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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
4
Readable text lists various grocery items with low prices from a firm that claims to have reduced living costs in Ashburton 19 years ago. Items include quality beans, currants, gold sultanas, moscatel, prunes, seeds, and cereals with assorted prices per pound, bag, or case.
A brief notice lists ladies bags for clearance. A 20 shilling bag is priced at 13 shillings 6 pence and a 51 shilling bag at 10 shillings 6 pence.
Balkan tensions surge as Bulgaria Greece Serbia and Romania clash at Nigrita Salonika and Southern Macedonia with Albania and Montenegro pulling back. Romania seeks compensation while Russia weighs in Servia looks to emerge with spoils as Turkey proves stubborn with half a million under arms.
Local notes report Flemington School contributed to the Scott Memorial Fund. A Wanganui Magistrate Court decision involved a case at Foster's Motel where a woman was convicted for supplying liquor to an intoxicated person and fined five pounds with costs and solicitor's fee. The landlord's charge for permitting drunkenness was adjourned. A North express arrived ahead of schedule at Ashburton, while the first express from the south was late. A Dunedin school party visiting H.M.S. New Zealand traveled with the northbound train, a crowded excursion to Lyttelton.
A mixed update notes Mr G. T. Booth passing through Ashburton on the northbound express. The Duchess of Connaught is improving per a London press cable. Bonar Law golf in Malahide is cited with Webster of Chapel Royal. Webster dies suddenly. J Trevor Thomas departs Ashburton for six weeks of travel to Fiji Raoma Tonga and parts of New South Wales and Victoria. Western Minister Bereskey spends a busy Christchurch day awarding medals to Senior Cadets. Massey plans to stay in Wellington. James Allen may join him en route to Dunedin via Christchurch in mid June.
The report notes a mild day with a cold night in Henan and 24 degrees at Ashburton Domain. A north west wind causes dusty streets, with forecasts of a west to south moving storm area in about 24 hours, bringing heavy rain, possible snow on higher levels, and rising rivers along with a falling then rising barometer.
A terse collection of divorce notices lists parties such as Alice Haul v Jag, William Charles Standen, Clara Norling, Olive Clare Gordon, and Edwin Goodwin. Proceedings cover misconduct including drunkenness cruelty desertion and mis conduct, with various spouse names and filings referenced.
New Zealand firm Bell Bros opens a cycle business in Ashburton with Tyres Sundries and Repairs advertised. Greatly reduced prices on many items including Austylene Garris display and other articles featured at Burnett Street location.
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