Helsingfors, Apr. 5.
Scenes were enacted here to-day Which resembled those, in America 1920 on the ove of prohibition when the last Tegal drop of alcohol eas' Lingeringly "consumed, the. situation' is happily reversed, the Finns ave taking their first Tegal rink where the "Americans. took their last, Hours before opening time, long thirsty queues of Finns formed cute side the liquor shops waiting for the first gulp of a no-longer forbidden alcoholic drink, The general rejoicing, however, was somewhat marred as. the restaurants, refuse to. sell drinks owing to a hitherto unsettled. qu tel with the State Alcohol Company. lorry trundled through' the streets All day long yexerday, lorry after
of Helsingfors, laden. with erate whiskey bearing many. famous British labels, Finland went dry in 1019.—Reuter,
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