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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
6
Manufacturer of the Invicta Acerylene Gas Generator proclaims complete installations across the Dominion. Plants have stood the test of time and proven superior to other makes with guarantees for two years.
An agent announces he has landed a quantity of the famous Omega watches familiar to customers of his late employer Mr L S McClurg. The factory is so busy it took over two years to fulfill an order, signaling high quality. Bend your order by best price. Two years written guarantee. 2274.
The Timaru district reports a shortage of ploughmen causing idle teams. In Hauraki Plains, Messias Smith of Piriroa shows parsnips over two feet long and large carrots on slowly-cultivated ground without manure. A Romney Marsh breeder advocates stricter flock registration to ensure only top quality stud sheep are registered. At Weraroa Farm Colonel Loveday demonstrates using explosives to loosen soil for planting and drainage, claiming increased efficiency and potash enrichment.
The annual meeting of the New Zealand Sheepbreeders Association in Christchurch elected Sir George Clifford as chairman. The report praised growth with 567 flocks across breeds and 52 new entrants, 51 dispersals, seven medals awarded for four tooth rams, and a £40 9s 2d profit. Suggestions included marketing overseas, tightening ram culling, and establishing a minimum price for registered rams.
The Rakaia district reports record grain out of Rakaitia yards en route to Christchurch via Lyttelton Port with daily loads around 2100 sacks. The dual use of the Rakaia Bridge provokes local support for a dedicated traffic bridge as trains and droves face delays. Community life includes Friendly Societies picnics, improvements to the Post Office reserve, and notes on the new hall’s strong profits from recent showings and rentals. The Roman Catholic School grows with 59 pupils. Rev H H Mathias departs for New Brighton, with his replacement yet to be named.
Informal gathering at the Hinds tennis court featured the Tennis and Hockey Clubs presenting Mr T. L. Gibbs with an oak and silver tray. Vice-captain Mr A. Irving spoke of Gibbs’s untiring work, and a warm welcome was given to Mrs Gibbs amid musical honours and tea before evening play.
H S Pitter and Co. head Mr H S Pitter and son Eric tour New Zealand and say carcases in perfect condition would not gain value in London. They deem dressing quality secondary to fattening and stress dock distribution favors London over Bristol and other ports as UK imports rise.
An advertisement proclaims Baxter's Lung Preserver as a sure remedy for stubborn coughs and chest complaints. It claims rapid relief, phlegm relief, easier breathing, and lung strengthening, with over 50 years of proven use and nationwide availability in New Zealand at a shilling and ten pence for large bottles.
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