Afraid of the Loss.

Manawatu Herald, 10 February 1894, Page 3

Afraid of the Loss.

In Paris a small difficulty has arisen between a resident :md fin; Excise oflicmvj. Our eoripspoinli'iit w writes: — >T Cleaning playing cards i.s a now metier discovered by M. M. Tribillac and Ang(i''ie, and li«ose g< inh-nifti .sl.ivrtt'd a factory for the purnn:^ ;ti the Frt-nch capital, Iml the )->xc;i.-.o oJncers . have now closed the place and commenced legal proceedings against the proprietors These proceedings have just commenced) and the above named gentlemen aro charged with " doctor ing" old cards and re-.sclling them, to which they reply iliafc thoy do not sell CiU'd.s, but .simply clean and ro«tore thuin to their uvvner.---. and they maintain that rt. rusiiuirateur has as much right to have hi.s uanlo cleaned as to have bin coat dyed or his hose darned. This logic appears to be sound, but as the Excise will probably lose about 3,000,000 francs a year if this process! is carried on, some method of putting a stop Lo tin; enterprise will be discovered, or, if it should not exist will be created.