CANTEENS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 684, 8 December 1909, Page 7

CANTEENS.

COLONEL FOXTON SUPPORTS THEM. (By Telegraph-Press AssormUon-Oopyrlgbt.* Melbourne, December 7. Colonel Eoxton (Honorary Minister in the Inderal Government, and Commonwealth delegate to the Imperial Defonco Conference), in discussing tho Defence Bill, said he had charge of a camp in Queensland which was rlin on temperance lines. There was no canteen, and On the first night many of tho men walked four miles to get beer, Tho second night wn* worse. Ho had never seen so much drunkenness in a camp, and to sa\e tho situation ho got some barrels of beer. From that out tho drunkenness ceased, [It uns cabled yesterday that the Fcdoral Senate amonded the clauso in the Defence Bill pi ohibitmg canteens, by prohibiting tho sale of liquor during training camps. Tho effect is to leavo the barrack canteen as nt present J-uo House concurred in tho amendment] < SOUTHERN PEOTESTS. (By Tclesraph-l'rcsß association! Oamaru, December 6 Local church congregations josterday adopted strong motions protesting against tho provision with respect to camp cantcons in connection with the Defence Bill. Duncdin, December G. At a meeting of tho Temperance and Morals Coinmitteo of tho Church of New Zealand to-day it was decided to enter a vigorous protest against tho provision for can- ' teens in tho Defcuoo Bill. < Duncdin, December 7. The Duncdin Presbytery, on the motion of tho Eov. Mr. Scorgio, unanimously entoicd an emphatic piotest againtt the Government's proposal to open canteens in connection with camps for tho compulsoiy training of 'tho youth of tho Dominion Taion pastors wero"presont. It was resolved to telegraph to the lion. T Mackcnne, urging linn to opposo the opening of canteens. Wanganul, December 7. The following resolution has been earned at b. mooting of the Council of tho Churches.— "That this meeting of Wnneamu Council of Churches, having considered tho telegram from the Eight Hon. the Prime Minister in reply to resolution passed in tho local churches lchv- y£ live to canteens for tho supply of mtoxicatmg liquors in military gatherings, pledges itself to opposo m even constitutional man. ner compulsory military training if liquor IB to be supplied or sold in tho encampments."