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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1918, Page 4

•It is necessary to nail several rumors iwhich the supporters of the Liquor Trade's counter Petition have assiduously circulated of late. The N.Z. Alliance Petition has not been withdrawn; it is gaining thousands of new supporters every day although it , still needs yours if you hare not already signed it. The Liquor Trade's Petition is not a Government Petition. It is a Trade Petition pure and simple—whereas the ' Alliance Petition asks for a poll on the recommendations of an absolutely impartial body, set up by the Government itself to investigate and report on measures necessary to secure increased National Efficiency. The Trade's Petition is neither "fair," "just" nor "reasonable.* It gives the Liquor Trade a three-to-one chance of winning. It would secure Continuance even if out of 500,000 voters 250,000 voted in favor of National Prohibition and IST dOQ in favor of National Ownership. 71 the votes were thus cast the 100,000 would win although 400,000 were against Continuance. Sign the N.Z. Alliance Petition and refuse to sign that on behalf of liquor. If you have signed the latter* under a misapprehension, ask your MJP. to Itoti your name removed, or senc* word to *JM N.Z. Alliance representative at cxuse*-< lAdvt. I At. Mr. Newton King's hide sale oa (Tuesday the large number of 8500 calfskins were catalogued. Prices were e» oeptionally good, the highest being aKJ per lb, more than 5000 being sold at SM and ow.