AMERICAN PROHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18898, 26 June 1923, Page 7

AMERICAN PROHIBITION.

* A BOLD EXPERIMENT. ME. LLOYD GEORGE’S OPINION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 24. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at the Baptist Chapel, London, said ho hoped that the British people would not become excited over America's seizure of liquor on British ships. The United States seemed to be acting within her rights. She certainly deserved sympathy, as she was making the boldest experiment yet attempted to deal with modern civilisation's greatest curse. The experiment, ho added, might wholly succeed, or it might have to bo modified; but it should be given a fair trial. If America succeeded in any way in dealing with the problem she would deserve the wdrolo world’s gratitude.—A. and N.Z. Cable. MORE SH2PS ARRIVE.' ITALY JOINS IN TEST CASE. NEW YORK, June 25. "" (Received Juno 25, at 8.50 p.m.) Four more liners—two British, one French, and one Italian —have arrived carrying sufficient liquor for the voyage, thereby extending the scope of the test case.—A. and N.Z. Cable. CANADIAN REFERENDUM. MANY WOMEN VOTE “WET.” OTTAWA, June 24. The Winnipeg majority in favour of a moderation of tne liquour law was 30,000. The returns are sufficiently complete to make the x’esulut unalterable by the outstanding rural vote. Many women obviously voted “wet.” Another vote will be taken on July 11 to decide whether beer and wine shall be saleable at hotels and cafes tmder Government supervision, but the result cannot affect Friday's decision.—A. and N.Z. Cable.