BEER BOYCOTT.
DOCKLAND GOES DRY TILL PRICE IS REDUCED.
“MARTYRS” HAVE COUNTERLUNCH AND TEA.
deceived Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Feb. 20,
A beer boycott lias begun in the dockland of London. One million transporters have gone “dry” and entered into a solemn league and covenant not to drink until the price is reduced. Every bar was desolate in dockland to-day except foi a few martyrs eating sandwiches to the accompaniment of tea, coffee, and cocoa.
Mr- Bevin, dockers secretary, as trying to make the boycott’ effective throughout the country, but thus far there has been little success in the provinces. Instead, the Working Men s Clubs are petitioning- the Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce the beer tax, which is the real cause of high nrices.—A. and N.Z. C.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6318, 22 February 1922, Page 5
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