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NZ Truth, Issue 406, 5 April 1913, Page 6

"PiibhibiteH people make such a lot of mistakes," sapiently remarked Mr. IT. W. Bishop, S,M., at Christchurch early m the week, when called upon to deal with quite a number of 1 prohibited persons, who all sought to bring forward excuses" for being on licensed premises. Once we used to hear that competition was the soul of business. For instance, if grocers set up m opposition each would commence to cut prices, and the purchaser got a genuine "Square Deal." Things have altered. The Fat Merchants Association has its flabby thumb on the poor retailer who hasn't a soul of his own and hasn't a say m the price of anything. If there is an attempt to cut, out goes the grocer. For instance, -the other day. m Wellington, a cutting war was commenced, but Fat got to work, and the result was a rise of a penny per pound m butter. And the public didn't say a word. Mary McKegney, the cross-eyed beauty whoso record m Wellington and Auck--1 land is an extensive one, has recently transferred her domicile to Christchurch, where, but a few days ago, she completed a term of six weeks' imprisonment. Drunk again on Monday, Mr. 11. W. Bishop, S.M., on Tuesday gave her the choice of three months m Mount Magdala or six months m gaol. After deliberation, sho chose Mount Magdala, saying she would be unable to survive six months m gaol In the winter. His Worship reckoned she wouldn't be so easy to kill, adding, grimly, "X know all about you, you can't tell mo any more,"