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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
4
Business notices advertise a clearance sale of fine groceries and household items by Fletcher Bros. Text lists multiple item categories such as preserves jams cocoa flour sugar glassware and churchware with clearing prices per tin bag jar or dozen and promotes buying ahead for next season. It emphasizes low prices on jam jars and various kitchen goods with broad assortment and discount slogans.
Second edition lists events for tomorrow including Jock Sale at Rakaia and Farmers' Co-op meetings. Other notices mention His Majesty's Theatre screenings and Red Cross work sessions. Community activities feature football matches, assemblies, parochial meetings, and social events at Hyde's Shed and Ashhurst Foxes venue.
The London Metropolitan Asylum Board recently decided to equip and operate cinema apparatus at Dighams to furnish entertainments and instruction for patients and residents stalls. Government buys land near Neaguvs North Otago from Mr. TL Shand, likely to split into five farms. Local council debates anti rat campaign, library innovations, and hospital support. police court notes.
Eight months without mail troubled Spitzbergen residents but wireless telegraphy now brings world news twice daily. Aiding speakers singers and reciters is Nazol a throat clear aid usable anywhere.
Miss Arnott in charge of Ashbinton High School girls hostel tells Guardian that implying girls should run all hostel duties is impractical. She notes some study for matriculation and university entrance, with domestic duties shared only as time allows. Cookery is done at the Christchurch school and some study sessions occur weekly to gain experience.
A message reports Judge Palmer of the Native Land Court is seriously ill with encephalitis and has been unconscious for a week. A London cablegram also states Sir J Ward has arranged a million pounds for the Southland League hydro electric scheme, pending ratepayer approval.
A camp slate urges attendees to avoid coughing at lectures and entertainments. It promotes Vivenzol gargle and Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as valuable for summer diarrhoea in children and general relief, noting wide popularity and retail by chemists and storekeepers.
June 17 report from Auckland on Trevor Calder aged 72 years missing five days before death in Auckland Hospital from tetanus and heart failure. Coroner found evidence of harsh punishments including cold baths by examiner Ancus Calder. nurse and doctor testified septic feet and stiffness preceded death.
The Ateth ven School Committee met Monday evening with chair Hoy G J K Aitken presiding. The Education Board will pay four-fifths of Barker's Road pupil transport to Methven School. Accounts totaling £10 19s 6d approved. The headmaster notes average attendance 155.5. a bad week affected the month. HR EL Alien appointed to vacant teaching post. Subcommittees formed for tree planting at Peace celebrations and for experimental crop growing on the grounds. A £5 caretaker bonus granted for last year with a £5 proposed for this year. Visiting committees named for next month.
General Committee of the Ashburton Poultry Pigeon and Canary Association meets with presiding Mr Bundy. Condolence offered to secretary Amos on his father’s death. Christchurch judges Hawke and Jones to judge poultry. Nosworthy sends £3 3s for Sussex class prize. Hospital Board asked nurses to collect for Hospital Saturday Fund. Annual supper form unchanged. Opening ceremony set for 2.30 pm Friday June 27 with Mayor Bullock and Nosworthy to speak. Entries deemed satisfactory with a few late arrivals.
An old advertisement touts Nazol as a quick cold cure available in liquid or lozenge form. It claims instant relief when taken or inhaled, urging readers to nip colds in the bud.
A correspondence discusses hare netting from Canterbury to the North Island. The writer critiques avoidant reasoning, condemns cruelty, and urges sale of nets while noting coursing is in decline. The tone insists on clean sport and cautions the recipient about exporting hares.
Reader questions W T Lill’s boast of driving faster than the Ashburton bridge limit. The writer asks if the County Council will enforce penalties on speed record breakers and urges better examples from council members.
Principal sales at Ashburton showed fat sheep trading across many buyers led by Chapman Willowby and Read Uffeton with numerous ewes and lambs, prices quoted per head and in pounds. Multiple bidders including Richards Valetta Steewart and Butterick and Wright marked strong activity throughout theday with bids reaching up to £17 3s 6d for steers and over £12 for heifers.
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