CIGARETTE FAMINE.
I CHRISTCHURCH, ‘April 13. ._V “I have not a single packet of ciga arettes or an ounce of cigare‘tte tm bacco in my‘-shop. I have not a sin« gle wax Vesta and am reduced to a: few packets of Japanese safety mat? ohes. I can see nothing else for iii but to close-up my shop unless reliefi comes soon.” In these words a city; tobacconist summed up to a reporten today a position as far as stock is concerned that is almost general. ' Inquiries made go to Show that ifl; the usual business depended on the cigarette trade alone many would un-u doubtedly have had to put the shut-4 terg up. The main sale -of cigaretfeel is confined to a few lines. “The posie ition today,” said the representative’ of :1 large Wholesale house, “is thafi we have not a single ‘cigarette in the‘ warehouse. We have never previous». ly been in this positionf’ A
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3461, 15 April 1920, Page 5
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157CIGARETTE FAMINE. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3461, 15 April 1920, Page 5
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