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Show rilEW ZEALAND WILL VOTE QHPR0HIBIT10N Sergeant Major C. Archer of Auckland Tells of Drive by 'Dries New , Zealand will vote upon the issue of national prohibition next month, according ac-cording to Sergeant-Major C. Archer of Auckland, who was in Salt Lake yesterday. yes-terday. ' Following the precedence of the United States and Canada, prohibition- ! ists have waged a strong fight against J liquor, Sergeant Archer said. A bare majority in favor of prohibition will be sufficient to malic the islands "dry" within several months, according to the sergeant. Optional prohibition has been voted on several times, a majority of three-fifths being necessary to make an electoral district dis-trict "dry," Sergeant Archer said, but this will be the first time it has been made a national issue. Tho voters may cast their ballots in favor of "optional prohibition," "prohibition "prohibi-tion with compensation to the breweries and dealers in liquor," and "state control," con-trol," be said. The value of exports to Great Britain has increased considerably since the beginning be-ginning of the war, according to Sergeant Archer, the Imperial government having contracted for dairy supplies and wool from the islands. The majority of these .supplies have oeen shipped in Kngli.sh vessels, according to Sergeant Archer, although ships from New Zealand plied between Fngland and that country despite de-spite the danger of attacks by German submarines. Sergeant Archer expressed pride In the part which the men of New Zealand had played in the 'war. From a population of 1,000.001. mo, 000 men became members of the British army. Sergeant Archer, who Is a member ot the New Zealand forces, had been fur-loufrhed fur-loufrhed Imme subject to call, and after a short visit to his home left for London Lon-don on a business trip. He in engaged In the dry goods business at Auckland. |