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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
4
Latest arrivals at Fletcher Bros Blair's British China reproduce Punch war cartoons including Bravo Belgium War Friendship and Honour and The Kaiser. Tumblers dishes vases and other items priced from 1/4 9d to 4 9 3 per piece with stock limited and more to come.
Advertising page shows Kenrigk's Tinware with a 200 gallon tank and tinware line. Prices listed include saucepans from 3 pints to 10 pints, boilers and covers with seals, and retile options with various pint sizes. Listing emphasizes finest quality hollow ware and practical kitchen items.
Hand lamps and table lamps offered at reduced rates with a wide range of fittings. Hanging lamps, wall lamps, lamp chimneys, burn ers, wicks, globes, and shades available in multiple shapes and colors. Hurricane lanterns promise wind resistance and are priced individually. Illuminators and related items included.
A heavy quality galvanised steel hollow-ware catalog itemizes multiple kitchen vessels and tubs with assorted sizes and prices. Items include baths buckets pails washups beakers and pudding steamers along with ginger tin sponge tins and bread tins priced in shillings and pence, showing a broad range of sizes and options.
Dr. Trudy King promotes Hew Zealand Sugar of Milk manufactured at Edendale Southland as superior to imports. The price is 1/3 per th or 3d for 3/8, with a bold claim of quality over the rival product.
Fragmented OCR lists fruit varieties and brands like Gooseberry Jam, Quince, Nectarine, Damson, Apricot, and Georges. It resembles a confectionery or catalog snippet with item names and likely labels for preserves or jams.
A vintage business notice promotes blankets overcoats and ladies jackets with affordable prices. It highlights smart tailored three line cuts and warm comfort for cold winds. Wool blankets are cited as made from Ashburton County wool by Kampe and Roston Woollen, with prices spanning 13/6 to 36/6 for various weights.
The Buick car is praised for power reliability and economy of tyres patrol and oil. Two thousand Buicks are in use in the Dominion with high owner satisfaction. The Red Cross in London and South African Government orders endorse its chassis. A guaranteed statement that Buick cars are not assembled parts is offered by Ashburton agent R D Johnston and Shater.
New Zealand and Australia suspend agitation for in school religious instruction during the war. Canon Garland steps back from propaganda and serves as resident chaplain. Ashburton Borough School Committee allows Ministers’ Association to teach if aligned with Education Act, urged to defer to a more suitable time.
The Hospital Ship Fund first closed after raising over £700 in two weeks as public generosity shifted to the Servians. A supplementary list is now open to accept further subscriptions and acknowledge donors from across the county. The Governor said surplus funds will stay in a special Bank of New Zealand account to cover ongoing equipment costs despite the larger goal. The campaign ends Tuesday, June 22.
A report notes an itemized automobile listing at 8.2 on Ebay in the Oxford Terrace area of Christchurch. The brief record cites the address and platform but lacks additional details on the vehicle features or seller until further listing information.
A Press Association telegram from Timaru States reports a meeting of the South Canterbury Board on the matter. The Inspector of Hospitals urged terminating the Otago agreement for the treatment of contrived consureptives and to arrange with the North Canterbury Board so South Canterbury patients can be treated at Cash-J me. A committee was appointed to pursue the issue.
Armourer-Serjeant-Majors Clapshaw and Adamson conduct annual rifle inspection at the Defence Office for the 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles. A New Zealand-UK cheese export record is discussed and a Daily Chronicle piece notes potential 30 percent rise next season. A London telegram warns of rising air raid risks and insurance costs. discussions cover Krupp factory work, workers’ pain relief, and a Wellington report on Chinese interest in sovereigns with government replies.
Alv Fred Suttr received a silver wristlet watch from W. H. Collins and Co. employees before departing for Trentam on Saturday evening. The Health Officer from Christchurch arrived with Abbatoirs Committee members to inspect the Ashburton Abattoirs site. The Catholic Club and Cathal rack held a gatheringFriday evening to honor member Mr W Madden who left for Penritham. The presentation featured a soldier’s companion and pipes while Rix J. Lengon presided. An apology was noted for Father, unavailable due to unavoidable absence.
Raw cold weather today with a northeast wind around six degrees of frost. Mr Bates predicts westerly to strong winds, developing storm on the Tasman sea and rough misty conditions with rain likely. Barometer unstable and falling.
Personal reminiscence recalls a major snowstorm in 1887 in the Moune Sosier district near Christchurch. The narrative describes July snow, deep drifts up to 90 feet, mass sheep casualties, entombed flocks, and about 100 dead with 1060% provincial losses. rescue work relied on hard labor, dogs, and sheltering bush patches.
George Meyer former Secretary of the Navy warned in New York that the American navy had deteriorated with few ready battleships, crippled submarines, and lacking air power. He called for a national defence policy and noted the Atlantic fleet needed 5000 men and poor target practice compared with 1908.
Perth reports show the Westralian Turf Club began with a £3955 credit balance and ended with a £835 debit. The swing is largely attributed to over expenditure before the club voted £4000 for racing operations.
A June meeting in Town Hall organized by Ruechy Union protested the Longue ethaesren push to adopt the T PARAM Ie code on the West Coast crisis. With many top Rugby Union players absent, attendees criticized methods but expressed confidence in current Rugby Union football governance.
Experienced motorists praised the new Ford models just unpacked at Mr Carson's service, Tancred Street. Upgrades include a flat dash electric headlights windscreen wipers ignition coils and upgraded carburettor with straight drive. Prices remain 180 delivered to South Island towns 175 f o b Wolfeton and 165 to 160 f h Wellington.
Pac Press Association reports that in Taumarunud by election today W. Al. Junninesy of the Opposition received 8790 votes while C. K. Wilkon of the Government had 3636. A number of small returns remain but cannot change the outcome.
The Prime Minister told a reporter that the government holds an assured majority in the House and can carry on with business. He noted the Opposition candidate’s reduced majority overall, singled out Vaumaranui as pivotal where Jennings leads, and said two by elections show the government’s standing improves versus six months ago. He challenged the Opposition to seek another general election if they wish.
Reports from Sydney and Auckland describe a man believed to be John J. Puri found hanged near a Lismore bridge. In Auckland an accident injured Daniel Edward Daly, a City Council driver, after his lorry and horses bolted, narrowly avoiding a pedestrian and a telegraph post. Daly sustained serious injuries likely requiring amputation, while a bystander woman was spared.
At the Suez Canal Company meeting the report shows commercial traffic from August to December down about 40 percent while military transport provides a offset. The company’s loss in the last five months of the war reached 64 million francs, reduced to 44 million by state war surplus. Receipts this year fell 386 percent versus 1914. The dividend is fixed at 120 francs net with 18 million francs carried forward. The management hopes no further dividend decrease. A motion removing Herr Hemneken, the German director, was carried.
The Institute of Industry and Science announces a Dominion and colonial government led empire resources show in London Tyne Street. A special building on the Aldwich site will open in January for the exhibition of natural resources from across the Empire.
Wellington June 15 John Thison formerly an attendant at theParima Mental Hospital was committed for trial on a manslaughter charge for failing to take proper precautions while bathing patient James Hamilton.
At the Poties Court today a dairy man was fined for selling watered milk after an analysis showed 25 percent water. The case underscores enforcement of dairy purity standards in the region.
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