IMPERIAL POLITICS.
» ! ' - "/ i * ' f THE LICENSING BILL. Press A » goci*tion-By Telegraph-Copyright . . LONDON,*, August 31. Strong disapproval ' 'is "expressed a mohg. the leniiierrtnc^ v bodjcs(''at v '. Mr Lloyd" George's, Bill, allonnig(grocer to sell quart buttles of whisky. It is asserted that- the 'said will gfeatly encourage secret drinking among:women PROTEST FROM THE LORDS. THE QUART BOTTLE. Received 10.35 p.m., 'Sept. Ist. . Sept. 1. , In reply to Lord Lansdowlie's protest that tho congested programme of "the House of - Commons ,wa&; curtailing the House of Lords' opportunity for adequately discussing important measures. the ■ Earl of Crew e.vfcireshadowcd :v reasonablo margin for &teady;worlVs m the Upper House after the piddle 1 of September, "Mi* "Lloyd George's quart bottle of whisky amendment was, withdrawn. Its introduction was duo to some misunderstanding. Mr George proposes that as » present minimum, the quart bottle in England and Wales &h»H remain, and as regards' Scotlad and Ireland, instead of the pftscnt. absence of restrictions, the minimum shall bo one-fourth of a quart. -,,, ~,r I
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13995, 2 September 1909, Page 5
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165IMPERIAL POLITICS. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13995, 2 September 1909, Page 5
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