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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14713, 19 September 1918, Page 3

A sum of £306 13s IQd was taken at i the Masterton patriotic shop on Saturday last. The proceeds are to go to tho Church Army Fund. It is necessary to nail several rumors which tho supporters of tho Liquor Trade's counter Petition have assiduously circulated" of late. < I Tho N.Z. Alliance Petition ihas not been withdrawn; — it is gaining thousands of new supporters every day, although it stijll needs yours il you havn nol already signed it. The Liquor Trade's Petition not a CJovenimeivt Petitioii. It is Trad© Potitiom pure aiwl simple — whereas the Alliance Petition asks for a po".l on the reconiimiendut>ions of an hbsalutely imjvu'ti«i>l body, n&t lip by the Government itsolf to investigate and report on measures necessary to secure iitcreascd National ISfliciency. The Trade's Petition is neither "fair," "just," nor "'reasonable." It gives the Liquor Ta«de a three-tb-one chance oi winning. It would becure Contiii".'anco «vt»n if out of 500.000 voters 250.000 nvero m favor of National Brohibitioa and 150,000 iui favor of National Ownership. If the votes were thus <iast t-l^e 100,000 would win although 400,00Q were against Continuance. Sign tho N,Z. Alliance Petition and refuse- to sign that on behalf of Liquor. If you have signed the latter under a misapprehension, ask your At. P. to have your name removed. *or send word to the N.Z. Alliance representative at opce.* '•