To be specific. A department store ordered a range of goods. Tu the nature of things a department store handles a variety, and in this stance, in what may be termed an Introductory sale, the first occasion {for introducing the goods of Shang-Thal factories, it is natural that purchases should have been small and experimental. Among the goods ordered were baby's bonnets, dresses fle. which were privileged. But the hats, hose, bags and other contents for the box which was about to be Aespatched were not privileged. It Proved impossible to obtain exempt tion for the goods. which were thought to be thus free, and, in the course of the discussion on the sub-Jeet the authorities asked for the weight of the baby's bonnets!
The trader has given up the ste tempt {0 discover what reasons Tie behind the judgments of Customs officials in certain matters. He does fol deny that there are reasons, but there are they cannot be quoted
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