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the lodger in
AN HOTEL
His Cupboard to Go
State Cabinet held a special meet
ing yesterday to consider implement
ing the reforms decided upon on Mon
day. It was resolved to take
more drastic action than was ori-
ginally intended to prevent abuses dl
the lodgers' book. It was at first
decided that persons entering hotels
after hours must prove their bona
fides as lodgers before being served
with liquor. However, It was found
difficult to frame such . an order to
prevent sharp practices by unscru
pulous publicans to protect themselves
from conviction for after-hours trad
ing by use of the lodgers' book. It
was therefore decided that the lodg
ers' cupboard should be abolished al
together. ...
The necessary order deleting the
lodgers' provisions from the' act may
be ready to-day. This will mean that
lodgers will have no special privi
leges, and will be unable to secure
liquor legally after 6 p.m., or after
8 p.m. with dinner where a hotel
has a permit to serve liquor with
dinner up to 8 p.m. .
The Premier, referring to the Can
berra report regarding liquor abuses
in Melbourne, said that the only:
people competent to make an inves
tigation of the nature reported were
the police. The Commissioner (Mr.
Duncan) had neither made -any re
port, nor submitted any recommen
dations to the Commonwealth Go
vernment on the matter. He (Mr.
Dunstan) was endeavoring to -obtain
a copy of the Canberra report, if such
a report from those competent to ex
press an opinion was in existence.
The United Australia Parliamen
tary party discussed liquor control
at a party meeting. There was a
suggestion that the adjournment of
the House should be moved, but no
decision was made.' The party in
tends to watch the effect of the Go
vernment restrictions very closely,
and will take official action if little
good results from those' measures.
Mr. Allnutt (U.C.P., Mildura) In
tends to seek the presentation to the
Legislative Assembly of the Police
Commissioner's recommendation to
the State Government on liquor con
trol.
Reforms in New South
Wales
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Similar liquor
legislation to that decided upon by the
Victorian State Cabinet to curb liquor
excesses and immorality may be in
troduced in New South Wales shortly.
This was indicated to-night by the
Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing).
The whole position will be reviewed
by the State Cabinet before the Pre
mier (Mr. McKell) goes to Melbourne
for the Premiers' Conference on
August 10.
Mr, Downing commended the Vlc-
lorian proposals.
MeeHng Wants Prohibition
SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The ; British
and Commonwealth Governments
were called upon by a large, public
meeting to-night to enact total pro
hibition for the duration of the war.
The president of the New South
Wales Temperance Alliance, Rev. C.
H. Tomilnson, moved the motion.
A resolution was carried asking the
British Government to set an exam
ple, to Allied nations by prohibiting
the manufacture of beer until the
war is over. t,
High police officials state that ex-
sting laws, particularly those relat
ing to hotel lounge drinking,, dras
tically limit their .powers to deal with
the Increasing drunkenness and im
morality among young girls, which is
causing grave concern.
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