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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement touts Cowslip Calf Milk as the superior soluble powder resembling mother milk for calves from birth. It claims higher nourishment than skim milk, suitable for calves or lambs, and offers free booklets by mail. Sole agents listed for Ashburton district with related poultry and grit products.
Ad shows seeds priced at per packet or 12 packets for 2 shillings 6 pence. Promises a Fi List of Varieties to be published in due course.
An Ashburton firm Fletcher Bros promotes WynDale Brand Sugar of Milk as identical to German sugar for infant feeding. It emphasizes absolute purity, UK packing, and clear preparation instructions, listing prices of 1 shilling 3 pence per pound with bulk deals.
Advert shows scarce fresh milk in the southeast market with strong emphasis on low prices for Nestle Mil cowslip milk and condensed milk tins. It promotes Capstan and other brands as best value offerings.
The notice lists various salt offerings with prices per unit and bag sizes. LESHIN SHEARER SALT appears on large canisters priced at 6d each along with smaller bag details for dairy and table use.
Sugar famine forces several jam factories to partially close due to scarce supplies. The looming sugar price rise prompts manufacturers to push prices upward, urging consumers to buy now to save money on the best quality KK brand butter pat.
An ad promotes blankets, overcoats, and jackets for men and ladies with emphasis on warmth and smart tailoring. It highlights all-wool blankets made in Ashburton County by the Kajiapoi and Roslyn Woollen Company, noting affordable prices and durable heavy weights for single and double beds.
Methven hosts a block sale as part of a broader notice listing meetings and amusements. The edition highlights His Majesty's Theatre showing eight pictures as part of the schedule.
An advertisement touts the Buick as superior for power reliability and economy of tyres petrol and oil. It notes two thousand Buicks are in Dominion use with owners highly satisfied and warns buyers the car is not assembled from parts. It lists prices and references authorized guarantees from Mr R D Johnston Ashburton.
An item from Offord Terrace promotes W Z Automobiles with a substantial discount offer. The brief note lists CURIS SCOT SUROE as part of the advertisement.
The Ashburton Guardian discusses the impracticality of a New Zealand shell factory for the empire. Experts warn of high import costs, dangerous materials, and the risk of a white elephant after the war. The piece notes German-born workers in Connecticut aiding Allied munitions and reflects on global ammunition production trends.
A Wellington telegram reports an Order-in-Council prohibiting potato exports from New Zealand. The Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemns docking military horses’ manes and sails as cruel.
Fragmentary remarks suggest debate over Kaiser’s policy and a creator service aimed at aiding the German people amid calls to prolong the conflict. The wording implies factions debating wartime strategy and public support.
A Sydney cable states the State Government will require police to work eight hour shifts. Also in brief notices Jamieson elected to Wakuani Road Board, replacing C W Wood who resigned, with no other candidates. Ammunition prices up at least ten percent as per a Winchester Arms Co cable, and a court proceeding in Wellington admits Leo Stephen Curtis to probation for theft with asset assignment to Public Trustees. Accused returned from Egypt to face six theft charges.
Dr George Lyon and Mrs Lyon arrived back in Ashburton after a yearlong voyage to the Old World. Wellington reports the death of Robert Archibald,80, of the Scoular and Archibald firm that built government offices on Lambton Quay. Edwin T. Norris named Registrar of the New Zealand University. four applicants competed, Norris having earlier served as Ashburton High School’s second master. University Senate grants degrees to Canterbury College students Philip Carrington for MA Struan Robertson for BSc electrical engineering Truncan Bauchop for BE mechanical George Maviadoe for BE electrical.
The morning frost reached 19 degrees while Sunday registered 11, amid a bright, cloudless day. Mr Bates forecasts northerly winds and a westward storm bringing dull weather, mist, fog, rain, and possible snow in the back country with low barometric pressure.
Wellington reports the Internal Affairs Department has received a total of 101,217 pounds for the Belgian Relief Fund as of June 21. The amount reflects ongoing contributions to aid Belgian relief efforts.
The Hospital Ship Fund in New Zealand reports receipts exceeding thirty three thousand pounds and now stands at thirty five thousand two hundred nineteen pounds with ongoing contributions noted.
The Mayor of Wellington convenes a Wellington North Island mayors meeting and Patriotic Committees chairmen on Friday July 2 to decide if there will be one National War Relief Fund or multiple provincial funds.
The Baring Square Literary and Debating Society met in the somber somberion last evening with Rev. W. J. Elliott presiding. Members shared brief talks including Maori Burial Care and Rubber, The Truman Hosed, Gold, Tron Ore, The Slide Rule, and A Watch as part of the program.
Poem fragment extols a new cough syrup for children facing croup urging parents to rely on a soothing remedy. References a world famous cure marketed as safe and store friendly. The piece emphasizes quick relief without medical intervention.
A special Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meeting conferred on the matron Miss EL Morley and Sister Tucker resignations. The chair held the matron's resignation, while Sister Tucker's was accepted with regret, as they consider service on the New Zealand Hospital Ship.
After a 13 month stoppage, the Whitbourn collieries resumed operations today in Sydney. The settlement ends a prolonged labor dispute affecting production and workers at the mines.
Melbourne June 21 Ex Labour member Jore Bourke says he resigned because he was muzzled and chained by the caucus. He accuses the Government of failing to safeguard the people by keeping down prices and calls the House proceedings a painful Australian war chapter. Mr Cook cites government failures and urges attention to vital national duties.
Brisbane June 22. Mir Hunter told a town deputation that at the current rate of denudation the country's timber resources would be exhausted in 26 years unless steps are taken to conserve the forests.
Melbourne reports Federal authorities have tightened New Zealand horse imports. Each horse must carry a certificate from a government veterinary surgeon confirming the animal has not been in a forbidden country within the past three years under the Quarantine Act.
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