New Building Joins All Departments Under One Roof
Commercial Repartment 8 moves to the old site now housing the entire complex. All departments including Commercial Literary and Mechanical are consolidated in the single new building.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
2
Commercial Repartment 8 moves to the old site now housing the entire complex. All departments including Commercial Literary and Mechanical are consolidated in the single new building.
The notice invites all readers to attend a sale event offering books in various quantities. It emphasizes a friendly welcome whether buying a single copy or many. Curiosity is noted as a reason to attend as well. The tone is inclusive and promotional.
The piece argues speed mania signals national decline, linking it to drunkenness and nervous disorders. It cites Genoa motor tragedy, London Mansion House remarks, and global incidents to claim widespread degeneration and urgent calls for policing and safer transport.
A Cambridge commercial leader told our reporter the present money market shows evident business dullness. He cites several factors affecting trade and the overall commercial climate. The chief cause discussed centers on monetary conditions and liquidity issues impacting activity.
An informant notes banks and firms now hesitate to lend for land purchases as land values plateau. He recalls earlier gains where speculators borrowed to buy and sold at profit, but warns ongoing high prices curb gambling, averting a potential financial crisis as the economy steadies.
The Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association updates its prize schedule to broaden the show. Local items include court charges for a boy accused of stealing, a drunkenness case, Milne and Choyce buying property, pension talk, church plans, union protests, whitebait runs, a nematorium fund, and notes on school football, blight in macrocarpas, and pine timber uses.
Mr I Ferriman reports Lot 24 and cottage on Winter's Road sold on behalf of Mrs Gardner to Mrs J Ide. Weather telegrams note strong westerly winds then a fall in barometer after ten hours. Hawke's Bay seeks rain and a fine spell across the province. Local news covers school closure due to airkineasa, postal despatches, Hampstead Town Board nominees, a death in Ashburton, and church Bible Sunday plans.
United Press report from New York notes Minnesota forest fires render about twelve thousand homeless. The dispatch also covers German British tensions, Kidston farewell banquet in London, Wilding wins the German Lawn Tennis Championship, Billiards Control Club formation, New Guinea bishop resignations, Labour Day parades, King Edward at Doncaster, and Roosevelt proposing a 25,000 man army increase.
Residents of Brookside and nearby districts gathered at the Brookside schoolroom to bid farewell to Mrs A C Hardy MP as boundary changes end her parliamentary representation. The event featured a rare two member farewell, praise for Hardy’s service, and a silver salver gift.
The National Mortgage and Agency Company Ltd held a clearing sale at Dromore for Mr McMullen. A fair turnout of farmers attended as items crossed the block including 72 crossbred ewes and lambs 8s, chestnut filly 36 pounds, roan colt 20 pounds, foal by Prince Imperial 16 pounds, roan mare 7 pounds. Danish pata 6s per sack, oats chaff 8d per sack, potatoes 7d per sack. Trap 9 pounds 10s, dogs 1 pound 10s and 1 pound 15s, empty sacks 4d each, riding saddle 3s, piano 19 pounds. A host of sundries was also offered and sold at full market value.
Wellington reports London dated September 6 shows frozen meat demand improving for forward mutton while lamb demand falters. Beef markets dull with large arrivals. River Plate exports listed. Butter markets steady with Danish Canadian prices. Wool firmer with Continental buyers active. Wheat market quiet but firm. no New Zealand grain available.
Mr D J Shackleton MP urged urgent action on unemployment and a shorter work week. He advocated a cross national conference with European governments and the United States, led by Britain, to consider labour hour limits. The Daily Telegraph criticized such proposals as fantasy from British Socialists.
The Protestant Association asked police to forbid the Blessed Sacrament procession near the Cathedral deeming it illegal and idolatrous. The Eucharistic Congress centers on the procession with a guard of honour of 20,000 men organized for the event.
The Young Turk party hesitates to arrest Panitza who killed three Bulgarian adherents, Boris Saravol and Garvanoff, in December. British government stance praised for not withdrawing officers to prevent further bloodshed in Eastern Macedonia.
Colonel Alix with French troops attacked rough Moors numbering about 20 000 at Ajorf. After hours of frontal and flanking assaults accurate artillery halted them and forced a rout. The enemy abandoned camps tents and provisions as 22 trenchmen were wounded.
In the Newcastle vacancy caused by Mr Osirns death a strenuous campaign unfolds. Police were forced to draw batons and rescue Mrs Pankhurst from a hostile crowd of 6000 as disturbances mar the proceedings and the election effort.
Business Extension notes Mr BR D John ston has leased the new premises opposite his present shop in Burnett street and is holding a clearing sale of bicycles, carts, golf materials, tyres and related equipment.
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