London, July 8.
Messrs. Platt Bros., of Oldham, now admit having large orders, amounting to the figures previously quoted in the press and in a Reuter telegram of July 2, on their books for the Far East, but not in any single recent order.
Note.—The order referred to above was first reported to be for 1,063,000 spindles for China. On July 3, the "Manchester Guardian" commented on this transaction, stating that the spindles were for Japanese mills in China. On July 4, Reuter's Agency cabled a denial by Messrs. Platt Bros. in which it was stated that no such large orders had been received.—Reuter.
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