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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
4
An advertisement showcases a wide crockery range with cups and saucers priced from 15s to 26s a dozen and tea sets in multiple piece counts from 25s to 155s. It highlights Mazarine blue band cups, high class English sets, and fading outer styles with a focus on latest designs and colorings.
Aluminium ware listing with kettles from 20s to 67s good. Saucepans nests of three 37s good. Double boilers 85s. Stewpans in all good heat.
Local shop announces new line of cast iron pots and kettles with prices from 15s to 30s for pots and 27s 9d to 87s 6d for kettles.
Local ad lists enamelware including pie dishes from 1s to 10s and various items such as bowls colanders pudding basins and related goods.
Dessert knives priced from 52s 6d to 428s 6d per dozen Table knives 40s to 60s per dozen Stainless steel sets 90s to 100s per dozen Dessert forks 20s per dozen Table forks 24s per dozen Tea spoons from 10s 6d per dozen Dessert spoons offered froms? per dozen.
A local retailer advertises tumblers in multiple sizes and dozens, Doult on ware as well as polishing mops under the O-SO-EZI label. Mops priced 8s 11d and 11s 6d with O-SO-HZI Oil at 2s 3d per tin. Pantry sets feature six named tins for meal flour sugar rice and tea. The dealer promises to source any item not in stock.
A fragmented price list shows Lima and Haricot beans per pound, green peas tins, tomatoes and various brands per pound, asparagus in tins, soaps, Lanodrine and Silkstone bars with per-bar and per-box prices, milling bars, Yernleaf and Victory bars, Velvet and Sand Soup items, and boot and brand names with old shillings and pence values.
A dense list of varnishes varnish brands and prices, including Johnston's Wax Reviver and Varnish brands. Also notes metals, powders, soap extract and tea offers with bulk pricing and reductions. Names include Fedor Radium and Goddard's Plate Powder. Store promises bargains and discounts per pound and dozen quantities.
The shop advertises all the best and freshest English American and colonial loose and box chocolates available for purchase.
Second Edition auction and events page lists sale at Tinwald Yards tomorrow and a Wed sale in Alf ord. Includes theater showings at His Majesty and UACD lodge meetings at Mayfield Band Hall and social club gatherings. Also notes racing chip Peters meeting and Southern Cross Feathall club event with times in the evening.
A terse editorial notes New Zealand should turn its available resources to full advantage. It urges decisive action to maximize benefits and strengthen national potential.
A local preacher cites Lloyd George on the church’s duty to foster reform and hinder evil. He warns Bolshevism’s spread and urges Christ’s teachings from the Sermon on the Mount to guide capital labor relations and world peace, calling for aggressive Christianity and social reform beyond church walls.
The Armagh steamed nearly 3000000 pounds of New Zealand lamb to New York last May, with a bold advertising push claiming world class quality at lower prices. The campaign boosted early demand, suggesting American outlet potential while raising questions about Imperial control of refrigerated tonnage and future pricing in Britain.
A historic note reports the first woman magistrate to preside in a police court in England taking her seat at Stalybridge Cheshire. The report blends assorted items including railway lost luggage totals, a Chicago trial of alleged conspirators, and a vivid London market history with Sunbeam race car drama and a phone advertising plea.
A curio filled column reports a humorous literary gag with a heroine and bold suitor, followed by varied local notices. The Labour Department shifts to newspaper notices for amendments to industrial awards due to paper shortages. Auckland sees steady tourist traffic and winter visitors. Roto rua and Waitomo Caves draw praise. A Canterbury court handles damages from a 1919 coach crash. Ashburton votes for officers. naval base talk accompanies Viscount Jellicoe’s governorship. Weather, health alerts, and transport updates fill the rest of the page.
Denis Gunn has been sentenced to death after admitting involvement in the Ponsonby Post Office robbery. He named two accomplices S. M. Poynton and Braithwaite, both said to be in Auckland, with the statement forwarded to Minister of Justice Hon. E. P. Lee for action.
The Archbishop of Melbourne condemns the present fashion in women’s dress during a Mothers Union meeting at Westminster. He says scanty costumes threaten morality and motherhood and urges a return to modest attire.
London report notes Father Antomine refused to perform a New Orleans wedding after the bride’s dress was deemed degraded. He ordered lights lowered and dismissed the party, citing sacrament concerns.
Tokyo reports a growing public cry for vengeance over the Nikolaievsk massacre. The Daily Express correspondent says Lusitania horror comparisons fuel anger as troops sought refuge in the Japanese Consulate, where the consular and military leaders killed themselves after a firefight. A national memorial service and a special parliamentary session followed.
The American Federation of Labour adjourned its annual convention after endorsing the League of Nations. Gompers heads to Washington to push Labour's programme into the Democratic platform, including ratification of the Treaty, curbing profiteering, government railroads, ending anti-strike laws, backing an Irish Republic, higher wages, and a shorter working day.
London reports on the Imperial Shipping Committee appointed by Mr Lloyd George to investigate shipping communications across the Empire. Sir or Lord Mackinder named chairman with governments to provide their representatives. New Zealand will be represented by the High Commissioner.
A fragmented 19th century style note discusses an alliance among Britain France and Japan. It claims a perfected Entente with Japan and emphasizes close cooperation against potential attacks or diplomatic disputes. The text references the Mika and York Times context with uncertain dates and phrasing.
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