An old news item reads:
SATURDAY, July 1, 1939 - - No more can the men of the ASIATIC FLEET go ashore and sign chits for their liquid refreshments. This practice has been in force for years and it was sort of a ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’ between the cafe proprietors and the enlisted personnel.
The Commandant of the 16th Naval District, by issuance of a District Order, has abolished this practice.
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