An Example of Prohibition.
As an example of how Prohibition prohibits, the following story, which is told by a recent Australian visitor, will be of interest. He was touring the colony and stayed at a closed hotel in the Clutha district. Being a stranger, he of course knew nothing about prohibition, and ordered a bottle of beer to be supplied to him at dinner. The landlord told him he could not do so, as his bouse was. prohibited. The visitor comr plained of the inconvenience, and tbe landJord replied that he could send for i bottle of beer for him if he desired it. 1 Certainly,' replied the visitor, 4 but bow far have you to send for it 1 ' 'To Dunedin,' replied the landlord. 'To Dunedin,' exclaimed the visitor, looking in amazement at the idea of sending a Messenger a distance of nearly 100 miles for a bottle of beer for the dinner ho lad already commenced to eatl Ll Yes,V said the landlord, • we ! must ' send; tjo v Dunedin for it, but I will tell you [ pan do. I can lend; you a battle o£ jeer of my own until ypfyrs epffie'o And le and thus "the difficulty was goi >ver. It is thus prohibition prohibits,— - Napier News, • " o,
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 176, 29 January 1896, Page 2
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211An Example of Prohibition. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 176, 29 January 1896, Page 2
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