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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
2
Eight years ago a National Cash Register was installed to offer a fair cash discount system. The notice states the company believes it delivers solid value and invites customers to return with their ticket for exchange or satisfaction.
An olive of real estate notices details rooms and conveniences in Jubilee Buildings near Somerset Hotel and Hampstead Wellington Crest, with owner Mr I Messent Tobacconist. Several allotments fronting Road and Tancred Street offer various acreages and prices from £38 to £280, including a Cottage washhouse site and River Terrace lots with detached structures.
Advertises silver plated ware valued at 26a for lis and cutlery 203 for 1és with pink and green band china cups and saucers. Priced at 4a.6d per dozen with usual 7d each on offer at Fletcher Bros Great O.
Great May sale offers Fender sets in multiple sizes and Fire Brasses with varied prices. Items listed include 18s and 16s Fender sets and Fire Brasses priced from 1s 6d to 8s 6d. Store located at John Oir and Cove East Street.
Crowds from Christ Church poured into the Lyttelton port area as trainloads arrived. After gates opened at 1 30 pm thousands surged toward the wharf with many visitors admitted amid crushes and fatigue. Officials aided children and the elderly while constables kept order outside the barriers.
Experienced watchmaker Sam Crooks offers cheap watches ranging from 12s 6d to 80a with guarantees from twelve months to two years. Over twenty years of practical knowledge backs the claim that only the best watches are stocked.
A special Christchurch train brought visitors to a warship visit at the port. The Bishop of Christchurch led a morning service on deck while guests including Justice Denniston and Navy League officials attended. Thousands gathered as crowds formed at the gates and 17,872 people were admitted aboard the New Zealand warship in the afternoon with no major accidents.
Figures for the week show 23 994 visitors to H M New Zealand on Saturday the day’s total a fresh Dominion record. The five day figures follow with the five day totals indicating sustained visitation.
In Dunedin on May 18, over 1500 Standards V and VI pupils volunteered to visit the warship at Lyttelton. Teachers later decided to bring only about 900 Standard VI children, leaving many disappointed. About 200 Otago High School students may travel with delays, while a special train will reach Christchurch after 7 pm. Parents commend Christchurch generosity.
The city reports a £100 contribution to the Coal and Blanket Fund from the Marks Trust amid a labourers dispute with named employers and assessors. Awards include three four-guinea prizes by Carl Saver for forthcoming music festival entries. A motor crash in Oxford Terrace ended with a river plunge but the driver escaped with minor harm.
Auckland Star reports local fears over Crown land being disposed of to private buyers as families leave Mangaweka. Investigators cite thirty families selling Crown sections, with about a quarter relocating, warning that large land tracts are being bought, cut up, and reallocated to meet demand. The piece laments the impact on small settlers and a perceived shift away from original land policy.
A Christchurch man aged 97 recounts five years later how Doan's Backache Kidney Pills cured his long lasting backache. He used six bottles and now stays well, endorsing the remedy as a permanent cure and recommending buying from Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
On May 19 the first express carried 40 children from Mornington and Kai kerai. The special train carried 940 including all city and suburban primary, also the Christian Brothers boys and the Convent girls. The second express brought 240 from the High Schools, excluding other secondary schools in Dunedin.
There are thousands who suffer recurring colds in winter. A course of Baxter's Lone Syrer strengthens the lungs and combats the worst weather. A bottle costs 1s 10d at reputable stores or dispensaries.
Regent Cigarettes offer a Great Free Gift Scheme inviting readers to write for a Free Gift Catalogue to Regent Box 381 Wellington. The notice promises Forty Free Gifts and encourages using the inhaler.
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