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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 30, 1916
Page
7
The ad promotes suits in tweed or worsted, tailored to exact measurements with style and perfect fit. Prices range from £2 5s to £3 17s 6d. Emphasizes cash savings, quick measurement, and timely order to ensure Xmas delivery, highlighting a ready to wear Weed Box Suit as a low price option.
A Scottish proposal urges a Forth Clyde Canal linking the Clyde to Rosyth to boost wartime logistics and postwar shipbuilding. Glasgow and Burghs conventions back the plan, arguing it would cut submarine risks, accelerate Fleet resupply, provide shipyard work, and create long coastwise shipping routes after the war.
A programme at His Majesty's Theatre screens The Payment starring Bessie Barriscale. A tale of a poor girl who rises after city life and study abroad followed by a love story amid complications and reflections. Supporting films include Max Linder comedy Topical Budget and a motor polo sporting reel.
Under shade of native trees Aharon proclaims the safest sea bathing in the world with no hazards for the smallest children, promising a delightful holiday experience.
The Canterbury Petroleum Prospecting Company held an adjourned annual meeting reporting 11,867 contributing shares sold and nearly 700 shareholders. Drillings at Chertsey reached 1135 feet with 12 inch casing halted at 895 feet and nine inch casing to depth. concessions cover about 210,000 acres and a substantial future oil potential is outlined along with financing plans and future refining ideas.
An advertisement extols Invicta Smoking-Mixture as a pure natural leaf blend with mellow flavour and refined fragrance. It markets Rhodesian grown tobacco and British quality, urging readers to try Invicta tins and noting Dreadnought Navy Cut as a heavier option with tins guaranteed to be in perfect condition.
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