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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
2
The item notes grocery lineups to spice up routine dieting with affordable options. It lists various labeled foods and prices such as Wensleydale Special, Port-dars, Little Welsh, Semolina, Oxtail Soup, Desiccated Soups, Pickles, and Shereef Coffee. The tone urges readers to try a change in their daily diet.
The advertisement promotes tailoring services at Ashburton stressing dignity, manliness, smartness, and solid worth. It invites gentlemen to select suiting from seasonal fabrics, promising a tailored appearance irrespective of price and aligning style with current fashion.
Nominations for Winter Cup and New Zealand Grand National events announced at Christchurch. Entries include Vice Admiral Kilrain Phrase North East Bulletin Mummer Roosevelt Gunflash Glenfinnan Oxenhope Redah Crown Pearl Royal Arms Cullinan Merry Lass Sea King Carolus Pilgrim's Way Gnome Domine Query Monti form Red Book Gerbera St Serf Ceylon Mira St Aidan Ladrone Tai manupo Grandee Commotion The Cornet Kilmeny Coolbeggan Theo dore Diavelo Parky Fort William Multiply Mouton Girl Lady Georgia Hantere Red Mc Gregor The Native Fireworks Waitarere Nedra Glenmore Kaureau The Spaniard Westerley Hoanga Paritu tu Daylight Bill El Dorado Napper Tandy Knutsford Windape Leplanter Sportsman Kia Ore True Blue Bercola Dorando Wirral Gold Pin Evenlode Darby Paul Lugeon Sunray Stevens Riro Atu Makiri Nyland Goodwin Park North Last Ribston Pippin Watchehaint Coronet Awahou Big Blast The Native Waione Bollin Peary Aberbrothock Marton Kevin Pip Morning Woolloomooloo Cally Bridge Sunbeam Flinger Scorch Prince Eddie Loch Mabin Windage Red Earl Bercola St Toney The Rover Ngatiruanui Thrave Stevens Beacon Enreco.
In Christchurch on June 27, Wm Pryor secretary of the New Zealand Employers' Federation denied claims by Fagan of the Inangahua Miners' Union that labour was abundant in Reefton. Pryor said 300 men were urgently needed and 2000 more could find work soon, with unskilled labourers earning about 15s daily and miners at least 10s daily, while Tienon contracts paid 18s to 25s. He argued there was no need for able-bodied men to leave the Dominion.
The Wellington College Board of Governors met today to condemn the Victoria College students over the capping ceremony disturbance. It resolves that pupilage implies respect for authority and directs principals to impress this on pupils.
The University team left for Sydney today to play Sydney University on July 6 and 9 and the Metropolitan on July 12 with a return on the same day. The 18 man squad includes backs Cut hill Smith McCallum Childs Withers Darby Iairie Sandie Dyan and forwards Dobson Porter Cartwright Fisher Kidd Bikey Quilliam Fawcett Shaw.
The Ashburton representative hockey team for the Timaru game on Thursday July 3 lists players T. Minnis D. McKenzie H. Sarney E. Scales J. Tait Clarke Wilcox H. Amos D Muldoon D. H. Moore 0. Moore emergencies J. Brown and L. J. Wats.
An advertisement touts Hean's Essence as a cheap, effective cough and cold remedy. It claims quick relief for ordinary and chronic coughs, suitable for babies to adults, with a price of 1 shilling 6 pence and requests buyers ensure they receive Hean's Essence from a chemist or grocer in Wanganui or by post.
Crooks announces a wedding ring sale featuring splendid selection of stone set engagement rings from 35s to 20s. A half dozen best quality afternoon tea spoons given to every customer who buys a wedding ring. Burnett Street Watchmaker Jeweller.
The Druids Lodge team will represent the Druids in a Monday evening match against Hakatere Lodge of Oddfellows. The lineup includes Bres J Baker EB Parkin Jas Harris J Harris EB Tiley H O Connor R Stephenson E Healey BR EB Fountaine RB Marsden A Patching B Smith and G Barte.
Thirty four more officers of the Public Service are to be retired this year or early next year under compulsory retirement rules at age sixty five. The Public Service Commissioners have decided to enforce regulations more strictly. Chief Public Service Commissioner D Robertson told a pressman the retirements were decided, listing departments with affected staff including Lands and Survey, Customs, Government Insurance and Public Works.
Auckland branch organiser Arthur Rosser reports that promises of support came from both Government and Opposition members to aid police interests in Parliament. Dunedin had two members remaining loyal, Invercargill one, while new branches in Christchurch and Wellington grow.
An essay argues life is worth living for those with health, cites the role of kidneys and liver in toxin removal, and promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy. It explains how uric poisoning and biliary issues arise from organ failure and how the medicine allegedly restores health, noting availability in 6s and 24s6d bottles.
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