HUTT AND PETONE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6660, 6 November 1908, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE

THE LICENSING QUESTION. ANOTHER ADDRESS BY ME FITZGERALD. (From Our Resident Reporter.) Mr J. Carey Fitzgerald, organising secretary for the Hutt Licensed Victualleis' Association, repeated his lecture entitled “iVhy I should voto for continuance" at Lower Hutt last ironing. Mr K. P. Runny occupied the chair. The audience numbered about four hundred. The speaker received an attentive hearing, his remarks being frequently applauded, interjections were frequent, but there was only one interruption—that iu which a challenge was taken up by Mr J. A. lilack. The incident is reported elsewhere. Before commencing his address Mr Fitzgerald referred to the disturbances which had occurred at his meeting at Pctone on Friday last and at the nolicenso meeting on the following evening, it had, ha said, occasioned him considerable surprise, after having been challenged several times to discuss the nolicense question on the platform and after tho innuendos which had been made regarding the agents of the trade, to find individuals holding responsible positions in a no-license league making an organised opposition at his meeting, “riomo of them,’' proceeded Mr Fitzgerald, "aro present to-night. I hope they will have tho good sense to behave." The disturbance on Saturday night was inevitable after the events of the previous evening. Men who wore unknown to him had come to him since tho meeting and tendered him sympathy, and expressed their determination to be avenged for tho treatment lie had been subjected to. These men knew what British fair 7ilay was. Tlio disturbance was a spontaneous outburst of feeling against tne tactics sought to biv played on Friday night. , '

. Tho Lower[4[utt branch of- the L.O.L. is holding a “social'" and dance in the Town Hail to-night. Mr T. A. Poterkih. Mayor of Lower Xiutt, was amongst the excursionists who left last night for Auckland by the pioneer tnrougii train.

meeting of the Hutt 'Pivei* Board which, was to have been held last night was postponed, several of the members being auricle irom the district.

Au organ recital will be given in St. David/s Cnurch, Pelone, to-night, when Mr Kennie will prcisido at tno organ. Solos will be rtmaorecl by Misfits Milier and Bennett, and Mr Warren. The Iter. E, Wilson, an interview with whom on tho uo-lieenso outlook appeared in this column yesterday, is a ViCopivsident, not the president, of the Halt .Ee-liccnse Drogue.

The Eev. A. 13. Chappell, organising secretary for tho Dominion Wesleyan Bible Class Union, and Mrs Chappell, are visiting Petoao, where Mr Chuppdl was , formerly stationed, for a few days.

Mr J. Keir has secured the contract for the haulage of material for the Solomon's llnoo dam at Wamui. The quantity of cement, metal, timber, etc., wuioh will require to be carted is estimated to be about 5000 tons,. Six events—three of which will bo open to* outfcide brigades—htivo been included in the programme arranged by the .Lower Hutt Fire -Brigade for January 16th. It is proposed to hold a bazaar on the same date.

Tho no-license campaign as so far mapped out, includes a mass meeting in tlie Oddfellows' Hall, X’eune, on Sunday night, and a meeting in the Lower Hutt Town Hall on Monday night. Among tho speakers will be the Ecv. K. J. Liddell, and two others, from Ashburton.

Tho monthly mooting of the Wellington branch of the Wesleyan' Bible Class Union was hold at the Potone Wesleyan Cnurch last evening* the Kev. B. Wilson presiding. Tho organising secretary, Bev. A. B. Chappell, delivered an addrtfts on the progress of the union in various parts of the Dominion. The several city and suburban classes wore x’cipresented. At the weekly meeting of tho Hope of Petono Lodge, 1.0.G.T., Bro: J, W, McEwan presiding, officers for the ensuing quarter were installed as follows: P.G.T., Bro. Townsend; C.T., Bro. D<-n----by; V.T., Sis. Kinsley; C„ Sis. Fuller; secretary. Bio. Martin; assistant secretary, Bro. Bonisnie; financial secretary, Bro. J. Mcßwan, jun.; treasurer, Bro. Kvrslaka; marshal, Bro. Barker; D.M., Sis. Jowett; een., Bro. Mahoney. An interesting paper on the history, of the Boyul, Horticultural .Society was read before a meeting of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society last night by Air T. Waugh. The, society, said Mr Waugh, was fathered by Mr' John Wodgawood, son of the Wcdgcjvood of chihawaro fame. It had its origin in 1801, but a society having similar aims was established in Belgium a ' quarter of a century before that. Mr Waugh, was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.