Hangover!

Suva, Aug. 20.

ON August 16 (the day after Dominions Day), 29 charges for offences against the liquor regulations were heard at

the Suva Magistrate’s Court. Twentyone of the charges concerned Indians. . .. . . .. , ** X™ of Indians who erammed Suva on■ i, 5, i. 2 l u ls a yejT. m e^ e J a te total of lapses.

But the point is that In Jan correspondents in the local press had been earnestly- announcing for weeks that no young Indian would debase himself by entering hotel bars on such a day!

While Indian national flags broke out like a rash all over the Indian-populated areas of Fiji, at Lautoka the newlyformed Fiji Indian Congress was firing off telegrams of congratulation to Pandit Nehru, Mr. Jinnah and even Mr. Attlee.

So was the Labasa flag-hoisting assembly —but they overlooked Mr. Attlee.