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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
7
A vintage advert promotes the Worth British Rubber Company hot water route as a sleep aid. It touts the Unique Stopper brand and claims all sizes and prices are available from various traders, aiming to end cold nights with a healthy refreshing slumber.
Dominion News reports the Government awaits the Racing Conference response to proposals to cut totalisator permits and racetrack days for the upcoming season. The plan could reduce days by one third or one half, though the Conference reportedly does not endorse such a large reduction.
In Wellington on May 30, disputes filed by employers affect Westport Stockton and Blackball miners. Conciliation Councils will investigate at month’s end with Blackball heard in Greymouth and Westport Stockton at Westport.
Wellington reports New Zealand war expenditure up to March 31 amounts to £22,075,238. Included is £4,500,000 paid to the Imperial Government for New Zealand troops in the field, ammunition supply, and extra transport. This is the first statement to include that item as a debt to the Mother Country.
At the annual meeting president J M Johnston condemned wealthy locals for refusing patriotic donations. He cited Palmerston North and surrounding farmers with combined capital of £862,000 yet not one offered more than a token gift, save one man who later gave £1. Johnston urged government subsidies and urged the donors to support the war effort.
The Minister of Public Health discussed possible state power to relocate doctors to districts with shortages. England already uses compulsory placement with salary adjustments among doctors. Any plan would require a governing board and guaranteed income, especially during wartime, despite opposition from many practitioners.
The Acting Postmaster-General announces an Information Bureau for prisoners of war, established with the Red Cross Society of the Portuguese Colony of Mozambique. Correspondence via the bureau will be free of postage and must bear the address: Delegation Provinciale de La Croix Rouge Lourenco Marques.
At a New Zealand Sheepowners Federation meeting it was resolved to inform Military Service Boards that sheepowners do not seek blanket exemptions for shearers in the First Division Reserve. They wish the war finished and suggest older men and youths under military age could do the work. Exemption requests should obtain the Trustees’ opinion of the Efficiency Board.
In Jensen Utah a 185 foot long dinosaur skeleton was unearthed by Professor Earl Douglas of the Carnegie Museum Pittsburg. The neck alone extends over 65 feet marking it as the biggest discovered in the United States.
An old advertisement touts a cough remedy described as simple safe and effective for babies and young children. The ad claims widespread pharmacy availability and marks the product as a trusted bottle remedy for families.
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