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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 3

Enquiries undertaken by the Post confirm the statement that there is no actual shortage of petrol m the Dominion, but there is every reason to believe that sales are being made at extortionate retail prices m. some localities, , when the importers' prices are taken into account. . The Auckalnd Victoria League Red Cross Fund Committee has decided . to open an "old clothes" shop at Ponsonby m order ho give the poorer people a chance of buying good,, clean secondhand clothes at a reasonable price, and at the same time to help to swell the Red Cross funds. , A hockey match was played on Thursday afternoon between , Huia Club and High- School (girls) x . ;and after an exciting and willing game, the latter proved the victors by twoVjroals to one. For the winning team (High School),, Misses Hitching and K. Hei scored, and Miss* I. Parker drew "first blocfd" this season for the Huia CJ[ub. Mr. MeLoughlin acted as umpire* ' Some of the Maoris iiv Otaki district make a special feature of growing violets. A Gisborne gentleman who was visiting the district was informed by one native that he had 3300 plants m, and was putting m more next season.. He mentioned that 'he had: that morainff sent .1500 blooms to' Wellingtonj and would be sending the same number nosfb day. He had a standing, oixler for 6000 blooms a week, while another firm wanted 4000. The violets were tlhen> .hardly m "full "bearing, but would $oon bB yielding enormously. Some of the natives, the visitor was told, were doing very well out of violeta. An Engagement Ring is the present of presents. Grieve, Jeweller, specialises m Kings.- Size cards free.* Keep your system toned up wity' Lawrie'B A.B. Pills ; 1/6 a box. — Lawri^ Chemist, Gisborne.* Grieve, Jeweller's, Shepherds' Whistlejj have many imitations. None genuun without H.. J. Grieve stamp. Each whia tie guaranteed; price 3/6, post free.* Ring 9, Bracelets, Brooches, and Gold Chains re-modelled m new design* «t price? to *nii..— Gordon, Jeweller, onp 4 Bank N.Z.*