THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, Aug 23, 1917 THE WAR LOAN.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 August 1917, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, Aug 23, 1917 THE WAR LOAN.

THE second war loan is now upon us, and if our readers take it seriously, as they should do, they will invest every penny that can be spared, for the purpose of putting the enemy in its proper place. The more money subscribed the soooner will the war terminate. The prospectus for the £12,000,000 loan is now on the market, with interest at 4^ per cent, during the term of 21 years. If you have £100 or more to invest don't fail to subscribe, thereby doing good business for yourself and also materially assisting the Empire. It costs the country a huge sum to feed and clothe our soldiers and the expenditure is increasing. Then, too, we must consider the expensive work of transport and the losses incurred. We are fighting against big odds, but an Englishman can always do that, tor we are used to the game, and it is a righteous cause. The enemy have an advantage in that their base of supplies is nearer at hand, but they are bottled up, and it is for the Allies to draw the circle closer and closei. To succeed in this vast undertaking money and more money is needed and the sooner we " part-up " the better. If you don't possess £100 or more to invest,-surely you can afford smaller amounts, and the 5 per cent Post Office war bonds are just the thing to meet the requirements of persons with small means. Interest will be paid as from 3rd September, 1917, and the payments will be made half-yearly, which is a conveniently short period. There is no time to lose, as applications close on September 3rd next. There is also what is termed a Liberty Loan, in the shape of war loan certificates. And in this you>can assist by investing from 13s up to £80, repayable in five and ten > years. Read carefully the advertisements published in this issue, and then go to the nearest Post Office, and invest for all you are worth, for by so doing you will assist in winning the war. There is a silver lining to every cloud, and let us hasten the time when the sky will again be all serene.