The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

NORTH WALES TRAVELLERS AT DINNER. SUCCESSFUL GATHERING AT COLWYN BAY. THE FUTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE BRANCH DEFENDED. One of the most noteworthy features of the Nrth Wales branch of the United Kingdom l^ttiniercial Travellers' Association is ita local ^nevolent fund, in whoee aid the aninual dinner piven at the imt>e.rial Hotel, Colwyn Bay, j headquarters of the branch, on Friday even- Though smaller numerically than last the attendance was quite as representative, Programme generally lacked nothing to the success of the function and the en- of the diners. Covers were laid f';r urn ut lrty, and, tus usual, the catering by Mrs Lowe excellent. Ba fv' *re^- Francis, president of the Colwyn I ocrf 'Presided, while the vioe-chair wae Upted by Mr John Crompton, who was sup- :N 1i.eQ by Mr J. O. M.Skelton, a member of tho Council cf the U.K.C.T.A., \Y 1 Char lea Palmer, chairman of the North To T branch. There were also present: Mr j 'n Laurenoe, president of the branch; Mr W N.P. Bank; Dr. Marrictte, Messrs T. IT. hon. solicitor to the branch Bliss-Hill, b/J1,. J°ne«, M.Inst.C.E.; T. E. Purdy, John ila A. R. Tudma-n, C. H Noblo^ George W f' j- Fleet, R. Martin Smith, M. Lang, V' Mobley, Bert Dicken, R .J. Roberts, B. G. 1L r2s' J■ Davie*?. F. H. Porter, T. Needham, l £ v Hudson, J. W. Roberts, A. E. Bcthell, ans Hughes, H. V. Doughty Davies, Tunna, and J. Reynolds. 1 Doughty Davies acted as social secret iry. THE TOAST LIST. of ther over' the Chairman submitted the t'ast *lr W 'rfinG: which was musically honoured, I t&irf -^°hley following with a sympathetic r^nnK of "The King." thf, .ProPosing that of the "Queen and the other IH of the Royal Family," tho Yice-Chair- dwelt in a very happy manner on the en- hon ,7if i influence of her Majesty in the I<oyal ) £ i "old and in court circles generally. The thft *?., w«uld be a most appropriate president of '"He Commercial Travellers' Association, because I tr„ Ay.as not only the pioneer of commercial Ws' 9' ^le ^lac' the happy knack of doing without making enemies, a characteristic VBilc" travellers generally would do well to de- (loud laughter). «,pis toast was also musically honoured. Bless the Pririce of Wale-1?" was rendered I D. J. Davies. William Jones, A. J. s and Doughty Davies. A DEFENCE OF THE BRANCH. Or J. 0. M. Skelton submitted "The North *Po<v u 'an(,h'' in the raciest and best-delivered evening. Speaking for the Nation- j r/Sociation of which the branch forms a part, 'trees'118r that the parent body had borne the Sujjj and storm of many years, but since last biljv <:r' when it took upon itself a now responsi- gi It toIII tstlai, of a new I constitution, he was I (h^ar its prospects were brighter than ever Jet n'. -ar)- True, the new institution had not from the chrysalis to the butterfly to but ample time had been given for them *or j'nJ?, a judgment favourable to the change. I Pa.j,) noe> they had not yet appointed their btifc onC1if^ary nor hxed upon their central office, ^oUj, the following day he hoped tho secretariat "e satisfactorily filled, and that other im- tilt¡ ,ant niatters would be eettled. It was at one th 0 Pricted that branches would secede from of ciation in largo numbers in consequence that ?, new conditions, but he was pleased to say On]., 'h"y started tho new year with the loss of Vv° branches, one of which had declared its <iociri^n before the new constitution had been ^lv T"P°n' vv^i'e the other had never, techni- Wh~' ^J" a branch of the Association (cheers). the Mxt conference came round he had -Yx &Ut tit T8.80n to believe the Association, through- ■th6 v'c '«ngth and breadth of the land, would be C)fa for the change by no more than the j'" about twenty members (applause). He t}j6 J1 complete sympathy with the position of ^r«?^r branches at present because he fully financial difficulties to be faced. He ^*Cerf that branch and the Chester branch thre.. 'lal circumstances had arise^n which had 4t«n«d their very existence, but there had tyn NO SIGNS OF WAVERING Car part of either; on the con- each presented a hopeful and 4tld ,y i ^aoe -against, their troubles, •v ky tiad not the slightest doubt but that they y emerged successfully from the eiatj0 oa,r- hear). If .they wanted the Asso *°tiv ''ve u]Kin its membership and prove an ^v J° rce worthy of the commercial community ^•ev ,r"ust be prepared to pay for it. In the past no dear or definite jx>licy. but under the mo they could expect much. During the ^ars that that and the Chester branches had existence unkind things had been said. (to gentlej?ien had practically declared thorn kij^j schismatics, but an organisation of that Effortbest be worked by means of local thtt and interest (hear, hear). He also noticed lktlt a fe%vjwe,,k- ago at the annual dinner held ^hil ft<!r a statement had been made that Society had in the past done consider- va'uable work they had never gone out >W?.lri? ^or members and suggesting that that had 1 ^'°ne in connectio;i with the North Wales iCioh- He thought it was one of their most -t duties to tout, for members—(hear, by -lV Jt was most unreasonable to pass anyone #^lv Ca,ife he did not see eye to eye with them- °n benevolent fund or other subjects (hear, tCh The Association had been constituted for tl'jt IIpurpos.e of improving the position of all ^'Uin S' ari<^ that could only be be done bv com- Itijj v?- all travellers together in one 6olid com- 'ty (applause). In that matter he thought throw their portals open as wide as they had no right to discriminate be- °ne and his fellow. Continuing, Mr b^ urged the formation of additional of the Association in Wales, and pointed that many practical benefits would accrue from the Association in the future. Amongst other things, he mentioned that a scheme had been practically completed for the formation of a commercial travellers' unemployment bureau throughout the country in connection with the Association. Forms of agreement between tra- vellers and their employers had also been drawn out so that employees and employers would be properly protected. On those two matters the work of the Association during the last few montHS, wals, lie uiougnt, most creditable (hear, hear). At an earlier date they had formed the Benefit Society, one of the finest movements ever conceived in connection with the Association. Again, a scheme whereby money could be lent to a member at low interest for the purchase or construction of his own home would be a lasting monument to the Association (hear, hear). Yet, there remained much more to do. Nevertheless, he thought there was a higher and worthier motive before them than an abso- lutely tangible return for contributions received, namely, the bringing of men together for their social uplifting and their common good; the comradeship and friendship gained, and what they could do and did do for one another (beait hear). Considering the circumstances he thought the local branch had done marvellously well. Just as the Welsh nation added so much at that moment to the national strength and credit the Welsh branches strengthened the parent body, and in submitting that toast he could but hope that the North Wales branch would succeed even better in the future than it had succeeded in the past (hear, hear). MANY VISITORS TO COLWYN BAY. Mr Charles Palmer, chairman of the branch, said that in following Mr Skelton, who was the Association's "star" orator,—(hear, hear),—he felt so very timid that he would reply to the toast with appropriate brevity (laughter). The branch had made very great headway they had a mem- bership already of about 80, and the number was increasing at each Executive Committee meet- ing. The local press were so kind to them that practically all the facts concerning their develop- ment and position had been published, and there could be no need for reiteration. He might add however that the deputation from the branch, who had waited upon the North-west Federa- tion (which was composed of 23 branches with a total membership of 2600) had formally invited the Federation to hold its next quarterly meet- ing at Colwyn Bay, an invitation which had been unanimously accepted (cheers). As many of the visitors would be accompanied by their wives and children, it was probable that the attendance would be a largo one. THE BENEVOLENT FUND. In proposing the toast of the Local Benevolent Fund, Mr W. Gresty said the fund had not re- ceived the support it was justly entitled to, and appealed for a larger measure of assistance. A collection made in the room in aid of the fund realised J36 16s 6d. A HOPEFUL MANUFACTURER. Tho toast of the President and Vice-President was proposed by Mr P. T. Davies. Mr Francis and Mr Crompton resporrtred. The latter said he regarded the commercial travel- lers as a very valuable asset to the country, as they were the medium between manufacturers and purchasers of material. He did not think they had anything to fear about the future of their country. He was personally very optimistic, they had already turned the tide after the recent period of depression (applause). In fact, as a manufacturer, he knew that a very big volume of trade had been done at Manchester during the past month, and he believed that was the beginning of much better things which were to follow in the immediate future, so that the mem- bers of the Association should be of good hope (applause). Mr Crompton urged commercial travellers at all times to make a thorough study of the business or article of manufacture with which he was concerned, and dwelt upon the de- sirability of giving a traveller a hearing at all times. "THE QUEEN OF WELSH WATERING- PLACES." Mr T. H. Morgan proposed the toast of the town and trade of Colwyn Bay. He spoke of tho "wonderful progress of the town, which he declared was now not only the most important town on the North Wales coast, but undoubtedly the queen of Welsh watering-places, not exclud- ing any place in South Wales (applause). He could remeniber Colwyn Bay when there were not fifty houses in the whole district, and those who had thus seen its growth could not but mar- vel at it. He well recollected the time when they were visited only occasionally by a police- man, and when in due course the first constable made his appearance as a resident. Now, the place boasted its full blown Sujierintendent of Police and his staff, to say nothing of the hand- some new county buildings. They were now free from the domination of Conway, either muni- cipally or from a postal point of view. They had acquired their own gas and electric light undertakings, a fine promenade; the woods, and a number of other expensive and valuable pro- perties essential to the welfare of the large com- munity. He thought it was a good thing that that branch made its headquarters at Colwyn Bay, and that so many of its members resided there for in their peregrinations all over the country the travellers acted as missionaries tes- tifying to the claims of Colwyn Bay as a health; and pleasure resort (hear, hear). Referring to the trade, Mr Morgan spoke in glowing terms of the shops of the town, which he thought could not be equalled anywhere along the North Wales coast. Touching upon the allegation that the trams detrimentally affected the trade of Colwyn Bay inasmuch as the townspeopJeIllade use of them to do their shopping at Llandudno, he challenged the assertion, and contended that from his own observation as a resident between the two towns, the conrraiy was the case. Mr Geo. Marfell responded, and remarked that while visitors should always be welcomed at Colwyn Bay, he believed the main strength of the to.vn be in its residential population. II OTHER TOASTS. Mr Tunna proposed "Our guests," Mr William Jones, C.E., responding in a neat speech. Mr H. V. Doughty Davies submitted the toast of the Benefit Society, while the health of the Chairman of the branch (Mr Chas. Palmer) was cordially honoured at the call of Mr Mobley. In addition to the musical numbers already _————- mentioned, the following items were given at intervalsSolo, "Good-bye," Mr Wm. Jones; song, "How Paddy stole the rope," Mr Bethell; song, "Take a pair of sparkling eyes," Mr Fleet; recitation, "A Welshman's first impression of a pantomime," Mr E. G. Evans, Rhyl; song, "Philadelphia," Mr A. R. Tudman; humorous song, Mr Doughty Davies; comic song, Mr Bert Dicken; song, "Queen of the Earth," Mr Gwesyn Price; part-song, the Travellers' Glee Party; solo and chorus, Mr Doughty Davies and party. Mr J: Reynolds accompanied efficiently during the evening.

ROYAL CAMBRIAN ACADEMY. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Royal Cambrian Academy was ihekl on Saturday at Plas Mawr, Conway. The President, Mr Clarence H. White, who occupied the chair, was re-elected. Mr Cuth- bert C windy was re-elected vice-president, Mr F. W. Longsha.w hon. treasurer, and Mr W. J. Slater, lion, secretary. The following were appointed members of the Council for the current vear :-Me.sn; T. Clougb, G. Cockram, T. Ellison, B. Fisher, .13. Fowler, Anderson Hague, Julius Hare, G. Harrison, Harold Hughes, J. Clinton Jones, A. F. Perrin, J. C Salmon, R. Gay Somerset, and W. Stephenson. Messrs Owen Rowland and Aithur Nether- wood were appointed auditors. The Hanging Committee for the next exhibi- tion were chosen as follows:—Messrs T. Cloug'h, G. Harrison, A. Hague, and J. Hare. From the list of candidates for the a&sociate- sliip of the academy tho following were elected Mr L. Burleigh Bruhl, R B.A. (president of the Dudley Gallery), Mr .John Ca.ssddv 'sculptor), Mr H. B. Guest karchitect), Mr Harold Harvey. Mr J. W. Stampeon, and Mr H. P. Weaver. From the list of associates the following were elected full members:—Ma- Arthur Netherwood and Mr W. Foilen Bishop, R.B.A. It was decided that the receiving, days for non-members of works submitted for the next exhibition shall be April 29 and May 1, and lor members May 10 and 11. May 25 was fixed as the varnishing day, and May 29 for the pri /3 view. The exhibition will open on June 1. ,.I,d close on September 25.

FLINTSHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. TALACRE CATHOLIC SCHOOL. A meeting- of the Flintshire Education Com- mittee was held to-day week at Mold. Mr T. W. Hughes presided. NEWMARKET CHARITY. It was decided, in view of the fact that the trustees were not prepared to acquiesce in the suggestions of the sub-committee, that the Joint Education Committee under the Welsh Interme- diate Education Act proceed to the framing of a scheme for the administration of the charity, and hold a local inquiry.. TALACRE ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL The Buildings Subcommittee had received a communication from Bishop Mostyn stating that he had been asked by Sir Pyers Mostyn and* those intea-csted in the Talacre School to act on their behalf as regards that school, and he would be glad if a conference could be arranged with representatives of the L.E.A-, with a view to the acihool being' taken over as. a non-provided school. The sub-committee recommended that a conference to held, and had appointed dele- gates to attend such conference, which will take place at Flint. CHILDREN AND DEFECTIVE VISION. The schools medical officer reported that there were about 360 children suffering from defective vision, etc., and thsse children were in need of treatment and spectacles. It was decided that the medical officer examine the worst 100 cases and prescribe suitable spectacles, the latter to be rehased by the authority and sold to L-he parents of the children.

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L. & N. W. RAILWAY TEM- PERANCE WOBKEBS. CONFERENCE AT COLWYN BAY. A CIVIC WELCOME. MARKED PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT. Delegates" representing the Chester and North Wales district of the L. and N.-W. Railway Temperance Union held a. conference at Colwyn on Saturday. The proceedings commenced at 2 o'clock in the Council Chamber, where the visitors were accorded a civic welcome, and closed with a public meeting at 7 p.m. in the Church Room. M,r J. T. Partington, president of the Chester and North Wales District Council, occupied the chair in the afternoon, and amongst others pre- sent were: Mr Mariott, of Manchester, vice- chairman of too Council; Mr E. C. Grindley, one of the assistants to the Superintendent of the line at EuEton; Mr J. Hall, of the Marine Depot, Holyhead, hon treasurer; Mr G. O. Wil- Iiams, of Chester, hon. secretary; Mr C. H Noble, chairman of the Colwyn liay section: Mr T. Wynne, chairman of the Llandudno Junction section; Mr D. O. Williams, J.P., chairmazi of the Cohvyn Bay Urban District Council; Key. Canon Roberts, vicar of Colwyn Bay; Rev. .Tlhomaa Lloyd, Colwyn Bay; Rev. J. Glyn Da- vies, M.A., Rhjl, secretary to the North Wales Temperance Union; Mrs Berth Jones, presi- dent of ilhe Welsh Women's section of the Col- wyn Bay Temperance Association; Miss Ethel hovey, of Penrhos Colege; Rev. Thos. Parry, chairman of the Colwyn. Bay Temperance Asso- ciation; Mr Jones, of the "Pioneer" Lodge of Good Templare, Cohvyn Bay, and others. WELCOME. Mr b. H. Noble introduced deputations ap- pointed to accord the conference a welcome to Colwyn Bay. Mr D. O. Williams, ohairman of the Urban District Council, was the first to respond to the call, and in the course of a coimncndably orief speech he &aid that as one who had always been in keen sympathy with the temperance cause he not only formally but from the bottom of his heart welcomed the visitors on behalf of the Oolwyn Bay Council and the community in geneiral (applause) Mrs Berth JoneJ, who spoke on behalf of the Colwyn Bay Women's Temperance Association, said .she was very proud of the splendid work accomplished by the L. and N.-W. Rly. Tem- perance Union, and particularly of the part played loca.lly in connection with the cause by Mr C. H. Noble, the exceedingly popular and industrious station master of Colwyn B&v (hear, hear). She felt that tJhe Union was carrying out a most, important work having' regard for the many lives entrusted to the care of raihvay- men (hear, hear). Mra-i Ethel Hovey, on behalf of the English women's aecilion of the local te-mporanœ society, extended the conference a most cordial wel- come, and said it was a great joy to tliinx of the wonderful influence exerciscd by the power- ful railway company represented there in the direction of attaining the finer ideals which the nation should hold before it, and especially in view of the progressive and successful character of that movement (applause). The Rev. Thomas Parry spoke for the men's section of the Association, and said the confer- ence had the good wishes of the town in that matter- He was glad to say the men engaged at the Colwyn Bay station were sober and reli- able in every respect (hear, hear). He hoped that and the various other temperance organisa- tions would join forces to such gsood purpo&e that they would transport the great drink evil for ever from their land (hear, hear). He was profoundly thankful that all the churches and the ehapols were or.e on that question at Colwyn Bay. The Rev. Canon Roberts, their vicar, had always been in the front of the battle when re- quired—(applause),—and it was inspiring to see that L. and N.-W. R. Conference were in line with them. He could only wish that that strong Railway Company would give the drink traffic a free ticket, which would carry it away from their islands for gcod (laughter and oheers). If other countries could do without alcoholic liquors England could a-thousand times more (applause). Canon Roberts said that on behalf of the members of the local branch of the Church of England Temperance Society, he wished to be associated with all that had been said both by way of welcoming the conference and in de- nouncing' the drink evil. A feature of large stations such as t'hat they now had at Colwyn Bay was a refreohment room. He hoped they would always be able to keep their own -station free from source of temptation to raihvaymeu and others (applause). After referring to the importance of 80briety to railway employees in general, Canon Roberts remarked that if sobrie- ty was good for the railway engine drivers of the land it was good for all men and women, because they were all drivers in the sense that they drove to their ownde.,tinies (applause). Mr Jones spoke-on behalf of the local lodge of Good Templars, and Mr R. Jackson for the Colwyn Ba,y Gospel Temperance Association. Tho lattor remarked that 75 per cent. of the accidents occurring in the kingdom wore caused in consequence of intemperance. He was, there- fore, exceedingly g'J<.td to testify that he had never in his life come across a steadier lot of men than ihote. employed at the Colwyn Bay railway station (hear, hear). The Chairman, in acknowledging, said it was a matter of great pleasure to himself and his colleagues generally to hear the many, good things spoken with regard to Mr Noble, who, he feit sure, richly deserved them all (hear, hear)- Temperance workers associated with the railway would be sUeng'thened and encouraged to proceed with their task as a result of the welcome accorded the conference that afternoon (hear, heu). THE PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT. Mr George 0, Williams, th'3 hon. district se- cretary, then gave, a report as to the progress which the Union was making in the district. In 1905 t here were. 735 members in the Cnester and North Wales district, in 1905 1219, in 1907 1S38, and last year the number, rose to 1743 (applause)-. He recalled the time when there were only a hundred in the whole district. The London and North-Western Railway Company employ throughout tneir system about 70,000 men, of whom in 1905 only 4777 profr-sed total abstin- ence or temperance principles by joining the Union, but in the past year the membership had risen to 17,556, and this year the members were being urged to make a great effort to bring' n 2600 new adherents at leafiit so as to make the membership all over the line 20,000 (applause). In the Chester and North Wales district t-iicro were- 120 stations, at all of which, with the ex- ceptiol1 of nine, there were wnc or more mem- bers of the Union, wmlst at forty-one stations, or 34 per cent. of the whole, the entire staffs were composed of members of the Union (ap- plause). There were twenty-one institutes and twenty-one coffee taverns for the use more par- ticularly of railway men in the district, and a special treasury had been prepared with the object of opening new institutes up and down tihe line (cheers). Mr E. C. Grindley added that the work ac- complished in that district wap practically char- acteristic of all other sections throughout the company's system. In fact they claimed to have the most thoroughly organised railway temper- ance association in existence—(applause),—and they hoped that in tho course of time every railwayman would be a total abstainer. He could net personally see why total abstinence should not be made compulsory in the case of a railway!rum. It might be argued that that would be interfering' with the liberty of the subject, but he contended that the subject had no nght to such a liberty when he was engaged in con- nection with the conveyance of pa-wsengers cr live slock from one part of the country to nn- oHiCr (bud applau-e). It was a sign of the times that the G.W.Il. Company, who had re- cently followed the L. and N.-W. R. Company's lead in iempen:.noo matters, had lately is-.ued an official circular to cry JlHn in their employ exhortirg- temperance principles. So far as he was aware, tihat wac tiio first occasion "when the matter had been taken in hand officially in tiiat direct manner. l'he L. and N.-W. R. Com- pany's system of working was purely vo'uiitjry and apirt from direct official control, but he was delighted to say that next month a meeting of all the clerical staff at Euston would be held during- the usual working- hours which would be presided over by one of the company's actors and by the General Manager 'and the Bishop of London amongst others, so that the work Gcoomjdished b., the Union recognised in the proper quarters (kad applause). REVENUE WASTED. Miss Ethel Hovey followed with an excellent paper on temperance as conducive to health and c'Hcieticy. emphasised the fact that alcouol demoj-ali5.es the will, power, and the-moral and physical health ot t-ne consumer, and in support of her contention sihe quoted opinions of emi- nent phyuicians and t\¡,¡;rgÐOTIS. Sr-e further con- tended that the revenue obtained by the Go- vernment from, the de of drink was absolutely wasted because it was only epent-in maintain- ing workhouse.3, asylums, and gaols, which would not be necessary we:o the British a sober nation. A discussion followed, in which Mr G. O. Wil- liam?-, Mr Marriott, Rev. Thomas Lloyd, Mr Hall (Holyhead), and Mr Kcttleweil, Colwyn Bay, took part.. Mr Kettlcwell complained of "a lack of in- terest in this matter on the part of Cohvyn Bay ministers and church leaders." He said that us secretary to the Colwyn Bay Gospel Temperance Association he had during the previous week caured 2000 invitations to be sent out requesting people to attead an important temperance meet- ing held at the Loetiwe Hall. The afternoon meeting' had only ÚO persons,- while in -the evening, when two splendid addresses were delivered by eminent men,, only: 110 people at- tended. He was exceedingly sorry to say that the Rev. Thomas Lloyd was the only minister in attendance, and lie thought the other mini- ters of the town should hear about that (hear, hc2.r). If the churches only joined hand in ihand and worked, together in that cause they » wo'iad speediiy witne^ .a.-revivui in temperance work (hear, liear^. I It was at this stage that Mrs Ormiston Chant, the well-known temperance lecturer and writer, appeared, and she was aceorded a splendid re- ception. RHYL'S "ROTTEN" ATMOSPHERE. The Rev. J. Glyn Davies, 01 Rhyl, read a paper on "The need of more knowledge in Temperance work." He said the present was a deeply scientific. In education, in manu- factures, in fact in nearly all departments of life science was introduced as never before in the annals of our country. Under the circum- stances, the temperance worker, to do his work effectively, must be equipped with a. sufficient knowledge of the scientific, psychological, econo- mic and legislative principles underlying their belief to appeal to the intelligence of the would- be convert. The Association to which he be- longed hoped to bring up a generation of chil- dren who would hate strong drink, not blindly, but intelligently. This matter, said Mr Davies, should be studied from the point of economics—the effects of drink upon society. At Colwyn Bay you are blessed with very few licensed houses he proceeded. You should thank God that you live in Colwyn Bay. I live in a place where there are fifty public- houses, and tihe atmosphere of the town is rotten because of that; I have no hesitation in saying it. You can see it m other towns in Christian North Wales. The evil effects of this baneful thing—poverty, crime, and lunacy, the three great black shadows on human life to-day—are obvious. He proceeded to say lie was g'lad that progress was being made. Merionethshire was making progress most rapidly towards Prohibi- tion, and he hoped tiiat before long that county would set the example to Great Britain by be- coming the first Prohibitionist county (applause). MRS ORMISTON CHANT ON THE OPIUM TRADE. Mrs Ormiston Chant said she had just come from the prayer meeting in the Friends' Meet- ing-houee in London on behalf of the Shanghai Conference to be held on the following' Monday. fThe movement, she said, is very urgent, and the matter so profoundly pathetic that I make no excuse for speaking of it here. That the Conference is meeting is partly due to the Alll- erican efForte to stir up an inquiry into the opium traffic, and England's character is to be weighed in the balance. God grant that the promise of our people may eave us from eternal disgraoe- We forced the opium trade upon China., and we, the Christian Churches, have known it and permitted it for years. I have been helping lately to stir up the public consci- ence on the matter, and other people have been working too, and at tho Conference on Monday there will come the revelation that the effect of the reforms brought about by tihe Emperor and Empress of China have been thwarted and pre- vented by British influence (Shame). We thank God for the great reforms that have occurred in China, for the burning of the opium pipes, for tho closing of the opium dens, and now this bad side of England, this money loving, Mam- mon-worshipping side, that overturned the Licensing Bill, if; bringing pressure to bear that the reforms of China. may be thwarted in the name of the International Opium Treaty of Great Britain and China. We forced India to turn many of her g'reat food-growing areas into opium-producing ones, and we forced China to receive that opium grown in India, and maty it not be that already our punishment is fiercely flaming out in India—for we know not what is before us—for having', as a Christian country done such a profound wrong? (hear, hear). Monday is the crucial day, and all we can do is to pray Jest England should permit her financiers to prevent her from righting it. We knew of this infamy, but had been handicapped and thwarted by those who worshipped Mammon and believed only in the power of money. God grant that Monday may not be a day for the registering of our shame before the nations of tho world (applause). She commended the splendid work accomplished by the Railway Union Thanks were voted the speakers, and the var- ious deputations on the motion of the Chairman. I The delegates then adjourned tot. John's Schoolroom, where they were entertained to tea by Mr D. O. Williams.

THE EVENING MEETING. ADDRESS BY MRS ORMISTON CHANT, Mr E. C. Grindley presided over the evening meeting, in the Church Room, which was well filled. The Vicar (Canon Roberts) congratulated the Railway Temperance Union upon the afternoon meeting, which he thought had been of a moist j encouraging character. Though there were forces at work making for temperance in this f country the cause had recently experienced a check, and they had been all disou raged there- bh. The check in itself had been to him a very sad matter, but far sadder was the fact that 't had been possible. The Lords would never have dared act as they had done hod they not known of and fell secure in the influence of that ter- rible traffic in the country (hear, hear). Under the circumstances the work now lying before temperance advocates was to carry out more effectively than ever their crusade for the edu- cation of be nation. Once they had done that and organised their forces they must carry all before them. He urged them to take heart and go on with their good work. There were com- plaints that people did not attend places of worship on Sundays, but how could they expect men and women to do that when they spent their Saturday evsningte in pvblie-hcuses or -clubs ? (applause). When that practice became impossible their churches and chapels would be quickly -filled (hear, hear). THE REFORMING BREWERS OF AUCKLAND. Mrs Ormiston Chant was the principal speaker of the evening, and for about an hour she spoke with marked charm and power, the audience being obviouislv much impressed with her un- questionable eloquence. The wife of a medical man, and herself a devoted medical student, Mrs Chant dealt with temperance from an expert physician's -standpoint. As a keen student of human nature sue spoke of tne temptations of drink, whilst a-s a philanthropist, and practical missionary with a vast knowledge of London slum life, she told of the resuliis of immodera- tion. She narrated incidents and traffic stories of happening's personally known to "her, and now and again fired her audience with the warmth of her appeals for an effort to deliver a lasting blow at the trade. She was brimful of opnm.ji for the future of tiie cause, and reieireei with profound feelings of gratitude to 'tne wave of enormous emotion now passine over all the world." The fact that 30 millions j. }fic\ °° mdhons of people inhabiting the United States had undertaken to live under total promotion from drink bore eloquent evi- dence to her of the effect of that wave. The same wave had parsed over Australasia with I ^tr;irni%rki;bfc, Jhc and wine grew-oi Auckland had been so impressed bv the cnange manifested in the attitude of the public towards the trade that they themsejves haa carried mto. effect a measure oi reform that was not a htth asioiiselling to see that they had not been conv pehod b>; law to do anything of the kind. In had teen listening to tho rancous V' O; 1110 lnen declared it to be cruel to leg"h.te agamst women acting as barmaids in pau.ic-houses. In Auckland the fiat had just ^lno fro'n. the Brewers and Wine Grocers' ^5ocia.tion abolishing barmaids because- the As- sceiat.on thought the practice was against public op:mon (applause). The same body had declared that ti.et'e must be no more private bars or snugs in public-houses in that country (re- €d applause). On APril 1st the Children's Bui come to force in England forbidding t.h0 serving of drink to a child except by a doc- lor s order?, but they had stuck at the age limit ot .V y€ar* ,W3th regard to serving children at bars. In Auckland the Brewers and YV ine Grocers' Association had decided that there should be no drink served to minors under 21 years of age. Such was the force of public opinion concerning drink in Australasia, and she. did not yet despair that the day would dawn I nen British public opinion would be equally powerful (applause). Speaking of the Licensing Bill, NL-s Chant said it was scandalous that three men should have been able to flout archbishops, bishops, canons, deans, Free Church Councils! and even the Prime Minister, as had been the caM over the. rejection by the Lords of that Bill. Continuing, die referred to the increased use of intoxicants by women. Did British womanhood realise that the Licensing Bill fought for the lives of the babies of the nation? Up- wards of 125,000 children under twelve months old died each year, tho vast majority of them in consequence of drink, and she was inclined to think that the punishment falling upon England now for maintaining that soul-destroying traffic was the increasing drunkenness amongst women. It was a physiological fact that aiT a rule a daughter took from the f.ilher his char- I acter and tastes whilst a son generally assumed those of the mother. It wns generally known that the number of men addietcd to "drink in the generation before, the present one was ap- palling. Was it not probab'>8 that rctrlbullOIl was failing upon their daughters—the mothers of to-day who were notoriously so addicted to drink? If the motherhood of tho nation was tending that way then indeed they were lost as a. nation, < for their sons, the men of the future, would be doomed in same way as the daughters of the -previous generation (applause). At intervals recitations and vocal selections were rendered by Miss Coulter, Miss Mervyn Wood, Miss Williams (Rhyl), Messrs Mobley, A. E. Bethell, Littler and "the Knights of the Road."

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