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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17158, 7 October 1926, Page 8

Mr. Evan Sydney Parry, Llj.Ji. (London), and of Cray's Jjin, \ias admitted os a barrister and solicitor of jtlio Supreme Court: by his Honor flip Chief Justice at Wellington, pji the motion of Mr. C. A. L. Trcaclwcll. Mr. Parry, who is a. son of Mr, E. Parry, late chief engineer of the Now Zealand Government, practiced for three years in England, and has now returned lo continue practising in Wellington. Discussing the, encouragement of public buying of Empire goods, a prominent draper stated to-day that Britain had a big adwuitage in many classes of drapery. In fact, it was possible for a business to confine its operations almost exclusively to 'British products, and yet maintain a first-class stock of , ample range. One difficulty lies in ths fact that broken lines or assortments of goods imported from Britain, might ir.clude a proportion of foreign manufactures. Dealing direct with English houses made it possible to keep the proportion of foreign manufactures sold from his shop to. about five per cent. During the past live weeks business has been on the up-grade in Gisborne, according to the experience of a wellknown importer. Comparing his returns week by week, from the beginning of September, with the .corresponding periods of 19215, he had found a substantial improvement, though there still .seemed to be a good deal of pessimism about, which inclines people to Injy sparingly. The Empire trade week has bad some slight, elfect, perhaps, on the volume of business done in the past four days, but its principal effect will undoubtedly evidence itself in an increased demand for Empire goods. People are not content, be iinds, to fake just whatever is put before them. Many ins;.4 on seeing British articles, and rlie majority take the trouble to compare the respective qualities, which euniiol harm the Empire product. At a meeting of the Maori Queen committee held bi.st, night it was decided to concentrate this week upon Eriday'is carnival night at the merry-go-round, the last opportunity of getting pleasure from this amusement. Miss Carroll will be present in regal Maori costume, and' it i.s hoped that in great numbers the public; will be present to "boost" her campaign, which lias been so handicapped by her lata start.