GERMAN TOYS RAID BRITAIN.
The invasion of German toys threatens to smash the industry and destroy the livelihood of thousands of ax-Service men. Already this year £BOO,OOO has«gone into the pockets of the Germans which should have gone to support a large number of the soldiers who fought the Germans.
It began, Mr. VV. B. Tattersall, of the Toy and Fancy Goods Trader, told n new.yjaper representative, with sundry merchants rushing over to Germany as soon as the Armistice was declared and buying up a great quantity of toys, very cheap, when the mark was worth half what it is now. Their example was followed by others, until now one firm alone has sold £200,000 worth of German toys, and lias EGO,OOO worth in the cases on its shelves. British toys are sup»»vi»,. in every respect and really j' . ln'up, but dumping and the r;i;■ •of . hange enable the Genu.lMS \<> hiiil'mm-II t:s. • "It is a IV ' M'-l M" Pilt'Tsal', "when :m cv Si-i-v i« <• man : ia- invested '''o 'n t«»(!•, in .-ce* im threatened V'i 1 disaster i»\ German ilumri%'
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 593, 17 December 1920, Page 3
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