SMOKING AND GAMBLING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 40, 27 May 1910, Page 5

SMOKING AND GAMBLING

Sl' IM'!IKSS| \'(; T1 KVILS. By Telegr.uih -Press . -sociation. Aiuvland, Vesterday. An interesting discussion took place at Wednc-dn's meeting of the Kducation Hoard relative to the need for instructing uiililren in a knowledge of the e\ils of .-inoking and gamhliag. A letter was read froni the Salvation Army, stating that, an anti-gambling and antismoking league for the hoys and girl* of Xew Zealand had just been launched, and they desl.'cd the Auckland Education Hoard ;o allow an officer of the Army to visit the city schools and give a short address to the children on the evils of smoking and gambling. This privilege had ueen grunted ia other places and had proved very satisfactory in its results.

Mr. (I. Kdgcumbe said there was 110 doubt '.hat Muokillg and gam'Jiiig were growing evils, and no po-4-ilile harm couid eoiue from a.ceding f .o the reijuest made. Mr. Parr id he recognised that the tnl.acro habit was a growing «vi 1 aniong-t the yoa.ig. Likewise mo could not fail io be impressed with the dangers ol' gaioliliny. Mr. Harris; Would sharebrokinc; be included in the subject dealt with? ]t, is one of the worst classes of gambling ' and is generally patronised by deeply religious people.

Mi', Parr thought thev might defer the matter toy fortnight when tin* board couhl also consider the question of Bible in>ii'\i: tion in schools. This propo-al \ V n s adopted, Messrs. Ed»co:u-lie n".I Wallace dissenting.