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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
2
Christmas 1913 notes New Year 1914 greetings to patrons. Highlights include New Embroidered Crash Cushions Covers Cosy Covers Table Centres Runners Embroidered Linen Tray Cloths and Centres Presentation Handkerchiefs sold in half-dozen gift boxes.
A local shop marks down millinery 25 to 50 percent with special base prices to clear stock before season end. Wet weather dampens sales, prompting deep reductions and an invitation for ladies to visit the showroom for holiday outfits.
Wellington December 24. Mr Dowgray acting president of the Federation of Labour and Hickey secretary depart for the West Coast on mining trouble matters. The wharves were busy with cargo work and carting. Over 1600 men employed. Over 100 ex strikers among the number.
The steamer Vinstra anchored just before midnight with 7000 tons of Transvaal coal from Delagoa Bay. Chartered by the Citizens Defence Committee, the oversea cargo aims to ease scarcity caused by the strike and will be discharged at Wellington.
The Maisre de Lionada with 7000 tons of coal aboard was reported at Hobart yesterday and ordered to Wellington. Two more foreign steamers are due from Newcastle next week under charter to the Citizens Defence Committee.
After the Maunganui arrived from Sydney, nearly all crew members who walked off on November 26 at the strike managers call were re employed.
The steamer Awahou, which departed for New Plymouth at 4.80 pm yesterday, came back this morning after failing to maintain steam due to poor quality coal.
At the Auckland Central Police Station the city parade ended with Mayor Jo Barry and the Auckland Citizens Defence Committee praising police for their conduct during the strike. The committee voted a donation of 50 pounds, suggested as a gift to library and gymnasium funds rather than wages.
In Dunedin on December 24, the final strike pay was distributed: 7s 6d to single men and 12s 6d to married men. It is believed that ten cards were issued to Waterside Workers Union members to join the Arbitration Union.
A Millerton mass meeting aimed at blocking an Arbitration Union led to the formation of the Union at Granity with officers elected and registration underway. Denniston delegates have until Friday to decide, or an Arbitration Union will form. The Mapourikas visits Westport, and coal shipments face mine hostel bulk shortages in January.
In November Christchurch reports 181 patients in hospital, 176 admissions and 163 outpatients with 32 awaiting admission. The women’s department was overtaxed as shops glowed with holiday displays and police noted three drink-related cell stays. Telegraph traffic at Christchurch rose as messages forwarded 10 164 and received 14 652. The month saw 90 nurse home visits and a bustling Christmas Eve street scene.
A meeting at Tunbridge Wells promotes a claim to the Fuller Estates in Sussex and Jamaica valued in the millions. Peter Fuller of Tunbridge is the chief claimant seeking redress for an alleged wrongful devo lution after the 1834 death of MP John Fuller.
A five year old boy in Chester le Street Durham sees and writes everything upside down, inverts letters and figures, and copies drawings the wrong way up. He reads normally though his writing and copying stay topsy turvy, and efforts to correct his abnormal method have failed.
Australian correspondent recalls Judge Box on feminine apparel in court. A dressmaker dispute ends with the judge questioning his knowledge of fashion and later suggesting academics dress for a lawyer, Miss Brennan, in white with a matching hat. The exchange highlights court attire norms and evolving professional dress for women in court.
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