Salvationist Temperance Crusade.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 127, 31 May 1887, Page 3

Salvationist Temperance Crusade.

? A largely-attended temperance meeting was hold last evening at the Salvation Army Barracks. The meeting was preceded by a torchlight procession, and on returning to the barracks Captain Garbutt opened the proceedings. Upon the platform were the Revs. Isitt and Potter, Mr. R. Monk M.H.8., Mr. P. H. Fraser, M.H.8., Mr. A. H. Ross, M.H.8., Messrs. J. Smith, D Hall, B. Reeves, T. W. Glover, and others. An apology was received from Mr Hobbs^M.H.R. The various temper-

anco societies were well represented. Captain Garbutt very appropriately introduced several paved drunkards, one of whom had beon an habitual toper from 10 till 60 years of age. Tho Rsv. Isitt read a chapter from Scripture, and after a collection had been mode, Mr. Fraser, M.H.R.. addressed the meeting (which numbered at least 1800 persons), congratulating the Army on their orderly conduct since coming to Wellington, addingthathe only wished the Churches had done their duty as thoroughly. Mr. Monk, M.H.R., claimed to be a New Zealander, and nrged young men and women of New Zealand to go in for female suffrage, and so aid tho temperanoo cause. Mr. Glover then spoke of the various ways of doing temporanco work, and very powerfully appealed to all present to take a share in the task of eliminating drunkenness from the country. But, at the same time, he was thoroughly convinced of the hopelessness of national temperance so long as our present licensing system continued, and he hoped that at the coming election they would vote only for those whose principles were sound upon this question. He presented a heavy list of carnalities and sudden deaths that had come under his own notice during the last month or so. He heartily congratulated Mr. Fraser on being such an out and out representative of the cause. During the evening choruses were sung between tho addresses. The meeting was closed with the Doxology. A great many pledges were afterwards taken at the door.

The rase of Locke and another v. Kahnta and others is still before the Court of Appeal. A little wanderer, a girl, apparently about two years of Bge, was found to-day by Mr. Robert Barter, residing in Walker-street, roaming about aimlessly. The child, who was found in Murphy-street, was taken to the Central Polico Station. The work of restoring the portion of Mr. W. H. Levin's residence destroyed by fire this day week is about to be proceeded with. Instructions have been given to Mr. W. C. Chatfield to prepare tho necrssary plans and specifications, and these are now almost completed. The damago by fire was more serious than anticipated, an inspection of the building having disclosed the fact that a very considerable portion of the woodwork in the uppor story was burnt almost to ashen. Extensive alterations and additions arc about to bo made to the premises of Mr. Joseph Mandel, tobacconist and hairdresser, Willis-street, with the object of making them second to none in New Zealand. The room oponing into Willis-street, in which the hairdressing bußinesß is now carried on, is to be reserved for the use of ladies, and two bath rooms are to bo fitted up at the rear for their accommodation. A two-storey brick building is to be erected at the rear of the present premises. On tho lowor floor will be a bairdresßing saloon for gentlemen, and four baths, also for the use of tho male Rex. The saloon is to bo 22Jft long and 16ft wide, and will be well ventilatod and well lightod. In the day time light will bo admitted through a lantern 18ft x 10ft, situated at one end of the building. The saloon will accommodato half a dozen chairs, and will be fittod up in the most comfortable manner. During the cold weather it will bo warmed by an open fire. Entrance to the saloon will be through the tobacconist's shop and a vestibulo at the rear of the latter. The upper story will be divided into a dining-room for the proprietor and bedrooms for the assistants. The shop windows are to be replaced by plate-glass fronts, and a revolving disc for the display of perfumery erected in one of them. The plans and specifications have been prepared by Mr. W. C. Chatfield, and the work will be carried out under his supervision. A case in which Alex. Ure sues Patrick Duignan for £18, as damages in consequoncp of an accident in Tinakori-road on the 19th of April, was commenced in the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, Mr. Skerrett appearing for the plaintiff and Mr. FitzGerald for tho defendant. The plaintiff alleges that as he was riding along the road after dark on the day in question his horse collided with a horse and oart driven by one of tho dofendant's men, the result being that the saddlehorse was badly injured. The plaintiff further alleged there were no lights on the vohiole. His Worship nonsuited the plaintiff , with eostß, holding that there was no evidence to show that the accident had occurred through want of lights. That once good and favourite old steamer the Albion was sold at Sydney recently by auction for £500. A Captain Brown was the purchaser. The Albion originally formed one of the fleet of fine steamers with which Messrs. M'Meqkan, Blackwood, and Co. carried on their intercolonial services. The Albion was employed in the New Zealand trado in conjunction with the steamships Tararua, Alhambra, Claud Hamilton, Otago, Omeo, and latterly the Arawata and Rin<?arooma. Those stearaors are indelibly connected with tho rise and progress of New Zealand. Those steamers were the means of conveyance from Australia to the gold rushes on tho West Coast and in Otago, and when the first fever had subsided a remunerative trade had grown up between Maoriland and Victoria. Of the old fleot the Otago was lost at Chasland's Mistake. The Tararua disaster at Waipapapa, on tho New Zealand coast, was one of the saddest in the history of the mercantile marine of the world. The Omeo has been turned into a sailing vessel. The Alhambra is a collier, the Claud Hamilton is laid up, and the poor old Albion has been sold for little better than old iron. For continuation of reading matter see fourth page.