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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10528, 1 December 1905, Page 3

FATHER O'DONNELL'S i (OF ASHBURTON) OPINION. I I BLENHEIM, this day. ! i TI/TUCH public interest was taken m a : -*-*- lecture delivered here last night by the Rev. Father Servajean on PROHIBITION. The hall was crowded, and among thoeo present was the Rev. Mr Fairclough, of Wellington, who speaks to-night m reply to Father Servajean's views. Tlie lecturer says his address was prompted by a letter he had received from tho NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE, Asking him to preach a SPECIAL TEMPERANCE SERMON In view of the coming Elections. He resented the letter as an INTERFERENCE, As ho NEVER LOST AN OPPORTUNITY Of urging hie Congregation to TEMPERANCE. This incident led to correspondence m the press, and to his appearance on the public platform. THE ADDRESS STRONGLY DISAPPROVED of the PRINCIPLE OF PROHIBITION AND NO-LICENSE. HE CONDEMNED THE PRESENT OPEN-BAR SYSTEM And the ! EVILS OF THE "SHOUTING" 1 CUSTOM. j He suggested the ( CONTINENTAL CAFE SYSTEM, Which, from experience, he could cay k DID NOT ENCOURAGE EXCESSIVE DRINKING. ' ~** I I Speaking of Ashburton, ho had just wired to £ FATHER CDONNELL, i The Parish Prie_t there, asking him ' 1 IF PROHIBITION WAS REALLY c A BENEFIT, ! And the REPLY was: J "NO; t "TAKING ALL THINGS INTO CON- \ " SIDERATION, "PROHIBITION Jg NOT A "BENEFIT." I 1 i . The speaker got an EXCELLENT 1 HEARING. PROHIBITION ( HAVING PROVED A FAILURE IN OTHER DISTRICTS, WHY' INTRODUCE IT INTO WAIAPU ? THEf INCREASED POPULATION And the PROSPERITY AROUND US Should CAUSE THE ELECTORS To be ] CAUTIOUS ABOUT INTRODUCING ! DRASTIC CHANGES, Which have been PROVED to produce - WORSE EVILS than now exist, and would change the BURDEN OF TAXATION

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