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DAVIE, BOAG & Co., Ltd.
Continuation Sheet No. 2
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pronounced,/
but in addition, the entire absence of spontaneous support
which one should reasonably expect, as a British concern,
from a British Government, was also very conspicuous by its
absence.
Lately, in Hongkong, there has been a good
Our reason for making a somewhat
deal of controversy through the Press in regard to the
methods of the local Government in different ways, and while
it is not our intention to criticise here on any of the
points which have been expressed by public opinion, we do
feel, from the experience which we have had in this matter, that
it is somewhat necessary for some system to be evolved for
dealing with purchases in a different manner to that which
meantime prevails.
unusual suggestion like the foregoing, is due to the fact that
in other markets in which we have successfully introduced
"COLFIX", it has been in the face of open competition, calling
for specific quantities of the material with the specific
contents, etc. of the goods mentioned, and if at any time we
have lost business in other places, then we have been satisfied
to feel that the lowest bidder has obtained what was undoubtedly
his due, but in Hongkong the position has been so totally
uncertain that altogether it has been most unsatisfactory
throughout.
As the result, therefore, we have decided that
the only course left open to us is to refer the whole matter
to London for fuller investigation and consideration.
No comments yet.
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