Week
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contributor: Blakemore, William
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1916-05-27
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note: The Week A British Columbia Newspaper and Review The Official Organ at the Victoria Real Estate Exchange and of the Royal Victoria Yacht eiub Vol. XIII, No. 50—14th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, May 27, 1916 5c. a copy $2.00 a year The "Prohibition" Bill FOR the first time in tlie history of British Columbia a measure has been-framed entirely by outsiders, nikl placed before the House with the certainty that it will in a few months be placed before the Country under the Referendum Law. The Vancouver World, the official organ of the Prohibition Party, stated editorially in its issue of Wednesday last that the Bill was the production of its Party and that their leader, Mr. Jonathan Rogers, had refused to agree to any modification beyond the extension of six months for bringing it into effect, in case it is endorsed by the Electorate. It is well to have this clearly understood, and to know that the Bill represents the views .and the wishes of the Prohibition Party, and that they were allowed an absolutely free hand in its preparation. The importance of a clear understanding on this point is necessary because tho public are entitled to know exactly what kind of a Bill is considered by its promoters to be a "Prohibition" Measure. As the Bill is still before the House The Week does not propose to discuss its provisions at the present stage, but in view of the fnct that it is a purely non-party, non-contentious measure so fnr as politics are concerned, and in pursuance of its own policy, The Week simply draws attention in this issue to the main provisions of the Bill, convinced that, if clearly understood, they will tell their own tale. In Clause 7, this "Prohibition" Bill provides for tlie sale of liquor to eight different classes of purchasers under eight sub-sections. These classes include scientists, druggists, physicians, dentists, veterinaries, hospital superintendents, ministers of the gospel, and "any person for strictly medicinal purposes." Clause IS permits the ma…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; �The Week� Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0373990
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text