No Street-side Sales of Liquor in
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Tahiti
ALTHOUGH the open-air cafe, beside the footpath, where one consumes coffee, or beer, or wine, is a feature of life in most French towns, it is not permitted in Tahiti—the practice of sell ing alcoholic liquors in this way was for bidden by a law of November 14, 1917.
But that law is nearly a quarter-cen tury old, and in recent years there has been a tendency to sell beer, spirits and wines in street-side open-air cafes in Papeete.
The Administration now has formally reminded the people of the law, and announced that it will be strictly enforced in future.
The population of Tahiti is so mixed that this kind of regulation appears to be necessary.