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Fisse are now being unged for by Mn Hey o all right.
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are being looked after by Mr. G. Duncan of 23, Princes Square, W.2., are at present housed in the Strangere'
Home for Asiatice and are not allowed to leave it
by the Police, although Mr. Hallifax has got quarters for them at Wembley. I think the only thing to be
done is to write to the Police authorities as per
draft herewith, with a view to expeating their
release from durance.
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We must also ascertain from the National
Health Insurance people whether contributions are
payable in respect of Chinese employed at the
Exhibition by the Hong Kong Government or by
individual exhibitors.
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A great difficulty arises in connection with silver ware, It appears that silver ware cannot be sold unless it is hallmarked and stamped by the Goldsmitha' Hall; the penalty for selling an unstamped article is £10 for every article and it is highly probable that most of the silver cannot be stamped because it is not up to the
I am not sure purity demanded by English silver. myself that this cannot be got over by a statement that these articles are made of alloy containing silver, which would prevent any criticism that they were being sold as silver, but that remains to be
I think we shall have to take it up with the Board of Trade. I attach a letter from Mesere. Hewett to Mr. Hay which was left with me by Mr.
Hallifax.
seen.
(6) A further point arises in connection with a certain kind of ornament in which kingfisher feathers (used as butterfly wings sometimes are in this
country)
3.