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by the way, a strong teetotalism movement here in Australia, especially since the outbreak of war and since, reputedly, King George banned all alcohol from his table. Secretly, no doubt, there will be an extra lot of drinking going on, just like in America. If man does not have enough self-control, no law will save him from his addiction. -- Such total prohibition, even beer is banned, will be a bit hard to wear at first, but may, in the long term, have its benefit since boredom could easily tempt you into an extra drink. – I happened to have a particularly pedantic customs official go through my luggage, who even showed keen interest in my correspondence, snooping through it page by page. He was probably waiting for a tip and when that wasn’t forthcoming, he eventually abandoned his efforts. The luggage from the cabins, once it had been searched, was loaded onto railway carriages and everybody just kept a small parcel with toiletries etc. The