an interview with Cardinal Bourne stating steadfast faith in the Allies and final victory. He cited Germany’s push for closer union of the British Empire and noted England and Ireland acting like two quarreling sisters who unite when a common foe threatens them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Gorriero d'Italia
Bourne
Germany
England
Ireland
Hollweg Speech Aims at Home Support says World
The New York reporting notes Dr Hollweg's wirelessed address to America, intended for domestic readers. It argues Germans see their country as besieged and strained, with victories hollow and sacrifices growing, while the chancellor seeks to rally public resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hollweg
America
Germany
Tle
Roll of Honour Otago Mounted Rifles and Others
A wartime roll lists Otago Mounted Rifles personnel admitted to General Hospital on 15th, with wounded and convalescent statuses, and other New Zealand units including Canterbury Mounted Rifles and Field Artillery. It notes typhoid death of Taumaimu H and other wounded or disembarked sailors and troops. The Plymouth England hospital admittances and names appear in the same listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otago Mounted — Rifles
General Hospital
Alexandria
Wroaper
McDonald
William
New Zor Field Artillery
Hospite
Dving Panthner
Alexan
Canterbury
Mounted Rifles
Clayton
New Zealand Field Artillery
Smith
G. C
Univer
Aucklard
Wood
Malta
Paraone
Pur, M
Prisvate
Brathan General Hospital
Plymouth
England
He_mapo
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Fletcher Bros
Enone
Ceylon Tea
Thompson
Muscatel
Panay
Turkey
Phoenix
Loz
Stevens
A. A
Wretcher’s
Marshall’s
Ballin Bros
Brock
Kirkpabrick
Aston
Price
Jordan
Sicily
Brazil
Tinwald
Cash Supply Stores
W. J. Moore
Gianean Draper
Boot
East Street
Aticlion Sales
Ork
His Majesty's Theatre
Ashburton Guardian Macys Gsr Veuiaa
Paavacease
Seafield
J. Pawelka
Manawatu
Timaru
Lake Coleridge
Z. Biyks
Messrs W. Strange and Co., Ltd
Tasman Orchards Co
Sunny
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd
Old Motor Company
Detroit
U.B.A
Ford
Ontario
British Empire
Carson
Ford Company
Messrs Strange and Co., Ltd
Baxter
William Street
Christian
Ferriman
Ferri
Hefford
Conneilé Jors
Colt
Mme
Nazol
Australia
Cardinal Bourne’s
Army American
Roll OF Honour
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