MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13813, 28 July 1908, Page 7

MEETINGS.

TEMPERANCE ADDRESS. Mr. Leonard Isitt gave a temperance address at the Tabernacle last evening. At the outset the lecturer humorously referred to the title of his address, "HumptyDutnpty Sat on a Wall." He said that when he arrived in Auckland he was amazed to see " Humpty-Dumpty " extensively billed, and, like King Solium in the pantomime, apparently Mr. Isitt was constrained to smile at the supposed affluence of the No-license party in Auckland. A more worldly friend eventually enlightened him as to the true significance of the huge bills. He said that, owing to their status and environment, children had their religion and opinions thrust upon them. Like Humpty-Dumpty, they were pitched on top of a wall, which they had not sufficient virility to mount of their own volition. He exhorted them, even so, to form their own opinions and think for themselves. In the temperance fight they were contending with vested interests, and the tyranny of habit. The Nolicense party had the strength of unassailable logic on their side, and would eventually conquer. To-night Mr. Isitt will lecture on " The Warmth of the World." SHIPOWNERS* FEDERATION. A meeting of the committee of the New Zealand Shipowners' Federation was held on Friday afternoon, Mr. E. Ford presiding. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Bill was discussed, and it was resolved to oppose the proposed councils of conciliation, as it was considered that failing settlement by conference between the parties disputes should go direct to the Arbitration Court. It was also considered that it would be a great factor in securing amicable settlements by conference if clause 53 of the Bill of 1907 prohibiting the professional agitator from being an officer of a. anion was included in the present Bill. The transfer of enforcement cases from the Arbitration Court to' the Magistrate's Court was also objected to. Several new members were elected.