BRISTOL PIANO CO.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 19 May 1915, Page 5

BRISTOL PIANO CO.

A TRULY BRITISH CONCERN

WELLINGTON, May 18. Mr M. J. Brookes, manager of the Bristol Piano Company, writes to the press, stating: I was much pained to read of the regrettable disturbances at Wanganui, by which two windows of the Birstol Piano Company's show rooms were, smashed. Why, I cannot for the life of me. understand. Shareholders of my company, with which I have been associated for thirty-two years, are British born and bred, and, though I hate to sing praises where I am concerned, I am proud to say no company in the Dominion could have shown more practical sympathy in aiding tne Empire and its Allies. The Bristol has ten employees in the Expeditionary Force, all of whom are on call-pay, with a promise of reinstatement m their positions on their return. Again, all our directors have relatives fighting with the Allies V* hat more could any firm do to help to maintain civilisation against barbarism and militarism?