MAIL NOTICES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 October 1928, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22. For Groat Britain, Ireland, Co®tin out of Europe (duo London, Nov. 23rd), United States of America, Canada, „ via Vancouver, nis© Fiji and Honolulu, per Niagara, at 7.15 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS VESSELS. Makura, from San Francisco, 'with English and American mail; due 22nd ' October. Manama, from Sydney, with Australian mail; due 23rd October. L. .T. BULL, Postmaster.

To-night— Band Dance, Winter (Show Buildings. Address (Mr H. G. Dicikie, Ararata, Ball, Awatuna Hall. Address Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Matapu Hall. Address Hon. O. J. Hawken, 'Clement’s Mill, 'To Kiri. Address Hon. O. J. Hawken 1 , Mangahuma School. Public Welcome to 'Stan. Day, Borough Council 'Chambers. Pictures, 'Opera House. To-morrow — Address Mr iH. G. Dickie, Kakaramea. Queen Alexandra (Wanganui) Band, Winter 'Show Buildings, Hawera. Address 'Hon. O. J. '.Hawken, Warea 'i 'Hall. tOpening Te 'Ngutu Tennis Club. October 22 — Wavcrley Races. Boxing Classes, Opp. Public Library. Address Mr H. G. Dickie, Mokoia. Address Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Oeo Hall. Address, Hon. 0. . Hawken, Otakeho Hall. Meeting of Mr J. D. Hislop’s Supporters, Foresters’ Hall. October '23 — Address Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Inaha. October 24 Address Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Bit ham Town Hall. October 25 — Address Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Awat'una Hall. , Opening, Riverlea Tennis Club. October 2'6— Dance, Mangatoki Hall.

TL/TR & MRS EDGAR PEPPERELE YI and Family, of Awatuna, .sincerely thank all kind friends who sent, messages of sympathy, 'letters, t clog rams, and floral emblems in their recent sad loss of dairling little Betty.

rp HE Family of the late MARY 1 STEVENSCUST .desire to thank all kind friends for letters and telegrams, and floral tributes received during their recent sad bereavement.

IyTR & MRS A. BERRY wish to thank the doctors, matron and nurses of the Public Hospital for their kindness to their daughter “Zita” during her long illness.

Delivered every evening by 6 o olook In tfawera. Manair.. Normanby. Okaiawa. Bltham, Mangatoki. Kaponga, Alton, Tnrleyville Patea. Waverlev, Mo_oia. Wtaakamara. Ohangai, Meremere. Praaei Road, and Ararata

Some of the most convincing reasons which have ever been >put forward in support of the statement that there is room for only two parties in the polities of New Zealand are contained in the, full text of the United Party’s policy published to-day. It has been shown times without number that thcio is no logical place in the present scheme of things for the United Tarty, but during the present campaign United candidates have .been going to considerable lengths to dispute that contention. How they can reasonably expect, to convince, the electors oni that score now, in view of the revelations 1 made: in their hitherto 1 .jealously .guarded policy, is beyond com prehension. No more barren manifesto has ever been placed before the electors by any party. Labour's policy is always full of ideas 1 , but this latest product of the combined intelligence of the members of the United Party is a most colourless document except in one particular, its borrowing proposals. Wo .have already dealt with that feature, and will probably have more to say about it again in the course of the next few weeks, but for the moment wo would ask readers of every shade of political opinion to study carefully the other planks in the platform of this re-united party. If anyone can convince himself, after studying them carefully in the light of a. reasonably adequate knowledge of the performances 1 of the Reform Party, and still find valid reasons for the presence in the field of some party other than Labour and Reform, he should, of course, give the United Party his vote, but he should not expect to bo credited with bringing anything more intelligent than habit and prejudice.to bear in his exercise of his franchise. The reader of the United Party’s policy will be struck with the number of subjects in regard to which the third party is in complete agreement with the Government. He. will next notice the number of instances in which the United®, while purporting to disagree with Reform, admit tacitly that they have, nothing better to -offer at the moment, .though there is, naturally, a. suggestion that, they will think of something very profound in such connection once they are in ■power. Last of all. the reader will notice that where the United policy offers something entirely new, it is also something utterly u.nso-und and completely unworthy of a, party which is lead by one- whom it claims to bo "a world-famed financier and the ONLY statesman in New Zealand.” In sup; port of o-ur first statement, we may cite "education.” In, that connection 1 the United'S advocate carrying on along lines identical with those which have been followed by the present administration, except that it adds that it favours "the revision and, consolidation-of the Education Act by the removal of existing anomalies”—which is, when one ponders it deeply, <u very enlightening -statement! In every other particular it can find nothing better to offer the people than that which has ;ibcen provided under the Reform Government for years. Farmers’ finance it •would carry oil i.ni the same way as at I present, through the rural credits and

intermediate credits system, and the control of the marketing of primary products would be continued. Then we are told that ‘‘ assistance will bo given to the irrigation of lands an the interests of the development of the country" and "a well-directed regular system for 'people to come and go through New Zealand under the Tourist Department ’ ’ is advocated! These planks must surely bo the outcome of inspiration! Humanitarian and 'social legislation will be adopted "to promote the social and moral welfare of the people, protect the young and provide for the necessities' of old age" —-and this is uttered solemnly, as though no one had ever heard that the whole of the. increase in expenditure in recent years can be accounted for by the social and humanitarian services of the Government, including hygiene, pensions and education. In these and other particulars, including immigration, the Uniteds have absolutely nothing new to offer ns grounds for displacing Reform in their favour. On (land settlement, unemployment, railway construction, the encouragement of secondary industries, the substitution of subsidies for protection through the customs, the party certainly has something to offer differing from Reform’s policy, but it is something so. palpably unsound as to make the suggestion that the reins of government should be placed in the hands of the Uniteds unacceptable to all who wish to see the Dominion prosper.