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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 4

The Military Adairs Committee have received from the Msnavvata liacing Club a donation of £.IOO for the erection of a Church Army Hni. Base Records advises that tlie returning draft, No. 172, will arrive at its destination six days later than previously achvised to next cf-kin. The copra schooner, A. M. Baxter, 516 tons, from San Francisco, was totally wrecked on a reef at Vitu Lelo, Fiji. The crew landed in twp boats. w You can’t go wrong by giving Barrington’s vegetable seeds a trial this,season. Ail seeds are tested in my garden before being made into packets.—J. B. Earring ten, Marton, Phone 204.*

“The voting at Everybody’s Pictures last night for a “cash prize of ten shillings, resulted” in a win for the Returned Soldiers Baby, No. 1. There will be another prize of tan shillings on Friday night, for the baby, with the largest number of votes. Mrs'S. 'B. Gaisford will bo in charge of the Bulla Red Cross shop on Monday tnext, and will be glad to receive contributions of produce, etc. Mrs Gaisford will give a prize for the best jam tarts.—There will be a guessing competition for which the prize will he a ham. The launching cf Australia’s new battleship is an interesting feature of the pictorial section of this weeks issue of the “New Zealand Sport iug and Dramatic Review. ” America’s -war preparations are represented in a notable series, other subjectof interest being topical war events in various "centres in the Britisn Empire, illustrating the splendid war spirit than nrevnils everywhere. Ag gallery of New Zealand heroes also appears. Had a paying teller not noticed a slight inaccuracy in a marK on a cheque, a forger would have defrauded the hank of nearly £BO. A few days ago a man opened an account by paying Li a small sum. Later ha presented a cheque for £B. The leager-keeper placed a mark on it and handed it back to the drawer. This man passed ta.e cheque on to~the paying teller, who" saw that an alteration had been made after the ledger-keeper, bad handled it The eight had been changed into SO, and a “y” added to the word “eight.” The man did not wait to be questioned, and left the banking chamber hurriedly. ‘ ‘But bow are we [going to make up the loss in revenue if Prohibition is earned?” The National Efficiency Board carefully weighed this matter and commoats thus: “The people should be better able to provide the necessary taxation if the inefficiency at present created bv the effects of alcohol is removed. Less expenditure will be required in connection with the Police and Prisons Departments, the Hospital and Aid Boards, the mental asylums, the inebriate homes and for other public institutions.” Surely the electors should have an opportunity of voting on. so important a proposal. The Alliance Monster Petition will give us the poll.’ The proposal made by Mr Edward Newman, M P., that the excessive profits on wool should be devoted to a fund for the support of the dependents of the sailors who have perished in the war was mentioned at the. "Wanganui Agricultural Association's meeting yesterday. Mr T. B. "Williams moved a resolution favouring the proposal, but the following amendment by Mr Lewis was carried “That the committee wishes to express the debt of all producers ana the whole nation to the Navy and Mercantile Marine, and is in sympathy with Mr Newman’s proposal, hut awaits further information on the matter before passing a further resolution.'" Ke gild the producers byjofiering tc-give something they might not get, would b? a cheap sclverrisement. Those who opposed the proposal would be charactsmeea as ‘‘a greedy and clasping few,” bat there "might be farmers who would net receive any profit, jmd iJiey would salier hardship. The xuno, be held, should be snoscribed from the revenue of the country. The former may be healthy and wealthy, but Lis stock would be healthier and he would be wealthier if he uisulayed his wisdom by draining us farm with field pipes from J. C. Meyer's Ross Street Yards, Marton, where prices aie reasonable and quality excellent.*

The aumialTmeetiug of the Martou Bowling Club ' will be held on August 23rd. The mouthy meeting of Ruapehu Lodge will be held on Thursday 22ud August. Will and] Bob Thomas’ famous English Rierrots appear aC'Mutrou Town Hall on Monday, 2nd September. Very little interest was taken in the poll to raise £looo for sewerage and waterworks repairs at Martou yesterday, only 51 ratepayers voting out of a total of GOO on the roll. The poll was carried, 35 voting for iiiid 10 against. On page one will be found Messrs Lloyd’s Ltd., special replace advertisement, drawing attention to their exceptional values “in house hold drapery. Their stock is exceptionally large and is without a doubt the very best money saving rvrrmftsi timi ir» fthn rl ig hvint. *