AT THE STATE DEPOT
The rush at the State Coal Depot was' continued all day yesterday, and later in the afternoon the crowd became so big that the assistance of the police was called in to maintain order Again today there have been numerous applicants for coal, but the queue has not been nearly so large as was the case on the previous days. A small crowd began to collect before the office was opened at 9 o'clock this morning, and at 2 o'clock there was still a small number waiting ■ for admittance. No orders for more than two bags are being accepted, and the clerks are keeping their eyes open in order to make suro that nobody "double-crosses" them., Several attempts at this have been made, but so far they have all been detected. .. It is also tlie practice of some to state that they keep a large boarding-house and, therefore, need greater quantities of fuel. When the coal is delivered, however, it is often found that the houses are only of three rooms.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 131, 5 June 1919, Page 8
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175AT THE STATE DEPOT Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 131, 5 June 1919, Page 8
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