LIQUOR IN THE KING COUNTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 4

LIQUOR IN THE KING COUNTRY.

Sir—ln your issue of Saturday last a lotto ippearcd signed. "Square Dealer," and I an iorry to say ho does not act up to his nora ie-plunio,-otherwise he would not bo nshamoi if Tiis name or even his address to indicat :ho locality ho is waiting about. ■ It would b ;<ir more' manly to step out'boldly and 6tat tho namo of the town he is alluding to, am iot' mako vague statements that might appl to any one of live places to.' which ! ivholcsale license, has lately boon granted. II nast'experionc'o'as. an hotellcoeper favoured in implication, and I was- grunted a license fo' ;n)aliunc; , ', > The 'remarks of.yuur:corrosponden have cast' an 'asjlcrsion on-me, and the polic ire statio/ned in this'district. If tho'so-cnllo squere-'dealer .Would''interview Vor- write • v Constable Annison, Ohakuue, and Scrgeau Bcttttfe," Toihape," he would got 'a"report frOu them to the effect that tore there ia joraoticall:

no drunkenness, nor' Sly grog-selling, sinco July 1, tho date the licenso came into forco, Tllo reason of this is tho residents and settlers can 'now procure, good liquor at a third of the cost given for the illicit, vilo dispensed under , No : Liceiise. In conclusion, I hopo your correspondent will now be manly enough to uphold his nom-do-plume, and state-the district ho refers to, or, Mr. Editor would you kindly givo the name of ths post town . the letter bears, -so that our residents hero .will know where the trouble emanated. ilianKing you in anticipation.—l am, etc., ' , JOE CODT. [Wo regret that we cannot comply with our correspondent's request. As a matter'of fact the previous correspondent referred to was a Uttlo too outspoken for publication, and somo 01-his allegations wero omitted,] :