MADE IN GERMANY.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 29 May 1917, Page 7

MADE IN GERMANY.

The Minister of Customs, the Hon. Arthur Myers, has brought under public notice the following flagrant instance of an attempted evasion of the Order-in-Council prohibiting the importation of German-made goods from any destination. The Regal Post Card Company, of O’Connell Street Sydney, new South Wales, recently attempted to get rid of their stocks of German cards by distributing through bun dies of British-made 2cards certain others of German origin. These latter had the words “Printed in Germany” stamped out with a large black arrow, and were re-named “Arrow Brand.” Other cards similarly distributed had the ends cut off, but, unhappily for the exporters, in a few cases the guillotine-machine lin'd only sliced off half of the lettering, and it was still apparent that Germany was the country of origin. Outside of the obliterated words the general appearance of the cards was indicative of German make. The goods were, of course, detained, and will not go into consumption.