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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
4
The firm markets rising prices but highlights large stocks of dinner and tea sets with the latest designs. It advertises hanging lamps from 27s 6d to 5 10s and table lamps from 2s 6d to 30s, urging customers to buy before winter.
The note discusses rising living costs and the ongoing effort to address the issue. It mentions a submitted list intended to benefit readers and suggests ongoing efforts to solve the problem for the public.
The notice lists H. Ibbotson and Son with contact details at 24 East Street and P O Box 13. It presents a concise business listing indicating address and telephone/box information.
Second Edition reports an auction sale in Tinwald Yards scheduled for tomorrow with stock to be sold. The notice mentions sales at A and P Show ERIDAY as part of the day’s listings.
Local note reports all four Canterbury rivers were clear this morning and conditions remain calm along the waterways. Clear water observations suggest favorable conditions for boating and fishing activities today.
The piece surveys Allied attitudes toward postwar Germany, noting cautious acceptance of a non extreme government outlines, concerns about Bolshevik influence, and potential shifts away from Hohenzollern leadership. It also touches on related European reactions, British and French positions, and brief local items from Wellington, Napier, and Ashburton.
Tonight His Majesty's Theatre presents 8 pictures and Theatre Royal hosts social and concert. Tomorrow Show Grounds hosts A and P Association annual show at His Majesty's Theatre 8 pictures. Chertsey Hall hosts 8 miniature rifle club annual meeting. Grange Hall hosts dance.
The Congregational Union at Dundee debated a committee report on church union and unanimously urged member churches to support early union with Presbyterian and Methodist churches. It cites Presbyterian delays and local conditions favoring quicker integration and requests the council to push immediate steps toward union. Other resolutions set up methods to gauge church opinion on the issue.
W Stringleman district traffic manager replies that no general regulation fixes four miles per hour across level crossings. He notes no speed limit between Bes Road and Invercargill and says the Addington Christchurch rule applies only at night when crossing-keepers are off duty. He mentions bells at Havelock and Burnett Street crossings.
Show Committee offers an exhibition by Captain Dickson in his famous Avro plane as the day’s star attraction. Patrons are promised high suspense and a thrilling display, with the crowd held in anticipation during the performance.
British Trade Commissioner Mr Dalton, returning from eighteen months in England, reports a record number of manufacturers visited him. He cites rising export interest due to home production growth and reorganisation into large industrial combines. He notes immediate definite trade engagements with New Zealand are unlikely but expects renewed and expanded trade as Britain’s plants increase. Transport and home market issues remain unsettled due to wartime disarray.
Wellington notes a Ministerial Repatriation Board meeting approving 187 loans totaling 33000 pounds for returned soldiers. A Hokitika group proposed a Diggers Company to timber 630 acres near Hokitika with a license from Forestry Department. each man to receive 300 pounds loan and a near 4000 pound setup. The company comprises Hokitika men with a long friendship.
The borough sewerage loan vote opened calmly with steady turnout. Only rate payers could vote and about 500 ballots were cast of 998 eligible. Most signs point to approval, with polls closing at 7 pm and results due by 8 pm.
A commercial land sale at Trevenna Estate Temuka lists lots 3 and 4 to John Kernahan at 95 pounds per acre, lots 6 and 6 to Mrs Marry Murray at 82 pounds, lot 7 to P Lawlor at 70 pounds, lot 8 to Thomas Monahan at 76 pounds, lot 9 to John Nightingale at 75 pounds, lot 10 to J Benson at 74 pounds per acre.
Ancient Rome depended on aqueducts with lengths of 43 41 and 47 miles and 18 504 pipes delivering massive daily water flow to the city. The text notes vast arch reaches and the role of the water system in metropolitan sections.
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