NO-LICENCE LEAGUE
ANNUAL MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT. ADDRESS BY MR MILNER. The annual meeting of the Masterton No-Licence League was held at Knox Church last ~ night, the president, the Rev. D. McNeur. presiding. The annual report and financial statement were adopted, members expressing appreciation of the work of the retiring officers. Mr McNeur was re-elected president for the ensuing year, and Mr L. Morgan was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Mr H. W. Milner, the General Superintendent of the New Zealand Alliance, addressed the meeting and stated that it was encouraging to find that one of the first moves of the Government of India when Home Rule was granted was to advocate the cause of Temperance, and to take action to arrest the evils of strong drink. In the realm of “physical fitness.” which was much in the foreground these days, it was being increasingly realised that strong drink was a deterrent to bodily health. Alcohol, he said, undermined national health, and though recognised interna- "* tionally as one of the four main scourges of the human race it was appalling to think that though science combated three of these scourges, yet humanity allowed the fourth to be manufactured and sold to the public in the form of alcohol. Mr Milner described the temperance hotel scheme in Queensland and also the educational work in the interests of Temperance being done there. He stated that these successful schemes were a demonstration of what could be done by united action by temperance organisations, and he hoped that similar constructive and valuable work of this nature would shortly be commenced in New Zealand. The Christian Church was behind the efforts of the New Zealand Alliance, and church conferences were being arranged to further temperance work. The forces of temperance would also require to put forward constructive proposals when the proposed amendments to the existing licensing laws tyere under
consideration and this work was receiving every attention. Mr Milner concluded an instructive address with an appeal for co-operation in temperance work and said that he fell that Ihe people of Masterton who enjoyed local no-licence, would endeavour to further the cause of national prohibition. On the motion of the Rev. John Davie. Mr Milner was heartily thanked for his address. The meeting closed with the benediction.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 July 1939, Page 7
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