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JAPAN AND, AUSTRALIA,
HONGKONG'S" PIECE-GOODS
TRADE
H.M. Commercial Secretary at Hong- kong, in a recent report on the piece 800s trade of the Colony, published in the Board of Trade Journal, writes:---
the
Whilst far below Shanghai in respect of the volume of its piece-goods business, Hongkong is a distributing centre of very considerable importance, and, as methods of trading differ greatly in the two ports, a fow notes with reference to conditions in the Colony may be of interest
In Hongong practically the whole of the impkort trade in cotton cloths is in
INTIMATIONS
A. G. DA ROCHA. IS THE AUCTIONEER.
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONMER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKEL Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2033.
FAVOURED with Instructions from
The Concerned,
will all by Public Auction, TOMORROW (SATURDAY) December 8th, 1918, at 3.30 PM
accused, Mr. G. Seth, Deputy Puble tralia's policy be considered the relation- the bands of British and foreign firms, at His Sales Room, Queen's Road Central
how ati
there being very little direct importing
(Old Post Office Building).
Tabide, Extension in Tanto
ghat an ollens and been coor misconceptions, which were almost un closely associated with
important
manu-binet Teak Boote.
constitute an
Mirror
AUCTIONEER,
Chairs,
Pictures,
Bookcase, Dinner
A. G. DA ROCHA,
SURVEYOR GENERAL BROKER
·AND-
A COMMERCIAL MISSION.
Mr. Yamaabins, the Vice-President of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce arrived at Sydney on November 7th, accom- At the Supreme Court, Singapore, bepanied by Mr. Yoshida, a member of a fore Mr. Justice Brown and a special marine engineering firm. The object of jury, on November 24th., Mr. Harold their mission is to investigate the por Latham, broker, at one time head of the sibilities of Japanese trade with Aus. firm of Messrs. Latham & Co,, was charged tralia, and see whether the Prime Minis that the between September, 1917, and tor will remove the present obstacles, June, 1918, at Singapore, being entrusted
Mr. Yamashina, when interviewed said with dominion over certain properties, to he regarded Australia as a land of great wit the sum of $85,825.99, the property of possibilities in trade but was disappoint Captain Wiastes, as a broker or agented at the marked antagonism to trade dia commit criminal breach of trust in relations with Japan. He saw no reason respect of such property..
Mr. V. D. Knowles appeared for the for this attitude. While respecting Aus Prosecutor, conducted the ease, for the ship of the two countries should be most Crown,
friendly. He recognised the peculiar Afr. Seth, opening the case for the circumstances influencing Australia, but Chinese, and so far as Lancashire EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Crown, referred to the position as irksome pointed out that Japan did not desire to Roods are concerned, about to per seat.
Comprising:4 for not only was Mr. Latham & man send her people to the Commonwealth or of the business is divided amongst half a
Blackwood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bed- advancing in years, but he was crippled any other country where they were not dozen larga British firma, which either stoads, Tables, Brussels Carpets, and Rugs in health, and broken in fortune. Unwelcome. She desired merely a trade as-
Overmantala, Silk Taport Covered fortunately it appeared he might be sociationship which would tend to remove have their own offices in England or are
Drawing Boom Suite, Solas, mitted in respect of Mr. Latham's busi-just, and bring about mutual respect facturing and exporting houses at home. ness transactions, and, that being so, the The population question was a very dif- Apart from these concerns. all the Arms
Bed Shoote law was no respecter of persons.. Mr.ficult one. The darshalls and Carolines of general importers in the Colony, are Bath ther dealt with the share transac were useless for colonisation Japan's interested more or less in the piece-goods Wagons, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware, tions
carried out by Mr. Latham's Arm
trade.
Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking motive in taking them was to block any far the larger proportion of the Stores, Callery, Toilet Set, Electric boards. and maintained that accused knew what other Power securing possession. No the firm was doing in regard to those terial gain would results, indeed much piece-goods imported into Hongkong is
and a long line of Sundries. shares. He had knowledge not only of
Cataloguce will be issued. what was being done in the shipping busi money had already been lost by the ship bought by the foreign importer on his own
TERMS-Cash on Delivery. account, only a comparatively small part nest, but in the ether business as well.picg companies embarking on trade with of the trade being conducted on a commis Hongkong, December 4th, 1918, Counsel quoted
from what Mr. the islands. Japan, not having any on basis. The most marked- difference Latham had said
Would he sign Government was encouraging a great in- and Hongkong is the entire absence in colonies for her surplus population, the between the methods of trade in Shanghai à cheque, asked Mr. Seth, withou arrived dustrial growth in order to reduce un-Hongkong of the get-goods auctions.
figures End been Десивей knew the firm had suffered heavy losses in 1917 and 1918, and on what accounts the losses were incurred Did that show a complete shut-eye to the rest of the business, besides his shipping business t He contended it did not.
Mr. G. C. Valpy, the official assignee,
evidence,
accused's highest creditor was Captain Winsnes with over $88,000
Then came Captain Jorgensen, of Hongkong,
the considera $49,956.48, tion of those two being $111,182.48 out of 3142,000 Witness said that he conducted the accused's public examination in banc ruptcy and he was present throughout the various hearings which commenced on May 9th. dp to and including June 27th, 1915. Accused then said. My business was divided into a share department and a shipping department, which included
Here, is in Shanghal and elsewhere in anything I did. Mr. C. Benjamin was in
China, Japan is by far our most dap- charge of the share department from 1916
gerous competitor, but whift the Japan to 1918. Benjamin did all the buying and Mr. Yamashina declared it imperativese mills have naturally profited to some selling; sometimes he consulted me, but that an immense country like Australia extent by the opportunity presented to very rarely. We had a loes in shares in should be populated by another them during the past few years, their
part 900,000,000. early
adding "white race;
position would have been much stronger of 191 part of 1918 and the latter
Valpy
then went on to refer don't mean Japanese. Please note that f
if they had succeeded in to the alleged losses in shares to
Messrs. Latham & Co., susta
The mission was leaving by the Vikka reputation for tho sustained
Teliabing
and nai through David far at the end of November.
form quality of their goods. In this Benjamin, also losses sustained in other
respect the Japanese firms have an ex- ways Mr Valpy, quoting from the
tremely unenviable name in South China, accused's statements, made in his public
end their stronghold on the business resta examination, "said accused drew in gross
solely on their ability to put goods on from the firm during three years 8144,000,
the market at prices with which Manches out of which 8116,000 went back into the
ter houses cannot compete. business out of the sale of property.
The
The fosses in shares were chiedi in 1917, and
immediate prospects for the British piece-goods trade at Hongkong are dis In 1818, although Mr. Latham knew, the
tinctly favourable, and lately brms have firm had incurred losses in 1917
been doing a very large business. The demand has come largely from Shanghai and North China, conditices in Canton and the South generally being too on settled to admit of business on an exten- sive scale. There appears to be no ques tion, however, that throughout all the Southern Provinces stocks are practically non-existent, and, given a fair measure abnormally high prices ruling in the United Kingdom should not interfere, to any serious extent, with the continuance of a steady demand for some time to come.
in
and 1918, he drew $1,000 from the from.
employment to a minimum. Butil was taking many Japanese immigrante and ture of the beainess in Shanghai. Whether could not get enough. The Brazilian the suction system could be. successfully Government had recently asked Japan to introduced Into Hongkong is difficult to allow a greater outflow of emigrante bat say, but much opposition would be en the request had been refused, indicating countered both from the foreign impor that it was not Japan's policy to en
tors and from the native deniers. courage any great exodus of her people
Prices are quoted in local currency, and to other lands, particularly where they the contract usually provides that deli- were unwelcome, Australia was labdur. very must be taken two monthi after
she arrival of the goods; but in the case ing under a misapprehension thought, Japan desired the entry of the fancies the time allowed is usually
In this
there has Commonwealth for her Immigrants. facial equality was fought for at the of the German element, which was res
a great improvethenect
since the elimination Fees Conference, and this was a reason ponsible for the excessive credit allowed able view of Japan's position in the to. Chinese, buyers, and the consequent world. The failure of the proposal had gambling and unsound business methods eaused resentment along the Japanese, which formerly characterised the trade. but the motive behind racial equality was not the swamping of Australia with bet emigrante.
SHANGHAI ST. ANDREW'S BALL
GENERALLY VOTED A HUGE SUCCESS.
St. Andrew's Ball, given by the Shang- Captain Winsnes bad a "large credit hai St. Andrew's Society, took place on with Mr. Latham in shipping, 361,885, on which the former instructed the firm to November 28th, at the Town Hall, says the
06 page 150 of the firm's ledger, said
Changkate as 85.95, 81,550 1,00 Nyaits generally voted to be a huge succes
by shares for him from time to time. J.-C. Daily News, when well over 800 Mr. Valpy, there were five entries of guests danced until the early hours of shares,
dated June 18th, 1918, 3,000 this morning at a function which wax at $5:50, 85;500; 1,000 "Pajams at
$10.25,
of
$10,250, 200 Scudias at 86.85,811,200 With the wholeheartedness which the and 1,000 Tapahs at $13, 13,000. The Scots know how to infuse into their firm let Captain Winanes have contract undertakings the various strong commit notes purporting to be for the purchase
these shares. At the date mentioned tee had taken things thoroughly in hand and the result was one upon which every- of the shares were bought, except in one responsible is to be congratulated, proportion of Changkats, while November 20th, out of the proceeds of from the ball secretary, Mr. the sale of Rogi, 1,000 Pajams were pur-
chased
T
tron the
of
four
better
security and public order, even the
LOCAL SHIPPING DEADLOCK.
PROSPECTS OF A STRIKÉ.
The China Coast Officers' Guild and
least arduous, to those who had to spend Downie, whose work ban, been none of the
much time and thought in making the Town Hall the brilliant spectacle that it the Marine Engineers' Guild held a meet undoubtedly was.
Mr. Knowles, addressing the jury, sad that there was no case to go to the He maintained that the prosecution had started with an initial difficulty in not Amongst the official guesta of the ing yesterday evening to disenas the re- having the means of saying on what con- Society were Mr. J. W. Jamieson, H. plics received to their representation re- dition that money remained in the hands M. Consul-General, and Staff, Sir ceatly to about 30 Companies and the
Messrs. Latham & Co. All the trans- Havilland and Lady de Baumarez, Shipowners' Protection Association.
Weze conducted through C: Latham
Judge and Mr. Skinnor Turner, all the Tae nasceinted guilds decided, a low O Benjamin. No trust had been Allied Consuls-General, and Mr. F. C. days ago, to press for a general increase shown in
in the case. In order to have a Pearce, Chairman of the Municipal of about 40 per cent. in the salaries of criminal breach of trust, Captain Winans Council,
captains, chief engineers and chief officers. might say I told you to buy me 1,000 Pajama You have nöt
The scheme of decoration started right The minimum salaries they naked for sad have lost the
hought them the money deposited with from the entrance in Nanking Read, for were as follows:
Capt. Chief That would
in the vestibale facing the guests as they be; be mid, a concrete
Engineer. Offour. case of criminal breach of trust. That entered was an illuminated reminder of wae a criminal prosecution and not the Saint whose day they were thus cele-
$550 $4.8. 129% civil action, therefore it was necessary to brating St. Andrew's Cross. The Forships of ... 2,000 „i $600 $555. - FILE. bring home actual knowledge against the stairs were bedecked with that very pre- The Secretary of the China Count Off accused himself. Counsel contended that sunt help in times of trouble the ubiquicers' Guild, seen yesterday by a reporter they had not brought any such knowledge tous bamboo, amidst the foliage of which of the Daily Press, said he was not jet to the accused, save that he was the bend nestled white and blue lights. Forty-in a position to disclose the of the firm
firm. Counsel characterized the eight clans were represented along the of the meeting. The Shipowners Associar whole affair as a a gamble carried on Casinhaes though Mears. Latham
you,
e
who
and
extravagance.
as interesting as many of them were beautiful
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For ships of under 250 tons $150 For ships of
750
proceedings
refused the
Found
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A
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increase of salaries asked on the forward. for
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situation
not Seth, in replying, said he submitted
allow them to think of increasing their that they had made out s prima facie
expenditure. Some of the other com- cass against the accused, who had been ST, VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY.
had panies
not replied to told to buy shares with a certain sum of
ultimatum The meeting discussed the TO HELP IN THE RECONSTRUCTION
the Guild's money which he never did, and which
situation for an hour and a half and it OF WAR DEVASTATED REGIONS money had been fritered away to
to mest The Bazaar Committee of the Society was decided to send another circolaz
letter to the shipping His
como panica. summing up, said the of St. Vincent de Paul acknowledge the
It is feared that a strike is imminent GUARANTEED BY THE FRENCH trust was by the accused himself in be held on Sunday, nevt;
in support of the breach of following further gifts for the hazeer to as the members of the Guilds seem to be
GOVERNMENT determined to obtain what they consider bankruptcy. Be was recorded to have
The outlook is said that Captsur
sirr Wi innes had a large
Mrs. G.M. Henley 1 doll (dressed) and their just claim credit with him in the shipping businessi
several pieces of decidedly threatening and unless an amicable settlement is reached within a ladios' underwear, child's hat, 1 pair short time, the China Coastal trade is slippers (embtol. likely to suffer seriously in consequence. dered), handker
only
and
evidence in
Mrs. A. Barretto
instructed the firm, out of that ship Mrs. Hardwick ping credit, to buy shares. That appea ed to him as insufficient to prove the nature of the trust the prosecuting authority having failed to secure the attendance of the principal for what the secused acted. There was no doubtitle accused made many damaging
Admissions, but what was required was a clear facie case in support of the charge was not prepared to say himself that was impossible to establish a charge of that sort by means of failed to see there" was
chiefe, pair.
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bonnet, 4 baby's
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PROVE the used committed-- the offence, and he would direct there to return a verdict of s *Not Guilty
The jury then returned Uzgimons verdict of Not Guilty and Mr. LELA
was discharged
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