NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9089, 14 May 1908, Page 5

NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT.

CONVENTION AT PALMERSTON NORI'H.

BT TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION. PALMERSTON N., May 13. The annual convention of [the nolicense worken in this and the surrounding electorates opened in the Baptist Church this aftrenoon. There are about one hundred delegates in conference, and the questions under discussion are of prime importance to the movement. Speeches were delivered by the Revs. B. H. Ginger (Woodville), Mr Townsend, Mr Neal (Feilding), Mr Carson (Wanganui), Mr Jackson (Masterton) and others. The need of instructing the new arrivals in the dominion in trie principles of no-license was specially emphasised by one of the speakers. At 8 o'clock ihiß evening a mass meeting was held in the Municipal Hall. Among the speakers were Mrs W. J. Williams, Rev. F. W. Isitt and the Rev. W. J. Elliott, at present stationed at Carterton. Mr Elliott spent four year 3 of his life in Clutha after the advent of prohibition in that electorate. He is a fine platform speaker, and the story he told of his experiences in a town without an open bar was interesting. It was resolved "that this convention expresses its hearty and grateful' appreciation of the efforts made by the British Government to check the evils arising from the existence of the liquor traffic by the introduction of a licensing hill, and also marks with satisfaction the stand taken by the Government, united churches, temperance reform associations, trade union leaders and others in withstanding the opposition of the liquor traffic, and in support of a measure making for domestic comfort, national health and social progress."