BOMB FOR "THE TRADE."

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 30 November 1911, Page 6

BOMB FOR "THE TRADE."

EESULT OF A MASTERTON INVESTIGATION. lUy Tclcerapb.- !'ros3 Association.) Feilding, Novi-mher 29. Eecently tho Iter. Mr. Hammond, NoLicenso lecturer, in speaking at i'cilding, btated that n pictorial advertisement of empty shops, etc., in Masterton was false and misleading. Mr. M. M'MaJiaway, president of tho local Licensed Victuallers' Association, challenged Mr. Hammond on tho point, aud taid that ho would give JC2S to tho hospital if tho advertisement was false. Two adjudicators were then appointed to oxnmmc matters, these, being Messrs. W. J. B. Trewiu (barrister and cs-Mavor), and H. M'lntyre, M.A., 1,L.13. They proceeded to Jlaslerton on Saturday to investigate, and presented their judgment today.

it is to the effect that ono of tho premises was photographed twice, aud made to appear liko Iwd shops, and tho occupier of tho one had moved to larger premises. Another picture—tho Central Hotel—is occupied by two businesses, at a rent of £2 10s. per week. The, pbotograph in the advertisement had been taken in tho days of license, as the- front had been altered since. Long's Meat Mart was empty, but Mr. Long had removed to a larger shop. Tho Temple Chambers had never been empty. Tho statements of bankruptcies includod those from outside the electoral district. Tho statement that tho Caledonian Society had lost .£6l was false, as they had inado a i6l profit on St. Patrick's Day Association. They did not succumb through No-Liccubc. A certain photograph of empty bottles was suspected of having been taken prior to No-License. The statement that peonlo had lost faith in Masterton had no loundation. Mr. Hammond therefore wins.