ALCOHOLISING WEST AFRICA

Evening Star, Issue 16778, 5 July 1918, Page 4

ALCOHOLISING WEST AFRICA

[By Sir jlaf.hy JohmstoA in the ‘Daily f-.G" s.’J The editor of the ‘ Bimlt News ’ has called my aits ill.ion io a ktk-r (dated March 28) in, the Q .iGer sirwsrcper ‘ Tiie Friend ’ from a corro-tp-iidcni. ,-,f that iournal, in which attention is d ivn to tiio perm is si on recently prnniot! to TbrU-h distillers to export to the BritTh t<old Const a grimily increased -qiiftnG:y of phi, and furl her to dm fact* tha!, daring '1217 both the Brredi Gambia Colony and bim Gold Coast imported an increased amount of rhofiiled alcohol beyond their normai coii-riirirpdoii. T'h.iaG, carried mainly in British GG::i-, ami T f-. ■; o no of ohm sf)5 f ) -wiir-ra (.lle-rsd by ili.'? (’oioni'il OlT.no for their iiouinv.r'rirrf.nce with th° alcohol trade in West, j Africa is fil'd, rtorynyo oi tbis trads would • v<": Driir-b shir.p'!';- magnates, r.iiico it would I -''l' ■ ::• : i. ■■ ■':> i o imivi'y. 1 Ti tb e- is joy m- mb-r of Bari lament who el once nu Jinriri-atint and a jdiilant 1 ■r n't ond om: tor i of I f;o Colonial (..■rice or f tm int/rcsi? ('ODiifoi-ed the trie'e, T wisii he would i,Loin ,;i copy cf ‘’J'lie Fin-rxl ’ and' qunt« i.h.» iiyures there:;; erven as io n’erhei im-■.•.■v't.-iibin info U.v \Test Afrieru cnlouirs to i-'ie Rorro nf Cenirnr.;:?. and a.*!; that- body of | limtrernr. of the Bnipira wheiher this sort, i r.f vi.in;' U to ro on anv Jone«r, and whether i: is not liirr’a iiiiie to rail the Colonial Offico io account. 1 ' THE NATIvC AND BRINK, let r.'.e try to cKir lim ground fur this ) a ti-r ci-;. in iif - Ti'" 1 ,. pnico- t:i e- iiniisli West; 1 i'viron ivw-eH. ior.s r.rc vividrei as follows ; in thrsr rrhmmn inxrds rlrohol. Nearly , ,31 the lomril--ry v-s know as ;.M:rra l-oona , -..j.e,. iLm Brrv'rrorarc. as fMrMpsn'd with I tho i lev e-ref;, frir.gr colony--is prohibitionist, i the” -.vi..;» of i;s unlive ciiirk. Tiu; Gold : CriHsi, Colony nni; Arnnui am ;■ front'd in a'cohi.T. iv. ;,3. i; i ■ detrbtKnt. but tlio : •' -.-.ur.10-.. :;■ ivi*ori’■. b-hind .vie ; |,j, ; ; ; ;r.;,. 1 1 A,,, wish of tlidr chiefs mow,;. w’n- r ■ V A.anim 'dun. Sanihrar Ni',er ; . •.vfi'r, i.. •■:.■.•■,pAmi ci' sonic districts, ; , , !■_> . Cm 1,1 u> ll vaslnr region of >7, i rh- ;i; tAm rlr mo-ml to is. As rfg-trds i .or r: . > i of inn i-h jUrir:i,;lio rroi.ccioniti.-s : o: A'Analilmid. ifr-Cdi East Africa, llgemia, I Gennan ’’ Hurt- Afn a 1 pro tan.). Nyaso- : j» nr >. ;; nl ovri'i'i"! Blnvlosi.;. rrn clos' d to ' .Aodm; too for ns rise unlives nre ooiicerueo!). ; y,;. oflso on; t'rdhsh !;.eluiar.alund, and, to I ri-ioot. Xfasic oiinffi. The imports into Ih- Gair.i.ir nioi'iiy roTi-ct .fan gin-sodden ” of th’ > G.unbia c-svuary: the strips ai.ii,,.- ibo river iid.irJ tiro less injured by si-iir-reu.-o ill- pvptijul-iou is mainly McImnir elan are' al,-! a imng. is i an no: attaching this pbi.gua from ... l; ,:;i:s.i:to 1 oshrr, of wes-v. purely from B. , rnainC. if di.-a. l:-i aicohoi wue no I. a 1., ; miud body for black men , ijuidi us while p' ri- ! ;r, more) 3 :A,-:'i■3 leave it aleae. Th" levin done by -■ ■ i ■- r .riu I,nt'.' umong icli— yr.ipio is noi ro is. A,iA i.'Aouo nt>:i'in; yef jndnlgcrs e-.vV Vr 10 ;iso;r v.'hrbei; and >-lf-contr.-i t o AA- errieMc sir if uh'S-rinion cf-iJm : A;"in A.,, p. ; 7 ro v ,iib tiic riegtm. i }•« ‘i’ ii"3 tb-: iasfo b« drinks to <s- ,, j: - }jei,e;u. -a. Ir s’ woo it;s rv., e|'.,Crrr!t ■. ■ i ■> of imwhoms,ante <;in!- ' ;A. ; ,i A;Ai,lw-k w-imiii no!, nniy gives way A in 1 i;- ' i acid 1 o-s :rr ear'but slee : . her vA-ii’-ty under ihe effects—;t.e-. o rk trsue- "in. Ali i.iv.oj facie haw bftca clearly mani- • jiAtct! in Kciou. a.ii.T icport tsompik-rt by ', , - ;i-;l e! ai oToi Asi s. mrciisei i s dicers i r Ad I'.vu;--, I‘. i= sit!T.nr«ibl-. to rebwt them. I a ■■ if veu dii.b-bev- me and yet 'A Ay .Aij..; iH-fA ialist no few are!),_Ja'?i I j i.rsi opponreenv of -o'itnr with an" opoii ! 1 ■., V', - A,n, Aff'vu a■ ■: ily;- coudiftoa i i.i, ~ |aleshoksed coast as concrowed wish the afcoliol-ir- tr fnterior. ’ A ynifClillV.'OUi? TKAFi : IC. i J raw jib a f,iu iSbif!, when f eertatr’e J cp-ui miiid usvl (i iiorror cf the goody- • .As'AA ... i :1 , :iv Oi.xiel.y tti !>e fine trorn i f--cit ;tl 1 wan prone niTh«r ! I A,.:. l-rrwi;;- 'ink- ilio iirrli-tiikdonary j osu' : i. of view. 1 cave ;; coin:; yetu's later n--1.. Ah ermnu.! nr, 1 whciiintia.loa. ur.d never I cuamwi to k,vei;..;> a -au.m tin mischief n!eoi had vets worinne itnoa;; hbmks and whites I arte. Aic . yss, . c- aicrhcii ill Africa- have ! twd.in’uuT ficurt v/,i: ;a.ui iiilcvriiissioii. j ' yd’e j, puseen, have a lina.l i V ; ir. v.ith ilik liydra '.ciii .hj has found a j,.A rmk-ro' iu tit., corndnr> <.f Downing: A’-L.-.i.y ('.,-iiW v-w not- ess, !>;ust s,ct up a coinmi. non of jcltatTn wtn with no interests ab ’rtfs a veta'e-e by tho hidden j. j.■ ;■ 1 • ■,■,esei s-,i 1 ,-sc —i,o report on j t,Ar.ee.sf of -if dlf' i-itueo! oa the negro i.c puhi’-ion of i iiu Wes: African Coast, and |i ....... ../.nori-.! a-ain-st, the iiiti-aduction of e. e, Mp-rnly cal] .the Ct.lomai (j'Vs- f. . ,';y. sr ;>ud anply prolxibilien not. only 10 ll -fnkh- of AVhi A b ail -vove me d Africa pin 'suk.i Ofa-e controls the Soudan) but -; 0 j},.-. ~e,.. 0 - l rA Tr.O [Of of frf-lgllt t-O bho ;I. p i g con.pj’.uei would poon be nisde up pv ‘' hA r.r-ot iwjriwivj ITI r '> ; P°rts from a so e-‘ n das.uour, and weU-populatcd Afri<*.

OTAGO HUNT. • | A meet of the, Otago Hunt will be held to-moiTOw aii-cmu*»u '-it 3 o I/ 1 vson's, r;jir/nn.l Hill- oxniimtions for the point-10-poinfc event will close on Monday. July 15.