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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 196, 19 June 1939, Page 1

in “The Opotiki News” 1 G uarante e d to reach 1000 HOMES PHONE 14.

REGENT THEATRE TO-NIGHT - TUESDAY /-^ Another Singsational Musical Hit! EVERYTHING TO GIVE YOU ONE GREAT BIG SINCSATIONAL ~ SHOW better bigger, faster and funnier than “Sing, Baby, Sing”,... ..“One in A Million” and "On The Avenue”, i ALICE with DON FAYE RITZ BROTHERS- AMECHE CHARLES WINNINCER LOUISE HO VICK' ~ U>' A 20th. Century Fox Picture. (Recommended for Adult Audiences.) .- Jj f Coming .0 WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY - fRIBAY , ??'> .... ; MATINEE THURSDAY 2 PM ° GEORGE FORMBY ■/ in his latest and most hilarious- comedy “IT’S IN THE AIR” An A.T.P. Picture (Recommended for Adult Audiences). MARRYING NATION //)'

PIPE SMpKERS We have had) made up a High-Grade— Low Priced Smoking Mixture, under the name of BRICE’S BLEND and of medium strength, at the . following Prices. 2 OZ’S 1/6 \ LB. 6/1 LB. 11/6 Come in and try a Sample when in ■■<fown. FREE LIGHTER SERVICE Come in and till your lighter from our Benzine Pump. WE DO THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS Pipes Repaired. Razors Ground and Set. Rolls Razors Repaired. BRICE’S HAIRDRESSERS & TOBACCONISTS PHONE 223

WAY U.S.A. SHOWS THE INCREASED BIRTH RATE SAN FRANCICSO, April 20.—The United States is the most “marrying”, nation in-the world, according-to an international survey just completed here. With legislation promotion, prcv miums, subsidies and other means employed by some European countries to encourage marriages and raise birth-rates - the ' marriage rate in the United States per number of years has been a little in excess of 10 per thousand of population, the survey shows. In the meantime, Germany’s marriage rate, has shrunk from 11.1 per 1000 of population in 1034 to 9.1-'in', 1937. The Austrian rate is 6.5 per. 1000 and the Czechoslovakian rate, before the country’s -dismemberment?, was 8.3. In Italy, where a bachelor’s tax is imposed to spur marriage, and babybonuses to encourage , it, its former marriage rate ,of 6.7 in 1-935 has increased to 8,6. Other - governmental measures to, increase the birth rate, however, have not been so successful. In fact, the. birth rate- is steadily decreasing. From a peak rate of 29.7 in the, 1921-25 period it dropped to, 22.7 in 1937. In the two greatv- democracies of Europe, England and France, it he marriage rate in the former is B.6'per 1000, an increase in recent years, while that of Fiance shows a decline to 6,.6< per 1000’. The latter is regarded to be due 'largely to unfavourable economic conditions. The United. States still maintains h relatively high birth rate, being 17.9 in 1938, compared to- a rate of 22.5 during the 1921-25 period. ; - : y .While all other countries show a, decline in birth rate since the 1921-25 period:, the- United States is still exceeded by Japan with a birth rate of about 20 per 1000', Germany IS.S and. Italy 22,4. Austria and now the dismembered Czechoslovakia showed the lowest rates, slightly- over 13 per 1000 of population.

NORTHERN steamship CO. LTD. AUCKLAND TO OPOTIKI AND KUTARERE Weekly Cargo Service. Leaves Auckland Mondays. Leaves Opotiki Thursdays. AGENTS ' i Passages arranged for: UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY LTD. —To Australia, South Sea Islands, etc. CANADIAN AUSTRALASIAN LINE. —‘Auckland, Fiji, Honolulu, Vancouver and through to Europe. UNION AIRWAYS and COOK STRAIT AIRWAYS. Palmerston N. to Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington to Blenheim, Nelson. ORIENT LINE —Sydney-London via Suez. For particulars and sailings apply Opotiki, Office, S.S. Company Limited. Telephone No. 3. W. T. JB DRRETT, T Agept.

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