The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 April 1935Vol. V, No. 9

Caledonia

p. 25 · Read in the full issue

Japanese Beer in New Caledonia

From Our Own Correspondent.

NOUMEA, March 24.

IN a recent issue of a leading Australian newspaper reference was made to Japanese beer, stating that Germany found it impossible to compete with the light beer manufactured by Japan, and placed at a very reasonable price on the world’s market. For a considerable time Japanese beer has beep selling readily in Noumea, and has found favour with the beer drink ing section of the community here, which is not a large one—red wine being the usual drink.