IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2596, 2 September 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE LICENSING BILL.

AN OBJECTIONABLE AMENDMENT

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LONDON, August 31.

Strong disapproval is expressed among temperance bodies at Mr LloydGeorge’s amendment of the Licensing Bill, allowing grocers to sell quart bottles of whisky. It is asserted that the sales would greatly encourage secret drinking among women.

RAILWAY REFORM.

MR CHURCHILL’S STATEMENT

Mr Winston Churchill/ President of ’the Board of Trade, in reply to a deputation that suggested steps to compel the railways to issue monthly third class season tickets, stated that he contemplated the introduction in Parliament of a general reform dealing with railway travelling in a much larger and manner.

A PROTEST FROM LORD LANSDOWNE,

XICENSING BILL AMENDMENT

WITHDRAWN

(Received September 1, 10.35 p.m.) LONDON, September 1.

In reply to Lord Landsdowne’s protest that the congested programmes of rthe House of Commons were curtailing the House of Lords’ opportunity for adequately discussing important measures, Lord Crewe foreshadowed a reas.onahle margin for steady work by the Upper House after the middle of September. Mr. Lloyd-George’s quart bottle of -whisky amendment has been withdrawn. Its introduction was 1 due to some misrunderstanding. Mr. Lloyd-George pro•posee that the present minimum quart bottle in England and Wales shall remain and, as regards Scotland and Ireland, instead of the present absence of '.restrictions, the minimum shall be one.fourth of a quart.