LORD HARRIS IN A NEW CHARACTER.

Kumara Times, Issue 771, 20 March 1879, Page 2

LORD HARRIS IN A NEW CHARACTER.

The capt-dn of the English c-ricketers ha:: come out in a ne.v character : •' A somewhat interesting letter," the Sydney Evening New states. " has been forwarded to one of the promoters <>f a recent How.a- festival, under the auspices of the Order of Good Templars. Lord Harris had been invited to attend the

festival, and the letter of invitation was headed with a motto hearing the words 'Total abstainance the. only preventative to intemperance. The following is a copy of the letter sent in re* ply Exchange Hotel, Febi 7. Sii 1 -. from what I have seen in I have come to the conclusion that total abstainance is not the only preventative to intemperance ', and furthermore fat' from being the most efiectuaT,T~Tnave taken considerable interest in the question, and am doing my beat at H«tne to fight against this vice in this Way—by erecting club houses in all important villages and country towtis for the laboring classes. These club houses are conducted on much the same prim ciples as any club for the higher classes would be except that no spirits are sold, and the amount of beer to be drunk by any one member is limited' 1 generally to two or three pints.;: Each iheraber, pays a small entrance fee atidra.amall weekly subscription {about 2d). Papers and games are supplied out of this, and. we find that they are not only jin- great favour among the working but once built they are self-supporting. I have so often spoken on .the .subject at Home, and expressed my .opinion that total abstainance u hot" the right way to go to work, that. I must ask von to excuse my [latronisin&'iKhe fes 5 tival; but I would esteem it a favour if yon would expend the small srim ll enclose in flowers for the patients, as a sign that I thoroughly appreciate the object of the festival—Faithfully yours, Harris.