PREMIERS ON TOUR

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 10261, 3 December 1926, Page 5

PREMIERS ON TOUR

VISIT TO CARPET FACTORY

NOT IMPRESSED WITH ORDER . GIVEN BY AUSTRALIA

LONDON. Dec. 1

Still beset -by cold and foggy weather, Messrs Bruce anl Coates visited Birmingham. A call was made rt Nettleford’s screw _ works, where Mr Joseph Chamberlain, made his fortune. Afterwards they went to Kidderminster, and saw at Brinton’s factory carpets ordered for Canberra, some to designs submitted from Australia. To say the least, the design's chosen or forwarded surprised everyone. They compared unfavorably with more tasteful designs in stock. The party was shown samples designed by the Prince Consort, as well as patterns favored in Australia and New Zealand 30 or 40 years ago, and to modern eves ■ all were equally ghastly. Later Messrs Bruce and Coates were entertained at luncheon and became Kidderminster’s only living Freemen. Both were surprised to learn that the carpet industry was one of -the few t-o suffer little afte>the. war.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

VISITORS MADE FREEMEN OF KIDDERMINSTER MR COATES’ ADVICE TO MANUFACTURERS ’FUST HAVE GOOD MACHINERY AND LIVE SELLING ORGANISATION (Received Dec. 2. 7 10 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 1. Messrs Bruce and Coates were presented with the Freedom of Kidderminster. Air Bruce in a speech referring to British Labor troubles, said that when he looked at some of the conditions existing ho was not surprised at the extent that extremism reached. “We should all recognise our opportunity to bring about better conditions" he said. “Iti can he done and will be. done only if we try to realise the great objective before us, namely, the Empire, for which we should all strive to do better.”

Mr Coates, replying to the address said New Zealand would help Bri tain not only in times of crisis, bur to solve economic problems until the Empire becomes what we all waul it to lie, namely, the greatest and freest of all modern institutions.” He would ask them: “Is your machinery as modern as it might- hr 9 With yonr wealth, machinery and knowledge extending over many generations, are you getting adeouate returns, or are others getting ahead of you You must have an adequate selling organisation. My advice is in do all you can to see the markets are taking vour goods.”—A. and N.Z.C.A.