LIQUOR RACE STARTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18262, 4 December 1933, Page 5

LIQUOR RACE STARTS

SUPPLIES FOR AMERICA OPERATION OF QUOTAS NEW YORK, Dec. 1. The New York Times Washington correspondent states that the race ol liquor across the Atlantic begins tomorrow. A starting gun is expected to he fired early in the morning in the form of a cablegram to the consul at Glasgow to give clearance to a cargo of liquor aboard the Cameronia. Officials here are working late into the night to fix quotas and go through other red tape routine. Importers are happy over tho outcome of the code and marketing agreement negotiations, as a result of which they are sanctioned to bring in immediately iver 4,000,000 gallons. Both' the brewers and importers’ codes are ready for the President’s approval. The State Department negotiations indicate to importers that the quotas will be raised in the very near future. The department is being deluged with inquiries from diplomats concerning the status of their respective countries in the quotas, as well as the possibilities of negotiating reciprocal agreements. It is understood that negotiations have begun regarding shipments of pork and butter to Britain and of apples to France in return for liquor shipments. South American countries that have been improving their vineyards are also reported to he anxious to arrange agreements. It is revealed that Italy leads Germany, with smaller allotments for France and England, among the allowed liquor quotas. The whisky allotments are under 5 per cent, of the total and that Is chiefly Scotch. This is held to indicate that in regulating imports, Air. Roosevelt’s policy of favovrng wines instead of spirituous'liquors is being carried out.

A statement issued at Washington shows that 100 persons were killed and COD wounded in the last 13 years in attempts to enforce prohibition in the United States. There were over 100.000 arrests and property to the value of 41,090,000 dollars was seized.

A consignment of 30.000 cases of whisky recently left Glasgow. It was being" imported for Christmas celebrations.