From page 22a of the San Jose Mercury 12/26/95

ENGLISH CHARITY GIVES OUT BEER 
TO LONDON'S RANKS OF HOMELESS

LONDON (AP) Striking back at the Scrooges who close liquor outlets for the
holiday, an English charity dumped a truckload of canned brew in front of
Parliament to give London a beery Christmas The donor, the English-eccentric
K Foundation, wanted to distribute free beer to the city's homeless, since
most of London's sales outlets close for Christmas Day.  But the charity
found that a favorite haunt near Waterloo Station, on the Thames' south
bank, was empty of homeless.  Efforts to get them into shelters for
Christmas have been particularly successful this year.  That was a pity,
said K Foundation creator Jimmy Cauty.  "If you are down-and-out, would you
rather have a bowl of soup or a can of Tennent's?"  he asked.  The truck
moved on to Westminster, hoime to Parliament and another area favored by the
homeless.  When the truck driver removed the straps keeping the cans in
place, the cans tumbled to the street, and then into the purses and pockets
of the waiting.