ORDERS SENT TO JAPAN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19124, 19 September 1936, Page 5

ORDERS SENT TO JAPAN

CORONATION SOUVENIRS CHEAP GOODS FOR N.Z. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. A prominent Wellington commercial firm has, received a. letter from one of its representatives drawing attention to a curious feature in connection with the manufacture of Coronation souvenirs and their importation into New Zealand. Preparations, are being made by manufacturers in England to cater for a big demand in various parts of the Empire in May of next year in lime for the King's. Coronation. The, writer states, however, that large orders, from all over New Zealand already have gone to Japan. These orders include, amongst others, thousands of Union .lacks, and New Zealand flags for school children at ridiculously cheap prices. For some time past, there have been in English trade and other journals-, illustrations of English-made souvenirs of all kinds. These, have been copied by Japanese manufacturers and most of the British national Coronation souvenirs of many classes of goods will, therefore, come from Japan. These goods can bo bought at less than half of the price oi the English goods.