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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
3
The treasurer's report shows profits from Australia New Zealand and British Isles matches totaling £3708 to be split equally between British and Australasian Associations. Davis Cup matches added £1576 and matches with New Zealand £160.
At the New Zealand Football Association meeting in Wellington the request to lift J Bentley’s suspension for insulting a referee was denied. Bentley remains disqualified until end of the 1913 season. The Otago Association may play HMNZS representatives for Memorial Fund, and challenges to Brown Shield come from Otago, Taranaki, Canterbury, and Manawatu with a June 24 Wellington-Otago match and other games within three weeks. The annual association meeting is set for May 30.
Acceptances for the first day's handicap events and entries for the Trial Plate and The Shorts will close tomorrow evening. J. G. Emerson leads the jockeys with 53 wins after four victories at Ashburton last week, while B. Deeley sits with 49 after two wins at the same meeting.
A Hastings petition objects to Eustace Lane's election to the Napier Harbour Board on grounds of ineligibility missing district roll, failure to recount votes, omitted nomination day, and informal ballots counted for Lane. Petitioners seek to void the election.
Mr De Pelichet of De Pelichet McKeod and Co was found dead in his room at the Pacific Hotel in Hastings. He sat on the bed half undressed and apparently died while removing his clothes. He suffered heart trouble and was sixty one years old and unmarried. In Auckland a police telegram reported a man named Charles Dellkus choked to death after swallowing meat at tea in his whore last evening. Deceased was a single man about fifty, a native of Germany.
At a public meeting in Invercargill on Monday a Half-holiday League was formed to campaign for a Saturday half holiday. The report notes a local corset seller Warner's product advertises rust resistant corsets.
Last evening's His Majesty's Theatre screening offered a strong mix of dramatic sets and light entertainments. Hazards of Life drew applause for its bold tale of illicit love and reconciliation while Literature and Love impressed with a publisher's encounter and a mistaken-identity romance. Comedy and scenery titles including Dotty the Dancer Friscot and Tweedledum Eight a Duel Polidor without a Collar provided amusement alongside The Godmother and Coalfields of Decazeville. The second show will feature Never Too Late to Mend with a new programme tonight.
Negotiations between the Shearers' Association and Sheepowners' Federation continue in Wellington with a conference set for June 4 to discuss wage and blade shearer conditions. The shearers' executive had urged a no-shear order pending a new award, and delegates named include Cooper, King, Johnson, Townsend, McRae, Boon, and M. Laray.
Feilding May 19 A disastrous fire at Kimbolton at 2 30 this morning destroyed several premises. It began at Poole's Hall motor garage occupied by Mr A P Hailey and spread with the wind. The blaze consumed Mr BR Patterson saddler premises and a dwelling of Mr Satchell. The Post Office and postmaster's residence were demolished, with most furniture lost. Valuations include Poole's Hall 800, Hailey 260 plus 100 stock, another car 400, Patterson 295, and other losses recorded.
Commissioners establish an office for an inspector with a £500 per annum salary and specified qualifications including knowledge of accounting, administrative methods, costings, modern stores, and office procedures. Rheumatic ailments are discussed with Rheumo as a remedy, priced at 2s 6d to 4s 6d.
If you have a cough or cold secure a bottle of Bonnington's Emulsion of cod liver oil for instant relief. It is also a nutritious tonic for men women and children. Obtain a bottle today. Price 2s 6d.
An advertisement touts the Dot Vulcaniser as simple and reliable and fully automatic and safe for children to operate. It claims to lengthen tyre life, halve tyre costs, and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to perform. It warns about cuts letting sand and water in and risking blowouts. It invites readers to visit the garage for demonstrations.
The Overland model introduces a big speed, spacious design and numerous improvements. It highlights the electric self starter, a flywheel starter integrated into the motor, which runs without gears and adds little weight, promising reliable start every time.
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