CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913 — Page 35

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(Copy) C.I.B. 25833.

5, West Scotland Street,

Glasgow,

5th December, 1912.

Messrs Commercial Intelligence Branch,

Board of Trade,

Dear Sirs,

73, Basinghall Street,

London, E. C.

We are in receipt of your letter of yesterday re-

Our garding the sale of cheap whisky in Hong Kong. correspondents in Hong Kong are not our agents, but are potential customers. You may be sure that they will not burn their mouth with another man's broth, but in the meantime shippers in this Country of genuine Scotch Whisky are the sufferers if the article complained of is spurious. The Merchandise Marks Act is a dead letter if it is dependent upon private persons for its enforce- ment, and British trade in the meantime may be undermined. We should think this is a subject which ought to be taken

up eamestly by your department.

Yours truly,

For SLATER, RODGER & CO., LIMITED

(Sgd) JOHN CONNELL

Director.