M.P.'S AND THEIR CIGARETTES
lii iiie Scottish Standing Committee iii the' House of Coitmums a member ivas seen to draw a cigar from liis pocket and to light it. Another member (the Lobby eorrospond-ent of tho "Daily Express" says) appealed to tie chairman to know if this .was in order, and Mr. Hendorsou, the chairman, replied that there wero two rulings against it by chairmen of Grafid Committee— but he added, that he would have to stop it if his attention were drawn to it. This being a broad hint, that ho had no desiro to stop it, othel' memb«rs drew out cigars and cigarettes and began to smoke them. Insensibly, the rules against smoking are being relaxed, Of late members have been eeen smoking in tho lobbies and the corridors of the House the moment the- Ro.use has risen. - •
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 14
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140M.P.'S AND THEIR CIGARETTES Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 14
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