MR J. VALE’S LECTURES

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 555, 27 October 1902, Page 2

MR J. VALE’S LECTURES

Seldom has Gisborne had thq pleasure of listening to a more able speaker than Air J. Vale. Apart altogether Lorn the question of license or no license, an address from him is in every respect an intellectual treat. There was a very moderate house at the Theatre Royal on

t Saturday evening, but last night the ht l was packed to the doors, and the speak i received a most attentive hearing for u w (l ;" ,a of an hour and a half. On Saturdt i evening Air Vale spullC '‘‘-neth on tl i good results that had followed no been: ■ in Ciutha, contending that greater pro perity and happier homes had been ti outcome. His address last evening dea with the question Irom the points of view < love, self sacrifice, and brotherhood of mat He contended that whilst wars were rt sponsible for the death of thousand! drink killed tens of thousands. Tne let turer quoted Air Chas. Buxton, an Eng lish brewer, and Air W, E. Gladstone as t the evils wrought in England tbrougl drink, and at some length pointed out th manner in which the trade was protected A reason which prevented a man havinj a hotel license.in no way prevented a mai being a premier or a judge of a Supremi Court. Coming to the question of Ciutha Air Vale severely commented on the man ner in which Air Lysnar had dealt wit! the question, and as to how carelessly the contents of the pamphlet had been pul together. Referring to the remarks in the pamphlet on the Gothenburg system, the lecturer remarked, “ The person who said that is eitbei grossly ignorant or he does not know the ABC of the question.” Continuing, the lecturer condemned the Gothenburg system, pointing out that where it ruled drunkenness was rampant, the arrests being one to every eighteen and a half of the population, whilst the rural districts of Sweden, where there was no license the arrests were not cne to every three thousand of the population. Belore no licence in Ciutha the arrests for drunkenness were one to every ninety-five of the population, hut since that time, notwithstanding the many difficulties under which they labored, the arrests were only one to every two thou sand of the population. At some length Mr Vale adversely criticised the attitude ;hat Mr Hawkins had assumed in regard :o the question of prohibition. The ecturer cited many cases as instances of he success of prohibition in Balc'utba. ind concluded by making a strong appeal o the audience.

This evening Mr Vale speaks at Tolago Bay, and to-morrow evening at TokoEnaru,