LIQUOR SMUGGLERS.
BRITAIN MAY ASSIST AMERICA. BUT ILLICIT TRAFFIC WILL BE TRA NSFE REED. LONDON, July 27. It is understood, according to reliable information, that the Foreign Office assured the United States of Britain’s desire to assist in the prevention of the illicit seaborne liquor traffic. r lhe Foreign Office is sympathetically considering the United States’ claim to a twelve-mile limit, which it is prepared to concede under certain conditions. It is pointed out that even the most drastic action by Britain will not solve America’s smuggling problem. While the Government could exercise effective control /to stop illicit cargoes alleged to emanate from Belfast and Glasgow, control could not he exercised in regard to Dublin. ,In the ahsenco of a general international agreement, the traffic if wiped out in the Biitish Most Indies,, would be immediately transferred to an island not under the British flag. The difficulties are not believed to he insurmountable. It is hoped that an announcement indicating substantial progress towards an agreement will he made next week.—A. and N.Z.C.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9576, 30 July 1923, Page 5
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172LIQUOR SMUGGLERS. Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9576, 30 July 1923, Page 5
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