NO-LICENSE MASS MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 6

NO-LICENSE MASS MEETING.

~. AMENDED / - / (By. Telegraph-Press.Association.)..'.;>' >■"'., '.-""'•-.,-."'' •■'•' '■ dunidin,,September;2o.' "Admass meeting '.was!' held'.in the Garrison Hall to-night,-under.'the. auspices, of the.'NoLicense party, ;with, the .object, of making,' a demand- for improved -licensing- legislation. Despite the fact that rain fell all tho evening tho attendance.was so .large that,-the accommodation in the hall proved: 1 ihsutneient,^ and, an 'overflow'-meeting, was held in.tho..Salvation ,Army Barracks. Mr. T. Ei! Taylor, M;P.,Who Avas.to have been oho! of- speakers was. absent .owjrig to ill-health:. Speecn'es wora/delivered by! Jir. -A..5.". Adiims.;(ohaifnian),"Eev6. L..,;M, Isittj-and'-'J.' Dawsbn,^"Mrs'.'iKv-'L..".Stevenson,. Mr.' Vung'-liniig' Hwang (Chi'ne^o,Consul), "olid tlio Hoh..J.'T. Paul.,'' •--.-' .-'■'■ :"'■ "'." ... '• '■-. ' .' Deference was made to tho preponderance 'of, the vote in. fayotir',of" No-License, and/it: was conteudod, that the No-Liccnso..party!..wa's suffering ans'injustice, inasmuch as.it Was/in,a majority, but had tos'tibmit tb.tho. minority,',owing to tho.law requiring a!thVeefifths iuajbrity .before, licenses' c6iild ; 'bo ab'ol. ished. '/,,,_!, .... " ",'.'"y',w.;.,." s , ;.-■;.:-■ , - The' following' motions .wore carried ■ with' v en-. tlinsiasm:—'.'That thisv.meetihg,, of; citacus ■'of Duncdin affirms:, (1) That the, tiiiio/has now •come, when- all quostiqns ,nt T tho.'. licensing polls should bo decided' bjva 'bate'majority vote; (2) .a Dominion 1 'option veto .should''bo taken'.triennially; ; '.in,.addition r 'to".'.tho,:local ..option vote, and the.'.meeting/.urges, upon/tho, Govorriinoht oud- Parliament, its respectful demand lor immediate, legislation/to secure'.'fheso reforms!'(3) that ..members' of this. great meeting express thoir deep indignation at tho violation of' the solemn promiso given .to. the Nativos by tho,New.; Zealand' Government that no liquor licenses slioutd ever, bo granted jn:th« King .Country, v and! they..'call upon.!reprosohtatives;6f every/.section of- the! Christian. Church, and all press 'editors,/and! members' of -Purlin, ment, to whom the' safety of..' tho i Maori vac« and the .honour of: thonation is,dear,'.to urge upon the .Government to •at.;oric6.'.afinuli-!tha-licehsos;granted,' .'and: amond/.'this!-'ovil." -/;: