POLITICAL JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1920, Page 2

POLITICAL JOTTINGS

BREEDERS OF CONTEMPT,

Licensing questions were touched on in tile House by Mr W. I). Lysnar, (Gisborne). Mr Lysnar advocated the repeal of the anti-shouting law, which was breeding contempt of jaw. So, also, jf 110-license prevailed would there bp evasion of the law. He thought there should be pot more thap one hotel to over}' thousand ’people;' hotels whjfch had no acpmmodafipp should pot ho allowed; liquor should be analysed, for goo.d liquor did po harm; the bare majority should be dope away with, and thp old proportion reinstated. CHLOROFORM V. ALCOHOL. "I have jio confidence in the Government;,” declared Dr Thacker, (Christ church East) in the House of Representatives, ‘■’because the people outside have no confidence in it.” (Hear, hpar.) Thp Hon W, Nosworthy, (Ashburton) : They have as much confidence in us as they have in you. (Hear, hear.) Dr Thacker: No; they have not as much confidence in you as they have in me. Tim people would never allow you to put them to sleep with alcohol, hut they will me. (Laughter). They might allow the Minister to put them to sleep, with alcohol, but I believe he doesn’t shout very often. (Loud laughter).

“WHAT IS GOING TO COME.” During the speech on the no-confi-dence motion, Dr Thacker, (Christchurch East), devoted some considerable time to Mr DavicJ. Jones, (Kajapoj). .‘!J api only^getting hjm ready for what is gpiiig f,o cpihe,” pxplained the doctor. 1 'When he is ordered tq go through tligt doorway, (pointing to the “Ayes” lobby), lie will go through ft.” (Laughter.) Mr H. E. Holland (Rulier): When you are ordered you will go through that doorway,” pointing to the “Noes” lobby. (Laughter). A member: And you will go through the back doorway. (Laughter).

J Dr Thacker said tliat lie had been opposed by one of, the strongest Labour candidates in the Dominion; and, iji football parlance, he had wiped the floor wifi) him. (Laughter). So the Labour men could pot- disregard him. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) “If,” he added, “lie i;, .the solid man I think ho js, I will certainly follow my leader inj jo the lobby.'” (Hear, hear). | -“NO BOARD IN IT!-" “Board of T'rado!” Dr Thacker fairly sported jn the House pf Representatives. “I.t has no bottl’d }n jt. It is ail ‘filmsy-l’imsy!’ It is invertebrate —a jelly-fish. Why don’t you, as Minister of the Board of Trade,” he asked, “go into shops and price things as I have?” The Hon. E. P. Lee: The hoard does. I Dr Thacker : Why don’t you ? J Mr Lee: How do you know I don’t? j /Dr Thacker; Well, I presume you dopH. Mr Lee: Then you are presuming withput knowledge. Dr Thacker: You ought to have an inspector for this sort of tiling. Mr Leo: How do you know we have not? Dr Thacker: What convictions have you got? A bottle of Meliin’s Food and i pot of vaseline i