NO-LICENSE IN MASTERTON

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10482, 20 November 1911, Page 5

NO-LICENSE IN MASTERTON

"A REAL LIVE SOCIETY."

TWO RESOLUTIONS UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.

At the ordinary monthly meeting of. Directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society (incoiporated), held on Saturday afternoon, the Secretary produced a copy of the Wellington Evening Post of the 2nd November, containing a full page advertisement of "Masterton under No-License," in which the following statements occur: "The Caledonian Society in Masterton made a loss of £6l on their, last sports meeting, due to No-License," and "The St. Patrick's Day Association succumbed altogether owing to the carrying of No-License." The President explained that when the statements 'had been brought under his notice lie had instructed the Secretary to contradict them, the letter from the Secretary being read. All tiie directors, spoke strongly against the half-truths and wholesale falsehoods which were being so freely circulated, and which must undoubtedly cause oansiderably injury to local institutio is' and be very detrimental to the town generally.

Several Directors considered that the Society bad good grounds for an action for damages, as if the statements were allowed to go uncontradicted it might possibly do the Society injury with the outside public, but the President and others considered that the falsehoods contained in the statements are so apparent to the members of the Society and the public who liave so freely, patronised the fortnightly winter concerts and Inglesides, and who have so ungrudgingly praised the excellence of every one of them, that the Directors would not be justified in taking legal action.

It was mentioned that since the incorporation of the Society there had been a large increase of live, active meml>ers. Through the generosity of such patriotic members as Messrs W. C. Buchanan, Robt. Cameron, John Hessey, and others, the Wairarapa Caledonian Society is undoubtedly one of tho strongest of its kind, and the probability is that the forthcoming gathering on New Year's Day will 13rove to be a record one in every respect. ■•

The following resolution, proposed by Mr T. G. Hoar, seconded by Mr J ,B. McKenzie, was unanimously carried: "That this Society indignantly resents the unwarranted liberty taken by the Licensing Party in quoting the following alleged fact and publishing the sumo in the Wellington Evening Post of the 2nd November, viz., "That the Caledonian Society in Masterton made a loss of £6l on their last Sports Meeting due to Nolicense," and that this Society confirms the action of the President m instructing the secretary to contradict same—as the statement is absolutely false, and a deliberate reversal of the true position." Tho following resolution proposed by Mi- W. Sellar, and seconded by Mr J. H. Pauling, was also carried unanimously:—"That the resolution proposed by Mr Hoar bo forwarded to tho "Evening Post" with a request that same be inserted in a prominent position."