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if zgSSl&i and you'll land srour%elf5 rour%elf among some Si j| . aSjjfii of. the finest bargains in the City. 1 % r Great Sample Purchase ij | ! MEN'S AND BOYi" Ij jV OFFERED AT HALF PMICE j Cgy Not jusb a " tlircrw-out " of old stock, but I fe^w<i|lpiv» every article of the highest quality and j ffiiw^p^CTn. guaranteed to be new season's stock W^i||i\ PROFIT BY OUH REDUCTIONS "^§tp|£> —such a savirig oppcrt nity may never ** again be repeated. Boys' School Suits— Men's Lounge Suits—Best make II 16/6, 18/6, 22/6, 25/6, 27/6 and latest patterns | Boys" Varsity Suits—l 3/6, 15/6 45/-, 52/-, 60/-, 75/- ' Boys' Gabardine Suits— 13/11 Men's Sport Jackets—2s/-, 29/6 : Boys' Sailor Suits—ln best serge Men's Grey Flannel Trousers— 11 j and worsted 16/6,22/6,27/6 10/6, 13/6, 15/6, 17/11 Boys' Knickers—ln best clotli Men's Gabardine Trousers — ji j 4/11, 5/6, 6/6, 7/6 10/6, 15/6, 22/. I ' Men's Sport Suits—Best quality Men's Tweed Trousers— . ; . 45/-, 52/- 10/6, 12/6, 13/6, 15/6 1 "^mJ? JLP <sCT &Jr JL %JF 3 9 ! CUBA STREET, WELLINGTON \ f\ UIE T, tireless, as . "^^^ 7\ fresh and s Pringy /"""""'^i|\ /S^K at the end of a long day / -&<&s^ > X^V'^'M as first thing in the <^o^£%&tk ¥ ?fM morning — because a X °J?«f. l\rf# wise walker wears \ #&&* \^££y WOOD-MILNE soles \ v>^°%\ and heels. ' A benefit \ «ie . Vv6v **!& \ to every member of the \t>ct^>'> | '■ family and wonderfully % ve**^ ~V^^ X lioe * \ economical. V_^"^^ ihihhepJHeeh & Sok®: An ? i • hi Manitoba, Canada , ly F. W. R.U3SEIL, Ca&a«l an Paci ie Railway Compaay, Winnipeg, Canada, • Our experience undoubtedly proves that. Prohibition is the greatest tragedy that caa • overtake a country. It is an evil thing, and whilst it may be tried out in a period of emotionalism, no country can long stand the evils it introduces, and, as a matter of fact, it brings a flood of iniquities which, if not checked early in their devastating career, will ruin any country, no matter how otherwise prosperous that country -might be. THERE WAS 2JGT ONE SINGLE PARTICULAR in which Prohibition in Manitoba justified the predictions that were made for it before it was placed on the Statute Books of the province. We had been told that crime was the result'of the drink > traffic, and it would disappear with Prohibition, but, as a matter of fact, WE.NEVER HAD SUCH CRIME AS WE EXPERIENCED DURING THE SEVEN TEAKS OF PROHIBITION— waves which we could trace to the introduction of the bootlegger and the rum-runner to the province and to the general disregard of all law which grew out of the universal breaking of the Prohibition law. There was a great increase in drunkenness—in orgies of drinking every night in all the towns and hamlets of the province, drinking under cover, which was destroying the very classes of our rising generation that should be the future hope of the country. INSANITY: It had been promised that Prohibition would reduce this affliction of the human race, but our asylums were NEVSH SO CROWDED as they were after seven years of experiment with Prohibition. . We were told that business would boom when people stopped spending their money for liquor, but, as a fact, bixsiness was j never so. bad—PROHIBITION ABSOLUTELY PRODUCED I STAGNATION. Provincial and Municipal Governments never were so i 'hampered for lack of funds, and this notwithstanding the fact that the/taxpayers were ground to the earth in trying to meet the demands upon them. Bootleggers and illicit dealers becoming' millionaires: graft and debauchery rampant; in fact, a horrible period or! general lawlessness such as does not prevail in any other part of the. Empire, and is repugnant to British traditions. _ The whole province a network of stills, with extensive smuggling of liquor; indeed, just as-much liquor—perhaps more ■ than ever in the history of the province; gradually undermining' the whole social fabric. Our experience is that as long as human nature lasts there will be a demand for liquor. If this is not supplied legally it will be met illegally, and as long as the natural law of furmenta- | i tion prevails the illegal supply will be there. j , The way to prudence is to recognise this fact and to preJ ! pare a law which shall control the traffic, whilst supplying the I ; legitimate needs of the people. J; After seven years' experience, the people of Manitoba rose I ! in revolt against the evils of Prohibition. j; Let other countries take warning by our experience, and I never experiment with such a monstrous evil. j Above all things, do not allow the fanatics and the imI posiblc upliflors to impose this evil thing on New Zealand. .(Signed) F. W. RUS-SKLL, .Winnipeg, Manitoba,, Canada. I 1 Assist, the N.S. Licensing Reform Association to improve conditions in New Zealand by voting for the. middle issue j STATE &QNTROJL . | ; _."__ .! 1." :. „ _

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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 4