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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
3
A gale collapses a chimney from Wright's Bakery into 483 King Street, Otago. Mrs Beeby and her infant in a front room survive after bricks, cement and glass rain down, the baby uninjured though the room is wrecked. Dr Cottrell treats the mother for shock.
The New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders Association meeting in Plymouth drew over 80 members. They reported 9100 cows and 6850 bulls on record, with transfers up 654 from last year and 62350 bearing interest. Remits included gold medals for exporting bulls with strong daughters, a proposal on breeding and selling grade bulls, and a protest against butter price limits.
A West Street meeting presided by Chairman W. Wilkinson allotted 158 shares, bringing total allotted to 15 905 with 95 shares out for application and 9 000 held in reserve. Debentures proposed at 5 percent for up to two years. Work resume after casing advances to 1917 feet with gas indications. Canada orders for 2500 feet of four inch casing and five inch casing to reach 2200 feet.
Anna Q Nilsson stars as Mary Manners in a tense drama with Franklyn Farnum and Herbert Standing. A politics dictator’s daughter uses telepathy to prove a young lawyer innocent of crime while the serial The Searles Runner, Co operative Weekly and Wild Babies screen.
The Rakain branch of the W C T T met in St Andrew's Schoolroom with a pay-tnp style program. A treasurer's report showed a credit balance of 0s 9d and committees planned outreach in standing districts. One new member joined and a candidate was initiated. An invitation from Ashburton Today was received for a meeting next Friday. Miss Culloty of Samerton suffered a bad fall and may require X-ray evaluation.
Keep with your clients as much as you can. Assented through illness for orders is had. Patrons soon drift if youre missing with Jack. In the winter with cold you take WH Brace up your spirits and paste stills. At the first symptoms resolve to endure inw to Woods Cure. Carat began.
Lovers of music may attend a Monday evening recital in Ashburton featuring Miss Vers Mitchell a promising cellist fresh from five years study at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Her programme praised for tone technique and musical expression follows reviews of a Christ Church recital. Miss Ethel Mitchell contralto and Miss Hilda Beardsell pianist will also perform with a planforte solo. Reserve at the Bristol for Monday night.
A crowded first class District Railway car saw a strap-hanging incident at South Kensington Station. A girl swayed toward a man to steady herself, causing his neck injury as he shielded her. A nearby passenger uttered a cautious remark about unforeseen situations. The piece also advertises Chambrlain’s tablets and a poem about a mother’s lessons.
A fragmentary overheard exchange shows three youths debating what a genie would do before turning thirty. The odd dialogue mentions a “generator” and odd adjectives, with garbled lines about hair and looks and a tense mood amid the unsure snippet.
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