PEASANTS IN SILKS.
CARGOES IN FISHING CRAFT. The increase of smuggling 011 the south coast of England lias its counterpart in the Irish Free State. The chief offenders are said to ho certain French trawlers, which combine fishing with a profitable sideline in running silks, satins, brandies, rum, tobacco and scent. The skippers of these trawlers are stated to have accomplices ashore, and it is believed that large consignments of dutiable goods are landed in creeks and inlets along tho coast, and sometimes even in small harbours. People who have visited the West of Ireland report that they have been able to buy bottles of expensive scent for ss, and that they have seen peasant women wearing silks which they could never have afforded to buy in the ordinary way.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20982, 19 September 1931, Page 2 (Supplement)
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130PEASANTS IN SILKS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20982, 19 September 1931, Page 2 (Supplement)
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