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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
4
Latest arrivals at Fletcher Bros Blair's British China reproduce Ponch War Cartoons with titles such as Bravo Belgium and Well Met Great Britain. Items include tumblers jam dishes vases and more sold at 1/3 2/3 3/3 and 4/ Lipped at 2/3 3/- 3/8 and 4/9.
An advertisement for Kenrick's tinware highlights a 200 gallon tank and assorted kitchenware. Listings include saucepans, boilers and covers, kettles, with prices in shillings and pence.
Hand lamps and table lamps with varied price lines for burners wicks globes and shades. Wall lamps chimneys and hurricane lanterns offered with durable designs and standard sizes. Illuminators and related items advertised for sale.
A snapshot of a 19th or early 20th century shop catalog page listing items such as bucket coal buckets washups fillers and other kitchenware. The entry spans multiple products including galvansed washups ginger cake tins sponge pans pudding steamers and related utensils with assorted prices in pre-decimal currency. Includes measurements and various small goods like sippers and milk products.
Dr. Trudy King endorses New Zealand sugar of milk produced at Edendale in Southland as superior to imports. Price lists show 1 shilling per pound or 3 pounds for 3 shillings 6 pence.
FINEST GOLDEN SYRUP 2b 7¢ and tins 1/9 to 14/ Wy THHS JAM KIRKPATRICK'S THE HIGHEST GRADE JAM AT REASONABLE PRICES. Plum Jam Gooseberry Jam Quince Yellowgage Nectarine Damson Apricot Conserve in tins and jars with brand labels and prices.
Local shop advertises a large range of floor coverings with old prices during rising markets. Listings include OCILCLOTH and LINOLEUM options, JUTE RUNNERS, TAPESTRY and VELVET PILE RUNNERS, HEARTH RUGS, DOOR MATS, and LISCUAL WEARTH RUGS. Early shoppers urged for best stock.
Daily brief announces weekly produce and poultry sales at Farmers' Cooperative Association and Henry Stephenson's marts with details to follow in tomorrow's issue.
An advertisement asserts Buick cars offer power reliability and economy with a 100000 mile model praised by a Timaru agent. It notes Buick factory assembly, wartime sales to Red Cross and South African Government, and requires written confirmation a car is NOT assembled. Details on Seater models and a pamphlet request are included.
The N Z Automobiles Ltd listing appears with address at Oxford Terrace in Christchurch. The notice outlines corporate presence and location details for the company.
Local program lists His Majesty's Theatre showing eight pictures tonight. The venue on Wakanui Road advertises evening screenings with matinee option and a guard on site for audience safety.
The Prime Minister and Ministers for Defence and Internal Affairs warn that pension policy must be careful and fair. With many New Zealanders returning disabled, commentators urge substantial support and a measured approach based on need rather than wealth.
A Auckland telegram reports Vivian Welsh flying a locally built seaplane three times over 10 miles on the harbour with a 300 foot ceiling and a over a mile flight with a passenger aboard. Ashburton County Council hearings address speed limits and praise water race work by Norman and the contractors.
The article records nine degrees of frost at dawn with a cold, clear night. It forecasts westerly winds, fair but variable weather, and a likely very cold night inland as the barometer trends downward.
A wartime call advocates supporting British Empire by preferring Canadian goods over neutral alternatives. It highlights Ford Motor Cars assembled in Canada as durable for expeditionary needs, with Mr Garson offering full particulars to buyers. The ad also promotes Nazol as a cold remedy.
London cable notes Lieutenant Bernard Cecil Freyburg a New Zealander in the Naval Reserve has won the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry at the Dardanelles. Private T Stockhill receives the Distinguished Conduct Medal and is an Ashburton High School alumnus with Cadet Corps roots and athletic prowess. Ebenezer Macgibbon of Core dies at 61 after long illness. survived by a widow five daughters and a son who has volunteered for the front.
Hampstead and Ashburton residents vote in a key poll on amalgamation. Greater Ashburton Committee backing and limited Hampstead attendance mark the day as voters travel by car to casting stations amid speculation on a likely large turnout.
W J Horner Charles H Jones and W B Clarkson were each fined 40s for speeding within the Borough. Arthur Fisher claimed he was not driving the car at the alleged time and the page was dismissed. A similar case against Stanley Sharp was adjourned for a week. Hampton ordered to pay Maling and Company £9 5s 9d plus 14 days imprisonment in default. In undefended civil case G H Carson and Company case judgment for plaintiff by default for £25 10s with costs £3 14s.
Joseph Pearson was fined ten shillings for drunkenness. The Bench warned him that a future offence would lead to confinement at an inebriates home. A first offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness.
Longbeach writer John C. N. Grigg declares support for Ratepayers in Coldstream and Rangitata Ridings. He pledges to resign in Major John Studholme’s favour if elected and notes the community’s desire to honor returning servicemen. Local readers urged to back Grigg’s bid.
Invercargill June 4 Malcolm McCallum an elderly settler was struck on the Bluff railway last night. He appears to have been walking along the line when a train overtook him. The body was badly mangled by the cow-catcher and death was instantaneous.
The Bank of New Zealand balance sheet shows year end profits of £896 16s 9d after provisions, with available distributable funds of £270,394 10s 9d. Directors propose dividend rates of 4 per cent on A preference, 6 per cent on ordinary and B preference shares, plus a 3 per cent bonus on ordinary and B preference shares, and transfer to reserves of £84,463 12s 10d. The Tay Fund balance would be carried forward to £57,170 19s 3d.
At the Supreme Court in Timaru on June 4 Wm Ry a was charged with carnal knowledge of a girl aged 14 at Wakanui Ashburton. The accused pleaded guilty and faced a six month sentence despite evidence he was 27 or 28 and living away from home. The judge noted harm to the girl and considered restraint but imposed a light term.
A major fire this evening gutted the 14 roomed residence of Dr Porter on Childers Road. No cause is yet assigned. Insurance values: £700 on furniture with the Royal Office. £1200 on the house held by Mrs Winter J Hamon with the Atlas Office.
In Sydney there are over 200 applicants for the position of women police. In Melbourne the federal government plans to take control of liquor traffic in the Northern Territory, licensing hotels monthly and allowing immediate takeover without compensation.
In Adelaide the Commonwealth Labour Conference sends a report request on nationalising sugar with a policy debate. Mr Catts criticizes returning butter and selling wheat to New Zealand while calls for stock inquiries. Sydney Labour Council rejects a 6 pm hotel closure referendum as risk to jobs amid talks of nationwide traffic nationalisation.
An era slogan extols Nazol as a reliable remedy against colds and influenza. The ad promises widespread praise and urges readers to trust the product for quick relief.
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