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While bottles of whisky; wine and claret wore being shown to the Licensing Commission Mr. F. B. Whitbread a member of the Commission, felt thirsty, naked for water and drank it--plain.
He laughingly shook his head at the suggestion of a fellow Com- missioner that the whisky exhibit might be useful.
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The whisky and the wines had heon brought by Sir Walter Alexander Walker, of MERSTA. John Walker and Sons, Ltd., who,
giving evidence, Here,' he said, "Is a bottle of port be tween 85 and 40 degrees of strength. There Ja a pint of whisky 30 under proof. They both have the same content alcohol.
"The consumer of the port- any a one-bottle man-could con- alder he was taking a temperance drink. Yet if you offer him drink of a pint of whisky, would think it was dreadful,
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Young People's Tastes. The claret, at 20 degrees strength, was equivalent, to four Anid, "doubles." "A
he man," "might drink a major portion of
the claret and think he was hav ing a temperance drink. Yet if !
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he would be astonished to think he 1/13 going to have 'doubles.'"
Sir Alexander was questioned by the Rev. Henry Carter (n mem- his ber of the Commission) on statement that the consumption of spirits was almost entirely con- ned to the middle-aged and aged. "What about young people?" ask- ed Mr. Carter.
Sir Alexander: 1 think the consumption of spirita by young people has almost entirely ceased, with the exception of the type you meet in the West End, and which I might enll the jeunesse doree. who drink cocktails. Young people. on the whole appear to care more for beer.
Mr. Carter: Have you noticed any increase of export to foreign countries?
Straight Across.
Sir Alexander replied (amid been 1 Inughter): There has large increase to Canada and countries adjacent to the United States, of course,
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He explained that that spirit Was
obtained from the distillers here. They did not know it was going to the United States causo it paased through so many hands, but they had a strong sus picion where it went, In Canada the Government dispensaries were selling these goods in their area and they went straight across the border.
Mr. Carter: Would you, as dls- tillers, if you could, stop the ex- port of Apirits to the United State 7-Sir Alexander: Certain- ly not.
You could not?-We would not.
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