WOOL AND THE EMPIRE
"I think of wool as a bond of peaces as a link in that chain of-trade'whidt in the long run can develop to perfection only in a peaceful world.". Thi» is the opinion of the New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr. W. J. Jordan, in a letter appearing in the "Manchester Guardian's" special number, "Wool." The publication deals fully with the subject in non-technical language, and the remarks are fully illustrated. It is noted that today Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa own nearly 200,000,000 sheep, producing 75 per cent, of the world's clothing wool and 95 per cent, of the merino wool entering international^ trade. Special reference is made in "Wool' U» the International Wool Secretariat, its origin, research work, and co-operation, and in particular the fine display of "wool to the world" made at the .Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, especially in the "fashions" section, where thOu^ sands of visitors are attracted by the finished and made-up products of wool.
tomorrow for Wellington, arriving here on Wednesday. She will leave on July 12 for Apia and Niue. ■ : ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 3, 4 July 1938, Page 12
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181WOOL AND THE EMPIRE Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 3, 4 July 1938, Page 12
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