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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2681, 29 January 1916, Page 12

One result of the war is a shortage of bottles of all descriptions, particularly aerated water, beer, ale, and stout bottles. Belgium was the home of the glass trade, and from Belgium in the past have come enormous quantities of bottles, and New Zealand used to draw large quantities of glass bottles from this country. Brewers and others who use bottles in largo quantities are now feeling the shortage severely, and are now doing what they can to get back their bottles where in tlie past they never bothered much about getting the empty bottles back, but were buying new ones. A certain class of bottles arc being made ill Japan, and shipments have arrived in New Zealand. Those aro fairly expensive, and the small shipments which have arrived havo not in. any way relieved the shortage. Some manufacturers, to got back bottles, have been forced to make a charge for all tho bottles sent out, same to be allowed whon the empty bottles are returned.,. The public will probably find that in tho near future they will be upon to pay for bottles of some articles which in the past lmvo been given free. This shortage is likely to last till after the war, and in tho meantime it is seriously interfering with all trades which use bottles. —Exchange. The Vvuterside Workers' lia,ud will play at TaUou. Baj; to-morrow, at 3 g.B*