An regards the wines, the head of the Wine Tax Bureau announces to all the world in lengthy documents he is in' the right, but he hai ided to return part of the 9 At is noteworthy that in all that he had published he has never attempted to defend the unauthorized entry of his men into British premises, nor has he referred to his attempts to inspect the stocks of the various importers. He has fallen back on the one technical point that, though all the necessary Taxes have been paid. and all the Proper stamps have been purchased the Club ready for affixing to auch bottles as are placed on sale, yet since the stamps have not been iched and stuck he is free to treat the wines as smuggled goods. Ie sticks to his gum with the pertinacity of a hero sticking to his gun,
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