THE LICENSING BILL.
GOVERNMENT DETERMINED. LONDON, March 29. . Mr. John Burns, in a speech at Battersea, said that the Licensing Bill was a just, practical, and necessary measure, and the logical outcome of the Act of 1904. It treated publicans more equitably than before, and was equitable to brewers. The Government intended to pass the bill. AN IRISH MEASURE. LONDON, March 29. In the House of Commons, the Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Bill, introduced by Mr. Thomas H. Sloan (Independent Protestant member for Belfast South), was read a second time. The measure is more drastic than Mr. Asquith's bill, and provides that no liquor be supplied for consumption off the premises, and that no visitor or honorary member residing within seven mile* of club premises shall be served with drink during prohibited hours. The right of entry and inspection is given to the police. v During the debate, Mr. T. W. Russell (member for Tyrone South) indicated that the last-mentioned clause required amendment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 77, 30 March 1908, Page 5
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