BRITAIN TAKES IT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 103, 3 May 1941, Page 7

BRITAIN TAKES IT.

UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT. BOMBED-OUT FIRM CONTINUES One of the many instances of the unquenchable spirit of the British business man is contained in a letter received by an Auckland institution. The writer's premises have twice been bombed in throe month?, but business put-s on -with that grim determination which refused to acknowledge a knockout. ""We are sorry io inform you,** says the writer."that we ior rather our premised have been blown up and burr.fi nvi.-e v, phin three months. The iiv-t iime our original roomy premises were entirely destroyed by enemy act-on. Of buildings. stocks, oni.i--. rio'.hinc was left and we were able i" s.a\e only a portion of our records. We then came to this address, -which we use only as ofhees. After some Trouble we cot a temporary "warehouse, about four milts ;.\va\ from our old address, in whi< h v.-e could assemble a fresh slock, and we did so only have the v. hole lot again entirely destroyed dur.r.p a (ierman air raid. Tins experience co.;p;ed v :th losses caused by enemy oi-tion m other ports, and the d.:V< in getting -pace in steamers bound from the Hast to the I'n.ted Kingdom has caused much <ii ~ I<>< a'.mn. which we are trying to -Mairhter. out. "The ::.;«•••• u..: ... 1 :•-< 10-s of ha - bc-c ?.« .-. ». • we a- e sparci. v. e v. : ■ *• • -. r ; -•'(> tinish'-d. nr.<: - v • v - . j: !•> be nn.shcd : . • Y.>• .. • e:.c»i;raccd by the ; .■! 'ii.it N< /Zealand is giving. and v. • arc* pro'.iu and Igrateful to 1. vc vch friends once again in ral'-. o :r a.-f