TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4429, 27 May 1893, Page 3

TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

The Mop's Bill,

In the British Houso of Lords, the Bishop of Chester on Thurstlay.March 2nd, had a friendly audience wlm he introduced hit' Bill for establishing a • system of retail salo of intoxicating liquors by' a licensed company,' Ho proposes to establish the Gothenburg Bystera, under which tho publichouses are run by a philanthropic privatecompany.pledgedtoworkforthe public i#der tho control of the local authority. The company is to sell food and temperance drinks, and , the managers put in areto he paid a commission on tho temperance drinks, hut noiio nn the alcoholic. The holders arc to rccoivo a fixed interest of 6 porcont., and the siirpliiH".profits are to bo devoted to 'such; public purposes as the suppbifc'of hospitals and ihe., ; proTision.fpf: recreation grounds. Ten ■■ rnt'epayer'a can iimmit.pkb'ueiie, and«' simple majority, can', jsanction tho .company. finaSTrs' notice, hut : .-,ihe,„coriipany. could buy them if-it! thought proper. 5AV v tiiircl':of; "the! directors would bo nppointed:by::the local authority. Public ho«3fis,wpuld. in time bo reduced-.to pni-. pur : l',oo6 inhabitants iii the toViis,.anil. ; pno'per 600 in tho country jistiicts;' ;The Bishop of Chosteivis'yonnK,tail|iiind-. some, has ngoodtfolce, ; iiiadfbim's'cif heard allorer the.Hcuse./aridr.etauieil.; bis hold upon.his rbtK- nlniost to the .close ol.';ii.lohj>. spekdii'/Jbwiis. something to Jiave;gamed tion of so. : fult.ftrJHo'use:-t.p'Biich, a msstprly exposition o( principles' .anil, details. One.couldhavewi.slii?;dlt'iiiid it been the. Mr Chamberlain, ;<a. lons'-i-time ,: uroj : played the. part'of.;Jtilin .; lig. -Uiip-r list to : the' Bishopf..of "Chester 'on' this^jubjt'c l ;. ; Hc ? ..' ..'prpp'osiid-. to; car t^H^^)riio: ;plah : . : i ri. Bir m i rjgl ta nV. ■ Ho got it approved hy.the. Lords Committee! bri-Intemperance... _\yji'y; did lie not,stick to.hisiguns'?::.:Sir Wilfred -Lawson .and ..Mr':' ilJaper. 'lis-*'-teocd to and 'the trade/ 1 wie-fn'stronfi;|y-reprc-' senteJ in ■■■■the; 4 stningers':.gall( ; ry. At'a publican's meeting at.Bptirnembiitlij, Mr H. Cnrr Gibbs.warnedlließjsjiojjj to be cartful, for if he and his/.brethren; harass the trade/publicans whrf'go. to church will .complain .of ; tlie "-way. curates nro selected,;_niid bad quality', of;-, theVs er m 6ii a.v: b 6 rii Vtim e3 read in churches';;''■'. 'He 'Miiiugut 'thti Bishop shottldvlook';flt';j|ome Before' throwing stonea.. at---'his_i-rii•igbboui-sl Is tho 1 alliance'of;last-jiily between the Church:'Hnd 'the publi.cau- to.'be. enapncd,?K . '::-■■ fH : '' : ' '