EARLY CLOSING OF BARS.
liy TelcErap!;—Press Association, i < Chrlstchuroh, May 8. ■At tho General Synutl to-night, the ,Bishop of Nelson moved: "That in tho '.uterests of public morals tho Synod is •of that during tho war lieonSed U'arg and clubs should he closed between. Jti p.m. and S a.m., that the custom of '.shouting' be made illegal, and that ijlie foregoing be sent to tho Prima Minister." fie disclaimed the sugges■jj'on that the motion cast a slur on the ;fi;ldiers. The motion placed the soldiers wi th the rest of the community. 1 Tho' ijeiidiers were 110 worse than others. !, [The Bishop of Wellington drew atteiition t-o the reply of the Minister of lie fence to-a deputation of ladies askiiv|; for bars to close at 7 p.m. with wot canteens, that in _ the opinion of the police early closing ' was ina> viis ible, as'in ploces like Welling!', liqiior was obtainable. If the Govcri men t adopted the Synod's resolution tin precision of tho required recreation foi mere in camps in tho evenings was assural. 'ISui motion was carried unanimously-
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2766, 9 May 1916, Page 4
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