HULL ADVERTISES EMPIRE PRODUCTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18889, 12 October 1929, Page 11

HULL ADVERTISES EMPIRE PRODUCTS.

(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received October 12, 2.45 p.m.) LONDON, October 11. Perhaps no town or city in the LTnifced Kingdom is a more enthusiastic supporter of the idea! of Empire trade than Hull, where the whole of the resources of the municipality and business people are thrown into Civic Week, in which the resources of the Empire are featured everywhere. the invitation of the London North-Eastern Railway Press representatives visited Hull. The whole city is befl'agged and every shop window is devoted to Empire products. The Guildhall is converted into an Empire show window, where every conceivable product .of the dominions and colonies may be purchased. Since the opening, throngs have clustered round the stalls and made heavy purchases. Indeed a hall of thrice the size is needed to accommodate the crowds. The municipal authorities covered the cost of organisation on the first day, which suggests that Hull s example might.be followed profitably by other centres. London NorthEastern Railway officials escorted the pressmen to the docks to inspect the remarkably improved facilities for handling wool, wheat and fruit.—Axistralian Press Association—United Service.