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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 254, 2 November 1897, Page 2

Mr J. P. T. Caulfield, known as "ft Australian Boy Politician," gave-a lectors on " How I Beat King Alcohol" at the City Hall last evening. Mr Thomas Peacock presided, and there was a large attendance. The lecturer said that until some seven months ago he was a confirmed drunkard, and that his salvation was due to his falling into the hands of theKev.l* Wolfenden, who cured the disease ot alcoholism from which he Avas suffering. To show the extent to which he drank-M said* that for a year when in Western Australia he was accustomed to drink 40 or al whiskies a day, and would give, anytnin? for liquor. All treatments were failures till he was induced to try the bi-chlondeoi gold treatment which the H^gey I? s| tuf were practising with such success in A*land. He maintained that alcoholism w> a disease and - should ■be treated as.suciThe committal of drunkards ttrprison was a harsh and inefficacious method ofdealJV with the unfortunates who had -become slaves to drink, and instead of being sew to gaol they should be committed to saw an institution as the Hagey Inst* where inebriates were treated" as ■ wow suffering from a disease. As the result^ his treatment he said he now looked o» alcohol with absolute loathing; the M®» to use intoxicants had completely W peared. He strongly urged the claims"' the Hagey Institute on those people V whom moral suasion had no effect, an aw had not the power to abstain. At the cur of the address, Mr Caulfield was given' hearty vote of thanks. . _ The mission conducted by the Vary JJ1 Father Ginaty in the Catholic ChW* Panmure, during the past wek^ 88,™, most successful character. lne *?* numbers that assisted at the van exercises must have been most £ratu>» to the zealous missioner as well aMonsignor McDonald, their devoted pM The Mission concluded on Sunday after. 11 o'clock Mass, which was celebrate* > the Monsignor, when the Papal Bene<W» was imparted by the Very Rev. MisJ» in the presence of a crowded congHß" A very feeling address (accompanied . l money purse) was read by Miss Gavin to Father Ginaty on behalt ox school children. v\.g. ' Gladstone bags, dressing cases, -f m\ teaux, Saratoga and steel trunKS. bonnet boxes, overland trunks, au class and best manufacture. em" Canghey.—(Advt.) "'. -«, «md Navy and white prints, in stnp^ flowered, selling at 4s 6d the dozen >g^ ; Far sterling value .in dress goods try"--(Advt) , nricei Bamboo verandah blinds at saiep fj —Tonson Garlick Company, Queens —Advt- ~ ntts Fancy blind hollands 36 inch at/f widths) at Court Bros.—(Advt.)