Synopsis of New Advertisements.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 292, 6 December 1902, Page 3

Synopsis of New Advertisements.

J. M. Peebles—Notice re p’ans, etc. W. G, Dunsford—Advance in price of bread.

Waituna Sunday School —Anniversary service.

Canterbury Farmers’ Co.-op.—Special sa'e of horses. Lost—Collie dog. Dramatic performance. C. S. Bailey—District order. Guinness & LeOren—Waimate weekly auction. Waimate County Council—Public tender*.

Waimate Racing Club— Meeting today. Guinnen & LeOren —Alteration to etanding advb.

Notes and Comments. o The Christchurch Press of Thursday contains some very the interesting figures in no-license connection with the vote. recent local option vota all over the colony. These put side by side with the figures for 1806 and 1899 read :

The following ' figures show the increase, numerical and centesimal, which has taken place .in six

The '‘number of electors who recorded their votes is not yet known as a number of recounts are pending and some returning officers have not yet made official declarations of the results of their electorates. The Press goes on to say, “In 1896, however, the total was 261,461, and in 1899, 279,782, and it is probable that on November 25th the number of persons who recorded their votes on the licensing question reached 320.000. As the total number of persons over twenty-one years of age at the last census was only 412.000, this in itself shows what an extraordinary interest was taken in the poll. ' Assuming that the number of voters was about 320,000 the number who voted ‘no license ’ would have closely approached a bare majority vote on a colonial option poll.” If the no-license votes and the total number of voters both increase at the same rate, at the 1905 poll there will be a substantial majority throughout the colony in favour of total prdhibition and by 1908 a three-fifths majority would be in favour of making New Zealand wholly free from drink. All over the colony the newspapers are busy warning publicans to set their house in order if they wish “ the trade ”to continue. Sunday trading, selling after hours, and supplying drink to people who have had already too much, must be put a stop to or the hotels must go. There is no doubt that the publicans themselves brought about the great feeling throughout the country, but the lesson of last week will be soon forgotten and things will go on as they were until another three years sees the right to sell liquor taken away from many more districts. “ On their heads, in their own hands The sin and the saving lie.”

1896 1899 1902 Continuance 141,331 143,962 146,900 Reduction... 95,072 128,449 133,631 No-License 99,017 120,541 159,992

years : — Numerical Increase increase. pet cent, Continuance . 5,562 3'94 Reduction . 37,759 39-39 No-License , 00,075 60-12