THE LICENSING BILL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2161, 29 May 1914, Page 7

THE LICENSING BILL.

TO HAVE A FAIR AMD STRONG ißj> iWegrap'h.-Pf-eS.i A*SMta!ion,J . WtvWcarslll, May 28. fhe Prime Miivistei , received a cfo.putntioai from the No-Jiittrase Party this morning .which urgett the lieeessity of having tho ps-omisoi] Lteeijsiag Bill vvtrodtHietl. oarij , in t?» wssion, tivd eaggcsfe4 m tho evcTvt of national prohibition boiag carriod the. time etopsing hefai-o it came into operation ha reduced fvo-m four to one year. Tho tfe< piitation alsfl pftmttfl. oat the Magistrate's decision'in ji rocont lifjupr easo, the police v. V. C-oJenKin, prpprfctor ftf tho Club Hotel. There hid boftri a good deal ai isviiigiratioß. in Ma-Ueenso oirclca in eonucetioii with Hie matter, nnsl there .was likely to Iα an npfteal and ■shoal-d tte Sttpremo C«irt ujjlmM iio i-ndgtwefrt (Jclivorcd ft tiro Lower Court it. was suggested thwt the law ha aiTie-udcel. The I'f-iitte Minister said the Lisensfcvg Bill Would he introditcetl early ■go fliat every fiKSntte ivotiW liave a.ri oppwtuiJity of expressing an opinion W it. Every menilifir was pledged to t, oertaiiii course <r>f iaciian, and tho Bill wmild liavo a fail- mi stfoiip; nin. fiic ferrin-i; to the fiaestion ef fclife IajTSO wf imp. before f:!,o&ing the }:ißteis h-a stated tiirt if No-L!sinj!se or National Prohibition were eri-rriod tlic.ro wonkl Jift n very inipoi'tawt ebango in the- finance of I3io eoulitfv niifl a refluetioii. ftoiijfl fol- ■ low in revfmue. years might )jo ' tt'so lorifi, but iHij-'Mng less tlia.ii i\v«ii years vrmiM twfc bo roasoiinWo, As te the rerant jmlgment referred "to tins Ct>voiiii!wnt."<'<.ntkl iio-t- ifiterfao with it, ■ bsit afl.nv Urn anpcal had gohij through I Hie S'aiii'wiiß Co'iirti tho Government enukl, if introduco logislo- I tion with referenfte' to tlie Act. ' I