Christmas Present Suggestions In Stores This Season
A brief list urges shoppers to visit early for Christmas gifts. Featured items include bags purses and cases suede items brushes writing sets pens and diaries military wallets diaries and fount pens on sale from 8s 6d to 25s. Also available are picture books toys calendars view books games and autographs cards and stationery with a wide range of fiction prices start at 25 6d. Early shopping is recommended to secure the best selection.
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Waterman
Onoto
Swan
Neptune
Hopkins Bookseller and Stationer Ad Offers Easy Home Terms
A. W. Hopkins Bookseller and Stationer advertises properties for sale with exceptionally easy terms for buyers. Also lists Little's Dip products and government accident insurances via National Mutual Life Association as offerings.
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Partmen National Mutual Life Association
Public Trust Office in Ashburton Proposed Roles
Public Trust Office at Lloyds Building West Street Ashburton outlines its duties under Acts of Parliament. Functions include administrator of estates for dying persons, executor and trustee, trustee under settlements, attorney for property management, and manager of estates for the aged and infirm.
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Public Trust
Lloyd’s Building
West St
Ashburton
L Rown Properties For Sale In West Street Area
For sale properties listed by M Bruce West Street. Peter Street location offers a 6 room plastered dwelling with water electricity and conveniences on 2 acres with motor shed priced at £1076. Moore Street features dwelling with 2 rooms and outbuildings on 2.ug? acres at £950. Walnut Avenue provides a 6 room dwelling with motor shed and all conveniences at £1800. Also two farms: 48 acres near Westerfield with buildings and 100 acres near Ashburton with outbuildings. Further particulars available from M Bruce West Street.
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Peter Street
Moore Street
Walnut Avenue
Westerfield
Ashburton
Hostilities in Waziristan Pause Two Days for Peace Talks
On December 17 Allababad reports a two day halt on the frontier as Maksuds seek peace. Only one tribesman arrived to represent a major faction, prompting immediate punitive operations. The Sixty seventh Brigade shifts from Khirgi to Jandola and Wana was bombed by our planes on December 16.
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Allababad
Khirgi
Jandola
Wana
Fires Linked to German Plot Arrests at Wapping Wharf
London reports a sensational sequel to fires on ex-German ships bound for Australia. Police suspect arson as part of a wider German plot and arrested four men at Wapping Wharf. Three of the prisoners are of German origin and resisted arrest.
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London
Australia
Wapping Wharf
Obituary for H Donaldson a long-time Ashburton resident
Hugh Donaldson died at 74 Wills Street West on Tuesday. Born in 1840 in Portaferry Ireland he arrived in 1864 aboard the British Empire and settled in Waikuku North Canterbury. He ran a transport business to the high country for twelve years then bought part of Longbeach estate in 1876. He was a longtime Presbyterian and Sunday School superintendent at Waterton. He retired ten years ago to Carters Terrace Tinwald then moved to Ashburton. He leaves a widow and seven children J Donaldson West Milton H H Donaldson Waterton A Donaldson Mitcham Mrs W A Price Lowcliffe Mrs I Davis Auckland Mrs J Shearer Wheatstone and Mrs Andrew Sim Carew.
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Wills Street
Hugh Donaldson
Ashburton
Winslow
Mr Donaldson
Presbyterian Church
Waterton
Carters Terrace
Tinwald
Unntil
Porteferry
County Down
Ireland
Messrs
J. Donieldson
West Milton
HH. Donaldson
A. Donaldson
Mitcham
W. A. Price
Lowclife
I. Davis
Auckland
J. Shearer
Wheatstone
Andrew Sim
Carew
Dunedin Burnside Market Report Shows Mixed Cattle and Sheep Demand
At Burnside today 190 fat cattle yarded with prices from £16 10s to £31 for prime bulls and cows £15 1s to £17 7s. Store cattle sold down. dairy stock mixed, calves few pence. Lambs and fat sheep steady to firm early but declined as sale progressed. woolly and shorn categories ranged widely, with prime wethers 59s 3d to 57s 6d and ewes 36s to 44s overall. Prices hovered near or below last week’s rates as market adjusted.
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Dunedin
Burnside
Timaru Wins Bristol Cup Contest on Home Greens
In Timaru on December 18 the third Bristol Cup match saw Timaru Club holders defeat West End Club challengers 83 to 116 total. Readout lists Timaru players Kerr Littlejohn Broadhead Bradley Metown Wilson Emmerson Cirrie and others. West End lineup includes Hocking Hay Crawshaw Clare Leslie Terren nubley Courtis Shepherd Griffiths Edeinton Dewar and more. A draw for the next match results in Ashburton selected.
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Timaru
West End
Kerr
Littlejohn
Broadhead
Bradley
V. Metown
Wilson
A. Emmerson
Cirrie
V. Wilson
Wallace
Petrie
Bust
Criffiths
Edeinton
L. Dewar
A. Wilson
Gresson
Mathieson
Gow
Latimer
Ashton
C. Dewar
Campbell
Seward
Jones
Rawnsley
Shirtcliff
Watt
Lincoln
McClatchie
Porter
R. Morgan
Bagshaw
Renton
J. A. Dewar
Hose
Simpson
R. S. Nicol
G. “Watt
Ashburton
Christmas Tournament Draw at Timaru
The Timaru Christmas tournament draw was held. Ashburton players selected include Templeton Higgins and Burgess with matches arranged against Kirk Lane Hedges and Rawnsley across Park Green and Timaru Green venues on December 18.
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Timaru
Ashburton
KIA Toa
W. Newton
Park
Templeton
Green
Burgess
Hedges
Isaac
Timawe
Park Green
V. Rawnsley
Timarna
Peerage Romance Spurs London Society Circles
The marriage of Lord Ludlow to the widow of Sir Julius Wernher surprised royal and aristocratic society in London. The ceremony at Christ Church Down Street was kept secret until the formal announcement, with few attendees besides family. Lady Wernher, famed for wealth and diamonds, inherits much of Sir Julius’s fortune and has two sons, while the bride’s son Sir Derrick J. Wernher faces court martial dismissal.
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Lord Ludlow
Julius
England
London
Christ Church
H. Asi Wernher
Margaret Pryce
Lord Bledisloe
Sir Charles Bathurst
Lopes
Court of Appeal
House of Lords
Eton
Balliol
Monte Carlo
Weitnher
Wernher
Harold Wernher
12Th Lancers
Zia Torby
Michael of
Russia
Lady Wernher
Alexander Pigott Wernher
Welsh Guards
Lord Tadlow
Portland Place
Heywood
Westbury
Wiltshire
Lampart
Northampton
Lady Ludlow
Bath
Piccadilly
Luton Hoo
Bedfordshire
Gazette
Temple of Dusk Screen at His Majesty’s Theatre
Sessue Hayakawa stars in The Temple of Dusk as a devoted young poet torn between love for an American woman and duty to her Japanese daughter. After her death he guards the child, sacrificing his ambitions to keep his word, delivering a moving portrayal of human emotion. Screened tonight at His Majesty's Theatre.
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Sessue Hayakaiwa
Gil
Fkayakawa
His Majesty's
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State’ Fire Insurance Ofice
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Tancred Street
Public Trust Office
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M. Bruce
West Street
Hite
China
Lai
Buxton
Thomas
Waziristan War
Per Prass Association
Per Press Association
H. Donaldson
Commercial
Burnside Market
Press Association
Kirk
V. Higgins
Ashburnon
Peerage Romance
H-B
H.B
New Zealand
Clothing Factory
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Entertainments
His, Majesty's Theatre
Yar
FORD
Yndrill
John Orr. and Co
East Street
Westry
Barrington’s Pharmacy
Smar S Patent Court
Gough
Spatford Brand
Patent Court
Spapeord
Crockett and Jones
SadeFe
Yika Levace
CP Era
Cough
Street
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