Yes, Austria, or Austria-Hungary, as it is bettor known, is a most wonderful country with its 40,000,000 inhabitants, composed of 50 different States, speaking’ 20 different languages, says a commercial gentleman of high standing, in an interview with our special correspondent, and who has Just completed two years’ globe trotting. He goes on to say that Vienna is a beautiful city with its magnificent buildings, numerous libraries and a university any country could well be proud of Trieste is also a place of great interest, where one can see glimpses of the old world, as well as the now, and its shipbuilding and rope works arouse more than common interest in the many tourists that are continually rassing through. He aleo says that though the country’s minerals and its pastoral and agricultural products are generally credited with the main revenue derived, a new industry has cropped up of late that is making itself felt all over the world, and that was its glove factories, ami he seemed considerably surprised when our correspondent informed him that \\ anganui had already done ao, and that the local firm of McGruer nnd Co. were selling at present at their sale, a beautiful hunpa glove, from that source, honestly wortli 4s lid, for 2s lid a pair.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13433, 21 July 1911, Page 4
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212Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13433, 21 July 1911, Page 4
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