THE VICTORY LOAN.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 9 April 1919, Page 4

THE VICTORY LOAN.

Attention is drawn to the Government victory war loan advertisement which appears to-day. Subscriptions in anticipation of the loan are now being received by the Treasury or any bank or postal money order office. Taxpayers are reminded that the compulsory provisions of the Finance Act will be put into operation, and that persons who are required to subscribe under compulsion will receive 3 per cent, only by way of interest on their investments, and persons who voluntarily subscribe will receive 4£ per cent free of income tax.

A general meeting of the Kodney Golf Club will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, April 15th at 8 p.m.

Mr Bird, Returning Officer for the Marsden Electorate, publishes the list of polling places for the special licensing poll to-morrow.

We are sorry to learn that Miss Southgate, of Warkworth, is still far from well in hospital at Auckland, and her present state is the cause of some anxiety to her relations and friends.

The drawings for the first round of the tennis tournament to be held on Friday and Saturday nex{; are published. Given fine weather a successful meeting is assured. The dance on Friday evening also promises to be a great success.Tickets are obtainable ifrom any member of the committee.

A very enjoyable welcome home was tendered to Sergt. Wade and Pvte. G. Jamieson at the Warkworth Town Hall on Monday, Ist April. Pvte. R. Guest was unavoidably absent. Mr 11. B. Moore welcomed the returned soldiers on behalf of the residents. Mr S. Stringer supplied the music and severalladies kindly played extras, i^;

The N.Z. Loan & M.A. Co.'s.sale of Mr Wyman's farm property at Waiwhiu will bo held on the 123 rd inst., instead of the 25th (Anzao Bay.) Tho sale will be held in Auckland.

Why prohibition will increase the cost of living- is sot forth by an advertisement.

The Post's London correspondent states that at a luncheon of the Australian and New Zealand Luncheon Club in London Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said no division had a finer record than the New Zealnnders, who had never stopped from 21st August until the white flag went up. Major Evelyn Wrench, speaking later, said that he believed one of the reasons of the success of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers was the prevalence among them of promotion by merit, lie hoped that example would bo followed through out the Empire.

By the last overseas mail a letter was received by Mr "V". Levy, a business man of Dannevirke and Pahiatua, from the Chief Rabbi in Palestine, telling him that his father, mother, and two brothers had died of starvation and exposure, as » result of their illtreatment by the cowardly Turks. Mr Levy's parents were Kuinauians, and lived most of their lives in Egypt, but about twelve years agp they took up their residence in Palestine, and since 1914 (states the Dannevirke News) Mr Levy has been unable to get word of them or any reply to his letters or inquiries regarding their welfare.

An announcement is made to-day of a lantern lecture to be given in various parts of the district by Rev. H. Gould on 'Travel in Asia Minor and Palestine.' The lecturer has travelled through these lands, and most of the slides, which are beautifully clear, are from his own photographs. It promises to be both interesting and instructive, and it will be worth an effort on the part of our readers to attend. Dates are announced in this issue. The New Zealand Masters' and Employers' Journal has been officially appointed the organ of the HydroElectric Power League and in the current month's issue appears an article on "The Sawmilling Inc'ustry of the King Country," by Mr A. B. Collier. "The first sawmill to _be erected in tha King Country," writes Mr Collier, " was at Otorohanga, in 1890, by Messrs Ellis and Lewis. This mill worked for 22 years on a fine patch of white pine and rimu of about 1100 acres. This modest mill was the start of Ellis and Burnand, Ltd., now the largest sawmilling company in New Zealand, bar the Kauri Timber Co., Ltd. Mr Lewis retired from the firm in 1891, when Mr H. J. D. Burnand joined. A notice in reference to the special licencing- poll to-morrow as affecting returned members of the expeditionary forces and others is published to-day from the Chief Electoral officer (Mr Hislopj. The North Auckland Farmers' Co.op. advertises a cleaiing sale of purebred and other stock on behalf of Mr J. Braithwaite, of Matakana, for Thursday, April 24th. The same firm also announce a clearing sale on behalf of Mr A. A. Wyatt, of Manfor Tuesday, April 29th.

A social and dance is to take place on May 9th in the Hall under the auspices of the Rodney Agricultural Society, when trophies and prize moneys won at the last show will be handed over.

It is said that Mr St. Jounneaux, of Whangarei, will be a candidate for Madden, in the farmers' interest at the next general election. A wellknown resident of Maungaturoto, Mr A. H. Curtis, is also mentioned as an aspirant for parliamentary honours.

We are pleased to hear that Mr H. Parry, of Pukapuka, is making improvement after an operation in Auckland.