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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
7
Spencer-Moulton tyres recommended to all car owners by JAS BURGESS. Pedley Cycle offers Michelin and Dunlop tyres with pattern cycles repairs. Address above Strange's at Pancked Street.
A. M. Hendy, hair specialist in Dunedin, promotes Henaline shampoo made from Henna to enhance natural hair shine. It aims to revive dull hair and is distributed in Ashburton through local shops with prices of 6d and 2s 6d.
The council rejected a £10 relief request from Philip Norman who cited medical costs and 45 days unpaid work after a Bland’s siding accident. They declined to remit rates for a soldier in camp and discussed continuing bird heads purchases at sixpence a dozen, aiming for regional coordination. Accounts totalling £957 9s 2d were approved. tenders for dismantling Mount Somers bridge were deferred.
June, a captivating melodrama, screens at His Majesty's Theatre tonight. Perry Bascom, a rising politician, marries June in secret. Soon Sue Fadaly, an adventuress, then claims to be his wife and joins Perry’s rival Tier Boone to ruin him. Sue and Boone plot murder. June bravely saves her champion in a dramatic climax. Also showing the Co operative Weekly and a study titled Heading Odd Animals.
Suburban fire brigade hosts a wedding celebration with a hose down the home causing window damage. They merrily drenched the house for fun but later learn they hosed the wrong residence, misdirecting their cheerful mischief.
In the House of Commons on June 6 Mr R D Holt asked which treaties with the most favoured nation clause would be denounced. Mr Bonar Law said a formal statement would follow soon as possible. The issue is complex with Foreign Office talks with foreign governments and Colonial Office talks with the Dominions. It is already indicated the Government intends to have a free hand after this.
A Dutch hospital ship named Koningin Regentes was mined and sunk in the North Sea while transporting the British delegation to a prisoner exchange conference in Holland. A second hospital ship rushed to aid the injured, and all aboard were saved except four firemen.
Ottawa reports that Sir Robert Borden and Mr Massey have arrived in England, marking a significant development in the wartime leadership and Allied consultations as of June 7.
The Hon. H. Burton, Minister of Railways, arrives to represent South Africa at the Imperial Conference. He notes republicanism is unpopular even among Dutch speakers who value the British system and its freedoms. He calls the outlook promising and cites prosperity and broad support for government policy and war effort, with many Dutch recruits.
Survivors recount heavy losses as 12 ships mostly schooners are sunk and 76 people die after lifeboat ordeals. Four U boats sighted. destroyers and air units patrol coast from Cape May to Delaware. Harpathian torpedoed June 1. all aboard saved.
New York June 6 reports the French steamer captain saw a wrecked British vessel likely another submarine victim before the Carolina was sunk. Over 250 survivors arrived, many collapsing, ferried to hospitals as the wireless operator faced threats from the U-boat. The ship's crew abandoned in lifeboats while singing The Star Spangled Banner.
Josephus Daniels declares the Navy will send men supplies and food to Pranen, and the task will be accomplished at all hazards. The statement emphasizes maintaining access and support despite risks. The remarks are issued from Washington on June 5.
The report notes about a thousand refugees, mainly Scots, arriving at a northern British port after a one month Archangel voyage. A female passenger testified to thefts of clothing in Petrograd, with an incident in daylight involving Bolshevik guards and an attempted sale of a fur coat, illustrating hardships and abuses faced during escape.
An Ashburton shop advertises expert barbers offering precise shaving and hat fitting services. It touts years of experience and a full stock of tobacco, pipes, razors, and toilet goods for town residents seeking a neat, tailored appearance.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Steck and John Orr related to a street store on Trust Street. No clear event or date is readable. Further readable details are needed to derive a complete card with a distinct action or outcome.
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