GOOD TEMPLARY.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 487, 3 July 1875, Page 3

GOOD TEMPLARY.

We learn that Mr-W.HE. Turner, ofSan Francisco, proposes to£vl?^Hihniltcife onr^eC^pday next, and on that evening tt> > dejiv.ejf^a jftj bile address. Mr Turner is the^on .o^-one a£ Anokferad's -pioneer colonists. Some years ago he went to America, where he has worked his way to a position of considerable influence, being a member of a .State Legislature, a leading barrister* and one of the highest dignitaries of the head branch of the -Good Templar organization in AmencSrN^€^J^s\eeiTSeli'\rjng lectures to crowded aiulieS^^^^wcKWncWijj^X^nehungat, and has supplied ,tt>>the City "Council on the working «of street-tramways in San .Francisco, which has induced the Council to invite tenders for the construction of tramways ip. AuckJand. A telegram was received yesterday from Mr S. Brooking, G.W. Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Good Ternplqrs ij^aLnckland^ to th« following effect:- \\>L\\y- " Bro. W. E . "l^rn^i^pbli^eJ to rbq^ain here on Monday. He will be in» Hamilton on^Wednesday withoutiail, but will retuwi oil Thursday inornlitg." In view of Mr Turner's visit we understand that a public meeting will be called for Wednesday evening to hear an address by Mr Turner. A Reception Committee of the Hope of Waikato Lodge has been Appointed to draft an address of welcome to him, and to draw up a programme, and the members of the lodge wifrmee&fcnd wjelcomenim in a body on his arrival. JHtfs QQetiiinga\<}ofxesiip*ndent of the " Herald ".describes Ms-style N^us :— Mr Turner's address was on temperance, and was a capital one. It had just enough of the Yankee .about it .to make it taey and taking, and yet nojj -enough to injure the effect of the speech. The pills he administered were not sugar-coated at all. Instead of hiding his meaning by -going round and'iound, he just tickled the people ±o mako them laugh, and then made them swallow the bitter, wholesome bolus whether they woald or not. At the close of the short address, which the clock shewecLhad been more than an hour in length, it had been \o interesting -that nohody believed that ek*ck.% \ ' \ \

John. Frederick" 'Hall, eooie> on board ship Fernglen, was recently cKarged at the Police Court, Auckland, with using tbreatening'language towards Capt Frazer. In answer to the Bench the Captain said he was afraid that the cook would cook his goose. The prisoner then said he valued his reputation too highly to venture on cooking the .Captain, but the Bench, being incredulous, ordered him to find sureties for his good behaviour.