The Evils
p. 147 · Read in the full issue
Of Drink
The British Solomon Islands Protectorate which took off restrictions on beer drinking for idult natives at the beginning <>/ this year, is now going to lave a little bit each way. But mly a little bit.
The Secretary for Protectorate Affairs, Mr. M. A. Andrew, old church representatives in une that as the Government tad recently permitted beer irinking it could not take part n a campaign advocating ibstention. But it felt it could provide adult education on the •ffects of alcohol, economic and otherwise.
In schools, instruction could te given to senior classes as rart of their normal health •ducation. It was also proposed hat articles on the same subject •hould be published in District lewsletters.
Mr. Andrew said that the jovernment could not form a emperance committee, but if the churches decided to form one, Jovernment servants would be fee to join it as citizens.