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[[underlined]] has no connection [[/underlined]] with G.E of the U.S. The British connection of American G.E is British-Thomson-Houston ^[[of U.S.]] (B T.H)  
[[left margin]] General Electric of U.S is here: Thomson Houston [[/left margin]]
Molding plant is a large building full of steampresses, rather crowded and many workmen. Fast output. Piece work. The men and women know their work and [[underlined]] work as fast as in U.S. and make good impression. Mr. Kaula [[/underlined]] is general manager of this plant and is very friendly and desirous of improving and extending use of [[underlined]] Bakelite. [[/underlined]] Very pleased at our prospects of amalgamation and British made bakelite.
Went to Queen's hotel for luncheon. An excellent up to date hotel and restaurant run by [[underlined]] Midland Railway [[/underlined]] Mr Ireland and his partner together with Kaula and
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Potter and Bishop. Lunched at [[strikethrough]] Hotel [[/strikethrough]] Queens Restaurant. Then I met [[underlined]] Dr. Reiling [[/underlined]] who is the President of [[strikethrough]] Gen [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] British General Electric Co. [[/underlined]] and who invited me to pay him a visit after luncheon. Also met [[underlined]] Sir Joseph Swan's son in law [[strikethrough]] who is a frien [[/strikethrough]] Colonel Morcombe [[/underlined]] who is friend of [[underlined]] Riling [[/underlined]] and inquired about [[underlined]] Hylton Swan [[/underlined]] After [[underlined]] visiting Kaulas plant went to Reilings office. [[/underlined]] He received me very pleasantly had a long chat. He knows [[underlined]] Pupin, knew Crocker and Wheeler and many of my other friends 
Has lived in the U.S. speaks with a German accent. [[/underlined]] Expressed his intense desire to supplant [[underlined]] all brass in their switches by bakelite if price [[/underlined]] is right. Says they emploi [[underlined]] 20000 [[/underlined]] in Britain and Colonies and make a speciality of electrical accessories and that they were