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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1917.
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JAPAN AFTER THE WAR and America to become still mor
PREPARING FOR THE TRADE STRUGOLE.
In the coura of lung and interesting communication to the forming at the Tokyo correspondent of that journal writer :--
this is expecte ar, the problem ...pt | Beute after the w
amelionation under disc
Press The
VISITORS AT THE NOVELS.
HONGLONG BOTIL cussion in the Angi-Japanese Alliance is expected to Mr G E Anderson Mr L. Hope do something toward reconcile British Me FL Atkinson Mr. S. L. Horrobin and Japanese interests in Chin but the Mr H. Murray Bain Dr and Mrs Haward worst weens to be feared from the air J. H.
Saring Mr and Mrs. A. B. Americans' si
Mr W. L L. Barker Hykes & children.
M. Bartlets Mr F. M. Joseph
Mrs J. Me F. E. Kules
Mr N. R. Karanjis Bim H. A. Mr C. King, G. A
RELATIONS WITH Russia,
The burden of the public mind in
As to Russin, the possibilities of Japan now is inaitly conernes with what is to happen in the Far East after Japan's capturing and holding the
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, the war. Menwhile, the constant influx markets formerly in possession of Ger
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a the Australian Route Tickets Intershanquabia with Orient Lins.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
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of gold and the atormal
trade make many Japancso
of
of
Hau
Battar
and child Mr Renvan
And
and Mrs. F. L Me
Kaight
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many are not so bright, chiclly owing t MR. H. to British and American competition but MR. E. Bahros
Japan is none the less actise in preparing Mrs E. R. Belilios that direction Elor for progress in
3r and
Mis C. Dra.T. Knocierev Beswick
Capt. H. & Laver method is to study the policy purated
Birbeck by Germany in dealing with Russian Beck,
Mrs Leatherbarrow customers; bat Japan finds it very ft F. D. Bistoker
Mr and Mrs J. J. Kificult afford the long credits which tothe Germons gave Bussian purchasers, Capt. B. Brauch Mr S. T. Bitting
Leiria Feapital with which Japanese manufactures work does not permit it. The Japanese however, and Although the nation's specie reserve plating the establishment of
that they are anxious for the munitions to ecase. In course of time, however, cease it must: and then what is to happen to Japan's inflated in dustries and the new markets she has been capturing retain for her wares 2. In this c Japan is not
is not without prophets who are somewhat pessimistic as to the future
andjo
to
the sall
680,000,000 since the war begin, the per-bank for the parpas
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Mr Peter Callagher Mr A. Lunnings simists hold that post bellum conditions financial accommodation for trade with Mr D. E. Cappleman Major D. Macdonald
Whiss Chisholm Bussi They
Dr Mis0. Marriott bave already had some will entail a reversal of trace as well
Mr F. B. Marshall prommedation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in of specie movement. With a diminish experience in this respect through the Miss Clarke
Japanese
Mr W. E. Carte Mr H. R Maglin ing balance of trade and a constant sale of war supplies, why outle of specie to meet the interest un financiers came forward to render facili-Mrs. H. M. R. Colely Mr and Mrs F.-W.
Coonat ties of payment to Bussin. But a
still Mr H. A
Maze her forcin debt and the demand for
for cap-ties ital in the financially exhausted ountries more discouraging difficulty is Japan's Mr G. L. Courtney Mr & Mrs McInnes D. McNicoll of Europe Japan expects to suffer from inability to compete with British and Mr. D. Courtney Mr I
to Mr W W. Cox Mr G. Mellis a depression similar to that following the American manufacturers in regard to
Mr. Mereaki. the war with Russia. Lens quent, quality of goods, to say nothing of her Mr. N. Crouches
De C. P. Morgan- ly there is an increasing degree of usual neglect not only of uniformity of a J. 31. Curtice
quality, but
but of regularity of
supply:
"Miss M. 8. Curtice Me G. Morrow apprehension lest the close of the war
Morse and will see increasing instances of financial Attention, however, is being given to Mr W. B. Davenport Mrs G. 4. 3
this defect,
And
Mr. may be remedied in and MF E2 children disaster.
Mr A. 8. Murch feels that her main hope lies in time. The situation leaves Japan look-
Cant. J. Dewar Mr J Nicolson securing fools that main in ing mainly to China, where quality be dustrial output, so as to keep up, if pour output is not so easily detected and Mr and Mrs D. C. sible, a favourable balance of trade and where Japan bus greater hopes of bold- give her increasing population semething ing the ninrket. to do besides agitating log immigration privileges in America and Australin take precautions against adverse contin- gencies of trade the
the Japanese Ginvert- kent is now carrying on
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trude on the Coablishing numerous of Formosa is now branches throughout Chinn A hig Japanese school in Shanghai is
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ining. £ Japanese young men as clerks and com mercial agents for the nation's firms doing business in China, so that men with the language and customs equipped of China are always available. And these experts are as adept in political as in coromercial knowledge and influence. In addition, the Imperial Government is able to accommodate Japanese traders on the Continent in various ways, affording them advantages superior to those in the way of foreign rivals. This £1 is not, regarded as unfair, seeing that foreigners already possess the advant ages of larger capital and superior goods. is expected that the attitude of the new Japanese Cabinet will be agreeabl
ably in line with this policy of securing first place in the marketly fly in the cint
of China for £1
2/ Sanzel Japanese goods. The only
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1 Tebri apparently the commercial circles of the
United the
2j menace country generally, regard as of British and American competition.
rite question 2/-United Bomatra How to overcome this is a trite with the Government and a bugbear to the. .native trader. It is
supposed colossal effort a the most!
alone can hope to be successful.
Lagainsi auch
odds. The suspicion
·wealth& that
enormosa
the war will be
the
America has through ex
pansion of trade
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to extend trade in China, to finance that country and 30 secure political influence seems to be also worrying the Japanese mind to no mall extent. Such a possibility is some thing that Japan. would not at all wel come. Bence the present agitation that American investments in China should be under the suspices of Japan or in co- operation with Japanese financiera
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LONDON BANKER -The "Union of London and Smiths Bank, Limited.
Thờ Bank
bays and sells and receiver for collection Bills of Exchange, w letters of credit on its Branches and correspondents in the East, on the Continent, in Great Britain, Ameri and Australia, and transseit, bankill- business of every description Te
GY. VAN BEES,
Agents. Hongkong, Feb. 6, 1915.
AND
NOLIJE
HIGH-CLASS PRINTING
BOOK BINDING
662,500 DONE "AT - 550,000
"THE “CHINA MAIN" OFFICE.
BOOKS &
SPECIALTY