PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3011, 23 February 1917, Page 5

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

ONE-THIRD OF UNITED STATES ABSOLUTELY DRY (Rec. February 22, 8.5 p.m.) ■ Washington, February 21. The Senate has passed a bone-dry amendment prohibiting shipments of liquor into States already having pro. hibition. This will make absolutely ' dry fifteen , more States which now, allow importations of liquor in limited quantities. A total of twenty-two States, comprising one-third of tlie area of the United States, will hereafter by absolutely dry. This is the first step ever taken by the Federal Government to exercise control of liquor in tho States. —Reutcr. SIX O'CLOCK CLOSING IN NEW SOUTH WALES BIG DROP IN DRINK BILL. (Rec. February 22, 8.30 p.m.) Sydney, February 22. The secretary of the New South' Wales Alliance has obtained statistics from the Collector of Customs showing that during the half-year . prior to 6 o'clock closing, duty was paid on 12,277,680 gallons of bfeer, and 659,789 gallons of spirits, while for the halfyear under 6 o'clock closing, duty was paid oil 11.671,660 gallons of beer, and 465,056 gallons of spirits, the decrease beine: Beer 606,019 gallons, spirits 194,732 gallons, while tho decrease in Customs and excise duty was £187.104. He claims that as the duty represents about one-fourth of the selling value (if drink to the community, the drink bill for tho sis months of 6 o'clock closing dropped £750,000.