TEARING UP PROFITS.
SHIPPING " INCIDENTALS." LONDON, December 18. "Unless expenses fall, fares must rise owing to the staggering size of many items," said Lord Inchcape addressing the annual meeting of shareholders in the P. and 0. Company, of which he is chairman. Lord Inchcape said that in 1926 breakages included 92,077 wine glasses and 276,000 cups, plates and saucers. The linen replacements were fabulous. "I hear," he said, "that women utilise pillow slips as boot rags, and tear up bed sheets for fancy dresses. "We frequently receive growls from passengers. One recently vehemently protested against mixed bathing in a ship's swimming pool. "I am thinking of sending a copy of the letter to Mussolini, saying that if he prohibits mixed bathing at Lido we will follow his example." M ;* ''-' . /.-■» r-____sf__f*' * ■■
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Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 7
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130TEARING UP PROFITS. Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 7
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