Show I Curb Strong Drink Traffic Bill B Bill ll t to Be Proposed to Shorten Hours of S Sale Ie Says Earl Curzon LONDON LO Feb The 11 The drink question question question ques ques- tion was briefly discussed In both houses of ot parliament yesterday Earl Curzon told the lords that the bill on this subject to be Introduced would contain provisions for tor shorter hours of sale The experiment of state management manage manage- management ment certainly would not be dropped he said In the house of commons the subject was alluded to by Sir Donald MacLean Mac- Mac Lean i iThe The fact that America has gone dry is an economic fact of ot the gravest importance importance im Im- im- im ortance to Great Britain he said He lIe declared the British expenditure for tor drink absolutely staggered him The country spent more than 1164 for tor drink In 1914 he said and this expenditure Increased until it was ws J in 1918 while It was estimated estimated esti esti- mated that the expenditure for tor the thee year ending March 31 next would be nearly The duty of ot 1918 1518 I Iwas was It was a form of ot the revenue that all chancellors chancellors' of exchequer would be pleased to dispense dis ense with he said J The liquor question will be debated in the house of ot commons during the present week when according to to a lobby rep report rt I Lady ady Astor will speak k on the topic It will not only 15 her ladyships ladyship's maiden speech in th the th house but the first time th that t a a woman has ha's been heard In parliament |