BAND OF HOPE DEMONSTRATION.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12480, 17 April 1906, Page 4

BAND OF HOPE DEMONSTRATION.

' ♦ — The annual demonstjiation of tlie Canterbury Band of Hope Union, took place yestei*cray. The weather was beautifully fine, and there was a very largo attendance. The display made by conic of the Bands of Hope for the prizes wore very good, particularly the decorated bicycles. THE PROCESSION. The procession, which, was formed up in Latimer square, proceeded along Worcester street, Gloucester street ana Oxford Terrace to tihe Bark in. th-: following order: —l.O.G.T. Juveni!* Lodge 90, Greece t Road Band of Horn 150, Knox Charon Band of Hope 100, Durham street Band cf Hope 70, Woolston Band of Hope 100, Lower Riccarton Baptist 30, Cambridge Terrace 00, East Belt 200, Linwood Primitive MetihodirVb 40, Addi-ngton Methodist 200, 1.0. G.T. Adult Lodge 40, other aocieties 300, Salvation Army Band 18, Adddngtcai Mefchodißt Band 16; total 1504. The judges, Dr. Russell! and Mr McCoonihs, awarded the prizes as follows:— General dlisplay: Greece nit Rc_d 1, East Belt 2. Temperance di_rj!_y on wheels: Cresoantb Road 1, Knox CSHuTch 2. Bicycle display: Crescent Road 1, East Belt 2. SPEECHES IN THE PARK. In tihe afternoon a meeting- was held at which several prominent members of the No-license party spoke. Mr J. T. Smith was in the ©hair, and wirth __m on tihe pM-fonn were Mr Field, Mr H. G. Ell, M.H.R., tihe Rev. F. W.-Isttt,-Major Mackenzie of the Salvation Army, and Mr T. E. Taylor. These gentlemen all spoke in support of the pa*-_-b-bic_3 movement. In the course of Ms speech Mr T. E. Taylor gave expression to a number of ■sentiments of an uncomplimenthary nature to the Government. Mr Seddon, he said, was just the same tricky man, • living on the same low level' as when he was engaged hct__e_f , in tihe liquor traffic. The pottos had recedved a . circular , . them to warn p_b3io__s v when lihey * transgressed, but not to take' them into corurt. That was why then, were so few Keniotr pT*o_eoutao__. In sp_ba of the verdiiiob of the people last December, Mr Seddon hud granted four plulb charter- since then. This was a liber on the people, a_*d Mr Seddon would nob have dared to do it if he (Mr Taylor) had still been ret ParKa-ment. Mr Sod-don was footing tho bM for services rendered by the trade last December. Why dHd the Gove-nmment not eiKforce the law in A_hiburtott and Orutiba? There was an alliance between, tihe Government, the Raman C-JttrjcAics, and the liquor party.