[?]ethylated Spirits

NG Natives Add [?]ethylated Spirits [?] Their Drink List

From Our Own Correspondent

Moresby, Feb. 5

R. Archie Baldwin, Long

1, time resident of the territory, current president of the Port resby R.S.L. and an A.P.C. native Dur officer, in January, drew the m Advisory Council’s attention the increased use by natives of ;hylated spirit as a beverage, fr. Baldwin wanted the adminis ;ion to take sterner action to b this growing habit, but Dr. n Gunther, the Director of ilic Health replied that any gestions would be more than come, although as long as ives were being sold lamps, then y must have access to spirit, and could offer no concrete plan to ;t the situation. The only thing ild be to prohibit the importation all but denatured methylated it which was too unpalatable to ik, although it was most un ly that sufficient quantities of ; spirit could be found to meet territory s requirements. [r. Baldwin claimed that natives e getting hold of the spirit by ft, rather than by purchase. He ted the case of a four-gallon jar ippearing during a short coastal age. He also claimed that un ipulous traders were supplying or, as well as methylated spirit latives. ther members referred to the :ming number of liquor cases ch have recently been before courts, particularly in Rabaul. srritorians are of the opinion that long as the Courts are handing paltry fines, with the option of jrief holiday at well-appointed, nana, natives will continue to trd drinking as a worthwhile risk.