Mr. SIMMasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Apollinaris Company, Limited, is a 218W British registered limited company whose products are German, and in the production and distribution of which as a beverage German labour is almost wholly employed, and that this company advertises the possession of the British royal warrant, and announces the fact by utilising the royal coat of arms on the bottle; and whether, seeing that this is regarded by the British mineral water trade as operating to its prejudice and hurt, and as an unfair commendation of this German competitor in the British market, he will take any action in the matter?
Sir J. BAIRDI have been asked to answer this question. I am informed that this Company hold a warrant of appointment to His Majesty granted in December, 1910, and as such is entitled to display the Royal Arms. The Company is a British registered company, and all the directors and 97 per cent of the shareholders are British subjects. The Home Secretary sees no ground for any action on his part in the matter.