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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
3
J Millichamp and Sons Nurserymen of Tinwald and Thomas Bros of Havelock Street receive prompt and careful attention in horticultural services and plant supply as advertised in local notices.
Lancashire and Middlesex played to a drawn match as Lancashire's second innings reached 497 for seven. Sharp hit 128 for Lancashire in a defensive stand, while Middlesex also showed solid resistance. The weather and time constraints led to an uncompleted chase.
Paris reports Cecil Leiteh advances to face Gladys Bastin in the ladies golf championship final after a 2 up, 1 to play victory. A Wellington deputation including Dr R M Gunn lauded golf’s health benefits, noting drops in patient visits as golf started at Carterton.
Fine weather brought a record winter meeting attendance and £14 165 in bets. Horses faced injuries with Mulcahy Parawanui rider Marchant and Gray Jessamine rider shot skull fractures. Castle Canter broke neck in the big steeple. Results: Exotic wins Hawke's Bay Steeplechase. Leanuki leads Whakatu Hack. Lady Bibbero wins Hevetaunga. Flore Macdonald to slow tasks. Glendalough trainer change hinted.
Sydney report June 17 states Queensland clan defeated a metropolitan team by 32 points to 8 in a rugby match. The result highlights a decisive win for the visiting side with strong play shown by Queensland players.
Wellington June 17 North and South Island B teams attracted about 3000 fans at Athletic Park. South led by Cockroft and Frasell rallied in the second half as Nunn shone for the North. Final score South 13 North 8 with McKenzie converting a first-half try and two later goals.
The document notes three unions and that the New Zealand Vision was invited to send selectors to Hawke's Bay for a match on June 3, with expenses offered, yet the Union's invitation was ignored.
In Palmerston North on June 17 about 15 000 spectators attended Te Aute and Wangariai College games. Wangani won the junior game by 22 points and also claimed the senior game by 8 points to 2.
The High School and Hampstead School teams played yesterday. The High School won by 9 points to nil with Mr Baird refereeing.
In Brisbane on June 17 England defeated Ipswich 45 to 8 before about 4000 fans. A bitter cold wind and snowfall set a harsh scene as England’s backs produced a strong passing rush. England scorers included Francis 5 tries Moorehouse 8 Wagstaff 2 Johnson 1 with four conversions. Ipswich replies from Jeffrey Beavis and Wacker with one conversion.
At a Wellington Football Association meeting a New Zealand Association decision not to reopen T. Grouch’s disqualification was read. The Wellington body declined to make representations and said it would not recognise the NZ Council’s suspension.
Entertainment notices show the eagerly awaited film London by Day and Night premiering at Trs Majesty's Theatre Ashburton tonight. The presentation features 3500 feet of clear photography produced at a cost over £1000.
A group of veterans in Thames on June 17 urged Hon. F M B Fisher to grant military pensions to those who served in the Maori War but were not under fire. They argued enrolment and actions to quell threats justified compensation. The minister expressed sympathy and promised to review the issue.
Mrs E Maher of Nil Despereden Darbrook Road Auburn NSW attests after a year of shoulder pain. She tried doctors and other liniments with little relief, then two bottles of Comstock's Nerve and Bone Liniment and later a fourth bottle restored ease. The remedy is sold by chemists and mail order from The W H Comstock Co Wellington NZ.
Cockroft of South Canterbury and formerly Otago steps in for Cuthill as the South Island side fields a stronger lineup after Isther’s inability to play.
The team to tour Australia will be selected on Saturday evening from players in the inter island match played this Saturday.
A Hawke's Bay Rueky Union meeting in Napier passes a motion disapproving of the North Island team selection method. It criticizes selectors for not assessing players beyond their existing circles and calls for broader evaluation.
A New York accident involving Mme Pavlova prompts notes on high value insurements for dancers and singers. Policies cover toes feet fingers voices eyes and hair with sums from two to fifty thousand pounds and above. Prominent figures Paderewski Caruso Bader Cavaliera and others carry multi thousand pound coverages.
Mr W P Dunstan of Menzies Wisconsin tried many medicines with no relief. After hearing customers praise Chamberlain's Tablets he used a few doses and his health improved. He states he was completely relieved of both complaints. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
Overstocks include Allen and J E Allen gold bracelets brooches earrings pendants and chains now priced well below marked. Special discounts apply on long gold chains and necklaces at The Somerset Corner with many items reduced from high margins.
An odd fragment notes Scotsmen pinning faith to a single brand of tobacco and urges a day for observation to confirm if it is right. The language hints at regional dialect and playful moralizing about loyalty to a product.
Business notice urges the public to buy thousands of pounds worth of stock including earthware and china ware from Fletcher Bros before their landlord requires the premises by December. The ad promises deep discounts to clear the entire stock quickly.
An aged catalog of items with scattered prices lists multiple sundries. It includes mentions of Neattle's Gigamo, Fletcher Bros. elderings, motor oils, tonics, coffee substitutes, jam tins, pineapples, mustard, pine vests, sardines, writing tablets, salt, polish, toothpaste and various household goods priced in old currency, with fragmented descriptions and inconsistent formatting.
Fragmentary history style listing mentions bottled apricots cherries peaches and nectarines with prices around 1s 6d and 6d per item. Also references to rabbit goose in jelly Cambridge sausages Polish block dried milk and assorted toffee noting tins and jars in a sale catalog.
A garbled price catalog lists items such as neatsfoot oil Calcutta Castor oil fowl netting kerosene staples nails and motor spirits with varied package sizes and prices. The fragment mentions 3 gallon drums 5 gallon drums and 50 yard coils with prices per case or per tin, including White Rose and Shell brands.
A fragmented advertisement lists flour and oatmeal sacks, sugar, milk products, and infant foods with prices per bag or per tin. Items include oats, barley, groats, condensed milk, and assorted brands from local suppliers in Auckland.
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