NO-LICENSE CONVENTION

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2531, 18 June 1909, Page 4

NO-LICENSE CONVENTION

SITTINGS IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Per Pipes Association.' GHivXtniOHUIICH, Juno 17. Tlie Dominion No-Liccnse Convention continued its meeting yesterday, and discussed the question of the future policy of the Alliance. After hearing Mr. A. S. Adams and other speakers, the following resolution was aflirmed: “This Convention reaffirms the demands of the party, affirmed by the previous annual conventions, and other assemblies, for a bare majority, and for Dominion option, instructs the Executive to have a Bill or Bills prepared to provide for these and other legislative demands of the party, and to arrange for the introduction of such a Bill or Bills to the House on the first day of the sitting next session.’’ The Convention resumed its sittings this morning. • _ . It was decided that the I'o-License Leagues be urged to establish social clubs for young men, with a view to eon liter act the attractions provided by licensed houses. THE NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE. At 10 a.in. the Convention continued the annual meeting of the New Zealand Alliance, which had been adjourned from Tuesday. The Rev. Air. Dawson read the annual report, as amended. Reference was made to the visit of the American fleet to Auckland during the year and to the rofusal of the Entertainment Committee to help to carry out tlie Admiral’s desire that men should not be given drink. This refusal led to indescribable scenes of drunkenness on the part of tlio American sailors, and this had the effect of increasing tlioliolicense vote. The report wont on to refer to tlie last local option jioll, the increase in the drink bill. _ 110-lice use in Oarnaru, and temperance instruction in schools. . , . , T . The. Rev. F. AV, Isitt wished to be relieved of the duties of general secretary of the New Zealand Alliance. Air Isitt was elected to tlie position of general organiser for the Dominion, aiul the Rev. : J. Dawson was elected general secretary of the New Zealand Allianco. , .... , ~ The Rev. A. Doull moved “That the amended constitution and rules of the New Zealand Alliance, of which due notice has been given lit terms of sections 12, 13, and 14 of the Alliance constitution. 1898, be now .adopted, and that upon the Dominion Convention agreeing to the constitution,'the New Zealand Alliance and the Dominion Convention shall henceforth 1)0. one and the same body., to be known as the New Zealand Alliance,The motion was carried. An executive was appointed as follows: Messrs A. R. Atkinson, A U. Bennett. It. G. Denton, T. B Finlay, AV. T. Kersley. A. ,Hohy, B. Lowe, 1 . Nicol, E. AV. Petherick, G. Leigh, the Revs. A. Dewdney, J. J. North, AV. J. AVilliams, AV. J. Connie, J.vice, I. AV. Isitt, and Air. J. Brown. r |’]ie next Convention is to be held in AVeliington in 1910. *