BONE DRY AT LAST.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3397, 30 January 1920, Page 3

BONE DRY AT LAST.

DREA MS COME TRUE

WILD SCENES IN NEW’ YORK. VANCOUVER, Jan. 16. A message from Washington says that constitutional prohibition. the dre-.anl of the reformers for more than 3 (le]ltu]'_\7, became a re.a.li-ty a minute after midnight on Friday, and 1400 special prouhibition agents were appointed throughout the United States to enforce the new law. Wzu--time prohibiti6'n' had man?’ leaks._ but the nation now becomes ‘bone-<]r_V- All holders of liquor. ex~ cept in private houses for personal use, must imnled'iaTely report all Stocks. A message from New York states that Thursd’ay Ilight’s revelry shamed all previous celeiiraftions of a 's.imiTa'i“ nature. Unbe‘!*!e'V’abTe prfces were realised, champagne bringing £6 5/ a quar‘r. In Chicago Spectacular robberies of liquor lnarked the celebratio’fi,