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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 20, 1914
Page
2
A deciphered fragment lists Horrocks and the noted Edro item as non inflammable makes. The text appears as an inventory of coding terms like Td 8d 9d 10d 11d and Tid with various identifiers.
In Christchurch Canterbury College held a public assembly to distinguish degree winners after the university senate planned to mail diplomas by post. Hon. F. H. D. Bell chaired and praised student decorum while noting the historic protest against absent speakers.
The Christchurch firm faced a £5 penalty for penalising an employee under the Doferics Act. A raid by Lyttelton police at a two up school at Officers Point led to impending charges against six offenders. A new orchestra and choir formed from New Zealand Farmers Co op staff aims to tour nationwide. A Christchurch man received 12 months for indecent remarks in public and calls for a special Court to protect women and tender witnesses were echoed by officials.
Judge Sim in Timaru this week delivered judgment in two civil cases arising from the muddie by Walter Shaw solicitor. In the first case the defendant was not entitled to credit for £140 paid to Shaw and must pay with interest from December 1912. In the second case the mortgage for £300 paid to Shaw was left in the defendant's possession. the mortgagee’s rights were neglected and the mortgages were adjudged in favor of the plaintiff with costs.
At Nelson on June 19 the Public Trustee as administrator won £800 damages against the New Zealand Shipping Company in the Supreme Court. A labourer, John Thomas Guy, died after falling through an open hatchway while unloading cargo at Nelson wharf on December 15, 1913. The jury found negligence for not guarding the opening and for inadequate lighting. The trial before Justice Hosking lasted two days with 12 jurors. Costs follow standard scale.
Auckland June 19 A deputation from the Motor Boat Association urged the Prime Minister to amend oyster protection laws after the yacht Rawene was fined £50 for a breach. The offer sought justice for the owner and seasonal restrictions similar to game laws to prevent hardship while safeguarding beds.
A fragmentary call from Henry Hughes Ltd inviting inventors to write for a free booklet on ICE TO INVENTORS. The message promotes pursuing ideas as potential clients and hints at financial opportunities, referencing Dominion Buildings at Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
Stuart Dixon, president of the Huntly Miners Union, won a libel verdict against the Federation of Labour in a Hamilton Supreme Court trial. The jury ruled in Dixon's favor on libel and awarded £1000 damages with costs. Dixon was not required to testify.
A historical medical advertisement touts Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy for aging related ailments and digestive issues. It claims the product restores kidney and liver function, removes biliary poisons, and renews health, with sales in original and concentrated non alcoholic forms.
A wartime style promotion urges women to ask their menfolk and friends to smoke Regent Cigarettes to earn “Tickets” for a chance to win a Evee Sewing Machine or Table-Mangle. Readers are directed to Regent Box 83L Wellington for a catalogue of iron gifts.
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