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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12175, 26 November 1917, Page 5

The reading room at Hie I*ubhc Library will bo closed fof a week from December 19 to 24, for repairs and clean-

in°°. \ vote of thanks was passed by the Board of Governors of Canterbury Collego to-dav to Mr J. Jamieson for tos pfitt to the Museum of a valuable, collection of snuff-boxes, medallions and other articles, to the number of over 250 in all. ~ . The London Chamber of Commerce, some time ago, wrote to the. Canterbury Chamber, drawing attention to a sample of fabric glove which, it was statetd, was manufactured in .Switzerland An opinioin was expressed by the London body that the article undoubtedly was of German origin, and thai- possiblv it was made up >n Switzerland by German operatives. The material that constituted more that 25 per cent of the value of the article could not- be regarded as other than enemy origin, and it should not be admitted into any part of the British dominion. The subject was one of the items in the address of Mr C. H. Hewlett at the quarterly meeting s.f the Canterbury Chamber to-day, and he stated that the London Chamber advised caution in the purchase of textile articles alleged to be of neutral