People who were owed money wanted to stop the issuing of the news paper. 
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A. It means shortage in this case a limited quantity
        
             
        
        
        
The answer may be "tobacco".
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The British influence has changed the way we look at ourselves and has stripped us of a confidence that comes naturally to a people belonging to an ancient and great civilisation