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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930.

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PROHIBITION'S EFFECTS.

DRINKING AMONG US. GIRLS.

Prohibition's effect upon the young people of the United States was described as "terrible" by Sir Arthur Balfour when he gave ovidence before the Royal Commis- sion on Licensing.

"Defore prohibition,” Sir Arthur wald, “girls never took drink, to- day they take drink, whenever they can get hold of it;

"They expect young man to bring drink whenever they take them out. And the young men da

"In 1896, when i wha in the States for the first time, young men simply would not go out with a girl who drank. Nowadays, unless the young man can bring drink, the girl will not go oul with him.

Sir Arthur said that the terms of reference appeared to empower the Commission to recommend prohibition and he was describing conditions in America in order to prevent such a thing happening here,

Parents Appaited.

Sir Arthur, who received his business training. in America, and {has visited that country 40 times, said the parents had told him that they were appalled at the condi- tens, under which their children. were being brought up.

"Conditions in the States. Ful'e getting worse," he added.

Mr. Jones, a member of the Cum mission: If it last pasy to Rel drink in America why do people go to Canada to get it ?-- Because The quidity is better, the price is less, and the risk is leas.

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The liquor consumed United States was the worst stuff thist people conki drink. From tline to time it had caused blind- ness and then death. The price of drink was exorbitant, and it was all bad stuff.

The Rev. Henry Carter: Why did the women vote dry --For sentimental reasons,

Sir Arthur described the rock- tail babit As "retien."

"But," he said, "I think it ta dying out and I still believe that the area where it is practised in | more restricted than you would

think."

Sir Arthur K. Yapp, who next xave evidence, said he had endea voured to find out the emuses of

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drinking to estesa. He suggested. EXCESSIVE SPEED THE CAUSE antong others, swank and the desire to appear as A man, the Excessive speed down the cocktail habit, treating, too many gradient approaching Euston, stutes public houses, clubs, and the con-Colonel A. C. Trench, in a report to ditions under which people live the Minister of Transport, was the

and work.

cause of the accident at Euston

the respou-

He considered that drinking to (L.M.S.) Station on September 1, excess might be prevented by the when the "Night Scot" from erection in crowded districts of Glasgow, on entering No. 1 arrival people's institutes, some to be run platform, came into collision with on total' abstinence lines and the hydraulic buffer stops. others providing very light beer

The train, Colonel Trench said, and wine, all being equipped with was a very heavy one, and, owing billiard rooms, gymnasia, cinemas; to its length, required the leading lawimming baths, reading rooms engine to draw right up to

and c

club rooms.

buffer stops. The main Referring to America Sir Arthur sibility for the accident must rest said: "We hear of the debauchery upon Driver Glover in churge of of the young people in the United the pilot engine. It appeared that Stutes. I do not think that facts Driver Jeff's on the train

engine bear that out in the slightest dealso seriously underestimated the gree. You have got a minority in speed when approaching Euston. Amerien as we have here, of gay It was to some extent an error of young people. They are heard judgment on his part that he did (all over the place. It would be annot appreciate the excessive speed eyeopener if we could ge. all the and take the initiative by a more facts of Prohibition in its present powerful brake application at an form.

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