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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
3
Santa Claus urges prompt gift buying to avoid disappointment and ensure suitable presents. He warns delaying until the last moment risks missing desired items and stresses early preparation for friends and family during the 265th Christmas season.
Motorists are urged to buy the latest engine driven tyre pumps for Overland and other cars. The device keeps tyres inflated to proper pressure, promising more miles per gallon and reduced tyre costs. It pays for itself and ends the strain of hand pumping.
A Christchurch conference of southern MPs and wheat growers with Minister of Agriculture W D S MacDonald urged the government to take over all Dominion wheat during the war and for the next season. Delegates pressed for 6s 3d per bushel at railway stations for prime milling wheat and to permit farmers to retain sufficient ploughmen. A committee recommended government control of production, price linkage to flour, and labour certainty to enable longer planning. The panel planned further board sittings in Christchurch to gauge per acre yields and supply detailed data.
The Board of Trade met for hours during the day and again last evening with Mr W G McDonald presiding. It held further consultations and heard evidence. Its work is not finished. it will reconvene this morning and sit today and tomorrow, maybe into next week.
Rain disrupted the opening day as Christ's College posted 200 in reply to Otago Boys High School. Key scores include McFarlane 60 and Rich 47 not out for Christ's College, while Fea claimed five for 86 and Knight three for 109 for the High School. Bligh School made 114 with Fea 38 and Knight 30.
Historical remedy favors hot water for stomach pain with a twist. Add bisulated magnesia to hot water for stronger relief after meals, neutralizing acids and easing digestion. Obtain the specific bisulated product to avoid confusion with other magnesia forms.
Tyres branded Glinchercycre are guaranteed twelve and fifteen months. They are designed for rough roads and marketed for Jong Weayz. The offer emphasizes durability and long service life on challenging surfaces.
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