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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From “Guardian/’ January 9, 1903). Hating on Unimproved! Values.—Mr H. G. Ell, M.8.R., visited Ashburton yesterday and in the evening lectured on “Hating on Unimproved Values,” air Ell’s lucid explanations cleared the mind* of those were in doubt as to what the proposed scheme really meant. The speaker satisfactorily answered several questions that had been put to him in the “Guardian” of the preceding day. A poll to decide whether the system 1 be adopted in the Borough is to be taken on Wednesday. Education Scholarship Results.—The results of the scholarship examinations were announced to-day. For the Junior Class there' wdre 113 candidates, 57 being boys and 56 girls. The maximum marks were 650. The following are the successful candidates-Philip V. Norman (Ashburton marks, 1; Edith L. Lechner (Bordug.’) 436 i»&vks, 2 ; FloreritsJ- E; • Smith 4 (Efe gin), 435 marks 3. Fire Brigade Demonstration.—Captain T. Barber, Assistant Engineer J. Rule, Branchman J. Down and Firemen J. W. Stephens, Nicholl, and Hilgrove, left ‘ by the express' 4 last 1 evening’, to take part in the demonstration ol Fire Brigades in which the Canterbury Brigades are* competing i&- Christchurch to-morrow.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 75, 9 January 1928, Page 6
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