GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14660, 30 January 1912, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

POLITICAL REFORMS RE- ! QUIRED. ; apuaiing vat Mastartoa lart week, -»ir \ o.tch, Labour M.P. sajd, J «?■.•»- was rrshed through the Hvofe at, such a rale t&at even niaraosrs tneaiselves d:d not understand half of ■}■ 1 reposed legislation was koot <onndect:al in the Cabinet xill the ;ast minute. Tie granting oi ciTJI and pj.mcai rights had been opooiad itcause, such a. movement «vould Juive iho labour He knew of at least half a Awl»t| eta in the Civil Service who at the iact election would have come cut and fought for Labour, only that they would hare had to give up their fillets. In regard to the Upper House, cost was not a greai objection. The real objection was that it fostered a system of political patronage. Thus temptation should be removed and every man would then take "i;> ;i position u his conscience Oicfci-.od. There were' men in New he knew who were working for the liberal cause simply in tie hope of petting into the tipper House. Mr V pilch, also advceatedel ective executive and a State Bank of Issue.

LAW OF PUBLIC MEETINCS. In giving judgment in a case arising out of an ejectment of a man -s.iut-d, Alonteith from the D&nnevii&e l?r:ll Hail on the occasion of Sir Josiiph, AVard : s meeting in DannevirKe on November 2Sth, Mr S. E. McCi.-rliy, S.M., sad ihti the hall 3iad inxn boiled by defendant Frame, pursuant to a resolution passed by Mr .lalis Committee, The committee delegated to him the duty of preserving errer. There were two "persons in •■harge ta:it night, Frame,, and lie Mayor, who waa chairman. Their pactions were different. The chairman "was only 31-..-T3-fied in ordering any person iO he removed who was disturbing the proceeding?. Monie'.th was responsible for a great deal of the interrupting, and the meeting was getting out i«i order. The chairman very properly , :.<J;ed Mout?itli to he quiet but tile Jau-er was contentious. Frame's pG«yt-K>u w.'.s quite different from that of ibi chairman. He had hired the hall *ml was in the position of host, those ri'scnt being his guests. fhey hirtl a license from Frame to be preaa.it, l.iit this license could be torniinated nt ?«y moment. Framo had the r-!»ht to stow anyone from going into tie I>all and could also hare anyone ren.<v<-i. Anyone of the audience had tao rij'-ht to assist Frame to carry out Ji"s desires. Therefore the only question rrcs whether undue force had been rsn,. In liis- opinion 110 undue fr.rce ii~s used, and ho 'would dismiss the case, with costs payable by plaintiff.