BRITISH PRODUCTS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 115, 17 May 1930, Page 11

BRITISH PRODUCTS

SUCCESS-. OF .TOpIAKBRS

The opiiiion ; that the -British? ihaiiufao-tui-ers': export trade to"the : ;Dommions was .'decidedly' in", the ascendant was expressed by' Mr. T." B. Giisedtt, director 'of. Messrs. ■T. I!;' XrKonzic, ;Ltct.j who returned to Wellington this week.from a world tour. In Eiif.'lnnd. Mr. Guseott Visited the British Industrie's- Fair,'; which' was considered the best fair: yet •liolil. /The orders booked for British ■■"manufactures consequently were very heavy. "-.A Surprising feature of the fair was -.the presence or German buyers, who placed-Tordel'g:: for large quantities of 'British-made .tbys....Tb.at was very important, in' view of the fact; that Germany, had been: ]ooked:upou as the. logical soiirce: for" toy -liovelties for many years, 'British manufacturers had so; improved their- goods' that'they had mnde bijr inroads irr the': popularity-'-of the Leipzig Fair.- . .■' ■-.■:.■•■ -: • Mr. Guscott said lie wiis-muqh impi-essed by the. high founding of New Zealand at the British Industries Fair. The wonderful display 'of: New '.-Zealand'- primary, products .was also a matter foi* comment,and on every hand nothing but praise was to be. heard for the .excellence of the primary' products.'of Nev.v Zealand?- .:-.'■:.. Mr. Guscott' considered that a new era! had dawned for the British manufacturer. The high standard of British workmanship was graduiill}' oiiininutiut; .foreign competitors. In reference to the Wellington carillon,at present in' Hyde 'Park.i Mr. Guscotfc said he., considered' that the '.bells were .beautiful in tone/but lie was disappointed, in that" he. Tel; thut; the.bells would not be heard any great'distance in.Wellington,