CO129-541-4 Empire Products Fair- report 2-7-1932 - 16-3-1933 — Page 22

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centre provides the Colony with a splendid variety

of goods. Roughly ninety per cent of the firm's

merchandise is impire produce and the firm holds several

va? uable agencies for leading British manufacturers

including British Ropes Limited (Steel wire rope); Cutler

Palmer & Company, (wines and spirits); Robert MoNish

& Company and Daniel Crawford, (whisky); Dobbie McInnes

& Clyde, (nautical instruments); Archibald Sadie & Co..

Limited, (paints and oils); Gouroci, Ropework Company,

(canvas: ani rope); Lincoln and Bennett, (hate); Mander

Brothers, (olaina water paint); Mappin & Tebb Limited,

(alverware); A. G. Spalding and Bros, (sports gear);

J. and R. Temment, limited, ("r" beer and stout); Lotus

and Delta shoes.

at the Fair Lane, Crawford & Company shewed an

exquisite display of Nappin & Webb's ailverware and

plate, the Gourock, Ropework Company's canvas; and other

splendid examples of British manufacture.

"nice" and "ve"

An interesting stall in the Fair was that of "Eunice"

the English dress designer.

It consisted of a beautiful

drape of exquisite English fabric and an original evening

gown, the details of which were kept a secret until the

Fair opened. All material e used were Empire products.

The popular "Eve" establishment in the Asiatic

Petroleum Company building on Queen's Road was reproduced

in ainiature.

The Dairy Fara, Ice and Cold Storage Company's

pro ucts hold pride of place in Hongkong.

goods wore exhibited:-

The following

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