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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
7
Prime Minister backs Commonwealth plan as sound guiding wool finance. He notes Australian wool demand is strong while New Zealand faces crossbred wool difficulties. Government guarantees on advances by banks are carefully considered and expected to function well.
The Commercial Commissioner in the East reports Japan's wool interests formed a Manufacturers' Association and will not purchase further wool until existing stocks are used. He estimates Japan has enough wool for most of a year and is unlikely to be a major buyer in Australian markets for some time.
London December 30 J and P Coats and Co Ltd circularise retailers with a likely two pence reduction in the price of raw cotton early in January.
In Melbourne on December 30, Makepeace replaces Waddington and Howell replaces Hitch as twelfth man. The rest of the England side remains as in the first test while weather promises favorable conditions for the second test match.
Melbourne December 30 The Board of Cricket Control added a £5 bonus to the existing £25 for each Test player. The board approved English tour matches for the Australian eleven and a six weeks South Africa tour on return. It also decided to create a force of special constables to curb bar racking at matches.
Sydney police dismiss the proposed appointment of special constables to stop barracking at cricket matches as farcical. They warn that arresting a single offender would spark significant trouble at the venues.
Melbourne December 30 The Board of Control appoints Rush and Smith a sub committee to meet Heathcote Williams and C G Wilson for the visit of an Australian team to New Zealand in February.
New Zealand and New South Wales teachers battled to a draw after NSW made 422 in their first innings. NZ, replying, were 230 for five at stumps in the second innings with Worker 100, Donohue 34, Perry 30 among the scorers.
Ashburton faces Geraldine in a Monday 10 a.m. match at Domain Oval. Listed players include G Harper H Ockleshaw H J Chapman A Lister EB RB Bonnington N Tasker G L Nicoll J B Nicoll McNicholl J M Dart and H Fryer with emergencies E Nicoll and J Harrison.
A week shows Britain’s population rising by over 6000 births. London notes two curfew bells at Lincoln's Inn and Charterhouse for the Poor Brothers. Baxter's Lung Preserver advertised as a long standing relief for coughs cold and bronchitis priced 2s 6d per large bottle.
Entertain MNS presents A Daughter of no Worlds at His Majesty's Theatre with Norma Talmadge as Jennie Malone. A strong supporting cast enhanced the photoplay about a slum girl’s rise to respectability. A double programme with House Cleaning Horrors screens, and Meg Cimino makes her Ashburton debut in soubrette recital with songs and dance. A matinee is planned for Tuesday afternoon.
A Selznick production stars Eugene O'Brien as a mining engineer who marries for money then aims to prove himself and challenge his wife’s affluent circle. The film promises a lively plot of ambition and social satire with a strong performance and a matinee tomorrow afternoon.
Moses Chadwick dies at 81 in Ashton under Lyne claiming lineal descent from Sir Andrew Chadwick. He lived alone at Winterbottom Farm and left no issue or will. Coroner cites senile decay accelerated by burns from a kitchen fire. The saga links a disputed fortune and a historic marriage record tied to a Tyburn penalty.
J L MacLean of the Isle of Skye and London, on an 18 month visit to New Zealand, expresses very favourable views of immigration potential and tourism. He traveled from Auckland to Stewart Island and plans to report on prospects for families sending children to New Zealand, praising thermal regions, the Southern Alps and Cold Lakes as scenic draws.
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