HONE AND THE WAR CERTIFICATES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1605, 31 August 1916, Page 3

HONE AND THE WAR CERTIFICATES.

“Te nakoe, Mr Edita.” “Good morning, Hone. Still in the land of the living, eh?” “Ewery time. Py korry, too much water in te bally swamp, isn’t it"? All te fiax-euttor knock oil’. Some of our fellers go to te Christchurch races, hut he newer pick te winner, but. he tell me have te werry good time. When he come back he say, ‘Hone, lend me two quid, T lose forty quid Christchurch —but I have te good time!’

“Werra, Mita Edita, what I want to get te korero wit you about tc War Loan, isn’t it? Me and te ole woman got fifty quid in t.e ole boot at te where. You tink it alright if I lend te Gowerment fifty quid? Pomare, Joey Ward, Pill Massey, say he want te money to win te war. I tell te ole woman what 'about te fifty quid iiy te ole boot? She say how many/German you kill for fifty quid. I toll te ole woman 1 kill te bally lot for noting, but Pill Massey and Joey Ward want te money to buy te gun and tucker for te Noo Zealand men to fight te German. If he got no money, werra, he can’t fight. My ole woman larp. She say te pakeha got plenty money. Why te pakeha no give te money to te Gowerment for te war. He take his missis to te races, back te horse, play two-up, buy plenty motor car, noo. dress, all sort of taonga. What te good te Maori give his money to te Gowerment if he see te pakeha trow his money away and not help te Gowerment. Py kripe, I tink too many bally Pakeha shirker. He trink te beer and gamble, jus te same no wax - , and when he giv te little bit he want his name in te noospaper, or buy te bob ticket for te sheep or motor car. I tink te Gowerment to bally humbug. If he want to scutch-up te war tc bos way he do collar te money belonga te big bug and get inshide te totalisator and instead of te dividend give him te ticket for te front. lat te best way. Te bally Gowerment too much talk talk. Some pakeha. pheller say tc doctor newer let him go to fight —got te bad corn, to bigvein, too fat, te bad heart. Werra, he not got te bad corn for te races, te dance. Too much shandy-gall about tis war—too many young pheller do te wahine work. "He frighten like te rabbit when he hear te gander gobble. ” “That’s alright, Hone. You musn’t get angry. The Government will compel the rich man to pay his share, and the Military Service Act will bring all the shirkers into line. But about that £SO. If you invest it in war certificates it will earn you 5 per cent., and when it matures in five vears you will get back £fi2 10s for your £SO. So that you will be able' to help win the war with your £SO and have the very safest investment for your money.” “I bring te ole woman in, and you get te korero wit her. I link he save more hoot for te races,” and off he went. Presently he returned with Kepecca, and after some more explanations and an exhibition in the art of chewing gum, Kepecca decided to unearth her extra plant of £lO, and later in the day £OO was invested in War Certificates, -which in five years will return them a sure dividend of £ls.