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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
2
New Year greetings to patrons announce a selection of gift goods including embroidered tray cloths and centres. Millinery stock marked down with 25 to 50 percent reductions to clear before season end, weather dampening sales prompts low prices. Ladies urged to visit showroom for holiday outfits.
London reports a harsh festive spell with unusually bitter cold for Christmas. The city endures a severe frost as residents cope with icy conditions and travel disruptions during the holidays.
An explosion at a fireworks factory in Torre Annunziata near Naples killed eight people and injured several others. The blast shattered windows and wrecked buildings, shaking the town on December 25.
Boxing Day services in Sydney including trains trams and steamers ran to record levels with high passenger turnout. A railway official noted heavy crowds and efficient coordination across transport modes. The city marked a busy holiday travel pattern amid near holiday crowds.
The Wellington holiday weekend drew thousands to pleasure resorts and picnics as the Wahine ferried excursionists to Fict on and crowds headed by train to race meetings in the Mazawatapu and Wairarapa.
Napier hosts a two day carnival by the Napier Thirty Thousand Club with a mile long procession featuring trades floated vehicles and the Queen of the Carnival. The crowd gathers from Marine Parade to Nelson Park where the queen is crowned amid thousands as side shows and competitions attract large patronage. By 8 o'clock the takings reach £780.
The Pasqus Pierrots Company gave its first performance at Theatre Royal Ashburton last evening to a half filled hall. The audience was unkind at times and hindered performers from showing talent beyond ordinary. Miss Gwenn Merrett drew some praise while Miss Mollie Travers and Miss May Ranleigh received a cool reception. Miss Joan Leslie, the accompanist, earned a note of praise for steadiness and charm.
The article discusses whether the juries provide justice in France amid a Debar case acquittal. Bergson urges structured reasoning from jurors, argued for careful selection and documented reasons. Public sentiment links the jury to democracy, suggesting moral rigor shapes verdicts.
A fire at West Clandon Church near Guildford on October 27 burned the wooden spire and melted five of six bells. Lord Onslow' s private brigade from Clandon Park aided until Guildford Fire Brigade arrived, using water from a reservoir on the estate while he directed operations in a light sports coat.
A deadly blast at Forte Annunziata in Rome leveled a three story building. Fifteen bodies were recovered as rescuers searched the rubble amid ongoing inquiries into the disaster.
In New York on December 25 a Christmas tree event for starving copper miners’ families led to a deadly panic after a cry of Five. The scene was arranged by charitable groups for strikers, with children invited to approach the stage to receive gifts.
The Hague December 26 Five people died and 12 were injured when a train derailed at Groningen in an accident that included a son of the new Premier Van der Linden among the dead.
In Gisborne on December 26 during a Mangaheia versus Poverty Bay match at Matewhero polo ground Ralph Reynolds of Mangaheia died minutes after his pony fell and struck his head. He was 32, unmarried, son of J R Reynolds of Sandown, a noted polo figure who had played in Savile Cup events. The district mourns the loss of a leading player.
Wellington reports a motor car carrying five Petone residents to Palmerston North overturned on a dangerous hill. Two men Rossborough and Ewbank injured as the vehicle fell claimed by a fallen tree preventing a worse drop.
Letters from Mrs D H Cole and T Carey describe long standing indigestion relieved by Warner's Safe Cure. They report chest pains sleeplessness headaches biliousness and digestion restored after taking the remedy, sold by chemists and stores in 5s and 2s 6d forms.
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