28 NOVEMBER 1925, Page 16

PETROL

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—We notice in the report published in the Spectator of November 14th, of Sir Charles Greenway's speech at the meeting 4-0 the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. that it states that their B.P. Spirit is the only one of purely British manufacture on the market. As the first makers- of motor spirit in this country to which we gave the distinctive name of " Petrol," we wish most emphatically to contradict this.

We are now marketing our Standard Petrol and have done so continuously since 1891. It has always been manufactured in our factories in London by British labour and is wh011y and solely British. In justice to us, who were the inventors of petrol, we hope you will publish this letter in your columns. —We are, Sir, &e.,