Gaol For Bootlegger
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ON August 29, Ah Fook, a Chinese trader in Nadi, Fiji, was caught sell ing sherry to soldiers at £2 per bottle.
Convicted of selling liquor without a licence, he was fined no less than £9O.
The fine was paid. On September 11, he was caught out in a similar offence. This time the Magistrate (District Commis sioner Bevington) was grim and merci less. “It is obvious that a fine has no deterrent effect on bootlegger of your sort,” he said. “Four months’ hard labour.” And he intimated that, next time, it would be gaol plus a fine. De fendant gave notice of appeal.