MISS BALGARNIE'S MISSION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12445, 30 August 1902, Page 8

MISS BALGARNIE'S MISSION.

Tho opening of the no-license campaign 111 Port Chalmers took tho form of a publio meeting in the Town Hall last evening under the auspices of the Chalmers branch of the United Temperance Reform Council. Tho building was well filled. The Rev. E. C. Tennent occupied the chair, and after singing "Hold the fort" and Mr Mazongarb engaging in prayer,'

Tho Chairman introduced the speaker of the evening, Miss Balgarnie, who was well received, and held the attention of the audience for 40 minutes, speaking with power and feeling. She pointed out that New Zealand, according to its population, was increasing alarmingly in drunkenness; in fact, compared with the statistics of 1806, the number of arrests for drunkenness in 1901 was nearly double. The lecturer also dealt with the question raissd that taking away the licenses of hot-els would be interfering with the liberty of the subject, and argued that liberty without limits was simply license. Liberty in every other question was bound by certain limits or bounds, and therefore tho limiting of llie liquor sale by the vote of the jieoplo was quite legitimate. If the Government did not obtain revenue from tho liquor traffic, the traffio would be put down very soon. The audienco sovcral times applauded the speaker. Miss Balgarnie had successful no-license meetings in Mosgiol on Wednesday evening, at Waitahuna on Thursday evening, and at Port Chalmers last evening. Her - mission in Duncdin is to bo opened in the Garrison Hall to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, and is to bo continued in the Choral Hall during the week. Miss Balgarnie is a lady of acknowledged platform ability, and has been engaged by tho New Zealand Alliance to com© to tho colony from England to help in the no-license campaign.