MORE DRUNKENNESS
OUTSKIRTS OF BOMBAY
LONDON, Aug. 18
Increasing drunkenness on the outskirts of Bombay is the first fruits of prohibition, says- the Bombay correspondent of The Times. Week-end' crowds; flock to neighbouring towns, where the hotels do a roaring trade, resulting ini varieties of drunkenness which India lias not previously experienced. Many men have been taken io hospital. One fell from a train and' three were discovered prostrate on footpaths, suffering from alcoholic poisoning.
The Bombay police located an illicit distillery in a “dry” area and a second outside the area, but the infuriated villagers drove them out.
Haggie and R. Jones; J. McMuvrav and T. Moore; R. Gordon and P. Keiha. Any players not drawn can arrange for partners at the clubhouse.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 8
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