Dear BobHow goes it?? Are you doing anything in the liquor fight? I've thought the whole thing over and have deeided that I must do as you have done. It was a bit of a fight, for you know how many of my cronies are interested, directly, or Indirectly, in the "trade," but there's nothing else for it. It's no good any way you look at it I've lost thousands of pounds through bad debts on account of liquor. You remember who let me in For
[£lsoo—that was all because he went to pieces through liquor. I could never make up my minid to Vote against It before, but that proclamation fake and the three-issue trick at the general election, helped to clinch it. As for State control, if we want that let's get it by voting the "trade" out now for £4,500,000, instead of having to pay them £12,000,000 to £15,000,000, at the next election. I hear that dozens of business men are looking at it that way. Cheero! Yours, HARRY. (Advt.)
A liver and white spaniel pup, lost at Winiata, is advertised for and a re--wurd offered. The following vessels will be v;ithin wireless ipinge to-nigfit,: Maoris Mararoa," ' Pateena, Navua, Moana, Eiverina, Manuka, and Wfedponi. At tie meeting of the Golf .f/lub last night the following new mcnrners were elected: Mrs B. Burrie, and Messrs F. Ecfed, B. C. Ongley, and S. Reid. Archbishop Redwood has circularised j£t-the clergy of his Church in New Zealand advising the members of his flock » it> vote against prohibition.
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Taihape Daily Times, 8 April 1919, Page 5
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257Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Taihape Daily Times, 8 April 1919, Page 5
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