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BESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY Idra, -1920
THE PRICE OF SILVER,
EFFECT ON TEXTILES,
In the House of Commons, on Novem- ber-20th, Sir Montague Barlow asked the
SHANGHAI CHINESE INFLAMMATURY PUSTER BY IN AND AGITATORS.4 GANNELS
Mr. F. C. Tong, of the Shanghai Com- Daily News as follows:
INTIMATIONS
for the year 1919, published in the Nortissa President of the Board of Trade whethe-mercial Federation, writes to the N.-C. this Country. Please apply by letter to
Times's
whether this demand from the East was due to the recent rise in the price of silver, and, in consequence, the increase in the purchasing power of silver in exchange with gold-using countries; and whether En could hold out any prospect of making provision to stabilise the ex- change with silver-using countrica in thè East
Art-Class London House desiree te take up SOLE AGENCY in England representing Cloth and Silk Manufacturers The attitude of the Shanghai Chinese Fhowhill, London, England.
Fax No. 836, 60. O. MITCHELE E CO., I over the question of the payment of the p municipal taxes stiffened considerably on
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distributed all over the International Settlement, and of which a translation MOORGATE TRADING COMPANY, LID follows:-
Pay Attention!:)
An Important Notice!! Gentlemen,-You must know we have not yet secured satisfactory" settlam in connexion with our demand for re- vision of Bettlement regulations. It is very proper, as the previous notice has said, that there must be no taxation
without representation. 10
To-day the S.M.C. sent man to warn 30, the various shops, to get ready with your moner to pay the rates for the present quarter to-morrow.
Intelligent shop-keepers know that the men from the Council are employ ed for the usual duty of warning people beforehand to pay tax. This is their duty. But a small number of ignorant shopkeepers are much frightened, and, not knowing what do, run about making inquiries This is not strange.
the rise in the price of cotton and woollen The year 1919 has been a quiet oge, manufactures was largely, attributable to comparatively speaking, in the rubber the demands of India and the East; iso, January 8th, as the result of a handbill industry. In 1918 the restriction of in- posts by America demoralised the market and there was a period during which rubber, was being given away at cost or less than cost price to anyone who would buy and store it, and give estates the wherewithal to pay thoir way. - Towards the end of that your prices hardened under expectations of peace and the open- ing of Continental markets, which had been closed during the war. Also, the Bir Auckland Geddes said the primary American umbargo was remored and trad causes of the rise in the prices of potton ing became free again, but the market and woollen mannfactures were a world was comparatively weak during the ear- lior balf of 1919. This was dug, no doubt, shortage due to the chief manufacturing in part to the release of stocks held up countries baving been at war, and a great spoca'atively in 1913, also to the very slow progress of the peace engotiations, and increase in the cost of production. It the general paralysis of all industry in was difficult to say to what extant tha Central Europe coinciding with a sudden normal heavy demand of India and the comaation of buying for war materialpur- poses by the Allied Governments: On the East bad been increased by the recent rise whole we are inclined to think that a in 'the price of silver. The problem of period of peculiar difficulty has been the exchange with these countries was a passed : over · in a fairly:sakisfactory manner, but we may again emphasise the very difficult one. He was not at present fact that rubber which is selling regard in a position to say whether it would be less of the fall in the purchasing value of possible or desirable for the Government currency is not selling well, and this is a problem that ought to be receiving to take any steps. most careful attention from the heads of Secretary to the Treasury if his attention * Mr. Raffan on November 25th asked the the industry. If estate inbour were being had been called, to the statement in the paid enough to compensate it for the fall Presa that on or about the 18th Nov. the in exchange value of our dollar in India price of bar silver had risen to 70d. and China, profit on the prices current per or, what was the highest price per during the past twelve months would be ounce at which the Mint authorities had vory small indeed. And if labour is not purchased it during the present month compensated for the fall in value of itsil the ounce was the troy ounce of silver, arninge, employment in Malays (will 37:40 fine, or what other waight and fine lose its popularity, and it will become ness; and whether the price was for pay extremely difficult to efficiently man the ment in actual gold coin or în instru estates. The danger is recognised by
mante credit. and bills it, such as notes, cheques
planters, but naturally they are waiting for a lead from Government which alone can decide what is to be done about change. One suggestion worth consider ing is that, if Government decides not to change the value of the dollar, the estates should make up the loss on exchange on say one-third of the labourer's wage, as that was about the proportion sent to India by steady men before the present adverse conditions arose. The advantage of this system in that the estates would get the benefit of any fall in exchange, and the labour would be secured against its advance, who the permanent basis of wages would remain unaffected, as in the event of the rupee coming back to normal, the estates would sutomatically gain relief from the temporary import necessitated by the state of exchange Some of the long heads of the industry might ponder the matter with advantage We merely throw out a suggestion, be
the London price of silver on the date Mr. Stanley Baldwin: I am aware that mentioned was 70d an oz. The price is the sterling price for a troy ounce of standard silver, 37.40 fine. The Mint bas parchased no silver during the present month as it has sufficient stocks of bullion for present purposes.
COTTON MILL FALES,.
LANCASHIRE'S OBJECTION TO
SPECULATORS.
I
We have again to issue this argent notice to inform you that, as long as there is no representation, no tax abould be paid. If the Council send men to collect the rates, you, shop- keepers, should reply to them to this effect: Our representatives are ne gotiating with the Consular Body As soon as a settlement is arrived at the Spring tax will be paid."
If force is used, you, shopkeepers, Are to notify the Street Unions (Amalga mated Association of Street. Unions) who will jointly discuss measures to deal with the matter.
Anyhow we must act unanimously and we should not differ one from the other in order to prevent indignity (1).
As soon as our objects are attained we will issue a notice asking you-all to
pay.
All shop-keepers should wait patient ly. Very important notice. January 8th. 1920.
PABHIVE RESISTANCE.'
procedure, an attempt was made to collect On January 9th, following the usual the municipal tax in Honan and Fokien Roads, and with the exception of wall under a score of cases, the householder or shop-keeper concerned failed to pay As in July last, there was not in many cases a definite refusal to pay upon prin. ciple, but rather the usual prevarication Tha master is out" or "The master is ab Soochow In very few casm, if any, refused to pay until representation on did those in the places visited state, they the Council was granted them
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE O interest of the cotton industry, but con General Chamber of Commerce is using stitute a huge speculation which may do its influence to the best of its power o chuse we 300 many objections to a definito it irretrievable harm. Cotton spinnery increase of wages, although it is obvious regard the regotiations with respect to avert anything in the nature of violence. that something should be done i
the sale of the old established arm of But whether this applies to passive re The purely commercial outlook is pretty Horrockses, Crewdson, and Co., Lid-theistance to the payment of rates does not much what it was a year ago. If the purchase cannot, of course, be completed peace treaty is finally approved at an until it has been sanctioned by a meeting in today's paper you ask why I did early date, and if the Central European of shareholders as a very serious thing not sign the letter which was addressed Large Garden Powera can get credits, there may be a The general argument one bears among to the Chairman of the Municipal harp demand early in the year, But merchants is that these men are buying Council and which was signed by Mr. here again the exchange rises like a stone mills at vastly intiated prices, and that Chu Frosan and Mr. Chen Teze-uring. wall across the path. The German mark, they will not, when times become normal, I am in full agreement with the contents normally valued at the shilling, is now be able to compete with existing concerns of that letter and I am in full agrooment equal to about three peace. So if which will have cost perhaps only one with the activities of the League of German buys rubber ab 2/- per lb, he third of the price per spindle CIGARETTES will have to give eight marks to him the The cotton textile industry is supreme letter on behalf of my organizations be
Street Unions and I. did not sign that Com UX, FRAX & Roomed House with equivalent of 8/-to pay for his purly important to Lancashire, and it is a bad cause the Shangasi Commercial Federa chase. It seems rather rash to build high thing to allow any portion of it to pass tion entirely approves of the activities hopes of big trade on such a basis as under the control of London financiers of the League of Street Unions as stated. that, so we incline to the view, that the who know nothing about its technical in the documents which have been sent Kitchener, period to face. It must pay highse wages making a profitable investment at the and I personally am an officer of the
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the Canton Guild, may I say that I also With regard to your question as to represent the Canton Guild in my cap city of Vice-Chairman of the Shanghai Commercial Federation of which the Guild is a member. With regard to the Shanghai Students Union and the National Organizations Union, they have
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