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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
2
This column invites weekly reader contributions on any public interest subject. Country readers are especially invited to respond with experiences, opinions, and observations.
Goldwyn film The Kingdom of Youth screens tonight at His Majesty’s Theatre. Madge Kennedy and Tom Moore star in a light comedy about a secret graduation marriage, a wealthy guardian, and dramatic misunderstandings that test a young couple’s love.
A column discusses common banking errors and safety tips. It covers cheque formatting to prevent alteration, payee name accuracy, and the limits of not negotiable crossings. It also explains endorsement validity, losses from tellers, and ethical questions around financial mistakes and restitution.
British production adaptation of Cap tain Bruce Bairnsfather's Old Bill Bert and Alf opens at His Majesty's Theatre Monday. The play blends comedy with pathos in six acts and interwoven romance. Tickets cost 25 7d 25 ld and 5s 1d with no patra charge.
A taxi driver fell asleep at the wheel in Batignolles and plowed into a street market, scattering produce and injuring three as angry vendors pelted him with potatoes. American soldiers pursued the vehicle. the driver woke in hospital claiming a dreadful nightmare.
An appeal notes Children’s Days in New Zealand honor fallen heroes and support Digger’s kiddies through the Tren tham Scholarships Art Union. Prizes totaling over £6000 entice donations as urging buyers to secure tickets now via local outlets or Secretary G P C Box 281 Wellington.
The writer reflects that the teller is dead making refunds impossible and notes ninety points of interest to ease bank public relations. The piece invites others to share experiences to help the public through this column.
A vintage ad urges daily use of Stevens Health Sale a New Zealand fruit saline to aid digestion relieve indigestion and banish constipation. It claims low cost freshness and that eighteenpence buys sixty doses promising ongoing health benefits and fewer colds.
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