Show NO NOW AN ISSUE IN ENGLAND British Legislators Unable to Determine What Constitutes Constitutes Constitutes a Meal DEBATE ON EXCISE BILL Temperance Wave Is Spreading Spreading Spreading Spread Spread- ing Slowly but Surely Over England London Nov o 15 Jal law J has lias be become t omo un art in 1 British politics In Iii the debate upon the exise bill which has been can carried led ledon on in the house of commons common all during dur ing the tho past week seek and which will vili be resumed tomorrow It ha has been found that tho the British legislators like those of New York seem unable to determine deter deter- mine just what constitutes a meal The excise bill which now interests England more than the question of the lie starving unemployed empowers restaurants to supply Intoxicating beverages bovera on Sundays s 's to anybody taking taking tak tak- ing hig a meal In a 0 room set apart for Tor that purpose Now the house holise of or com COIn commons mona mOils and the people of or England want to know mow Just Juat wl what at legally legaU Is a meal several members explained their with the Raines law a 0 sandwiches In New ew York and Boston and after a humorous debate the tIme general threw up his hands hand and said tho the court would have to dedde de decide de- de cide what a meal was after the time bill hili ha had been passed A wave of temperance Is Ib cropping slowly and surely over England In all illi the provincial cities the tho closing hours of saloons on week days have havo been made male earll earlier r. r In Iii Liverpool I Birmingham Manchester Dublin an and J large cities the saloons now close 11 It it 11 it p p. p m. m on week wee lays days and at 9 0 o'clock on Sundays In Tn Scotland tho the saloons loons arc are closed tight from I 11 1 p po p. I in Saturday until 6 C G H a. a m in Mond Monday |