SWEDEN REFUSES PROHIBITION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10393, 21 November 1922, Page 3

SWEDEN REFUSES PROHIBITION.

IMMENSE NEGATIVE VOTE BY

BOTH SEXES

A Stockholm wire to the United Press Association, London, on August 30th, 1922, proved conclusively that tho people of Sweden will have none of prohibition. Popular feeling ran high, and the number of people who voted far exceeded that at any general election. The voting was overwhelming for continuance. In Stockholm of the women, 71,214 voted against Prohibition and 14,372 for, while tho voting among the men was 68,664 against and 7662 for Prohibition. The Swedish Prime Minister, Interviewed on the situation, said that tho results of the plebiscite proved beyond doubt that tho attempt to force the Swedish people into prohibition had failed. The real work for temperance must now bo based on other grounds thau prohibition and it was desirable that thoso who during this plebiscite bad worked hardest for the realisation of the idea of prohibition should now devote themselves to less extreme, but in the long run more effective work of enlightenment. Tie Swedish are a sane hard-headed pci ,dc: follow this excellent example, and Vote Continuance. 71

At the Rialto, Tcmuka, on Saturday, Mr A. H. Eenu disposed of his old salerooms by public auction. The buyer was Mr S. McCully. tho amount of the purchase money being £65. All haste is to be made in the erection of Mr Fcou’s new auction rooms (on the site of the old ones), and they are expected to he finished within a month. Readers arc asked to note tho railway announcement in this issue, concerning special trains from Christchurch to Tiraaru racecourse cm Friday and Saturday next, at special faros. The times of special trains and the various stopping places are given, as also are particulars regarding tho usual 4.25 p.m. train from Timaru to Ashburton.

Tho returuiug officer for the electoral district of Tcmuka gives notice in this issue that nomination papers in connection with tho forthcoming election must bo delivered to him on or before noon on the 2 7th November.

The returning officer for the Southern Maori electoral district gives notice in this issue that persons desirous of becoming candidates for the forthcoming election must furnish nomination papers by or before noon on the 25th of November. The returning officer for the T<muka licensing district announces in this issue that the Licensing Foil wjli he taken simultaneously with tlm Electoral Poll on tho 7th Deccmbei . also that nomination papers of acruUiioers muß! bo lodged with him nor later than by f» p.m. on the odin November.