Unfortunately the furniture section has shown a small trading loss, which is due to the partial closure of the area "in which the showrooms and the factory are situated. This has, of course, prevented our Chinese clientele from visiting the showrooms. However, I can assure you that the stocks of furniture and reserve of timber are in first class condition and readily saleable and, as soon as conditions permit, I feel that this section of our business will again show satisfactory results.
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