ALL WOOL VERSUS SHODDY. For some time past, especially since the outbreak of war and couscqucnt high prices of wool, there has been a persistent effort on the part of wholesale houses and certain retail firms to foist shoddy clothing on the public at very much inflated prices. That there is no justification for this beyond a predatory desire to exploit the public is evidenced by the fact that the Melbourne Clothing Company is still selling the following all pure wool colonial clothings at antewar prices. For instance: Men's Kaiapoi suits, 29s 6d; boys' Petone Norfolk suits, size 7, 15s 6d, to size 14, 18s 9d; men's Petone tweed suits, 37s 6d; men's faddle tweed suits, 39s Od; men's Roslyn Jroxed suits, 355; boys' Roslyn sport suit.-, size 6, 9s t!d tip 'to size 16 22b Ci It was the steamer Hesuerw
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1915, Page 2
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142Untitled Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1915, Page 2
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