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THE EASTERN BAZAAR'S

SDAY: JUNE

GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE

1990.

WAS IT BETTER THAN THE ALLIES"!

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DEALS IN QUOTATIONS,

Solomon Rd, wrote on The Secret of German Camouflage, ** (and arrived at some startling conclusions. In particular ba [attributes the success of the German offensive of March, 1918, |to the superiority of the enemy's

camouflage, and he asserts that| we had the `Germans in. the hollow of our handa at that moment but for official obstruc- tion and apathy in the matter of samouflage, Mr. Solomon in- itiated eamouflage in the British Army, but AS hal time in contact with actual war remarks, he was only for a short

conditions. During his stay in France & grass-threaded fishing net was devised for vering guns and positions, and this net, be The Central Complaints THE "OTHER MR. HASTINOS.” Įstates, became "the universal Tribunal under the Profitaering

Answering farther questions, camouflage with us and the Act recently heard complaints witness said that they had no French." The reference is clearly brought by the Federation of warehouse. They dealt purely to the raffis threaded net, which Grocers' Associations in respect with quotations.

| so far from becoming the univer- of certain wholesale prices charg Mr. EA. Read, London mana.sal camouflage was definitely ed for various soaps and candles. ger "of the Imperial Tea and scrapped by the British

The Erst complaint was against Produce Company, in the course after

the the battle of the Imperial Ten and Produce of his evidence mentioned the Messines, because it WZLA | Company for offering for sale name of their traveller as Mr. found that the raffia bleached | sonps at prices stated to be above Hastings. It was explained that after a short exposure to "the sun the then current market whole-this Mr. Hastings was a brother and thus became easy of detect- sale prices, and the second of the Mr. Hastings previously ion. Its place was taken by a net complaint had reference to can-mentioned. Witness added that threaded with strips of canvas dies offered for sale by A. Upton, the soap and candles were offered Mr. Solomon's main contention,| of 10, Gower Road, Forest Gate, to his firm, and upon inquiring however, is that the enemy London, also said to be above the who made the offer they were covered whole ñelds with camon- then current market wholesale shown A memorandom from lage material thus providing prices.

Mesars. McLeod and Hill. The concealment for at least half a offer was made by the other million men. He states that Mr. Hasting."

enormons areas were found to be Answering Mr. Giles, the wit-junder the cover of the German ness said he could not have ware version of our fishing net. To housed the soap or candles, and if this statement an officer who was he got an order for them he would practical camouflaur throughout simply have sent to Messra, bfc- the war replied by a monosyllabic Leod and Hill. They in turn question, "Where?" would base sent to Mill Bay, and AY EXPERT INQUIRY. the manufacturers would bareį After the armistice a special in- supplied soap direct

¡quiry was made by experts into Mr. Giles: in this particular Mr. Solomon's theory. Not a and peculiar transaction, the like trace of these vast camouflage of which you have never had areas, the very existence of which before in all your commercial depends solely on deducnons career as a company, you sent in from aerial photographs, could this offer and you undertook the be found. Investigations were same work as Messrs. McLeod made a; three and put 3s. to it-Yes.

pointa where, according to Mr. Solomons"

decide exactly the relationship between the witness's firm and Mr. Hastings. It seemed a joint HOW WHOLESALE PRICES transaction in this case, and they

GO UP.

jagreed to divide the profit.

Mr. Giles, secretary of the Federation of Grocers Associa tions. presented the fuse and explained that the various soaps were offered in November, the prices asked in one case being 958. per cwt.. when the wholesale price was £7a. 6d. in another 77a. 6d. when the wholesale price was 69., another 58s. 6d, when the Lwholesale price way low and a | fourth 929, 6d. when the whole- sale price was 839. Mr. Giles said there was a shortage of soap at the time, and submitted that the prices were unreasonable, and would have yielded an up- reasonable profe

Mr. Read, who represented the Imperial Tea and Produce Com- Re-examined. the winess said interplecation of the photographs, pany, admitted the offer and thene did not consider he had been the Germans had covered biz] prices mentioned.

profiteering. All the transactions area and it is inconceivable Mr. R. W. Phillips, agent for had to be paid for.

Įthat the enemy should have been the Mill Bay Soap Manufac- Answering the Chairman, the able to conceal or destroy all turers, of Sutton Road, Plymouth. witness said the Imperial Tea and vestiges of such important stated that his firo were the Produce Company belonged to erection a manufacturers of the foun soaps Mr. Crawley, who lived at Birm- There are various reasons for mentioned in the complaint. The ingham. He bad never been to which the practical, camoufleur, wholesale prices quoted by the | Birmingham and did not know declares auch camouflage an in- complaint. The wholesale prices the extent of the staff. The staff possibility. On the one hand it is quoted by the complainant were in London consisted of himself beyond belief the correct prices. In November and a girl.

50 extended.

that work of

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character

lasz they were not in a position It was announced at this stage could have been carried on to supply any quantities of the that the "other. Mr. Hastings,"at A short soups, and had rationed their who had been sent for, was not the

distance behind libes without detection. customers... The Arm had nono: available.

Thousands of men must have had any transactions with the Addressing the tribunal Mr.been engaged, and many tons of Imperial Tea and Produce Com-Read said that the offer was made uprights and material brought pp. pang, but at the time of the to his clients, and having bezal into the neighbourhood of the complaint i:

common asked by another firm to let them front. It would have been thei knowledge in the soap trade kaow if they had anything of nae work of months or years, and that speculation and holding up to them they decided to take it in secrecy could scarcely have been were prevalent. being mostly done case it should be of use in that preserved. by persons not concerned in mer-arm. Although they had no chanting soap.

The

Free

ibeeg

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warehouse they had to pay for!

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NO LEJAL LIMIT TO BROKERAGE.

LUDENDORFF'S ADMISSION, On the other hand anyone who.

in (Mr. Marshall-work done in warehouse and inhas tried to camouflage a field Supposing there had the blending. &c. For this trans knows that there is no material . speculation or holding action, he added, he thought 5 per except wire netting which will up, would the public have been cent. was reasonable. able to obtain soap at your prices? Mr. Giles submitted that the uprights, and that so a shadow is not eventually sag between the "CORNERING" SUPPLIES.

price charged was considerably produced The witness replied that his above brokers" charges, and this campullage on the photographic which betrays the experience was that firms outside was similar to a brokers tranzac-plate. The task of covering bought soap, stored it, and sold it tion.

field with wire nesting in such again at an increased price.

ronditions is so difficult that Answering Mr. Read, witness said that a05

it is hardly worth conside & grocer could The Chairman, in announcing ation. Is point of fact the purchase from the firm retail or the decision of the tribunal, said enemy had far more interest wholesale. They had only one ignotations were supplied for ex-in concesling his material pre- price.

port, and Messrs. McLeod and parations from our eyes than Mr. E. W. F. Ripley, of the Hill and Mr. Hastings agreed to the movement of his troops, firm of McLeod and Hill, stated share the profits. Mesams. McLeod because such preparations betray that he was responsible for send and Hill were badly justified in his designs long before troops are ing a letter to the Mill Bay soap writing the letter inquiring plain-moved, and actually the best firm asking for quotations for ly for goods for export and hand-authorities are agreed that when soap and candles. In the lettering them on at once to Mr. he surprised as it was due not to he stated that he had made in-Hastings, knowing perfectly well camouflage but to rapidity of quiries for soap and candles for what he

was going to do movement.

export. Answering the Chairman; and what be Betually did Ludendorff himself in army be said the inquiries were per-do. They found that the orders admitted the remarkable sopsl. and his firm were not regular respondents were rather on the afficiency of our camouflage, sod purchasers of soap and candles. border-line of brokers and who-those who studied German They were general mercbant... lesale grocers. They were, in fact, camouflage on the spot after thei Witness was questioned by the wholesale grocers in regard to tea armistice are convinced that so Chairman un regard to a Mr. and coffee-The transaction that far from evolving a complete Hastings. He replied that Mr. was the subject of the inquiry camouflage theory before the war Hastings was not in his firm's was a brokerage transaction, but the enemy contented himself with employ, but there was an arrange Mr. Read did not appreciate the following the example of the ment between him and them-full nature of the transaction. British and French in this matter. selves. Mr. Hastings would get There wa nothing whatever

50 percent, of the commission. illegal in any person engaging in Mr. Read referred to the fact brokerage transactions, and half- that candles were offered to the e-dozen men could act as brokers

The Chairman in announcing Imperial Tea and Produce in regard to the esme article if the decision of the tribunal, said Company-by-a-Mr-Hastings for the public were unwise enough they found the tramaction a Mesars. McLeod and Hill. They to encourage this sort of thing.brokerage transaction. Mr. Upton referred to Mr. Hastings as their They did not think there had bad not seen fit to appear, and the

raveller.

been a case of profiteering and tribunal was satisfied that the Witness said that any state the complaint would be dismissed. circumstances of this case requir- ment that Mr. Hastings was their There was no appearance for ed that proceedings should be He the respondent in the case against taken in regard to the price he was a sort of agent in this A. Upton: When the case came sought to obtain. The tribunal particular case, mene smart

on a previous sitting it was ordered that the papers be placed The Chairman remarked that it stated that Mr. Upton was ill and in the hands of the Director of would be for the Tribunal to was unable to appear.

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