RANGIORA

Press, Volume L, Issue 15017, 11 July 1914, Page 5

RANGIORA

The li-ui-rior- W.C.T.U. held a .pedal meeting on Thursday, at which the following ret-olution.- - were passed and directed to be sent 10 the Prime -Minister:— "That, recognis-frig the injustice from which the temperance party of New Zealand has suffered during its long fight ho earnestly :md unselfishly carried on. vro earnestly urge the Premier not only to give facilities for the reduction of the three-fifths- handicap in respect to national prohibition, but also to uso his utmost influence to securo the measure being placed upon the Statute Book.''' 'That we, the members of the Rangiora "Women's Christian Temperance Union, view* frith alarm the introducing ,of the Bill for increasing totalisator permits and tho publication of totalisator odds, believing the legal permitting of gambling to bo against the highest welfare of the people of this Dominion."' Mrs Cobden Cox wa-, again elected president. ■ Mr R. L. Herps* (the Prohibition organiser) gave an address. The president and secretary were chosen as delcgato. to attend the Provincial Convention to be held in Christchurch in September. Tho social arranged by t'l-e choir of the Rangiora Catholic C-burch ou | Thursday was a groat -success. Tho; evoning was spent in dancing to tho music of Humphrey's Band. On Thursday evening, as Mr C. Kjeringtoh, of "Waikuku. was driving along High street. Rangiora, he had a narrow 'cscano of being run into by the evening express leaving for Christchurch, as it -was only by being able to j pull the horse round sharp that no averted dangor. The crossing-keeper ■was thero with the lamp, but that.was only mistaken for a cycle light. There was* a crowded house _at "the second winter concert given in tile .Parisli Room, in aid of the funds of St. John's- Church on Thursday evening. The programme was very pleasing, the following edn-ribxiting:—-Songs, Mrs J. B-. Cre-swcll, Misses Croxon and Still, the Rev. F. P. Fendall. and Messrs Q. ,F. Upton, and IX "W. 'I*. Mehrtens; a trio was given, by Mesdames Cre__well } Hunter, and Sbankland; recitations by Messrs A. 3>. Aitken and O. F. Upton; whilst Mr. Sidney Brett, with his monologue-, "brought down ' the house. 1 ' Mrs van Aseh arid Misses Hammond and Mehrtens played the accompaniments.