From an American paper is culled the following:—"Results of Law Enforcement in Detroit, as reported, the Associated Press, by Frank H. Croul, Commissioner' of Police] in Detroit. were 1,800 licensed saloons." guarantee nothing as thenticity of the foregoing, but on the face of it there would seem to be no room for doubt, and, for the information of those who may not} know, it should be added that a "blind pig" is just one of those many expressive phrases in common, use by our cousins and means what, we mean by a shebeen, or a place where liquor is sold without the authority of the law. One comes across numbers of statements akin to that of Mr. Croul and they would seem to be the most convincing, inst not only American' Prohibition, but against attempting te "make people virtuous by Act of Parliament." For instance, surely no one could expect to be believed said there was less opium, used and available for use in Shanghai now than there was when the trade was legal. -Recently a party of smugglers brought a very big consignment of opium into Shanghai concealed in a foreign steamer, but were cheated of it by another gang. who by a trick got it off the ship. The second party were caught and have paid the penalty of their offence, but the opium was not, seized and the story runs that yet! a third group managed to hoodwink, the second and have pocketed all the substantial profits. There must be a very handsome recompense if it worth the while of three groups to concentrate on one cargo. AS regards liquor, it may or may not be true, but there is widespread belie€ that the most ardent promoters of Prohibition in America are the bootleggers,
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