Fletcher Bros Egg Offerings Appeal for Fresh Laid Eggs
The FLETCHER BROS advertise demand for fresh laid eggs at 9d per dozen with guaranteed new laid eggs. They also buy preserved eggs at 2d per dozen in any quantity.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 28, 1917
Page
4
Canterbury Lamp Shop Boasts Largest Variety
Advertises full stock of lamp chimneys burners wicks shades in sizes 4 to 14 inch and duplex globes. Promises night lamps and hand lamps with multiple prices, wall and table lamps in varying shilling and pence. Notes hanging and hurricane lamps with numerous price points. Includes unit prices in old currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Special Discount on Table Cutlery in June
During June we offer 25 in the Pound off all table and dessert knives at Johnstone's and Lockwood's, from 178 6d per dozen. Dickson's nickel silver spoons and forks from 4s 6d half dozen. Goods landed after the War began. our pretent prices reflect current landings, but we seek to reduce stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstone’s
Lockwood
Dickson
Special June Discount on Silver-Plated Ware Items
A June special offers 58 off per pound on plated ware including teapots cruets jam dishes biscuit bars pickle jars and related items. Limited to silver plated sets and accessories as listed in this ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.P
Glaxo Tin Prices You Can’t Miss Now
Advertises Glaxo in small medium and large tin sizes with per tin prices and six tin bundles. Calls to buy now before price increases. Local offer emphasizes immediate purchase for value.
Milk substitute praised as calf feed from birth
A milk food tested by experts as a satisfactory substitute for mothers milk. It is cheaper and can be fed to calves from birth with no other food. Fletcher Bros sole agents for Ashburton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Bros
Ashburton County
Moore's New Costume and Dressmaking Department
Moore's offers pre war dyed serge worsteds dress tweeds and latest cut costumes with prices from 3s 9d to 15s 6d per yard. The blouse department promises skilled service and utmost satisfaction. Girls and maids dresses welcomed. orders invited.
India and the Empire Faces Labour Admission Dilemma
A 1917 discussion notes that Indian labour and settlement rules may be linked to Dominion policies, with reciprocal arrangements if exclusion is chosen. It warns Pacific white policy conflicts and potential Indian retaliation, while urging careful, nonparochial decisions reflecting shared wartime bonds and India’s imperial role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
New Zealand
Australia
Pacific
Britain
Austria
House for Good Value on East and Moore Streets Ashburton
A practical residence offered for value on East Street and Moore Street in Ashburton. The property features modest living spaces and convenient access to local amenities, aiming to attract buyers seeking affordable ownership in a central area.
Unique Brand Hot Water Bottles At Last Year Prices
North region seller promotes British Rubber Company hot water bottles for winter use. Bottles advertised as durable for three to four years with prices unchanged, urging customers to buy now for comfort all winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North “British Rubber Company
Brown Brothers Advertises 4lb RITISH Electric Irons
Christchurch retailer Brown Brothers offers British made electric irons weighing four pounds at 18s each with free postage. Located at 641 Colombo Street, Christchurch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Brothers
Colombo Street
Christchurch
Obituary for James Mitchell Christchurch Business Leader
James Mitchell of Cashmere Hills dies at home after a 46 year life born in Auckland. He led Beath and Co as managing director for nine years and supported Presbyterian church work including the Birch's Road Orphanage and Canton Village Scheme. Funeral at St Pauls Church at 3 pm with Dr Erwin preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mitchell
Cashmere Hills
Christchurch
Auckland
Timaru
Messrs Strange and Co
Mitchell
Messrs Beath and
C O
Kirk
Canton Village
Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
Norwick Street
Birch’s Road
Canterbury Industrial Association
Jmlgla
Erwin
Returned Soldiers From Ashburton County List
Official list of Ashburton County soldiers who have recently returned to New Zealand. Names include John Breakwell and Thomas W. Hickman with their nearest relatives listed in parentheses. Also Cyril R. T. Rickard and Frederick W. Tutty among others with relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton County
New Zealand
John Breakwell
Lily Breakwell
Tinwald
W. Foster
G. Foster
Ruapuna
Thomas W. Hickman
Annie Hickman
Lauriston
Cyril R. T. Rickard
G. Rickard
Hinds
Frederick W. Tutty
A. Cas
Ashburton
Ashburton Recruits Farewell Before Thirtieth Reinforcements
Medical Board sits at Drill Hall as Ashburton district sends a quota of men for the Thirtieth Reinforcements. Mayor absent, Mr C. G Harper presides. Red Cross ladies supply refreshments and the men depart with farewell wishes for God-speed and safe return. Names of those leaving listed as they march to the station with the Eighth Regimental Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
Theatre Royal
K. Galbraith
CG. J. Harper
Lismore
8.McLauchlan
Red Cross
Eighth
South Canterbury
Motorcar death ruled accidental in Hastings inquest
In Hastings an adjourned inquest returned that Rupert Nancy a newspaper rauner was killed on May 2 when a motorcar driven by Whaingaroa Wirihana struck him. The coroner found negligence speeding and failure to horn or look out as the cause. Wirihana was charged with manslaughter and remanded. In Whangarei a 50 year old Maori man Matthew Harowera died when lightning struck him during a thunderstorm while near a kahikatea tree at Akerama. He left a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Rupert Nancy
Rauner
McCarthy
Wirihana
Whangarei
Matthew ~Harowera
Akerama
Explosion on the Te Anau Injures Crew at Napier
A morning blast and fire aboard the steamer Te Anau anchored in the stream sent three seamen to hospital. One sailor named Qué is seriously ill and two others are badly burned, though the ship itself sustained no structural damage. In New Plymouth a dredge accident claims eight year old James Wright who fell from the Paritutu’s bridge to the deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier
Qué
New Plymouth
James Wright
Meat import quotations hold steady in London market
The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers resumed quotations on May 27 with New Zealand and Australian sheep at Sid for wethers and 84d for ewes, lambs at 10d, and South American lambs at Ltd. Argentine chilled fores 103d, hinds 133d. Rabbits market stalled and butter from New Zealand softer at 194s to 198s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Incorporated Society of Meat Importers
New Zealand
At Ltd
New , Zealand
Clearing Sale at Winchmore Prices Realised Listed
National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand with N Z Loan Mercantile Agency report a successful clearing sale for Mrs M A Digby Winchmore on Monday May 21. Prices realised include sheep 216 ewe lambs 27s 9d and 177 do 27s 7d, cattle including one calved cow £17 10s and Jersey cow £8 5s, horses up to £22, implements such as drill £24 roller £20 disc £10 and Massey Harris binder £20 10s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd
N.Z. Loan
Mercantile Agency
Col. Ltd
M. A. Digby
Winchmore
Jersey
Sige Sa
Guardian representative seeks medical board returns in Ashburton
A Guardian representative waited on the Medical Board in Ashburton to obtain usual returns but was told the Defence Department ordered that recruit classification details not be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian
Ashburton
Defence Department
Otago Floods Deluge Taieri Plain and Dunedin Risk
Heavy rains in Otago cause Taieri Plain floods covering Berwick and threatening stock losses. Waibori River reaches unprecedented height flooding Dunedin power house and cutting electricity. Chitha River also floods, Stirling banks burst as Southern express faces disruption. North express runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
Dunedin
Otago
Taieri Plain
Berwick
Ttis
Taieri
Waibori
Chitha
Stirling
Southern Express
North Express
Widespread Disorganization Of Waipori Electric Works
Flood damage at Waipori floods three quarters of the Waipori electric works. Four of six generators were soaked and require drying, causing widespread power disruption to 6700 consumers. No industrial power available. some firms rely on steam or gas. Light expected to return tonight as flood waters recede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waipori
Train services disorganised by washouts across southern lines
Rail traffic halted or delayed across Otago with washouts on the Southern, Otago Central and Catlins lines. Water on tracks from Lovell's Plat to Stiring and near Wingatui damaged the Salisbury bridge. Passengers relocated from Deep Stream and Clyde. Three Taieri Plain families in danger and Alexander T Douglas reported missing but later found safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonlhe
Mosgiel
Paicri
Lovell
S. Plat
Stiring
Outram
Otago Central
Salisbury
Hindon
Clyde
Silverstream
Wingatui
Lawrence
Milton
Catlins’ River
Trafic
Taieri
Alexander Douglas
Floods Hit Southland Delaying Rail Traffic
Heavy floods across Southland after weekend rain wash out branch lines and suspend traffic. The deluge ends but may take a week to ease. Samuel Templeton drowned near Mokotua while crossing floodwaters in a team of two horses, leaving a widow and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvercargill
Southland
Amaze
Samuel ‘Templeton
Mokotua- To- Waimahake
Buti
Templeton Ieaves
Mataura Flood Swells as Gore Reports Heavy Rain
In Gore on May 28 the Mataura River rose steadily for 14 hours with flood waters not yet at their peak. Town damage is heavy especially in the lowest quarters where west-side shops and homes are submerged. Water reaches nearly a foot on streets. farmers fear large stock losses from the unexpected deluge. Up-country rivers are rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Mataura
Gaters Hold Line as All Business Is Suspended
At 2.15 p.m. all business has been suspended and the gaters maintain their position. The situation remains tense with no retreat observed.
Rail service to Auckland Ellerslie races cancelled
The Railway Department announces no train service to Ellerslie during the Auckland Racing Club winter meeting on June 2 and 6. No special trains or excursion tickets will be issued for the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Railway Devent
Ellerslie
Auckland Racing Club
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GLAXO
Ronnie
Cowslip
Kirkpatrick
Cress
Ansonia
Fletcher Bros.’ Price
New Haven
Sash Supply Stores
Moore
Roslyn, Petone
Moore’s New Dress Department
Moore’s
Ashburton Yarde
Theatre- Royal
His Majesty's Theatre
Dunedin Press Association
Returned Soldiers’ Conference
D. G. McCallum
Unsiun Bank of Australia
W. H. Lunn
McCallum
Connell
Red Cross Society
W. T. Lill
Roms
Union of Soldiers
Melbourne
J. G. Leger
Ferst
Leese
Paxieres
Ford
Ford Motor ‘Co. of Canada, Ltd
Ford Co
Carson
East “and
Moore Streets
D. M. Cambridge
E. A. Lithgow
Havelock Street East
Thomas Bros
Thirtieth
F. G. Ablett
W. B. McKeever
A. E. Aldridge
BR. C. Bonnington
D. J- McMillan
G. W. Bennett
T. A. Powell L
Black J. W.-M. Parsons
G. A. Bell
W. Robinson
W. J. Crawford
A. Simpson
HH. Collins
G. C. Beal
W. Cairns
G. Scollard
W. P. Dolan
A. E. Sutton
E. E. Ballard
I. Spring
D. E. ‘Freak
J. HK. Scott
M. D. Gill
MeBride
Jy Young
TE Anau
Commercial
London Markets
IO Power
Alexander T Douglas
Dominion News
Per Press Association
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