12 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 12, 1911
Page
1
A British army officer, an amateur acrobat, inspired many officers to learn surreal stunts. While all stood on their heads, the colonel surprised them by entering the room. He withdrew shocked, and the officers felt embarrassed and wary of punishment. They later learned he had misread the situation after a banquet.
A collection of quotations and reports shows Pope Leo XIII and Pius X urging clergy to combat intemperance, with Archbishop Ireland and Father Callaghan condemning saloons. News from London, St Petersburg, Paris and Melbourne covers temp erance debates, strikes, and shipping, plus a public discourse on licenses and moral reform.
State Lunacy Commission president Dr Ferris cites a sharp 103.9 percent rise in known insanity over ten years, with 54 percent of men and 22 percent of women in institutions attributed to drink. He notes 30,000 liquor dispensers in New York and compares alcohol costs to government against prohibition states.
The Bank of England has advanced funds to the Birkbeck Bank and it will re open tomorrow paying 10s in the pound. Several banks have offered to cover half of the current and deposit accounts of the Birkbeck Bank.
The Pacific Cable Board expects worldwide lower rates soon. Postmaster-General Josiah Thomas emphasizes cheap cables for social use over business. If sixpence a word could reach the Empire, it would strengthen unity more than treaties. Businesses may pass costs to consumers, unlike social messages.
An advertisement touts Baxter's Lung Preserver as a final cure for coughs. It claims instant relief and lasting throat and chest strength, selling a large bottle for 1s 10d at chemists.
Claims Frootoids cure headache indigestion and biliousness with pleasant tasting medicine. Advert says they remove waste from bread tissues and organs and relieve congestion or blood poison. It touts tested efficacy unlike ordinary aperients and promises bright health and proper digestion.
A fragment describes 259 acres near Anama close to Creamery in premier order with strong rents and urging inspection. It notes 68 acres adjoining Creamery with low rents and an owner selling immediately, plus 200 acres of grand grazing country with crepe turnips and rape, large sheep yards, and good fencing and watering.
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