ATLANTIC LITERS

Evening Star, Issue 18280, 21 May 1923, Page 6

ATLANTIC LITERS

SUBMIT TO AMERICAN LAW,

EASTBOUND SHIPS GO DRY.

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.

NEW YORK, May 18,

Sir Ashley Sparkcs, general director of the Canard; Line, announces that the Canard and Anchor Linos will follow the American Supreme Court’s . Prohibition ruling to the letter. The company's liners, when westward bound, will carry liquor only as far as the three-mile limit, and will'there throw overboard what remains. Eastward-bpund vessels will carry no liquor. Sir Ashley Sparkes declares that the recent London shipping conference was of opinion that the United States’ decision was an infringement of the liberties- of other people, and hoped that the two Governments would get together in order to arrive at a decision to modify the Volstead Act so far as foreign ships aro concerned.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE “ RUM-RUNNERS.” OFFICIAL ACTIVITY. NEW YORK, May 8. Restrained by the new decision of the Supreme Court from attacking the Liquorrunning vessels on (lie high seas, officials of the United States Prohibition Department this morning opened battle against the boat connections ashore. One tug and a motor launch laden with delicacies ranging from spinach to beefsteaks, which were intended to be soldi by auction down the lino of anchored rumrunners, were seized as they attempted to steal across the three-mile limit.—A. and N.Z. Cable. FEELING IN BRITAIN. A PRIVATE BILL. ' LONDON, May 10. A counterblast to the recent American decision making ships “ dry ” in American ports was provided in the House of Commons, which, by 184 votes to 128, allowed the introduction of a Bill promoted by Mr' G. L. Courthopc (Conservative), providing that all passenger ships in British waters must carry a reasonable quantity of liquor. Ho declared that he did not ■wish to interfere nr to criticise the domestic concerns of other countries; but when one of them threatened to impose her domestic restrictions on the world’s oceangoing traffic on the high seas it was time for the British Parliament to act. (Ministerial cheers.) Mr J. M. Ken worthy (Liberal) declared that the Bill, if regarded seriously in America, would be taken as a very childish and foolish attempt at reprisal. The_ Bill would enable the rich to get drunk within the three-mile limit, but would not help the poor, thirsty emigrant to drown his sorrows. (Labor cheers.) j