The advertisements in U.S. publications called Harwood's blended Canadian whiskey "one of the treasures of all time." Actually, hardly any Canadians had ever heard of it. But in the liquor-short U.S. there had been lots of Harwood's right up on top of the counter for $6 and up a bottle, far more expensive than well-known Canadian and American whiskies. Last week Canadians were hearing quite a bit about Harwood's.
In Vancouver, police swooped down on the East End Printers and Publishers, seized canceled checks and other documents, arrested two printers: Oswald Thomas, plant owner, and Robert Bracken, ex-owner. The charge:...