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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
4
Greatly reduced prices on crockery and household hardware for one month only. Offers include Shelley china in various shapes and decorations, 32 piece dinner sets from 72s 6d and 21 piece tea services from 21s. Special pricing based on actual cost. Prepare now for marriages and home upgrades.
A mixed page lists a business education advert promising quick training for many trades with no cost, urging prompt action. It also promotes a sale of white and gold china, enamelware, kitchen kettles, saucepans, utensils, and cleaning items with prices and bundles.
For the benefit of the people of New Zealand the office is prepared to support the office that belongs to you. Value of assets and funds over £20,000,000. Branches and agencies in all principal towns throughout the Dominion. For information apply to District Manager Public Trust Office Ashburton.
A scarce one month price list shows Duchess Tea and Princess Tha chests offered at per pound rates, with other grocery items Currants Raisins Prunes Dates Apples Peaches and soaps listed by weight and box. A shipment of Rowntree’s Waverly Chocolates lands alongside Our Own Mixture teas with varying prices.
Nearly every reliable hat brand from English to Italian offers quality that endures. A single good hat costing twice the price of two cheap hats lasts three or four times longer, saving money. The shop highlights new shapes and shades and invites customers to try on hats in the department.
New Zealand Insurance Company Limited and Colonial Company facing a capital dispute over authorization and ownership details. Legal filings reference Jeremie r and Weralthies in relation to share interests and corporate control. Proceedings seek clarity on capital structure and governance.
Local shop advertises Honia An Ideal Tonic for anemia in women and girls. Bottle priced at 2s. Pharmacy listed as Bonnine town’s outlet for the product.
Tomorrow stock sale at Methven yards announced for Friday by Pyne Gould Ltd clearing sale at Mayfield ho use and His Majesty's Theatre listings show 8 pictures for Cass Street Hall and Tabernacle public meeting ongoing with times and venues as advertised.
A lengthy letter from Dr J Guthrie of Christ Church defends the North Canterbury British Medical Association against charges over the Ashburton County Hospital policy. The piece denounces threats and calls for a sliding fee scale to ensure wealthy patients pay fully, while criticizing perceived bias toward private care and warning against boycotts.
There is no change to report in the Wai kato coal strike as no work was done yesterday. Huntly miners plan a meeting tomorrow. Parliament notes housing output with 13 houses built, 292 under construction, 266 tenders called, and 514 more planned. admin charges estimated at £25 per house. New motor accessories and pumps advertised at various prices.
A Liberal Party meeting in Wellington proclaimed Thomas M. Wilford as leader of the Liberal Opposition. The resolution also paid tribute to the late W D S MacDonald and extended sympathy to Mrs MacDonald and family. Wilford, a long-time MP since 1900, has held mayoral and harbour roles and is a seasoned barrister.
The United States Championship tennis final between Tilden and Johnston drew 10000 spectators in New York. The title contest featured a rain interrupted affair with moments of high drama as two airmen photographing the event were killed in a nearby field.
Auckland September 7 The Birkenhead sugar workers who joined the strike were reinstated after the manager indicated the firm would exercise its common law rights. The company allegedly refused to reemploy certain men, citing a rule barring workers over fifty, and the reinstatement followed to avoid accusations of victimisation.
An elderly man arrested for theft of garden tools died suddenly in the lockup. The man, whose name is not known, had a large scar on the forehead and another on the cheek. He reportedly sold the tools to a secondhand dealer under the name Albert Jones, Kent Terrace.
A Tokyo meeting of the Chambers of Commerce adopted a resolution accusing American shipping legislation of favoring foreign trade. U S Shipping Board agents proposed “Tate agreements” from the Orient to the Atlantic Coast, but Japanese and American companies face differences that hinder adoption of such an agreement.
A remarkable imperial map presented by the Tsar of Russia to France is crafted in gold and jewels. Designed by a Russian engineer, it is valued around £160,000 and measures Qin with a slate-coloured jasper frame. The sea is pale marble and cities are represented by precious stones.
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