EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
CATERING CONDITIONS.
BRITISH FIRMS HOLD ALOOF. Australian and N.Z. Cable AS-sn. i LONDON, August 10. j It is understood that the leading British caterers are not tendering in con-| ncction with the British Umpire Exhibition, because the conditions restrict; tenderers to Empire products. Caterers: state that the public demand the option l of ordering foreign specialities such as French champagnes and Ilavannah cigars, which represent the caterers' principal sources of profit. Without these, and similar foreign articles, caterers would bo dependent upon staple foods and liquors of Empire origin, affording the narrowest margin of profit. :
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Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15312, 13 August 1923, Page 5
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97EMPIRE EXHIBITION. Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15312, 13 August 1923, Page 5
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