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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43113, 4 July 1907, Page 1

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Yorkshire abstaining mayors.;' Leeds-. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Mr Joseph Hepworth, iu returning thanks of his election, said: , “ All mv life I have been a , teetotaler. (Applause.) I have - carried my convictious steadily ,I in public and private life. Til-re 'y are certain social customs I will - not attempt to describe in eveu-Ti measured terms with which I do not agjee; and to these qus ,

toms I canuot yield. I do no: - ; apologise for my couscientiou beliefs—(applause)—l siir.pl v - state them. I may add, )\o\v.~ ever, that my l ick of hospitality i-f in some directions, as some may Ico isidcr it, may be made up in A anotlicr way. I propose uky entertain some of the children of the city—(applause)—who will be all the-better for a little consideration. The gmtlomVn of the city have had n f ir turn 1 his last ten or twelve years l . (laughter and applause)—and f. £ do not think any of them w : Il object to tlio cliildren hiving a look iu. Wc cannot spend to help these poor children, and -, the money .must he raised by y voluntary subscript io i 1 in-, tend to hand over £o oo to my Ms friend Mr Kinder, the chairman ." > of the Education Committee to help in this good work during the winter. (Loud applausv) From my he rt I thank you for . : this great honour. I cherish

your good wishes for myself and my good wife. T fear TV'.ft shall show many shortcoming r but with your ki id p-ninises « f Mipport, and with the h-lpif gy the Lady Mayoress and my f a daughters, 1 shall end *avnur to fulfil the duties of this fas as my judgment andpermit.” (Loud applause.') At the close of liis Lordship handed ..to MV K i tides a cheque of Cooo <jn ’ in reply Mr Kinder observ d that be need hardly say t e m uc y would be used in the wav indicated by the Lord Mayor. 4 lam not a teetotaler mysel v\ -i Mr Kinder went on, “ but I Mi ill have the pleasure in feeling when I am Mr ITepworth's guest, and perhaps drinking soda water instead of whisky ' tfl and soda—(laughter)—that for every time I miss a drink some poor little children are getting a meal.’ 5 (Applause.) (To be continued ) ,