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Evening Star, Issue 12101, 6 November 1908, Page 1

NO-LICENSE CAMPAIGN. ALHAMBRA THEATRE. To judge by the packed houses that assemble nightly in the Alhambra Theatre the interest in the No-lioense cause shows no signs of abating. Cr Downie Stewart occupied the chair last evening, when addresses were delivered by Pastor -Edmond's and the Rev. Titos. Fee. Mr Stewart found his x’osition no sinecure, as the speakers were frequently interrupted, and at one stage of the proceedings an attempt was made by a noisy group to drown the voices of the speakers by singing songs. This attempt was frustrated by the rest of the audience singing a temperance song till the others were forced to desist. Mr Edmonds, the lirst speaker, severely criticised some of the statements made bj the Rev. W. Thomson in his recent speech. Mr Thomson’s statement that the Nolicense party assumed that the forty millions living in the No-license area were teetotallers was absurd. All that the Anti-saloon J/caguo wished was to close the open bar as a public nuisance and menace to society. The license granted to chemists and druggists was not a permit to sell live gallons of spirits, but a permit to keep five gallons on the premises. The speaker then went on to speak of the great, success that Prohibition had been in Kansas. Referring to the atrocities committed by negroes in America, bo said that they were duo to the vile stuff sold to them by greedy whites. The Rev. W. Slade then read a letter from an Invercargill resident regarding the list of 100 names published by MrlTromson. The speaker said that among the list were many who were directlv or indirectly connected with the liquor trade.. c Rev. Ihos. Fee quoted from the Official \ ear Book of 1901 to show the" great mortality among those engaged in the liquor traffic. Speaking of barmaids, Mr Fee said that it was a shame that the most beautiful and most affable of our womanhood should be degraded to act as decovs to load young men ruin The speaker quoted figures to show that although it would take forty-two years for the population of New Zealand to double, the convictions for drunkenness' had doubled m twelve years. He urged them to strike out the top Hue as the only remedy for the drink evil. During the evening Miss Marie Louden sang several songs very acceptably. RALLY AjT st. HILDA, A No-license rally was held in the St Kilda Methodist Church last evening, the Rev. F. Rands presiding. Sister Annie and Pastor Perry ware also on the platform. Sister Annie, who spoke on ‘Tho Effect of Strong Drink in the Horae ’ assured her audience that if anyone should know the effect on the home ‘it was she After dealing at some length with her mbject, Sister Annie closed a splendid address by appealing to the audience io strike out tho top lint only. Mr pern’ spoke at some length on the position o"f strong drink from tho divine standpoint, tho human standpoint, tho State standpoinl, and the standpoint of the children. At the conclusion of Mr Perry's address the followingresolution was carried unani- :~' this meeting of Dunedin South; electors affirm the prindpK of Noli cense as The best for dealing with the liquor traffic, and strongly urge the resident* of to strife out the top line only onpofling dojr.*’ A deaf and numb person who is fairly expert ai fipgar-langoage oat sneak a bant forty-three words.a-mamtex