THE DRINK CURSE.
COLOMBO MAGISTRATE'S COM-
MENTS,
A NATIVE HEAVILY FINED
(Received April 23, 8 p.m.)
COLOMBO, April 19
A native was fined 500 rupees for selling a bottle of arack to an Australian soldier. The magistrate considered that drink selling pests were responsible for the disorders which occurred when Australian troops were here.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17553, 24 April 1919, Page 5
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54THE DRINK CURSE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17553, 24 April 1919, Page 5
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