Smuggling of Whisky

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1923, Page 4

Smuggling of Whisky

GREVT BAIL',.AiA TRADE. NEW YORK. Jan 28. Tl-e ‘‘New ) orb Times" Washington corre: pendent, s-y the Sin.t-> Ib-part-lueni has inform-, d 11 -iinsenLati-ve 'ieg-'i-s. is iuvexl i'gating; th-- si: 11:1ti -ii. Dial u ill. Die ciinnivam-e of ihe Ba ha ilia 11 oilicials. 1110 million gal-l-ms of whisky has been illegally 1111j purled into tin, I'nilid ,Slates from tin* islands -imr pru.'iibiliou beeanie eli’ectivc. Mr Rogers stal. d Dial the Bahnmaii (dfieials were holiest., hut withuin Diinienlive to take a strong stand, on moral grounds, in any matter .which would materially injure Die colony. The trnllie was at its height te-da.v. barge capital was invested in the .smuggling syslem. which was highly 11 rc.uiiis "I a lid ivm 11 nera t ive. Hr Roger, S si aied that Da Balia man Government dri iv- d I .Lll'I.O" 1 ) d-ilhirs ir-,-e!i!ii- from this trallir in 1022, nliib- in 1018 th,- rei-en-.ie Ironi ail sou pees lotalh-d only -UX).DiI i dollars. \essek earryin.-t liipior m-ier proceed fr-ini Die Baluinuis to tin- ports to Mbieh th y have eleare-l. bin lie oil' Die \ ni.-ri- aii i-ium and meet small, speedy imal.s, 11 luih land the liquor on ry .-. here on the Atlantic 1 oa<t.