Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-19 | Page 17 | Shopping in London Beats all Records

SHOPPING IN LONDON BEATS ALL RECORDS LONDON'. Tlcn. 1R (British 'VVirelesB SerVK'f). - nriSimilS hliuiipmt; in JJiJuuiM ,is exceeding all previous record. Jn Home of the great commercial establishments establish-ments admission to stores of wnuld-he. purchasers has been regulated, owing to the large crowds. 'Phis "victory" Christmas "will be a notable one because of the fact that the ue.neral holidavs are to be on a more extensive ex-tensive scale than ever before. A largo number of wartime restrictions have been removed and many of the food orders or-ders modified. All aoldiers in Kngland are to have twelve days' leave or ao-sence ao-sence The authorities are combining toward making this Christmas a memorable memor-able one. , ., . Interesting details have been rompilert recardlng Iho Christmas goods displayed before the war ami this year. In 1S13 German and Austrian goods aggregated 55 per cent, French goods 15 per 'rent, llritish "'0 per cent and goods of doubtful doubt-ful origin 1". This year Uritish goods aggregate 70 Per cent, i'Vench 20 percent, per-cent, American 5 per cent und of doubtful doubt-ful origin 5 per cent. The doubtful goods this year Include relics of old stocks of German and Austrian manufacture.