Own Liquor
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New Caledonia Makes Its
From Our Own Correspondent NOUMEA, April 9.
THE police report on New Caledonia for the year 1941 shows that crime in the Colony is almost negligible. But a new and difficult problem has arisen relating to liquor. Since liquor imports
have almost ceased, the people have begun making their own.
The police report states that all the 44 bars in Noumea are run by Europeans.
It is recommended that the conditions under which local spirituous liquors are now being made should be investigated, to see that drinks likely to have a harm ful effect on consumers are not sold.
The report states that in October last there were 1,418 foreigners in the country, representing 22 nationalities, of whom Japanese were 80 per cent. But when Japan entered the war, all Japanese save a few market gardeners were interned.