Stock Sale at Rakaia Clearing Sale at Methver
A daily memorandum lists a stock sale at Rakaia and a clearing sale at Methver with auction notes for Thursday.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 17, 1913
Page
4
A daily memorandum lists a stock sale at Rakaia and a clearing sale at Methver with auction notes for Thursday.
The Theatre Royal hosts a 7 o clock show and an 8 o clock pictures at His Majesty's Theatre. Orange Hall offers a 7 30 skating session. A Hakatere Lodge meeting is planned, plus a farewell to Mr L Maginness at Mr Stephens's Store.
The note outlines unit prices for supplies: egg producer per packet 64 units, grit bags 341 bags at 6 pence, poultry tonic per packet, and game and poultry food priced at 2 shillings 3 pence. It specifies keepers should reference these figures when ordering.
The notice promotes Red Spraying Oil as best for Woolly Aphis Peach Aphis Red Brown San Jose and Mussel Scale. It lists packaging options from 1 gallon to 4 gallons and prices, alongside other household chemicals and items like washing soda and Bluestone.
Street market ad lists Fletcher Bros saving prices on dried fruits nuts sugars jams and chemicals. It names currants muscat sultanas raisins figs dates prunes rice sago tapioca sugar and jam brands along with bulk packaging and per pound rates. Also mentions cleaning products and chemicals with itemized per pound ounce prices.
The article analyzes potential war between the United States and Japan, weighing historical precedents and current military capabilities. It notes American and Japanese fleets, manpower totals, and the strategic advantage of population, while highlighting Japan’s treasury strain from the Russo-Japanese War and emerging naval plans.
The article notes Japan's Ninety-three Million Programme aimed at building a strong squadron to counter America's 21 battleships. It argues battleships cannot be completed before 1916 and suggests the Panama Canal will enhance American fleet mobility, implying Japan is conducting a strategic bluff in a grand game.
Timaru reports diverse notes from the Guardian correspondent. Discussions cover a proposed Austral ia New Zealand trade reciprocity, school age queries, police wage chatter in San Francisco, Berlin fashion crowds, building trades court remarks, and local incidents including a bicycle accident, late school hours, and public notices.
The government meteorologist D. C. Bates reports a dense morning mist and very cold atmosphere. By late morning the mist cleared and the weather appears settled with strong winds forecast for the following day.
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