RUM-RUNNING.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1924, Page 2

RUM-RUNNING.

I.S. I.IQIUK. tUSTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, November 12. The end of the Bum Bow is predicted in a Tieasiiry statement. There was a large increase in the number of seizures, including seven foreign vessels, acting as supply ships, according to the report (in tile Ajlhintie coast operations for October. 'I he repo: t remarks: It is surprising to note the number of Norwegian vessels engaged in the liquor traffic. Ten were observed recently in the rum fleets off the coast.

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HOW THE COL I* WAS EFFECTED

(“Sydney Sun” Cables)

(Received this day at S a.in.) VANCOUVER 1 , November 12. America has almost broken up the wholesale bootlegging by (-basing it out of Vancouver and Victoria, to Sait Francisco and l.es Angeles. For two Years steamers have keen leaving with

:i great amount of liquor cargoes from Vancouver for South American ports. Eli route they paused below the hoiizou off the Golden Gate, and transferred their cargoes to launched hound for the shore. They then returned to \aiuouver. neglecting to proceed lurtlior. They never called at American ports and the traffic was legitimate, so i'.ir :»* the* Causulian customs il-

lations won; coiicunu‘il. Lately tlnvo of tho l»ooth*^r , _ r .t*’s’ host vessels have been seized. The (.In ulrn was arrested within an hours’ run of San Francisco with £100.(00 worth of whisky aboard. The eiew of the (.liiadra were so hard pressed that tlmy had to scuttle the ship cfl' San Diego. Two other vessels were also arrested and the bootleggers’ losses within a mouth rail into u million dollars. The climax came when a Grand Jury in San Francisco returned true hills against twenty-eight leading citizens of Vancouver and Victoria who were engaged in the liquor traffic and li >d three of them, who were holidaying in California, airested. These three include a leading lawyer and two millionaire bootleggers.

It has since developed that the American Secret Service had an officer employed as a sailor aboard the Quadra and during all her recent trips every move was known to the police, including the* source of the money which financed the expeditions.

It is the biggest coup in liquor fight history on the Pacific Coast.