NO-LICENSE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 288, 29 August 1908, Page 6

NO-LICENSE.

MISS HUGHES'S FAREWELL ADDRESS. At tho Berhampore Baptist Church on Miss Anderson Hughes addressed a large gailiering on the liquor question. The Rev. Keith Ewen was. in the chair. In speaking on tho subject "Men's Rights and Women's Wrongs," Miss Hughes maintained that the effects of the liquor traffic. were felt by women to a far greater degree than by tho men; tho lower animals would fight to the death to protect the young life, and was.it not the duty of every mother and every woman to see that the correct legislation was placed upon the Statute Books to regulate the sale of a liquor that brought such misery into tho home lifo? The men drank and tho women suffered. In speaking of tho No-License districts, the speaker said that a policeman in Ashburton had told her that ho had gone for months after tho carrying pf No-License and had not arrested a singlo drunkard. No-License meant reduction in crime, therefore overy woman could 6ee that her home would be more safe when the liquor was gone, and she would have a better chance pf bringing her sons up in such a way that they would be of greater value to their country. In Invercargill tho judges at six sittings of the Supremo Court in succession, after tho carrying of No-License had congratulated the district on the lack of crime. Tho speaker stated that' one of the best evidonces of the success of ,'\ 7o-lic-ence, was tho way in which many of li o opponents of tho system, had changed their views. In the Bruce and Clutha electorates many of tho old opponents - of No-License were now working vigorously against tho trade. In conclusion Miss Hughes made a strong appeal for all to do some special work for the cause.