CHILDREN AND “PUBS.”

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 July 1901, Page 4

CHILDREN AND “PUBS.”

In support of the Bill to prohibit the sale of liquor to children, the Marquis of Northampton adduces the following figures relating ro children between seven and sixteen to show the extent to which children are served in public-houses:— In London, between 9 and 12 p.m. on a Saturday, 7,019 children were seen to enter 200 houses in four different quarters. In another town, with a population of 117,000 in four consecutive hours 12,000 children entered public-houses. On a Sunday one public-house, during the seven hours allowed by law was entered by the following number of children; —1 to 2 p.m., 434; 2to 3 p.m., 272; '6 to 7 p.m., 72; 7to 8 p.m., 180; 8 to 9 p.m., 189 ; 9 to 10 p.m., 97 ; 10 to 11 p m., 121; total, 1,365 children. Finally, says the Marquis, there is mentioned in the paper the case of a girl of twelve sCnt four times in one day to a publichouse for rum, which killed the mother, and the evidence of the publican before the coroner is to the effect that he will not serve a child of three,"but “would draw the line at five.” . . i | $