Wine Destroyed

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1911, Page 3

Wine Destroyed

RIOTS IN FRENCH TOWN. tBY ELECTRIC TBLEOIUFn-'-COrrRIGHT.] rPJHI PREBS ASSOCIATION.] LONDON, January 19. The Morning Post's Paris correspondent states that 2000 vino-dres-sers and ftheir womenkind. dissatisfied over the scarcity of work due to the champagne district* iinportj ing wines from non-cLampagiie districts. They ■assembled at the principal cellars, and 7000 'bottles, 2000 litre j casks and 40 double hectolitre butts ; wove smashed, while drayloads of i bottles (2000 in all) were thrown into { the Marne. The damage is estimated at £4000.