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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
1
A petition to the British Cabinet by 2,000,000 electors and led by 1,000 prominent figures urged suspending traffic in alcoholic liquors during war and demobilisation. It argues liquor destroys food, wastes manpower, and contributed to venereal disease among forces, while noting Liquor Control Board limits reduced drunkenness by half in Britain.
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