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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 04, 1913
Page
4
Land and estate agent F W Watt lists two properties for sale. A 100 acre Highbank Farm with a three room house dairy stabling and good plantations. well watered and suitable for a retired farmer. A town residence with ten rooms bathroom scullery wash-house hot and cold water gas laid on plastered rooms and large garden half an acre.
Public notice lists hours of attendance from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m for private residence operations. Contact numbers 141 and 159 accompany the notice for appointment or inquiries.
A spacious modern home offers six rooms plus bath, wash-house and coal house with gas and hot water. Gas engine supplies water, good drainage, yard paths, stable shed, and over three quarters of an acre. Property described as the best of its kind in the market and for sale.
In the Estate of the late Mrs Kilworth houses with seven rooms a scullery wash-house and bathroom and out house and eleven quarter acre sections are to be sold to close the estate. A reasonable price has been fixed and these sections are expected to rise in value for subdivision.
A fragmented price list outlines procurable goods including tinned pineapple, globe pineapple, pearl tapioca, split peas, barley, lentils, haricot beans, and canned fish. It mentions brands and pack sizes with prices in old currency, emphasizing best available options and noting tobacco and cigarette listings.
A convenient 84 acre property fronts three streets with a five room house and a productive orchard. Includes a fowl house, stable with five loose boxes, loft, store room, and a large shed. Suitable for a farmer who wants to live near town.
A suburban property offers 6 acres with an 8 room house providing hot and cold water a wash house coal house wind mill water supply two stables a cart lodge loft and outbuildings. Described as cheap and attractive to farmers considering retirement.
An auction sale notice lists a property and furniture sale at Corner Main South Road and Princes Street on Thursday the stock sale at Rekaia.
Listings show His Majesty's Theatre and Theatre Royal with Hayward's Pictures and American Speaking Picture Co presenting tomorrow. Include 10 hight come evening screenings with full program details and seating.
G H Buchanan barrister and solicitor based in Ashburton issues a formal legal notice or certificate. The text references professional title and location, signaling a legal or firm communication directed to clients or the public.
Property listing describes a plastered modern dwelling with 6 rooms a bathroom pantry scullery wash-house and toolhouse on 54 acres with house of 7 rooms and outbuildings. Terms can be arranged inspection facilities offered by LT who will send particulars on request for interested buyers.
H L Barker, representative at Burnett Street, invites inquiries from country and town property owners and prospective buyers. He offers several good houses in attractive localities at low prices with easy terms and farms of all descriptions available.
Ship meat to London via the British New Zealand Meat and Produce Company Limited for best results. The company serves farmers' interests and offers consignment options to sell at market value or ship home as desired. Local agents provide full particulars. Walter Pickles and Co.
Tuesday March 4 1918 editorial argues against introducing Scriptural instruction in state primary schools. It reviews Canon Garland's Queensland model and notes divisions among Catholics and Protestants, teacher opposition, and concerns about conscience and sectarian friction without altering the secular framework.
A long critique argues against using a referendum to decide Bible teaching in schools, citing religious conviction and democratic principles. It urges Parliament to pass an Initiative Act and a Referendum Act first, warning that a direct vote on Bible in Schools is premature and misaligned with New Zealand methods.
The North express train reaching Ashburton slightly late after a ferry delay. In Greymouth the Semple case ended with a £4 fine for refusing to disclose his son's age to Defence authorities. Miss Annie Hardy of Rakaia received a flag from Antarctic explorers and donated it to the Canterbury Museum. A Timaru ratepayers meeting discussed Fire Board control and a £4000 station plan with insurance involvement. annual cost about £140 above six-year average. Wellington Health Dept urged hotel cleansing to fight tuberculosis, moons. The Borogh Council passed the electoral roll and prepared a supplementary roll. 21-year-olds with NZ residential qualification eligible. R20 Johnston's Garage advertised motor cars including the 20-H.P. Hupmobile with new models. Regent Cigarettes promoted with a gift scheme.
The Honorable oA Herdman and South by morning train with Justice, Mayor, and Sir James Carroll among attendees. Passengers from Auckland to Invercargill include Mr W Somerville and others. Dr Thomas Hodgkin aged 82, Newcastle firm banker and author of History of England, is reported dead.
March 3 Christchurch reports the Dominion Royal Commission hearing evidence on the frozen meat trade. Tom Murray of the Christchurch Meat Company emphasizes free siting but resists sweeping claims of market health. Witnesses include G I Whiting and Fo Labatt on labour shortages. Go H Blackwell and others describe industry conditions as the commission tours Islington Meat Works and Agricultural College before heading to Wellington.
A fragmented old text extols a universal remedy that claims to remove uric acid buildup and cure rheumatism and gout. It emphasizes sheer efficacy with phrases about thousands of cures and gold standards, though the wording is garbled and unclear.
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