U.S. CUSTOMS MEN HELPLESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17536, 13 May 1925, Page 6

U.S. CUSTOMS MEN HELPLESS.

QUARRY TOO SPEEDY. J!y Telegraph I’re.*s Ass- nation — Copyright Reuter's Telegrams. (Received .May 13. 10.1-3 a.in.) VAXCOI'VKII. May 12. Messages from fSau Diego -imp that Californian coastguard fortes there admit, that they art* badly hampered in their efforts to prevent the large ships (lour of which are t arrying tile British Hag and one the Belgian), which arc now cruising oh" the Southern Californian coast with their decks piled with liquor, front lauding their cargoes, as ! the ships ami small boats u hit I. go out ! the Government craft*' 1 ,a " j Ihc cutter Ta ma roa. now in port j at San Diego, found the fleei on May ■ 1 and gave chase to on,, of the live j vessels, •which scattered in different diS rcctions. The Tamaroa was unahlo to [overtake her fleeter quarry, and was forced to return lo San Diego for j provisions and fuel. j The officers of the Tamaroa state that tance from their con ft shore. ! The Belgian ship Gertrude i- ihc first j of the disintergrating Atlantic Coast 1 fleet to appear in Pacific waters, nceording to the Tamaroa.ks officers. BOOTLEG LIQUOR COSTS. By Telegraph—Press Associat'on —Copyright Australian ami X.X. Cable Association (Received Ma - 13. 10.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON. May 12. In the annual report of flic Deparicsl imates 40.000.000 dollars as 1 hocmt of bootlegged foreign liquor lasi year. This is said to ho a. low estimate