LIQUOR LAWS.
VALIDITY OF TREATIES. I iKfci-ivi-il p_vso p iii.) WASHINGTON. April 11. Su-tainiup:, in ctlVct, Uic Urates nego- ' tiiiti'tl with foreign governments. and 1 proliibilion enforcement, the Supreme ('unit on Monday rendered it-; derision n (ho cibc of tho British vessel Quadra.; Tlie ship was seized off tlie const of! California in 1924. and the decision up- ! holding the validity of tlie prosecution' of the crew for conspiracy charges upon which they were convicted. The opinion was held that the treaties, were not roMiictetd to the Federal' fiovornnif in brinjjng such pros-eoution?' only under the YoKtead Tariff Ads. It «:b pointed tit tit thai Ilvvc wh< ' conflict inji c\ideiice regard ill}! tlie exact location of the M-i/uiv. and the I otirt ' ruled that that ijuotion di<l not affect tlie guilt or innocence of tho.-e a hoard, j us the question was not raised at the i trial.—{A. and K.Z. aud Sydney "3ua. M ) I 'I
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 7
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156LIQUOR LAWS. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 7
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