FACT No. 1— Brewers’ Profits Improved. •The position and outlook of the I British Brewery Industry has undergone a marked change for the lietter. The profits of the main concerns are recovering under the influence of lower taxation and increased spending power." —“Financial Times," Feb. sth, 1934. FACT No. 2 Motor Accidents Increased. 158 more peojde were killed and nearly 10,000 more were injured in motor accidents in 1083 than in 1932. FACT No. 3 Drunkenness Increased. Leeds drunkenness convictions have increased 12 per cent, from 102 in 10.12 to 579 ill 1933. Halfords convictions have increased in a year from 187 to 661. Birmingham's figures show an increase of 1,605 to 2,108. The Public Pays the Prim. COINCIDENCE? “Do >ou think that it is purely coincidence that while the increase in the consumption of l»eer has l«een 16; per cent, since the Budget, the increase of motor accidents on the roads has been 17 per cent.?" —Dr. A. Salter, M.P.
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White Ribbon, Volume 41, Issue 482, 18 November 1935, Page 9
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