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THE BEER DUTY

Sir,—l notice a writer, "XXXX," in vour issue of to-day, endeavours to belittle the Rev. J. Dawson's opinion onthe beer duty, and infers there is no. need to be concerned about a liquid thebest part of which is water v However, beer combined with other .intoxicating liquors the best par of which is war produced 13,384 convictions for drunkenness in 1915, and has a similar crop annually, besides beiuff the cause of muc other crime, many accidents, and much P sSeTy "XXXX" knows that a fe* grains of arsenic, strychnine, prussw Sw"or other poison.in many times m much water would, if drunk, be very* fatal. Wouldn't it be lovely for teWn if the public would emulate i-.**- 4 - and close their eyes to all the convictions-, for drunkenness, etc., and from,, troubling and go to r«l?-I am^etc.^ August 6, 1917-

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3159, 10 August 1917, Page 6

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THE BEER DUTY Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3159, 10 August 1917, Page 6

THE BEER DUTY Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3159, 10 August 1917, Page 6

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