THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES The Saint and Drink. A minority in the Irish Fro** State Parliament rejected the clause in the Liquor Hill ivhich proposed to clu-e all ! u’niic-hou'es on Si. Patrick' Day. fine of the n:eml>er.s argued that as the Saint was ‘‘a Homan gentleman of laitiin civilisation." lie would drink wine with his meals; and the Mlggestion seemed to he that on hi.s anniv'ersaly day no good Irishman should want to he a teetotaller. Mr O’HigL'ins. who was in charge of the Bill, mentioned three alternative ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: (1) Get ting drunk; (2) keeping sober: (3) get. ting half drunk. By 50 votes to 3o the Dail decided to give the people of tbo Free State the fullest opportunity of taking -their pboipe,-s"P(vily fh:o icle,"
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1924, Page 2
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131Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1924, Page 2
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