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BUT ? RUSSIAN PETROL. London, May 22. The Daily Mail, in a leading article, declares that the introduction into Britain of huge supplies of cheap petrol “stolen ! from British property-holders in Russia” is menacing honest competitors. The paper offers to print and distribute to garages notices reading, “No Soviet petrol sold here.” “We realise,” says the editorial, “that the British motorist has no sympathy whatever with Red methods and does not want to traffic in stolen goods, but hitherto he has been unable to be certain of the country of origin.” The motoring correspondent of the same paper states that the Russian brands have been cunningly disguised, and even retailers I do not know the origin of the product they sell. In view of the growing volume of inquiries, especially from 'women drivers, many honest garages are steadfastly resist- • ing the inducements of Russian agents, despite the fact that dishonest competitors are under-cutting prices.—Sun Special.
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Southland Times, Issue 20202, 13 June 1927, Page 4
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