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Show OO BRITAIN CONSUMES MORE HARD LIQUOR LONDON, March Zf. The drinking of hard liquor In the British Isle.-, has Increased per capita of the population and the consumption of beer hat fallen fal-len off. according to a statement made In the house of commons today by Sir Robert Home, chancellor of the exchequer ex-chequer The chancellor sl, oa h person is now drinking at the rate of 7 1-2 quarts of beer us against In J Quarts in 1913. and 2 4-5 quarts of spirits, as Sgalnsl 1 1-2 quarts for the same period per-iod W, W Aahley, Coalilon-Unlonlat member for Fylde. asked the chancellor chan-cellor If h! was aware that the beer of today contained no alcohol. "I am not so familiar as the. gallan. member with th;. subject," the chancellor chan-cellor replied. |