BRISBANE'S VOTE
CAUSES OF THE DECISION
EARLY CLOSING A FACTOR.
(UNITED PKESS ASSOCrAT!O}|._-COPY!UGHr.)
BRISBANE, 12th October. The two chief moral causes of the setback Prohibition received iv the re-cent-vote are said to be the attitude of the Government, which resulted in much less support from Labour than was obtained three years ago, and the new legislation which provided for the closing of hotels at 8 o'clock instead of 11 o clock at night. This satisfied the moderate Prohibitionists, who favour approaching reform by degrees
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1923, Page 7
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84BRISBANE'S VOTE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1923, Page 7
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