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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
4
The notice promotes low prices at Ibbotson & Sin with items such as tomatoes a few pence per tin and a variety of toiletries. It lists numerous brands and bulk deals across vegetables, soap, wax, and powders, urging customers to visit and compare quality and price.
Sale advertisement for The Royal Broadwood Piano lines featuring 200 years of reputation from King George II to King George VI. Showcases latest model in English mahogany with copperised fittings at Bristol Piano Company East Street Ashburton. Manager E M Spellerberg.
Fortunate stock arrival brings Notable English Worsted Suitings and quality Dominion Worsteds. Landed costs reduce prices on best tailored suits without lowering tailoring quality. Come today for a large variety and better value than recent times.
McDonald and Dunlop, merchant tailors of East Street invite inquiries via telephone 291 for fittings and custom tailoring services.
Daily Memoranda lists a stock sale at Ashburton Yards and a schedule of meetings and amusements including His Majesty's Theatre pictures, Arcade winter show, Lismore School concert, Methven Hall Oddfellows Dance, Chertsey Hall social, Masonic Hall Ladies' Shakespeare Club, and matinee at Theatre Royal with English Pierrots.
The Ashburton Poultry Pigeon and Canary Society drives the Winter Show’s success as entries rise 40 percent since 1918. Officials plan broader schedules and consider extending the event to rival Dunedin and North Island centers, signaling ongoing prosperity and ambition.
The Ashburton Society may establish a premier winter show in Canterbury by restoring fat stock and reintroducing poultry and other exhibits. With growing organisation, outside competition, and a ready venue, the project could attract wider attention and place Ashburton at the forefront of provincial exhibitions.
The article notes a 1911 to 1916 drop of 225 187 poultry head in New Zealand and questions 1921 census trends. It cites a government move to shield farmers from Asiatic egg imports for a period, aiming to boost local production without raising consumer egg prices. The policy targets increased hen populations and steadier egg supply amid autumn scarcity.
Nothing settled yet on district exchanges with Auckland and Christchurch to be handled by Justice Herdman and Justice Adams respectively. The deal will take some time to complete.
A London message reports bank rate at 6 percent with New Zealand minimum 7 percent. Weather forecast: southerly winds, squally and changeable, rain likely with snow in high country and colder air ahead. Ashburton Ladies Hockey Club names for tomorrow’s match with Methven. emergencies listed. Cargo thefts rise with Wellington firm losing over £500 worth of goods replaced by sand. Rugby Union debate on long hair for players gains support. Hamilton mayor hosted Lord Jellicoe at Winter Show misaddressing him as Your Worship. Lake Coleridge power details for South Canterbury cited by MP and Minister. Quilts selling below cost as prices drop. household line reduced across goods. firm urges early purchase and advertises page 6 prices.
Washington report for the New York Tribune quotes President Warding as saying no conference will be held until Britain Japan and the United States reach a thorough understanding or definite agreement. The remark follows Britain’s expressed desire for a disarmament move per Lloyd George.
A Washington message from New York reports a petition signed by 20,503 clergymen across Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish groups urged President Harding to call a disarmament conference. Harding favored the principle but said rapid action was impossible, noting U S steps depend on other governments.
Admiral Sims arrives in New York as authorities close docks to the public and deploy 1000 police to guard the wharf. Thousands gather, with a large crowd of sympathisers loudly cheering the admiral.
The report notes that Tibet, Napaul, Abyssinia, parts of Arabia, and Afghanistan remain closed to the British and Foreign Bible Society, limiting missionary and translation efforts in these territories.
Using the right oil prevents hard starting. Veedol products are recommended: winter use for Ford cars, medium grade for non Ford with pump lubrication, and extra heavy for air cooled engines without pump lubrication. If starting remains hard, visit G. H. Carson's Service Depot for a free inspection.
The Commerce Department lists 20 missing ships in the last six months, including the British tankers Ottawa Gymeric and the schooner General Horne. Vessels from American Italian Japanese Danish Russian Spanish Norwegian French Brazilian are cited. The Deering case fuels piracy talk with a bottle message claiming capture by an oil burner. Lloyd's joins the probe as the mystery shocks shipping circles.
The article notes nine months of vanished ships possibly seized for Cuban gun running. The schooner William Deering drifted ashore with only a parrot aboard and a bottle message claiming capture by an oil burner. Officials consider Irish gun running, while the Admiralty and French Marine seek to aid in locating missing vessels. An Irish Republican group claims Sinn Fein submarines operate in the Atlantic and cites travels by de Valera and Cork’s mayor.
Secret Service and Justice Department join Commerce in examining the disappearance of three cargo ships around Cape Hatteras. Theories point to Soviet seizure or modern pirates with calm seas and clear weather noted. One vessel previously ran ashore with all crew missing.
In London on June 23 the Roman Catholic Hierarchy issue a Maynooth College declaration lamenting intensified indignities outrages and horrors in Ireland. They accuse the British Government of sham settlement and claim a special Government favors the most intolerant party, threatening harsher cruelty against Belfast Catholics and others.
At the American Federation of Labour convention in Denver the Irish delegates backed a boycott of British goods but the resolution was overwhelmingly rejected by the gathering.
Esmonde, en route to Britain under a deportation order, told a Montreal gathering that Dominion newspapers are 100 percent more hostile to Ireland than the British Press. He denounced the Tay Parliament at Belfast and criticized Lloyd George for creating it. He claimed the Queen could face trouble if she opened Parliament.
Three magistrates Fitzpatrick Gilmore and Seely King were kidnapped near Bandon. Their destination is unknown and no trace exists of Lord Bandon who was taken from his burned home.
London reports severe industrial disruption with 70 million lost working days this year. Not a single blast furnace is operating for the first time in British industry, with 325,000 idle workers and £1,000,000 needed to re kindle 2000 furnaces at £5,000 each.
Reports from Merthyr and West Lothian describe a looming joint conference between the Miners' Federation and allied unions over wage cuts. Strikes continue with police protection at Hollybank colliery as 500 miners return to work amid hostile demonstrations.
In Ashburton Magistrate Court Mr E D Mosley presided. Francis Charles Ryan and Christopher were fined for Arm Act breaches and ordered to pay costs. Dr C E Rendle to pay 7s for chimney fire. Frederick Porter fined 20s plus 7s costs for driving unlit after dark. J H Grigg fined £2 plus 7s costs for speeding. Judgment for WNZ Farmers Co op vs McAteer: £15 9s 4d and £2 5s costs.
The Empire Producers' Association movement was launched by Mr Hughes with chairman Mr Benjamin Morgan denouncing cosmopolitan Londoners who use British credit for foreign trade. He cited 1920 Dominion purchases from Britain exceeding those of Germany, Japan, and America combined as support for a wartime patriot economic stance.
Messages of congratulations from Australian New Zealand Canadian and South African children poured in to the Prince of Wales as birthday wishes spread through the Empire.
Boxers discuss the Dempsey Carpentier bout with Jack McAuliffe noting Dempsey burns out quickly and lacks defense while Carpentier may exploit his weaknesses. The Jersey City boxing commission says Harry Artle will referee the match.
Fragmentary lines mention a ford, a bassinette, Lola's gondola, and a four hundred price. The text quips about furs and frill, a motto Woods Great Peppers ming Cure, and a whimsical tone with nonsensical phrases.
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