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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
2
An advertisement listing services for all kinds of work including sign painting, house painting and decorating, graining, wallpaper hanging, and picture framing. The notice highlights availability for interior and exterior projects.
A customer stops by to say he is very pleased with the new suit. He notes fit quality and overall value, expressing satisfaction with the shopping experience.
The Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association general committees met to approve a £558 grant to support a national memorial to Captain Scott. Debate noted County Council had pledged £100, with tenure dependent on legality, and attendance approved the motion.
A party climbing Mount Ruapehu endured a brutal night and snowstorm after one member, Bingham, aged twenty one, could go no further. Miss Marcella Coates, Waters, Schubert, Willoughby and McIntyre separated to aid him. Coates was found in bad shape near OhaKune. Waters and Schubert reached safety at Waimarino. Search teams, hindered by weather, continued for days as Coates and Bingham’s fate remained uncertain.
The annual New Zealand Methodist Bible Classes convention met last evening with over 400 delegates, praised as the best organized in the Dominion. Boys camped at the District High School, girls stayed with homes, and large gatherings occurred at Trinity Church and Schoolrooms. Trinity Young Men's Institute won the sports banner with 53 points. Hast Belt 24, Onehunga 18, Devonport 17. Delegates enjoyed a river picnic, next convention set for Auckland.
The inquiry into the administration of St Helen's Home in Auckland resumes tomorrow morning. The United Friendly Societies Dispensary and Medical Institute, with about 3850 members across 29 branches, seeks witnesses and evidence touching the British Medical Association ostracism dispute. Mr Nicoll will push for witnesses whose testimony may affect the Chamberlain case.
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