IMPERIAL POLITICS.
London, Nov 29. In the House of Commons Mr Edward T. Courley, member for Sunderland, asked a question as to the soundness of the defences at Gibraltar, and declared that they were not equal to those at Toulon. The Hon. Henry CampbellBannerman, Secretary of State for War, declined to answer the question, explaining that to publish matter in connection with the defences would cause public mischief. Sir Wilfrid Lawson and other members of the House of Commons demand that the Local Veto Bill shall extend over the entire Kingdom. A deputation consisting of medical gentlemen, several members of society, and clergymen, waited upon the Home Secretary, urging that as the punishment of drunkards had failed to remove the evil, legislation should be enacted for the compulsory detention of drunkards during their recovery. Mr Asquith replied that a Bill dealing with the question was in course of preparation. He deprecated compulsory detention, however, except in cases of habitual inebriates.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2592, 9 December 1893, Page 1
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160IMPERIAL POLITICS. Temuka Leader, Issue 2592, 9 December 1893, Page 1
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