THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1935
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FREE TEXTILE JOTA SCHEME ANNOUNCED *****
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE 1905 FREE QUOTA EXPORT AUTHORISATION SCHEME III FOR TEXTILE EXPORT TJ THE U.S. WILL BE OPERATED FROM JULY 15.
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME ARE CONTAINED IN A NOTICE TO EXPORTERS ISSUED ON JULY 8. COPIES OF THE NOTICE ARE AVAILABLE FROM COUNTER NOS. 47 AND 48 OF THE DEPARTMENT'S U.S.A. BRANCH ON THE 15TH FLOOR OF OCEAN CENTRE, KOWLOON.
LADY YOUDE OPENS CHINESE CERAMICS COLLECTION IN U.K.
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LADY YOUDE, WHO IS NOW ON HOLIDAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF A COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL'S ART COLLECTION TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE MIDDLETON HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY IN YORKSHIRE AT 6 PM (LONDON TIME).
THE COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD (CIRCA 1620-1680 AD) HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY ON LONG-TERM LOAN BY MR PETER THOMPSON AND HIS WIFE NANCY.
MR THOMPSON, A HULL GRADUATE (BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB), 1958), IS A SOLICITOR, NOW LIVING IN HONG KONG.
THE COUPLE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING CHINESE ART, ESPECIALLY CERAMICS, SINCE THE LATE 1960S. THEIR COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS WILL BE ON DISPLAY WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S ART COLLECTION IN THE MIDDLETON HALL AND WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON WEEKDAYS DURING TERM TIME.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WAS PRESENT AT THE OPENING OF THE CERAMICS COLLECTION.
AMONG SOME 100 GUESTS ATTENDING THE FUNCTION WERE MR THOMPSON HIMSELF, AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, DR Q.w. LEE, WHO WILL BE CONFERRED HONORARY DEGREES OF DOCTOR OF LAWS AT CONGREGATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL TO BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL KINGSTON UPON HULL, ON FRIDAY (JULY 12) AT 2.30 PM AND 10.30 AM (LONDON TIME).RESPECTIVELY.
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