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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 81, 7 April 1910, Page 4

Th» little duput* which has been agitating Sydenham in connection with ita Working Men's Club culminated on Monday night in n larffcly-attended pnblic meeting which (as ulready mentioned in • telegram) entered an impressively empbatrc promt again M.the. the locker «y«tem. The meeting was called by Mr. Alfred Avery, the militant member of the club who earned a prompt vxpuUion from ita rank* a* • mult of his attempt to inter, fere with th« privilege of Sunday drinking. The Christchurch Star observe* : — We arc not ro much concerned with Mr. Avery 'a protest that the *ale of two Knny beera and a too free indulgence in em is unfair to the publican. The publican can take very good care of himself, and if the clubs can dispense wholesome beer to their members at a cheaper rate than tha hotels, so much tho better for the uockeU of tt*e woiking man. But we Jo agree with him that on the one day of re«t in the week the working man* horn* should be his castle, and not ike pot-boose. It is the absence of supervision that leads to abuse, and tho dobs in thi* respect have a much freer hand than tb» hotels. Those who aro interested in retaining the privilege of Sunday drinking are probably extremely Mjrry now that they side-ira<-k«-d Mr\ Avery in bin attempt to have the tub{'ect discussed at c private meeting. It la* now become a wry prominent pnblic one. and, while there me *ume obstacle* in the way, h vt-ry detei mined effort Will be made to induce Parliament to deal efferively with the matter next i-e.'inoif. CANT SHAKE IT OFF. How often we liear persons with colils, make tho abo\e remark; but Dr. Slioldon't New Discovery shakes them off promptly nnd effectively in « fow dotes. Price, U6d and 3s. Obtainable at all ! phemuU and ■toiea.<»Advt.