SOUVENIRS OF CORONATION

Southland Times, Issue 22999, 19 September 1936, Page 6

SOUVENIRS OF CORONATION

Japanese Enterprise Demons [rated

(United Press Association.)

Wellington, September 18. A prominent Wellington commercial firm has received a letter from one of its representatives drawing attention to a curious feature in the manufacture of Coronation souvenirs and their importation’into New Zealand. Preparations were being made by manufacturers in England to cater for a big demand in various parts of the British Empire in May next year, in time for the Kings Coronation. The writer states, however, that large orders from all over New Zealand have already gone to Janan. These orders include, amongst others, thousands of Union Jacks 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 be bought at less than half of the price of the English goods.