HOLIDAY LIQUOR.
FLOODS INTO UNITED STATES. By Tklft*raph—Press Association — Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association NEW YORK. December 12. By land and sea a holiday flood of liquor continues to pour into the United States, despite the best efforts of the prohibition officials. New York city acts like a magnet for the rum-runners because of the large demand and fanev prices. The boundary of New' York State and Quebec, which is sparsely populated, stretches over 300 miles, and with only 126 men guarding it a vast amount of liquor is naturally being sent over. The rum-runners are growing increasingly bold. They have a special organisation, with insurance provisions against loss bv capture^ Officials state that twenty-two vessels, including two steamers, carrying value may aggregate 5.000,000 dollars, lie outside New York Most of these vessels are on the British register. The rum-runners are not disturbed over the possiUlity of being unable to land their cargoes, since it is reported that most of this liquor was paid for by Americans before beinc- shipped.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17223, 14 December 1923, Page 6
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