CROWDED CHRISTCHURCH.
RECORD CUP WEEK. VISITORS WALKING THE STREETS LOOKING FOR BEDS. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 5. There is a possibility that some visitors to the City will be walking the streets to-night looking for beds. The shortage of accommodation is worse this Cup time than for years past. Hotels are overcrowded, and boardinghouses are in very short supply. A labour shortage, quite temporary of course, complicates the situation. The proprietors of one big private establishment said they had seven houses available and they were all full. Double the number could have been accommodated, and applications were being refused daily. It appeared to be the biggest rush for a very long time. The real difficulty was labour to handle the guests. Servants played up at such times, and it was possible to replace them only at exorbitant rates. Chefs were unprocurable.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18019, 6 November 1920, Page 5
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142CROWDED CHRISTCHURCH. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18019, 6 November 1920, Page 5
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