SHORTAGE OF BOTTLES.
The latest war economy in England is to save bottles of every description. Glass bottles are becoming a luxury. The shortage is so serious and progressive that many (inns supplying beer or milk or other liquids in bottles, and even chemists and hospitals, are at a loss to meet the growing deficiency. This shortage arises, it is explained, from the tact that during the years immediately prior to the war a very large percentage of bottles of every description were imported. Foreign competition became so acute that a great many of the glass bottle factories of the. North of England were closed, and many operatives were driven to seek work in the coal pits. Foreign competition was so severe that manufacturers found the industry unremunerative. Home manufacturers are now engaged in making bottles once more.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1549, 11 May 1916, Page 4
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138SHORTAGE OF BOTTLES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1549, 11 May 1916, Page 4
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