15 MAY 1909, Page 2

The House of Commons was engaged on Monday and until

2.15 a.m. on Tuesday morning in discussing the new duties to be paid in respect of licenses for the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. In the course of a discursive and occasionally acrimonious debate the case for high licenses was ably stated by Mr. Sherwell, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer indicated in general terms his readiness to make concessions in the case of hotels. Ultimately, in spite of vigorous protests from the Opposition, the Closure was enforced., and the Resolution, the mere reading of which occupied five minutes, was carried by 206 votes to 123.