Xmas New Year Offer Urges Immediate Inquiries
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
7
Wheat surplus threat linked to limited transport
A Sydney correspondent warns Australia faces a financial crisis from overweening wheat stocks. Britain has bought nearly all Australian grain, ships to Britain shrink, stocks pile in New South Wales and Victoria, and authorities rush to build silos to store the looming 1918 harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Britain
Felf
New South Wales
Victoria
Canada
Alcohol as fuel in Australia explored by advisory committee
A Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science committee studied producing industrial alcohol in Australia and engine design for alcohol fuels. It identified alcohol supply, denaturation, and engine manufacture as key interdependent issues and noted molasses as the current main source, with annual petrol imports far outpacing potential alcohol output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science
Alcohal
Australia
Melbourne
G T Youth Testifies On Material Cost In Arbitration Case
G T Youth told the Christchurch Arbitration Court that materials formed about a third of implement sale prices. He cited sharp increases in iron and steel bars, pig iron, copper, tin, coal, and other items, with specific percentage rises and recent spikes. Output reductions since 1915 showed January declines from 1915 levels across ploughs disc harrows rollers windmills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T
Christchurch
Churchill speech at Aldwych Club on war aims and peace
Winston Churchill in his first speech as Minister for Munitions told a Aldwych Club gathering that the Allies are in the sternest phase of the war and warned that a premature peace would embrace Prussian militarism. He compared Asquith and Wilson calls for peace and urged continued resolve to overthrow militarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Aldwych Club
Churchill
Asquith
Wilson
Germany
Tides Table For Lyttelton Anglers
The table provides high water times at Lyttelton and explains tide at river mouths requires subtracting 15 minutes. It serves as a practical guide for anglers tracking tidal conditions and shore access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyttelton
Chamberlain's Tablets Promote Sleep by Stomach Health
The advertisement claims Chamberlain's Tablets aid stomach liver and bowels for heartburn indigestion and constipation and that fixing these disorders helps sleep. Sold everywhere with emphasis on insomnia caused by digestive issues.
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Chamberlain
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