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THE subject of the supply of optical glass and the needs and opportunities—offered to the optical trade, by war and after-war conditions, still continues to attract the attention which it deserves. Qn July 16 an important conference was held at the London Chamber of Commerce between the Court and representatives of the Spectacle Makers' Company and representatives of the chamber and of the trade. The conference was convened by the company, and the chair was taken by the master, Sir J. F. L. Rolleston, M.P. There were also present Lord Southwark, president of the Chamber of Commerce, Viscount Hill, Sir William Hart Dyke, Sir Marcus Samuel, Dr. R. M. Walmsley, and others. The chairman opened the proceedings, and in the course of his speech explained how the debate in the House of Commons on optical matters which was initiated by Sir Philip Magnus on May 19, and in which several well-informed members, including the chairman, were prepared to take part, was interrupted and practically closured by the Prime Minister's very important announcement on “Coalition Government.” He also referred to various matters to which we have directed the attention of our readers as they arose.
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The Supply of Optical Glass . Nature 95, 603–604 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/095603b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/095603b0