STRONGER RUM RATION
CHANGE IN BRITISH NAVY BREAK WITH OLD TRADITION LONDON, March 2(J As the outcome of a review of service conditions, tho Admiralty has approved stronger rum for issue in tho Navy "as an experiment for one year." "Two-water" rum will bo substituted for "three-water." Tho practice of diluting one part of rum with three parts of water was introduced in tho 18th century by Admiral Vernon in the West Indies as a measure of temperance reform. The proportions have since been unchanged. A request that white sugar be supplied in addition to brown was rejected. The suggestion that attendance at divine service on Sundays should bp optional was also rejected.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22688, 29 March 1937, Page 10
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113STRONGER RUM RATION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22688, 29 March 1937, Page 10
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