DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1918, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

PROHIBITION AGAINST LIQUOB FOR SOLDIERS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington. June 8. A Regulation gazetted to-day makes it a n offence for anyone to sell or supply liquor to any member of the Expeditionary force or any person who lias flwen discharged from the Kxpeditionarv Force and 13 undergoing medical or curative treatment as a patient or outpatient at any hospital-or other institution. The supply of liquor by or under direction of a medical officer or practitioner having the care of a patient U excepted.

NEW' ZEALAND ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS. Wellington Jnne 8The executive of the National Council of the New Zealand Alliance has resolved that ft petition be presented to Parliament next session praying foi legislation to enaible a poll to be ta&ei* this year on the basis of the National Efficiency Board's, proposal for complete and immediate prohibition of tho liqtio; traffic on a simple majority vote; that the executive views with grave concern information just received that wet canteens were provided upon several transports which recently brought returned soldiers to the Dominion, and considers such action a most serious violation of tttie declared policy of the Dominion, and calls upon the Goveaumwat to steps to pat an immediate stop to thfc .practice. POSTAL EMHJOYEES' PAY, Nelson, June 8. The local section of the Post and Telegraph Association last night a resolution expressing disappointment and dissatisfaction that no general increases in salaries to meet the increased coat of living have been in the Classification List for 1918.J5, and calling upon the executive oomunittee to oiroularise a petition ctf protest foq signature by all officers in tie service.