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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
4
The firm announces new aluminum ware in household hardware lines for married and soon-to-be married customers. The items promise longevity and easier care, inviting customers to inspect the selection at the Cut a ntices store.
Advertises bulk tea and related goods with old prices for Duchess Empress and Princess teas, Lipton Yellow Label, Doctor's China Tea, and assorted groceries. Lists per pound rates, bulk discounts, and small quantities left, along with other items like coffee beans, ginger, condensed milk, matches, polish, and candles.
A shipment arrives featuring English THA sets in 21 and 40 piece options with Foley and Standard Chinese patterns from Anchor and Ainsley brands plus Royal Doulton. Also includes colored and plain glassware. Ready for viewing and ordering.
D Friedasider clearing sale Cameron Street 2.30 p m Wednesday. National Mortgage Clearing Sale Staveley 12 noon.
The notice lists events at His Majesty's Theatre and His Majesty's Pictures including an 8 night program and 8 p.m. showings. A Royal Reception Committee meeting is also scheduled for 8 p.m. at Saint Stephen's Schoolroom and the meeting for shop assistants is noted.
The speaker argues that school closures should persist only if health officials deem them necessary. He favors over-caution over under-caution and relies on health authorities as the best judges of the situation.
Local report states the slaughtermen's strike at Islington Works concluded last week with workers returning to duty. Press Association dispatch notes infectious disease notifications for Ashburton Hospital Board in April list influenza diphtheria erysipelas and related cases.
May 10 1920 issue of the Ashburton Guardian. Read about local affairs and notices on a quiet Monday with community updates and brief items from Ashburton and surrounding areas.
Health circular in the Guardian notes vaccines supplied to hospital boards for free public inoculation, aiming to ease alarm over the influenza outbreak in Canterbury and other regions. It outlines vaccine history from Jenner to Pasteur and explains that immunity is never absolute, with ministry cautions on protection levels and possible reduction of complications if infected.
Reports detail a temporary fence being built around the railway station platform for the Prince of Wales's Ashburton visit. Also noted are a chickenpox case at Ashburton Hospital, RAF and defensive fund discussions, weather forecasts, and various public notices on local affairs and Imperial Government purchases.
Lord Beatty, First Sea Lord, argued that sea power remains essential to Britain's security and prosperity. He defended the continued role of capital ships and the Royal Navy as the connecting link between the United Kingdom and its overseas dominions, despite critics who call for drones or lighter fleets.
Prominent returned soldier Mr J J Fox sends letter to MP and city councillor Mr PB Fraser claiming Fraser’s name was left off the councils welcome address to the Prince. Fox says Fraser should resign and will contest him, noting past threats of a duel.
A note states about 6000 stars are observable with the naked eye in both celestial hemispheres. The passage includes a remark about Wade's Worm figs and a playful aside about teeth.
The Renown set sail at 5.30 am from Wellington with the Royal party aboard, heading to Picton aboard the well regarded vessel.
The Prince of Wales spent a quiet morning in Wellington with squash and golf at Miramar, then met Navy League members and visited the Commercial Travellers Club. Prime Minister Massey praised the welcome, noted war fund contributions, and urged navy support and League of Nations optimism amidst talk of Defence.
Tokyo reports that the Imperial Household Department has informally invited the Prince of Wales to visit Japan en route from Australia. The Crown Prince also proposes a visit to the Occident shortly, the first time an heir to the Japanese throne has proposed overseas travel.
A Tokio despatch reports the Prince of Wales is expected to tour Japan next year and make a second trip to India and Australia. The message, received May 10, notes plans for a broader overseas itinerary including these regions.
May 9 report from Pekin notes a new air mail link to Tientsin covering the distance in about an hour. Other items include parliament approving 50 million dollars for repatriation. 15 thousand soldiers settled on land with 36 thousand land loans approved. average loan around 7000 dollars. French denial of German claims about occupied region black soldiers. no black French troops remaining. Agriculture and trade notices from New York and other fragments complete this digest.
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