Show Whisky at a Bottle Cognac at Dampen Finland's Repeal Fete D Br fly- Associated Press Pies Finland April 4 4 Whisky at a bottle and cognac at dampened somewhat the widespread celebrations planned for tomorrow when Finland's year old prohibItion law l goes poes S into the discard following last D Decembers December's referendum dum Some restaurants declared they would refuse to handle the newly Ic Ie hard liquor because of the high price fixed by the government o which has sole control over the trade under the new law Another rift riH between the government govern govern- ment mont and a number of restaurateurs developed over the margin of profit demanded by the government The liquor monopoly decreed that it would take 00 GO per cent of the thc profits proms on all sales The legislation which followed the referendum was signed by the president president dent February 9 10 days after it t l tP t.- t. P Pl l L i was passed by parliament Gustaf Gusta Viktor Walden a n banker was made managing director of ot the liquor monopoly monopoly monopoly mo mo- last month The law provides that a share snare 01 of the profit be allotted for temperance temperance temper ance purposes prevention of Illegal traffic and old age and unemployment ment meat funds The rest is set aside for forthe forthe forthe the state treasury but part of this is to be allocated to the states state's national na culture temperance and benevolent work The Helsin tors Alcohol company ordered that for or the present at least alcohol may be sold at only nine places in and a purchaser may buy not less than third one-third litre nor more than two litres A litre is s approximately 09 quart The restrictions restrictions restrictions were prescribed because the imported supply is not yet equal to the anticipated demand Purchases of other liquor are limited limited limited limit limit- ed to two bottles per per person on fo r EJ 6 5 |