Show IRELAND MAY BAN SHOP RUM SALES DUBLIN June LAP 21 21 W J- J The free Slate State is about to handle the question of the drink traffic There are aro FreeState 15 houses In the Free re State licensed to sell drink and some very ery small to towns DI have as aa many as 70 10 saloons loons it is not pro pro- pro po posed proposed ed to diminish the number of these licenses as u It is recognized by the tho gO government that It ought to pay compensation for tor licenses The Tho government licensing bill will not be bo drastic enough to sat eat satisfy the temperance part part It deals principally with Ith the open hours hour which will alit be from 9 t a tm m till 10 p m e except on Saturdays when whon the hour of closing 11 1 be 9 P pm m All clubs ate ale I put ut on the same as public houses The most controversial contro of the ed reforms is that thit compels tho the sale of drink to be carried on from the Salo of other It Is a universal universal Fall sal In Ireland to hll havo e p s which sell 0 over osor or t the tho same me drink groceries an and l some some- sometimes sometimes times clothes clothe and hardware hardware Under Un- Un Under Un Under der tho the terms of oC o the tho government bill the dunk traffic and the pub pub- publican's lican's other business must be bo con con- cona con a ducted In separate compartments each In a a special portion oc or the premises with Hh a separate entrance en- en entrance en entrance trance This is vigorously opposed by the tho licensed trade which de- de declares de declares clares that the tho necessary recon reconstruction i a of premises out would d cost the trade over I |