TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10426, 31 July 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Pjiess Association.) Wellington, July 30. In consequence of the overcrowded state of the Luuatic Asylum, Dr MacGregor has beeu ' instructed to inspect Mount Cook Gaol with a view to its being utilised as an asylum. The Rtv. Dr Cook, of Boston, met the New Zealand Alliance to-day, • and in a yrolongfd interview said that, prohibition hi the prohibition States of America lvduwd diinking at 1 least 80 per cent. - The illicit Rale uf liquor was 1 uot greater but leis under license; tbat 1 generally the prohibition laws were- as well rnforceii as other lawn; that: ia 4-1 ouc or 44 States temperance teaching was cmpulsory in public schools, under pain of withholding portion of the school gtaut; "that churches generally were adopting the dictum of tbe Amtric-vu Methodi»6 Cnurco. that the liquor traffic could nob be legoli-.nd without sic, and were excluding liquor! sellers from chiirch membership, aad condemning the inconsihteney of voting for licerjs^ while refusing membsrship to licences

Ghkistchurch. July 30. A meeting of the Winter. Work JFand Committee was held to-day, whun it was "resolved to send a telegram to the Premier culling attention to the state of the labour market here; alto Cdllini; attenliou to the incorrect reports issued by the Labour Bureau. Over 500 men are being employed by the local bodies, and it 'U stated thnt over 700 ate emplojed altogether. It is further stated taut the fuiids iu hand will not hold out bejosd three weeks.