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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
6
Men’s gifts advertised with practical items including cashmere socks plain black and navy shades linen handkerchiefs and silk options in various weaves. The ad suggests placing this notice where a wife or sister will see it and highlights attractive prices for quality goods.
Amsterdam reports a pitched battle between Bolsheviks and Poles near Donbrova with no clear outcome. London dispatchs describe shocking crimes in Russia under Trotsky, with executions, branding, torture, and dismemberment as alleged terror tactics.
Ebert and colleagues were captured in their offices during the Christmas unrest. After tense negotiations over marines terms, they accepted them. Guards tried to overpower the marines but Ebert intervened and ordered troops back to Potsdam. The episode weakens the Government and signals a cabinet crisis.
Russian refugees in Stockholm assert Ludendorff led into Russia and met Lenin. They claim he has assumed command of the Soviet army and was interviewed by Lenin, signaling a bold shift in the war.
In Copentiagen on December 21 German officers dismantled the American flag in Posen. A German general responded to a British protest by saying no enemy flag would be permitted in Prussia.
In New York Bee coverage the New York Tribune highlights a special essay by Mr Blughes arguing Australia’s three essential demands. He says Australia must control Pacific islands for safety and retain power to legislate including tariffs, with harsh limits on aggression, shaping its security policy.
London dispatch reports President Wilson submitted to the Allies a plan to feed German and Austrian peoples. The proposal contemplates the use of German and Austrian tonnage for supplying food and aid amid wartime shortages.
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a ready aid for bruises sprains and wounds. It claims rapid cooling soothing relief and antiseptic action useful for weather cracks sores ulcers and various skin conditions with a testimonial from 12 Eureka Street Blue’s Point North Sydney.
Dame Nellie Melba recalls tense royal receptions in Berlin and Vienna with the Kaiser and Franz Josef. She describes perfumed handkerchief debates, a brisk exit, and a cordial meeting with King Oscar of Norway and Sweden, then plans to sail to England leaving for Paris.
London reports General Birdwood may visit Australia and New Zealand in 1919 at the invitation of the respective governments. The visit would be a gesture of postwar friendship and military cooperation between Britain and the dominions.
New York dispatch reports from Rome that Signor Leonida Bissolati pushes for five Slav territories to win their friendship while Bar on Sannino's aims are disputed within the cabinet. public abstinence and pensions are cited in the discussion.
A garbled item mentions a factory producing 400,000 diamonds, German artificial meat sold with seasoning, and a claim that in 1800 there were few hospitals in Britain and Ireland. It also references the Black Death in China and ongoing fears in an unclear posting.
An old advertisement touts a tonic called Vosemcaibhourh Priend Suaroer claimed to prevent catching cold and ease sore throats and chest troubles. It promotes Gaxbor's Lime Pre and a healall shell device with a 9s 6d price for a generous supply available at the Chemish and Store.
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