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CONDITION OF IRELAND.

MONDAY. OCTOBER 4:1860.

TWO-YEAR-OLD WHISKY?

BETTER SUPPLY OF FRENCH WINES.

There is a rumour in trade circles that the Home Govern- - ment may shortly relax the îm- mature spirits regulations to the extent of permitting whisky to be released for consumption when on a minimum age of three two years old instead of insisting

years.

Lardon, Sept. 30, Kenter is informed that the Government absolutely condemns the polley of reprisals in Ireland. Ganeral Macready is taking steps to: prevent reprisals on the part of the troops, while General Todor bas warned the Irish Police against participating in reprisals, threatening on official inquiries which are| The rumour seems to be based disciplinary measures, followed by severe punishment, in cases where said to have been made as to the it is proved policemen have taken part.

quantity of three-year-old whisky Jon hand, but it is difficult to be-

Yet another Irish reprisal is reported in retaliation for the shoot-lieve that any such action as that: ing of Sergeant Dee at Drimoleague. Soldiers last night wrecked several business houses at Drimoleague and barned others.

Two policemen, patrolling Limerick last night, were shot dead.

wine

suggested is under considention. Of two evils it is better that the publin should be kept a littlosbort of whisky than thatcomparative- London, Oct. 1. ly raw spirit should be reisiled. Because of the impossibility of recording anything resembling a This view is strongly held by day total of outrages in Ireland the following offcial summary of responsible

and spirit | šerions outrages since 1st January illuminates the state to which merchants.

Sinn Feinism has brought this war-time prosperous country: Killed The supply of whisky both în and injured: policemen, 110 and 172; military, 15 and 57; civilians, licensed houses and the small 26 and 77; Barracks destroyed and damaged, 503 and 156; Court-retail shops has been more houses destroyed, 63: Mails raided, 513; coastguard lighthouses plentiful during recent weeks raided, 33: raids for arms, 2720.

Two unarmed policemen were shot dead in a public house at O'Brien's Bridge, County Clare. The innkeeper's daughter who was supplying them with refreshment was wounded.

than it was earlier in the year, at it is stated that this euing of the scarcity caused by the suspension of distilling for two years Aust be regarded as temporary. In some quarters whisky was held back after the

until the naw scales of durg were definitely embodied in the Finance Act, and it is be- lieved that these reserres have! since been released. Consider įable use, 100, has been made by licensed victuallers whose cus- tamers have not fastidious palates of imported American whisky to jeke out supplies of Scotch or Irish spirita High-class whiskies of The general commercial situation throughout the world was pre-war quality, are still being debated at to-day's sitting of the International Financial Conference. rationed by the distillers, as the Sir Fazilbhoy Currimbhoy, representing Bombay business men, declar-[demand is much in excess of the ed that India. as one of the producers of raw materials, was ready to supply. Large quantities of new co-operate in the reconstruction of the countries afflicted by the war.whisky are being made, but where He mentioned that ladia intended to develop industry by a Protec-a firm has a reputation to main- tionist regime. Toshikata Okubo, of Yokohama Specie Bank, was tain these will now be used for apprehensive as regards the future development of Japan owing to blending for another four years the constant increases of wages. He said eforts must be made to at least and in the meantime convince the masses that riches could not be created miraculously stocks of matured spirit have not and reconstitution of world prosperity could only be obtained by work

During the past few days the condition of the Lord Mayor of fintroduction of the Budge: | Cork is reported not materially changed.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.

Brussels, Sept. 30.

Brussels, Oct. 2.

The Financial Conference Committee on Public Finance includes Mr. More, Japan. A representative of China will be added as soon as the Chinese delegation has supplied the name.

A MIDDLE-CLASSES UNION

London. Oct. 1.

to be drawn on too heavily. One well-known company is supplying customers on the basis of 75 per cent of the 1916 deliveries.

BRANDY AND FORT. Fine brandy is more scarce than whisky, and a well-known wine merchant stated that a bottle bought at anything below a sovereign was a better bargain. than Treasury notes purchased! at less than their face value. Certain wines, OT the other hand. are DOW plentiful and in the case of clarets and the white wines of France the improvement in the supply

A procession of well-dressed men and women, including one has been sufficient to reduce the general, two colonels and a number of ex-officers carrying sandwich cost by an amount at leas! boards has paraded the Strand district in London advertising the equivalent to the recent adrance Middle Classes Union. The boards protested vigorously agains however, are scarce and canno: in duty. First-class burguodies, profiteering and Bolshevik extremists. The "Times" declares that the be bought at less than 160s. « procession everywhere achieved its purpose and enlisted much sympathy.

DISASTROUS FIRE.

Galveston, Sept. 30.

dozen.

There is no lack of port, but many people are saying that the wine is not quite so nice as it used to be. There is RT explanation for this. Many | Portuguese shippers have given up trying to obtain the old-fash ioned oak pipes which ware formerly used for port, and are using casks make from other A fire has destroyed two piers loaded with cotton. Several steam-woods, which are truch less ers and much adjacent property were damaged. The loss is estimated suitable for et one million dollars.

preserving the finest qualities of the wine. As the name "Port" is very strictly protected, it is hoped that the growers and ebippers will not regard this deterioration with equanimity, but will resume shipments in the old kind of pipe as soon as possible.

EVASION OF WAR SERVICE.

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.

Mrs. Emma Bergdall the millionaire widow of a brewer, with four co-defendants, was found guilty of conspiracy in aiding her sons to evade a draft in wartime.

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CHAMPAGNE £1 & BOTILE. Most of the champagne ship- pers have now adjusted their | quotations to the new conditions introduced by the ad valorem duty, and the price to the trade for the best-known brands ranges around 200s. a dozen. This will) entail a retail price of £1 a bottle. For cheaper sparkling wines of the Saumur type the retail cost | svill be about 128. bottle. Some German wines are coming iato- the country, but thei German Government recently in- terfered with exports by iuving an order that no wine was to be exported at a price lower than 30 marks a bottle at the piste of production. To this there kað also to be added an export tax of 10 per cent, which the buyer had The Chief Justice, Sir John Buckaill, KC, in reply to the fare opposition, and the minimum price to pay. The order aroused great well addresses of the members of the Bar eto, plainly admitted that has just been reduced to 20 marks, he was leaving to take up the Fuise Judgeship in India owing to but the export tax remains in the better pay. He commented on the rapid growth of Singapore, force.

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SIR JOHN BUCKNILL'S REASON FOR LEAVING SINGAPORE.

Singapore, October 2.

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Singapore, October 2

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