Upon inquiry among the leading' wine and spirit importers of Shanghai on Monday, it was learned that the distillers at Home have been expecting such an order for some time. Hence, the news that the Government are taking over all the stills, for purposes of munition manufacture, alcohol being used in making gun-cotton, does not come entirely as a surprise. None of the local importers has had any advice from Home as to the immediate effect on prices, but it is expected that the latter will be advanced to 537 some extent at once and possibi further advances later. aamach, however, aa the trade in whisky and other spirits is a very large one in the United Kingdom, it is not thought likely that prices will be advanced to a prohibitive figure, as such @ policy would be suicidal.
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