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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21244, 27 January 1931, Page 10

The world-wide ramifications of Soviet Kxissia in its attempt to gain access to overseas markets is illustrated in the fact that safety matches made in Russia are< on sale in Auckland. The label is printed in English, and the only indication of the country of origin is in the very small print “ Made in U.S.S.R.” Russia’s national mark,, the hammer and side, is absent. It is worth while remembering that, under the socalled five : year plan, the Soviet, Government has a monopoly of Russia’s export trade and that under the conscripted labour conditions any price realised in outside markets, no matter how small, is profit. If Russia finds it worth while to send matches to New Zealand the point might be made that it would be more profitable for New Zealanders to insist on Empire products. • .