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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 15, 1914
Page
3
J Millichamp and Sons offer a large assortment of fruit and forest trees hedge and shelter plants ornamental and flowering shrubs and related items. Orders left at the shop receive prompt careful attention.
In New York on June 14 England defeated America 61 points to 3 with 40,000 spectators watching. The English team led throughout and outplayed the Americans in the polo encounter reported for June 15.
Paddon arrives in excellent condition six pounds over rowing weight. Shas consents to row. The championship race is likely on August 24 at 8 p.m. Barry departs for Australia after the race.
In Beckenham semifinals Kingscote beat Dixon 7 5 4 6 6 0 and Crisp beat Parke 6 3 5 7 6 The doubles Wilding and Brookes defeated Dison and Dunlop 6 2 6 1. In the finals Kingscote triumphed over Crisp 7 5 2 6 3 6 2 and Wilding and Brookes beat Gore and Roper Barrett 6 2 6 1.
Wilding comments on Crisp as a stylish but ugly player with fast court speed and unreliable first serve, plus strong forehand. He notes Parkes’s defeats stem from confidence loss and says Kingscote has been over rated.
Mr Inglis, starter for the Victorian Racing Club, was found in a dying condition by the roadside near Ballan after leaving Ballarat races and driving home alone. His bogey overturned, and he perished in the cold overnight.
In Sydney on June 13 J Howden edged T Howard one up after a hard fought final to win the New South Wales championship.
New South Wales beat Queensland 20 to 11 in a Rugby game highlighted by a sequence of seven-a-side clashes between district clubs. The event marked Australia’s first seven-a-side exposition and drew strong interest.
Auckland results show City 3 over Marist Bros and Ponsonby 15 over College Rifles. Wellington posted Petone 5 Athletic 9 Poneke 16 Oriental 5 University 12 Melrose 0 Wellington 11 St James 0. Dunedin saw Keikorai 17 over Ashambra and Union 6 over Pirates while University 22 defeated Dunedin 6.
In Sydney on June 18 the Victoria team defeated New South Wales by 3 goals to 2. Other results included Brotherhood 4 Corinthian 1 and North Shore 4 Carlton 1. Senior and grid matches featured Wanderers 2 Rovers 1 and Diamonds 2 Swifts 0 with mixed scores across the day.
In Brisbane on June 13 the England team beat Queensland 14 to 10 after leading 13 to nil at halftime. Fourteen thousand spectators watched a fast first half as the English forwards dominated the Queensland pack and the backs delivered superbly in open play.
The match featured solid Queensland pressure and fast first half pace but England's backs combined well. Smales was sent off for rough play as tries from England players Lip cut Williams Francis and Davis plus a conversion and penalties from Guerin and Belewski kept the game close. Queensland scorers were McCabe and Scott with Belewski adding a penalty.
In Ashburton on Saturday the Individual Championship ties were settled on the range. G Service won first prize with 10 bulls and W Bradshaw scored 9 for second. Third place went to St E Fountaine with 3 bulls and a 9, followed by J Withers and L Pimm with 3 bulls and 8. Alarms tallied 1 bull and 9. Representatives for the Hakatere Lodge were named for the Druids Lodge match tonight.
London Chronicle special correspondent in Stockholm reports on Dr Sven Hedin's views on Sweden's defences. He warns Russia could mobilize through Finnish railways and Neva bridge. Sweden must prepare despite Russia Germany relations and historical battles.
The notice notes a daily evening fire that creates a comfortable, cheerful blaze loved by the community. It mentions a 6% figure, implying a rate or cost related to the fires.
The Timaru Supreme Court case with Walter Shaw bankruptcy and Wenning property exchange concluded with judgment reserved in Coulter v Amand. Coulter sold land and built for £950, received £140 credit, Shaw admitted misaccounting. A highly complex building dispute involving many parties was settled out.
The Waikato plaintiff Ramsay McDougall sues John W. Chapman of Wellington for 3000 pounds over a 1830 acre farm alleged as irreclaimable swamp. The defence argues it was a bad bargain. after three days of hearing the jury gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt on all points.
Representatives from the Wellizigeon branch of the Seamen’s Union visited Dunedin to meet with secretary Mr W Belcher to mend strained relations between northern and southern branches since the strike. They were met with a hostile reception. Belcher ordered them out, and after a heated exchange they were expelled with a large ebony ruler displayed.
An artifact fragment praises testing the Bonnie Doon tobacco brand and suggests a favorable outcome. The lines imply a promotional or editorial note urging readers to trial the product.
A business notice lists reduced prices on Allen's gold bracelets earrings and pendants across various ages and grams. The sale lowers items from early to late 20s through 60s and notes specific figures for J E Allen J I Allen and others with several items now discounted to under 20 shillings.
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