WELLINGTON NOTES.
(SPECIAL TO "TITE PltESa.")
WELLINGTON, April 21. Tiho tri'-'in and uuw traiiic- ycv»tei\l'ay \TOS very heavy, 'ihe tramway taking were no kiss tJum £012, making a total os olcbo on £-UliU titen 'lihui'ecliiy morning. On the Government mihray threo t-iions-fviKl ])«op!ts wcio yct:t«r<i«y conveyed to suburban ujitl via) traiiic on tho Hast Hue gonorwlly «;us satisfactory. The Maiimvatu oln-oi-uJs ivlso ha*l a busy time caterin" for tno AVrjit Coast traffic. IQiroo traius iix>m Woliuigton yesterday took away a thousand volunteers aud many liorees.
Tho No-license party 3:as. been workin" quiotJy but. activoLy .iiiico last e]c-o-tion. It Ivan aiso secured a co:i§ider-a-blo fight ing fund. A gontlenwn wlio saw the sub.9eription list says he was surprised to find it had receiv<xl such gcmoral support from the community. 'J lie party has \k?l<:v Lmrtrimienral in p.aeuin: thottsinds of names on tho roll. A prominent member of Parliament who ought to know. an<l who is not at all a prohibitionist, expresses the opinion that Xo-license will bo rarripd in the Hutt electorate. It- is certain that a large number of moderate drinkers in that electorate will vote for No-lieonso. The other side seem to be taking matters ca?iK
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19080423.2.93
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13097, 23 April 1908, Page 9
Word Count
197WELLINGTON NOTES. Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13097, 23 April 1908, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in