THE LICENSING QUESTION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2201, 14 July 1914, Page 6

THE LICENSING QUESTION

AN. INVERCARGILL CONTRADICTION. (Br Telegraph—Proa Association.) Ashburton, July 13. At a large meeting iu the theatre Royal, to hear an address by Mr. H. D. Bedford, under tho auspices of the Ashburton No-License Council, to-night, the following resolutions were unanimously carried: — '(1)' "That this meeting of over 500 people emphatically contradict the statement carried by resolution 'at a recent local meeting of less tliau thirty per'sons, that No-License has enforced debasing arid degrading systems and practices upon : Ashburton, and this meeting further, affirms that in Ashburton No-License has: considerably reduced •drinking and drunkenness and all. -Its attendant, evils." - . (2) "Whereas the opponents of Prpliu bition, having always urged that, a sixty per cent, majority was necessary on: all licensing questions for stability, and Tv.hereas these same opponents aro now, by resolution,-urging that restoration should be carried .by a forty per cent, vote, :be it resolved \ that, the ■Prime Minister's attention be'called to tlie renouncina and repudiating of then .'stability' sophistry.". ■ .■': • •. ' MODERATES ORGANISING. , ■ lliv ielegraph.—V"""" Asporialion.) Timaru, July 13. A meeting of representative citizenu, including leading commercial and _ professional men, wasiheld here to-night, when a Moderate Party was formed for the purpose of combatting the r<oliicense movement; Committees were appointed, and-it was resolved to work strenuously with other parts of the Do'minion in the matter.