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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3028, 27 October 1908, Page 6

SOME SIGNIFICANT FACTS. At this iuncture it will he well for voters to realise what their action may AtU«]« j" ., ~ te for t .j, e open bars to continue, -and in aU ?rob jbd %** ™«* rtfLnoe will be nuule in these columns, to ome of the fatelSes direcSy traceable to the drink habit in tins electorate during he past three years.

NO-LICENSE IN INVERCAEGILL. CRIME PRACTICALLY ABOLISHED. WHAT OUR SUPREME COURT JUDGES SAY. The following Press Association telegram appeared in our papers recently:—"The Supreme Court sittings at Invercargill opened today before Judge Williams, who congratulated the jury on THE REMARKABLE ABSENCE OF CRIME IN THE DISTRICT. There were only three cases, and none of a serious character." In one of these cases no bill was found by the Grand Jury, and in another the person concerned was found "Not Guilty."

(Newspaper Cutting.) j BURNT TO DEATH. A MAURICEVILLE FATALITY. A SETTLER'S TERRIBLE DEATH. NARROW ESCAPE OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. flt was reported to the Masterton ; police last night that a house had. been destroyed by fire at Maurice ville, and that a man had been burned to death. Constable Doyle was deputed by Sergeant Miller to inquire into the circumstances, and left Masterton by the 6.30 train this ■ morning. On arrival at the si-ene of * the fire, he found the house burned to the ground, and alongside the ruins lay the body of the unfortunate ] man. On examination of the remains, the constable found that the body was in a half-roasted condition,: and the legs, from the foot to the

This record, good as it is, does not, in itself, constitute an unanswerable argument in favour of NoLicense, but when we find that similar remarks have been made by the Judge at each of the Supreme Court sessions since the bars were closed, it is impossible to deny their accumulated force. The hotel bars were closed in Invercargill on June 30th, iyo6.

knee, were completely burned away. ! The constable removed the remains to the Mauriceville Hotel, were an inquest will be held to-morrow. From enquiries, the constable learned that the unfortunate man, accompanied by his wife and another man, attended the Masterton Show yesterday. DECEASED BECAME INTOXICATED, AND WAS TAKEN FROM THE GROUND IN A CAB. On arrival at the Mauriceville station , at 7.30 p.m., Mrs went home alone, deceased and the other man following. Deceased was placed on a sofa in the kitchen, where his wife was sitting, but she left the room with her five children, and lay down on the bed in an adjoining

i. On August 28th following, at the Supreme Court sessions, Mr Justice Cooper congratulated tha Grand Jury upon the fact that THERE WAS ONLY ONE CRIMINAL CASE—a charge of forgery. 2. On December 4th, 1906 {at the next sessions), "Mr Justice Denniston congratulated the district on THE ABSENCE OF SERIOUS CRIME." 3. At the next sessions "Mr Justice Williams congratulated the Grand Jury upon the fact that there were only two criminal cases, neither of them serious. His Honor commented favourably on the fact that THERE WAS SO . LITTLE CRIME IN SUCH A LARGE DISTRICT." 4. Three months later, at the same place, "Mr Justice Chapman said he was very pleased to congratulate the Grand Jury on THE ABSENCE OF CRIME FROM THIS LARGE AND GROWING DISTRICT. The calendar was an exceedingly small one, and IN COMPARISON WITH FORMER TIMES SHOWED A MARKED DIMINUTION." 5. At the next sessions Mr Justice Williams said: "It is a subject for congratulation that the calendar is so light. There has been PRACTICALLY A TOTAL ABSENCE OF CRIME IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS." 6. And as already stated, at the next sessions held in March last, Mr Justice Williams "congratulated the jury on the REMARKABLE ABSENCE OF CRIME IN THE DISTRICT." As already hinted, in any district congratulations similar to the above I may occasionally be given by our Judges, but when they are tendered at EVERY CONSECUTIVE SITTING OF THE SUPREME COURT SINCE THE OPERATION OF NOLICENSE (we challenge a parallel in any licensed d»strict)the conclusion is inevitable that No-License has been a wonderful success in Invercargil! from a moral point of view. Reader, if you want the same results in this electorate, try the same remedy and "STRIKE OUT THE TOP LINE."

room, as SHE WAS AFRAID OF HER HUSBAND, WHO HAD BEEN IN THE HABIT OF ILL-TREATING HER WHEN IN DRINK. On the kitchen table was a small kerosene lamp, used i'or the purpose of lighting the room. After a time, Mrs heard deceased say in a loud tone, "GOOD-BYE, ALL. I'LL MAKE IT WARM FOR YOU BEFORE MORNING.'' She, however, paid no attention to this remark, as deceased had frequently threatened to bum the house down, but went to sleep, and was suddenly awakened by hearing the crackling of burning timber. The woman at once pulled the children on to :the roadway, through the door entrance, as the fire was then licking the partition separating the bedroom from the kitchen, and she had only just time to get out of the building herself, when the whole of the room she and the children had occupied was a mass of flames, and within half-an-hour the whole building was tburned-to the ground. Some people were present when Mrs escaped (the hour being about 9 p.m.), but there was no chance of saving .the building or the unfortunate man. It is surmised that deceased, on leaving the kitchen for his bedroom, took with him the kerosene lamp, which probably became upset and caused the fire. From the position in which deceased's remains were found, near the window, it appears as though he had endeavoured to make his escape by that means. On examination of the corpse, Constable Doyle discovered the remains of deceased's watch, two shillings and a knife.

It was recently stated in an advertisement published m this electorate by a drink advocate that "every day brought news of some fresh horror from NoLicense districts." To make any effort to prove the absolute untruthfulness of this statement would be to imply .that someone had believed it. Can the author of the advertisement point to any crime of a serious nature, caused by drink, that has occurred in a No-License area during the past three years ? On the other hand, what is the record of CRIME AND DEATH caused by drink in the MastertonJSlectorate alone during this period? It is appalling! And yet intelligent and otherwise compassionate men and women will for the Continuance of the Traffic, which works this suffering and ruin. They surely cannot realise, when casting their vote for the Liquor Traffic, that this very act of theirs may mean that they are passing sentence of death, not only upon so many slaves of drink, but upon innocent women and children. Voters— When you are given the opportunity on the 17th November, do not let the sin either of commission or omission be charged against you. Strike out the Top Line! Bo not be influenced by the mercenary letters of "A.H.", -'T.H." or any others who may sell their ability to a traffic which has such a record as Drink. Exercise the right you have, at the approaching election, to vote out of existence a traffic which not only drains many thousands of pounds of hard cash out of this district annually, but which is responsible for the loss of many valuable lives during each three years that it is continued. But it is eneouraging to note that public sentiment is gathering strength, and it is confidently anticipated on the 17th November it will pronounce unmistakably n favour of No-License. Be sure you are one of those who WATCH THIS SPACE TO-MORROW.

THE Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton. 'Phone 41. Box 23. THE Leading Commercial Hotel in the Wairarapa Electorate. W. M. lIALLEY, Proprietor. TAUERU HOTEL EVERY Comfort and Convenience is provided. The appointments are right up-to-date, fhst-class table kept. Best brands of liquor stocked. Good stabling and paddocking for the use of stock. Coach stops at door. W. ZAGLE, Proprietor. pILUIi HOTEL, DANNEVIRKE / Opposite Railway Station. (Under New Management). Now undergoing extensive alterations. HENRY BAKER, Proprietor OitgUvy & Sons, YECORD REIGN BUTCHERY, X Masterton. Only the Primest Beef and Mutton, All orders carefully attended to. Telephone G5. MASTERTON

iTAIKAKAPA AND EAST COAST VV P. & A. SOCIETY. THIRTY-FIRST ( GRAND ANNUAL SHOW AT CARTERTON, On Wednesday & Thursday, 2Sth and 29th October, 1908. PRIZE-MONEY (}~l IAA OFFERED, 3*±)±\J\J Exhibits in all classes of Stock and j Produce. WEDNESDAY—WaIking Trotting and Jumping Competitions. | THURSDAY—Driving, Riding, Jumping and Bareback Riding Competitions. CHALLENGE CUPS offered in Sheep Classes, Jumping, Best Hack in Show, and Ladies' Hacks. H. S. MOSS, Secretary, Box 26, Carterton. DERBY HOUSE, (Late Pines), VICTORIA STREET. SUPERIOR HOME FOR GENTLEJ MEN. First-class accommodation, good cuisine, every comfort, and homely. Terms Moderate. MRS CAMERON, Proprietress.