SATURDAY, MARCH 19,1921. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXIV, Issue 427, 19 March 1921, Page 2

SATURDAY, MARCH 19,1921. NEWS OF THE DAY.

I ReaclS. Johnston's change, adi vertisement oil page 4. Special prices for produce and seeds. 3 - Ready mixed paints reduced 2d ! per lb at Oliver's. '; - 47 Ladies' Bloomers 2s 6d 5 combij nations 3s lid. vests Is lid, knit- > j ted gloves Is 3d, corsets 12s 6d. —■•>!' Brown, Leeston. 44 The National Mortgage and - Agency Co-, Ltd., announce that Mr John Christey's Clearing Sale ! which was advertised to take place I next Tuesday, has been postponed indefinitely. The Rev H. 0. Hanby has been gazetted as a member of the v Ellesmere Cemetery Trustees, as-4 , the nominee of the Anglican ■' Church. . - The Ellesmere Pipe Band has i been engaged to play at the Haj warden Show on Apr.il' 8. ' The j pipers will also attend the Lakej side Paddy's Market on March 31 I and the Ellesmere Trots on April i 9.. - ■ . c • Local enterprising tradesmen seem quite able'to compete with city folk. The latest instance is in • Horse Covers, which we notice are quoted locally by Mr Clausen below rates ruling in Christchurch. 91 Two captured Germali machinej guns, minus tripods, have been sent to the Ellesmere County Coun '■ cil by the Defence authorities. The inscription on one reads: Captured by 4th Battalion N.Z.R.8., N.Z. Division 12/9/18, Sparid.au. The inscription on the second gun is: Captured by 2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.R. 26/8/18, ~; Spandau. ' . %? i Harvest thanksgiving services will be held to morrow- in the Lees- ,-^ ton and lrwell Methodist church- CJ^; es, when Rev- W. Laycock (circuit %$\ minister) and Rev G-. W. Ellis (of v^ the Papanui Orphanage) will occupy the Leeston pulpit. Ivwell will have two services—Mr E. W. Hall in the afternoon at 2-30 and Rev W. Laycock in the evening at 7 o'clock- The social and sale of produce takes place on Monday, in ,; ; \^~\