EMPIRE GOODS.
VAGUE TERM TQ) BE ABOLISHED.
ACTUAL COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. (United Press Association— Copyright.) (Received This Day, 1.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 4. ' The President ,of the Board of Trade (Mr Oliver Stanley), in the House of Commons, foreshadowed legislation making tho words “foreign” and “Empire” unusable in future to designate imported goods. Instead of the vague “Empire” the words Australian, New Zealand or Canadian must be used, so that buyers may know the exact country of origin.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 224, 5 July 1939, Page 5
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