PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3363, 16 December 1919, Page 4

PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.

AUCKLAND COMMITTEE’S Resolution passed unanimously, Nov. 10th, 1919: “Wt-bile opposed to the principle of State Control, in the event of Prohibition being carried at the next Poll, we undGl‘take not to oppose ‘any amending legislation should a substantial body of public opinion favour an amendment making the. istsufi Continued Prohibition, or some simple inexpensive form of State Control‘ a bare majority to decide—provided there is a reasonable‘ interval (say not less than three Years) between the forthcoming Poll and the poll which would be subsequently taken.” W. H. HINTON. Secretary. Strike out the two top lines and give Prohibition a trial. _ A

Why ‘pay £15,000,000 ‘for State Control when New Zealand can get it for nothing ‘in three years time if the people so aecide;-'Advt. .

E Mr N. Denness, baker, wants a man ‘for delivery cart. ‘ S ‘An abandoned infant, full}: dressed. with a feeding-bottle ibeside it, was ‘found among trees on the Bluff forelshore yesterday. Heavy rain fell durling the night, and the infant’s clothes lwere saturated. It is expected that ‘the child will survive. ' The Liberal Party had drawn first blood, said Sir Joseph Ward ‘at Hast|illgs, as the following wire he had received would show: “f?e‘-"elected lunopposed. First blood for the Libleral Party. Good luck, Kia Ora (Signed) A. 'l‘. Ngata.” (Loudlapplause.) ; 4 Father ;O’Donnell has issued a statement declaring that his arrest arose through the Secret Service mistaking him for a dangerous emissary who was expected from Zinierica, dressed as a priest or as an overseas officer. He asserts that he was shadowed throughout his visit to Ireland. The Taihape shops will close at noon to-inorrow (Election Act) and will remain open all day on Thursday. The annual shearers’ dance at Moa-F whango, is to be held in the Ivloa—l whango aHll, on Friday evening, De-! cember 19, to which all Taihape’ friends are cordially invited. EVel'_v ! thing ‘is "free. “ 1

The Lancashirc cotton‘ tl'a,<ie proposes to spend £30,000 in sending a mission of spinners, manufacture;-s, and operatives to Egypt, India, China, and Japan to exhaustively study the cotton markets. The mission will latter proceed to North am? South America to investigate- other branches of the industry, from cottc-n—growing upwards. '

‘ “Was 'the rum ration issued as a .beverage or as InediCine?” was the question asked Lieut. Perry. at the Emeeting of the Moderate League a* Auckland on Sunday night. The reply was “some of each. ‘The heads of the army considered if was beneficial to the men.” “Why, 'then. VT5;:§ it only issued in winter?” was also asked, to which the r‘eply was: “It W'3..‘3 also issued in the lines in the summer.” ~

The Journal of Commerce. commenting on the freight nrarketspsetys tha‘t boats are Wanted in Australia to load~ grain at 105/ per tion, but the owners are reluctant to use steamers for tiiis trade owing to, the rate being insufficient to pay Working expenses. There would be a sharp fise in the Australian. freight rates if all the British shipping weretfrc-ed from con.trol_ 3