THE PROHIBITIONIST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4040, 17 February 1892, Page 2

THE PROHIBITIONIST.

hMkhei hj f/ie coiirte]/ of //lis Editor of JFairarapaZ)ai!i/ iliwer ttc allspices 0/ Wic Mew &i«ti(J illiaiwe for f/ie prohibitum of Mis Kjiior .<)'aj?ic, Jlfasta'toji l«'(ijri/y : •'■;. ■■

When ratepayers demand (As. entire ex~ iuiction of all places for the sale of liqiiors 'heir prayer should be granted. —Charles Buton, Bmoef.

_ [Communication:) tor this column must be addressed to "The Prohibitionist," care of Editor of iVaikakafa Dam,]

The Prohibitionist movement m Scotland, under the direction of the Scottish Permissive bill and Temperance Association, continues to exhibit substantial,progress. Over fourteen hundred- .meetings held lust year attest the vigorous activity with which it is endeavouring to create an enlightened opinion against the liquor traffic. It had eleven agents in the field, and a largo number of advocates lire heartily co-operating with it in its work of enlightenment, 'Conferences have been a conspicuous and success* fill feaiuro of the year's agitation. All sections of the Scottish Temperance Movement have been zealous in sharx kg with the Association the labohra involved in the agitation. The churches are advancing rapidly to the van of the. movement, and organising agents are in course of being appointed by the leading denominations, to look specially after the interests of Temperance and Jfrohibition in the Churches, The Convention of Eoyal burghs adopted a resolution'in favour of.Mr Mean's Jill,, by 28 to 19. The Scottish peoplo heartily desiring the passage of the Welsh Direct Veto Bill, pressed their Parliamentary representatives to give it their support, The Scotch vote was, including pairs, for the Bill, 46, to 9, and on the division on the Irish Total Sunday and Early Saturday Closing Bill, the vote from Scotland was 47, and one pair for, and only one solitary vote against this Bill. The publicans in Scotland have appointed an electoral agent, whose duty it is to organise the electors against all Direct Vet) candidates. Th'e indications overyi where show that the electors of Scotland are decided in their approval of the Direct Veto Bill of Mr M'Lngan, and- persistent in their determination to be satisfied with nothing less than the powers of self-protection against the liquor ti'affio, which it confers. The movement in Scotland was nover so active, so united, so persistent, or more hopeful of speedy and assured success. , .'

' Tlib Prohibition Reform has made progress in . tho Transvaal. With the first of January this year there came into ppcratiou a new Liquor Bill. Article 14 or this Bill imposes a fine of £IOO or a year for the least adulteration of liquor, If a canteen keeper refuses admission to a policeman he' shall, forfeit his license and be punished with a fine not exceeding £SO. On failing to pay he shall be punished with imprisonment with or without hard labor for a term' not exceeding six months. Any licensed' dealer who shall Bupply a native with liquor —beyond one glass daily by written order from his master—the word native (klmrling). signifying every African, Asiatic, native, or coloured person, Coolie or Chinaman—shall be fined ,£5, We cannot speak too highly in favour of Clause 21, which pnssed , without alteration and' which is as follows:—" No man shall, whether with or without a license, Bell to, give to, or in any other way. supply liquor to any person whenever. lie shall have buen warned by any landdrost or the husband, or, the wife, or any relative of such a person, or by any other interested party that he or she is in the habit of becoming drunk, and if he shall have been revneated not to sell or supply intoxicating liquors to such a person, und in case of violation of this clause the offender shall be subjected to a line not exceeding £ls or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding three months for the first offence, and for a period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour for each following offence, and moreover shall be liable for repayment of fine, lose, or any other injury sustained by the person to whom he shall have sold or supplied, such liquors ob before mentioned and which loss or injury such person may have suffered as a consequence of taking tho liquor thus supplied, and also to make good any damage done or caused by such person while under the influence of liquor to any other person or his property, It is impossible to conceive a section of greater stringency or a more valuable protection for the family of a drunkard than is embodied in the foregoing section, which is tbe last we shall refer to. Wo have thus pointed out tho merits and the defects of the law, and there is no doubt but that Colonial legislators may find much in it worthy of imitation. One thing is evident: The Transvaal Government are bent on reducing drunkenness, and we wish them every success in their undertaking.— l'ort Elizabeth Telegraph, Sept. 12th.

Dr How, Bishop of Wake Geld, said at n public meeting in Ootober last: —lf there is one thing I care not how often I protest against, it is the identifying of the Church with a political party. Temperance is not religion, but it is a vuot aid to religion.' I think the Church liqb been too backward in this matter, and lias allowed others to outstrip her to no small loss of strength and influence. And every effort should be made to withstand the growing passion for betting and gambling, which is so morally, injurious'to those who indulge in it, and so frequent a cause of misery to others.

IJqmpjentingpn the reyenne derived by Government from, tho liquor trafliq Mrs Septimus Bubs .. (Bhored{tclij nays:—We are not so sqqeanjisb. as tho Jews of old, who would not put therprice of blood in their Treasury, The Chancellor of tho Exchequer plumes himself over many extra miU lions, while decorously deploring the floured from which it rises, much like Ijewis parroll's!' walrus," who fpaated on the confiding oysters i— "'• 'I "I weep for you," the walrus' said," I • deeply sympathise," ' ■ With jobs and tears he sorted out those of the largeßt size,■' Ho|d|ng his pocjeet handkerchief before bis ' streaming eyes.,.'' ', '' .'•/ " Would it not be far belter to; set our house in order, and reduce tho outlay, rather than traffic in human lives to pay our'way ?