Gloucester Advocate in Gloucester, New South Wales

Britain Declares Rum Row Threat to North Sea Trade

A London writer describes a long scattered line of smuggling ships along the North Sea coast beyond the three mile limit. Continentals, notably Holland, push vast cargoes of rum, cigars, and other dutiable goods ashore at night by motorboats into Norfolk and Lincolnshire towns and inland villages, aided by reduced coastguard staffing. Much liquor is strong industrial spirit from Belgium, shipped for use in cocktails in the United States, and the trade thrives when weather allows transhipments at sea.