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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 822, 15 September 1870, Page 2

Over 10,000,000 persons have died of the small-pox in .Russia since the beginning of the century. Vaccination is not compulsory in the Cgar-'s dominions.

" Prevention " writes as follows to the New Zealand Herald»—" It is well known that before a license can be granted or renewed, the applicant must obtain the signatures of five ' &übstantial' householders before he can present himself before the bench of Licensing Justices. Now, I say, henceforth, let the names of these ' substantial ' householders be published in addition to the names of the applicants for lieenses (as is now done) in the columns of the daily papers. By this means it will be seen to whom the public are indebted for the existence of eo many legalised houses for promoting drunkenness, and some very startling revelations will be mado. This plan has suggested itself to my mind in consequence of my becoming acquainted with the fact that in one instance a locality was indebted (mainly) for the existence of two public houses to the warden and deacon of two churches, and strange to say the schoolmaster receiving pay from Government. This important jfunctionary, it is said,, signed for b.Qt\\"