INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7690, 6 December 1899, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(l'EIl I'I'.EHS ASSOCIATION.) (BY TKI/EGRAVII.) TIMAIIU. Docomber . r >. Mr Hall-.loncs addressed one of tho fullest mooliugH over aeon in tho Thoatro r\oyal. Ho had a grot reception. There was a shower of bouquets, and a vote cf thanks and confidence and of confidence in the Gove .-nmenb was carried by a large show of hands amid applause and cheers. AUCKLAND. Dccombor 5. Six wooka ago Mr Richardaon, temporancc lecturer, laid an information against fShcchan, a hotolkoeper, for alleged threatening language. Magistrate Hutchison decided against Mr Kichardson, who was saddled with Courb atul solicitor's costß of 14 7s. Ho stated that ho would nob pay, as ho was of opinion that tho decision was a wrong ono. I«othing was douo till to-nighb whon ho, ab a Prohibition meeting, was arrostod on a warrant for nob complying with tho order of tho Bonch, and put In tho look-up Mr J. K. Hill, President of tho Band of Hopo Union, the Ruv. W. J. Williams, President of tho Abolition Loaguo, and Mr W. L. Salter soverally went to the polico station to pay tho money, but Mr Richardson would nob consent. Subsequently Mr Arthur Myers, of Messrs Campboll, Ehronfried, unci Co., went to tho station and paid tho amount. Mr RichardBon Haiti ho (lid not thivuk hitn, unci refused to sanction tho proceedings. As tho police had recoived payment of tho costs, thoy told Mr Richardson that ho could not rotnain in tho look-up, and must depart. Ho wont back to the prohibition meeting, whoro ho was hoisted shoulder high and ohoorod. Ho delivered an address. A large body of polico and detectives catne on tho ground, also plain-olotlios men. Homo hoodlums indulged in horseplay, laying a train of orackors undor tho temporauco platform and firing them, and throwing ovor-ripe hen fruib about at tho closo of tho meeting. Five thousand persons wore presonb. Mr Jainos Rogan, Labor ouudidato, took advantage of tho groab assomblago ab the oloso of tho tomporanco meeting to proas his claims upon tho City oloctors.