INTIMATIONS
SPECIAL SALE OF WORK
IN AID OF
THE ORPHANS AND THE HOME FOR THE DESTITUTE.
THE
HE SUPERIORESS and SISTERS ̋öf the ITALIAN CONVENT have the honour to announce that their
ANNUAL SALE OF NERDLEWORK,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER SBD, 1911.
| THE COMMERCE OF HONGKONG.
From a report by Mr. George E. Anderson. the United States Consul General at Hongkong, we take the following extracts:-
EXPORTS TO THE UNITED ST TES. The doclared value of the exports from Hongkong to the United States during 1930, according to conmlar invoices, was 84,434,639, an increase of $1,354,059 over the previous year. comprising Ladies and Children's Dresses the greatest in its history. The increased The expert trade with the United States was Embroideries, Table Covers, Handkerchiefs and a Variety of Articles suitable for Presents, will shipments of metals consist principally of tin, be held at the Convent on the 30th September,
dus in some measure to restored moans of tran and 2nd, 3rd and 4th October next, commen.sportation out of the Yunnan Province following oing each day at 10 A..
the flood which interfered with shipments the previous year. The total exports of human hair during 1910 were estimated at about 85,040,000. from Hongkong and Canton to all countries Those to the United States from Hongkong increased 8367,578 over 1909. The following table gires the articles exported from Hongkong to the United States and user roles
1910-
Flore will also be a fine Assortment of Sweats and Chocolates specially selected from the Manufacturers in Italy, all done up in faney and dainty boxes of attractive designs. Every one of these boxes in moderately priced.
to solicit the Superioress patronage of resend Sisters beg work of providing for the maintenance of the large number of Orphans st the Convent and its outlying branches, and the helpless Aged and Infra in the Home for the Destituto at Wanchal •
ITALIAN CONVENT,
28, Caine Road. Hongkong, 27th September, 1911. [1193
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.
There is
Nothing better than the best. We keep it.
Do you want it!
FOUR BRANDS!
TOUR PRICES
Frash, Sweet, Firm and cold as ice.
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NEW CARTRIDGES.
Boren and Size..
Artiolon. Aniseed oil ... Bristics
1910
695,137 769,931 82,555
1909
$ 36,553 $ 60,695
97,802
Cassia...
234,498
Cemont...e
1,158
Clothing
34,992
24,162 244,042
·6,647 42,520
Earthen and glass ware
39.734
44.307
Firecrackers
36,982
26,988
Flour
15.258
907
Human hair
327,559
Metal and manufactures
196 007
Medicino (Chinese)
62.215
Paper and manufactures ...
Peannteil,...
.... 160,219
26,305
Provisions.
468,783
Rattan and manufactures.
92,418
5€0,326
Shoes (Chinese)
50178
Silk piece goede
Sogar, refined
B
Tea
Tobacco
-Wine (Chinese)...
$7,473 24.930 36,523 96,967 48,069 146,914 32,304 336,413
Rice
Wood and manufactures.. All other articles
Total .... 3,080,580 4,434,639
י
United States.
EXPORTS TO PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. The exports from Hongkong to the Philip pine Islands show a decrease of 8350,091 com- pared with 1909, This loss was due principally to decreased shipments of cattle, owing to quarantine regalations in the Philippines, and BY popular English Manufacturers. In all to reduced exports of coment, occaaloned by the completion of certain public works and to the grosing competition - In this traite, par- almost complete loss of the four trade is due to direct shipments from the United States instead of drawing upon Hongkong stocks, and this is the case with several other articles. The following were the articles and their value exported from Hongkong to the Philippine Islands during 1909 and 1910: -
Articles. Aniseed oil....
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A subsequent examination showed that on entry had been affected through the lavatory adjoining the Japanese part of the house. The robber had then entered the three rooms in s line with the bedrooms, and in one of them had smoked a cigar, and after the attack he made his escape through the window of the room ad jeizing the Japanese part and on the top of the
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STATIONS.
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Shatin
Mr. Kamatai, according to a report received at about 6 pm on Monday, upon inquiry, bravely declared that he felt no pain, and the physicions declare that there is no danger to his life owing to his extremely Round sud strong constitution. As the bedroom was lighted Turo byer electric lamp, Mr. Komatsu saw the burg- lar's face and the pattern of his kimono, and, the cut wires having been joined again, within and a description of the culprit, as far as it could two hours the a esy of the attempted murder
be
was flashed all over the country. Mr. Komactes bus beau in the Department wull liked on account of his genial disposition." ofe Communications for a long time, and is
bt among the officials of the Department the opinion prevails that the criminal had accom plices and that the assassination of Mr. Komatau and not robbery was his real object,
In the matter of banking, American interests 35,670 have better facilities in the Far East than 229,296 619,570. in most parts of the world, but many American Brms do not take advantage of 80,328
the service. Chinese money and banking 581.953 58,186
and its vital relation to foreign trading arenagemgchi ta ghost of white wood), and on a unknown in many lines of trade in the United white woll the print of his blood-stained hands 67,334
States. There is no appreciation of what a sale was found. No traces of blood from his wound. 29,091
મે made in Mexican dollars, for example, means ined leg were found outside the window, Doy any. 63,069 117,989 lose by exchange befoxe auch dollars are surged that two small silver vases are missing from where else in the compound. One report bas it into taets and then into 49,279
gold dollars. Often -138,445 profit or loss of a transaction depends one of the reception rooms, but the truth of
this report is doubted. 19,780 entirely upon this matter of oxchange alone:
The cost of interior transportation in s 358,358
country where it is done by small host or on coolie back or generally by both water and coolie, and the limitations of a market wherein the of the people live apon 15 to 20 cents gold day for a head of family are seldom appreciated. Nevertheless, though there may be limitations, discourage, monts, losses, and many drawbacks, it is always to be remembered that the trade concerned 15 that of over 400,000,000 people in Chins alone.
Trade in most American lines, cotton goods, for oxample, has generally represented little in up a demand for particular American goods. of long, patiant, eareful work to build way The trade of other nations in the East and abroad generally, or the other band, represents years of painstaking labour, of capital expenditure, the study of the market and its neede, of its money, ile commodities, of the people upon when it depends, of the power and nature of consump tion, of credits, agency, and banking methods, 1,875 traditions, peculiarities of business mathode-of
all the facts which go to make up know 209,097 265,638 lodge of business anywhere. It is for this 9,616 reason that the trade of the United States in 59,267 Chins varies so from year to your and is subject 7,819
to such violent fluctuations, not only in the 200,802 473 volume of goods taken, but in the prices at 66,113 114,254 which they are bought and the conditions under 62,661 60,873
which they end be sold. There are exceptions 15,951 13,832
to such generalizations as to American trade, as 17.208 14,953 in oil and tobacco and a few other lines of goods, 24,960
44,947 and it is these few exceptions which have 933,689 1,019,820 prevented the United States from being entirely -Battan, and wanufactures. 18,442
24,141 without trade in the Far East at the present ... 1,574,474 1,713,126
time.
There can be no reasonable hope or 4.119 7,929 expectancy of any improvement in American 41,341 23,881 imports into China or any other country until 72,235
113,696 American businese methods are more generally 211,751
207,654 suited to conditions encountered abroad. The 16,599.
17,185 field in Hongkong and the Far East offers good 8,764
6,187 sometimes splendid opportunities for the 28,721
44,29% sale of madera products of almost every descrip. 931,783 tion, but in the sale of all such goods the com- ... 1,024,858
petition of the world faust be met, and met upon 5,264.305 4,914,214 its own terms.
Cattle
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong, 26th October, 1906.
Cement
(608
Flour
Clothing Earthen and glas ware Firecrackers
The
Fruit and vegetables
A LING & CO.. Metal and manufactures
19. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
STORE.
Photographic Goods of every Description in Stook.
Developing and Printing Undertaken
Hongkong, 31st July, 1907.
Modicine (Chines)...
Paper and manufactures Peanut oil...
Provisions
Rice
Shoes (Chinese)
Silk piece goods
Sitk, raw
Sagar, refined
Tea
Tobacco ....
(609
Wood and manufactures Alt other articles
AS SUPPLIED TO THE
KHOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS
THORNE'S
OLD VAT
No. 4.
This rat was started by the late Robert Thorn of Greenook and has been sold as No. 4 since 1831
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA
A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.
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SYRUP
OF"
HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LIME
FOR
STUBBORN COUGHS
BRONCHITIS
WEAK LUNG8
CATARRH
1509
$ 3,033 $ 510,626 368.355
11.048
40.713
Total ... EXTENDING AMERICAN TRADE,
1910
9.795
There has been a marked decrease in the exports from the United States to all China nad to the territory tributary in a trade way to Hongkong for several years. So far as surface facts indiante, there is no reason why this should be the case, except prices of commodities in which the United States is interested, as in
us to reduce
consump
cotton goods, are so high part of the world. tion of such goods in
The greatest element in the decline of American inde in the Far East has been indifference, the refusal of American exporters to suit their goods and their busi ness methods to conditions, and the general disposition of American manufacturers to give home are cared for. If American exporters and beed to trade abroad only after their markets at manufacturers want to sell their goods in China they will have to canvass the field they expect to occupy. This is the only permanent and satis factory way of getting business.
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A policeman sleeps every other night on the | --- off, a fact with which the robber was no doubt premies, but Sunday happened to be his night Tin Tang Wai acquainted. When Mre. Komsten returned Shek Ku with help he had already fled, breaking through
window of the ren ahora mentioned, Mr. Kematon then told his wife to send for doctors, His Majesty the Emperor presented a case of westmeats to Mr. Komatsu, an a token of sympathy.—-—---
THE JAPANESE AND THE FORMOSAN SUGAR BUSINESS.
The correspondent of the Japan Chronicle in Formosa writes: —
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A management of the mills will be taken out of the
JAPANESE MINISTER.
A correspondent in Tokyo sends to the Japan Gazette the following account of an attack made Minister for Communications: by an armed burglar apon Mr. Komatsu, Vice-
-1-suppese moat of your readers know that almost the whole of the sugar industry in Formosa is in the handle of Japanese capitalists. There are one or two small mills owned by Formosa natives, and the firm known as Meers Bain & Co. owned two mils-ene at Hozan, near Takow, and one at Sankantiam near Talumu. This is the only English Hrm engaged in the sugar business. It is with sincere regret that que hears of this Gem solling out, or at least amalgamating will a Japanese firm to such az extent that hereafter the entire hands of Europeans. Of course speculation is rile as to why the one foreign company engaged in sugar in Formosa should give up this pro- fitable and bounty fed business, but, apart from the heads of the firm concerned, I fancy no one really knows anything shut it. The heads of the various departments were all Europeanst, At 2 am. on Sunday a murderous attack was and among the formosan farmers in the district made upon Mr Koujiro Komaten, the new Messrs. Bain & Co's sagar mill has an excellen Vice-Minister for Communicatione, at his official reputation. In practically all the districts ear residence, which is Department. The honse consists of a roomy hears complaints from the farmer.g., that thei: the compound of the rounding the other sugar mills ore constantly foreign building and on adjoining Japanese sugar cane is unjustly weighed. 1,000 catties house of four rooms, in which Mr. Komatsu's often being reckonedas 300; unjustly appraising slept. Mr. Komatsu's bedroom was situated at being regarded as daughter, four or five servants; and two students the class of the cane, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd qualitiou the other ond of the foreign building so that there unjustly low or absurdly low prices for the sugar 3rd, 4th, or 5th; and paying. ware three rooms between it and the Japanese so that farmers become unwilling to plant their part. The compound of the Department is fields with cane, other kinds of crops being more patrolled by watchmen during the night. prostable. One is bound to say, however, that Shortly before two o'clock on Sunday morn-in the districts supplying the foreign-owned The first requisite is to get in touch with the ing Mr. Komatsu was awakened by a noise in mills the writer never heard any such complants; Chinese through agencies established in the
the adjoining room. He got up and asked who in other districts the farmers had often to bo open ports, the only localities in which for was there. A man answered "doto" (a robber), coerced inte planting angar, but in Mesars. eigners can engage in trade in China. These upon which Mr. Komatsu tried to close the Bain & Co's districts they had rather to be re- open ports, in turn, are reached through several deck. The intruder, however, throw himself strained, as they knew they were being justly larger ports, practically Hongkong and Shang-gainst it, and rushed into the room. He im dealt with. hai, but to some extent through Tientsin and mediately got behind Mr. Komsten, and, with Hankow. Hongkong ordinarily handles about 40 short dagger, hacked at his back, infloting a per cent of the entire import and export trade of cat on each shoulder, one a little lower between China. To getal the trade accordingly. agencies of the back, which entered the right lung to the shoulder blades, and a stab on the right side must be established in Hongkong and Shanghai the depth of about an inch, fret, and later the trade gradasily extended to other ports on business develops. In both capled only a few seconds. Hongkong
then turned upon the intruder and Shanghai the vast mass of the business of the port is in the control of import to take the dagger from him, but was and expert commission houses, most of which able to do so, In the tussle he received onts have been established for many years and which on his bands, and three more slashes in the face, generally have branch houses in all the principal down to the mouth, and one up and down on over the right. oye, one through the nose ports of the Far East,
the left cheek. He then caught the robber at a For American firms beginning business in the Far East it is probably advisable that they latter dropped his weapon, which Mr. Komatsu
very sensitive pa
part of the body, upon which the operate through ac me one one of those concerns, upless business conditions warrant sending their immediately picked up and drove into the fel
low's leg. The burglar then own men into the field. This matter of
decamped. Mrs. Kematen had in the meantime. agencies is the most important element in the extension of American trade in the Orient. an opportunity to get out to call for sasis. With it, elsewhere, must go consideration of tance. The electrio light in the room way the special needs of the market, credits, pack burning, although the robbor had taken the ing, etc. In spite of all that has been precaution to cut the wires of the telephone. written on thin subject, the Americas ADU- The intruder torned off the light after he had facturer seeking a foreign merket still out Mr. Kocaats several times, but it was refures
tarned on again. to meet foreign competition in the matter of credits. For example, in buying ment, Dr. Magnis, who lives near by, was called, The regular visiting physician of the Depert. ais American
machine of almost any sort, a buyer in Hongkong in forced to not only pay for and was immediately on the spot to apply the the machine before it leaves the United States, first bandages to stop the bleeding of the many but, sings it is often bought upon order wounds of bis patient. As all the telephone For from catalogue, he is compelled to pay not be called by telephone, an hour elapsed wires had been out, so that other doctors could for it before he has seen it, and often before he has seen a machine like it, American before they appeared to render further sesist
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