Ashburton High School prize distribution highlights achievements
The Ashburton High School held its annual prize distribution in the Assembly Hall with a strong turnout of ex pupils and the public. Governors chair J Tuck er and speakers including Messrs E Whitehouse G B Inglis H B Bellhouse and MP W Nosworthy lauded staff and urged study of history as a foundation for imperial outlook.
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Ashburton High School
J. Tucker
Messrs
E. Whitehouse
G. B. Inglis
H. BE. Bellhouse
W. Nosworthy
M.P
W. F. Watters
EB. T. Norris
Kershaw
Steven
O. A. G. Hardy
Davis
Nosworthy
Great Britain
Inglis
Whitehouse
Bellhouse
Cantata "Daniel" staged by Ashburton Wesleyan choir
The cantata Daniel was presented by the Baring Square choir at Ashburton Wesleyan Church with local teams aiding. Soloists Miss M Rattray and Mr E G Craighead drew praise, while the overall performance was regarded as a success and funds benefit the choir. Four newborn quadruplets were reported in New Jersey, weighing 16 pounds 4 ounces total, mother Mrs Abram Gotofsky has 20 children.
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W. F. Watters
B.A
Board of Governors
Ashburton Borowh
Haimpstead
Junior Education Board
Wellington
Audrey Miller
Tizzie Fox
H. G. Collings
Mary Hayes
Edith Hayes
Ashburton
Baring Square
W. McDonald
Babylon
Misa M. Rattray
Miss Rattray
Zion
W. H. Higgins
Avariah
Myr
Manchester
G. H. Carson
King
Smith
E. Andril
G. H. Qarson
H. G. Bellhouse
Caldwell
New Jersey
The
New York Sun
Abram Gotofsky
Troy Hills
Gatofsky
Commercial Horse Fair Yields Strong Prices at Friedlander Bros Mart
Messrs Friedlander Bros Ltd held a West Street horse fair with over 60 head sold. Attendees included farmers and deniers as prices rose above recent rates, with entries ranging from unbroken draughts to hacks and aged ponies, including Yeastling filly £8 and bay geldings from £3 to £351.
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Friedlander Bros., Ltd
West Street
Eyres
Syrs
Syre
Gyre
Byrs
Tyra
Byres
Ashburton Grain Market Week Ending December 18 1908
Market report shows wheat largely held by farmers with limited new sales. Prices quoted for Tuscan Velvet at 4s 33d, Hunters 4s 2d, fowl wheat 4s 1d. In Qata demand remains weak with best Gar ton price 1s 6d on trucks, A grade marginally higher. Light Duns and Danish difficult to move at 1s 3d. Oatsheaf Chaff selling at 52s 6d on trucks for prime quality.
Christchurch Grain Market Cites Holiday Stock Replenishment
In Christchurch on December 18, millers showed fair demand for wheat as stocks are rebuilt before the holidays. Tuscan wheat led, with 3 lines totaling 3840 bushels sold at 4s 3d, and small mixed lots at 4s 2d. Oats saw limited trading, 800 bushels Gartons sold at 1s 7d. Chaff supply remained modest, offered around £2 12s 6d to £2 14s, with new Blenheim chaff reportedly at 67s 6d per bushel fob.
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Ocuristchurch
Blenheim
Dunedin Grain Market Signals Tight Wheat Demand
In Dunedin on December 18, oats remain sparse with limited lines for shippers and holders resisting current quotations. Demand centers on A and B grade Gartons and Sparrowbills while milling wheat pricing shows prime milling around 4s to 4s 7d and medium grades 3d to 4s 4d with damaged stock and sacks adding extra costs.
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Dunedin
Dunedin Wool Sales Report First Series Opens
The first of the Dunedin wool sales was held today with 8821 sales offered, up from 4688 last year, driven by fine weather and higher northern prices. Buyers from Britain, Continental Europe, America and locally attended, while Central Otago wool showed winter impact. Prices ranged from 63d to 12d per lb across grades, with strong Bradford crossbred and Continental competition for halfbreds and merinos respectively.
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Preea Association
Dunedin
Central Otago
Bradford
Thompson’s Cordials Promoted as Pure and Safe
An advertisement urges readers to choose Thomson’s cordials over cheap imitations. It touts pasteurised bottles, silver-lined equipment, and a RASTEURISING PLANT to guarantee purity. The copy claims high concentration and value, citing a special reserve ginger wine aged two years in oak and praised by connoisseurs.
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Thomson’s
Thomson and CO
Thomson
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