THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 9th,"
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about Beginning of Fobi alling on or
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TAKING QARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR LEVANT, BLACK SWA & DANUBE PORTS.
FIUME Laving been re-opened for trafia, cargo in also nopepted for this port an through Bill of Lading,
1. "TRACIA”
FOR SHANGHAI.
sailing beginning of Feb.
FOR "BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
** TRIESTE " "...
TRACIA "
sailing on or about 15th Jan. 1922. - sailing on or about 2nd half of Feb. Passengers' Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agenta.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
Bailing from Colombo to South African Porta SOUTH AFRICAN PORTA Grom CALCIFTA & COLOMBO.. Through Bill of Lading ined from Hongkong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to
JODWELL & CO., LIMITED,.
Agenta.
N. Y. K.
NIPPON
YUSEN KAISHA
VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER
Japan porta
vis Shanghat
"Through Bill of Lading ismed to all Overland common Points in USA. and Canada. BUWA MARU foalling Manila)
FOSHINI MARU
Saturday,
Wednesday, Saturday,
14th Jan, að 11am.
8th Feb, 11 em. 4th Mar, st.11 sm.
HONGKONG TRADE REPORT.
tion:
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HOW TRADE IS LOST.
MYSTIFIED BUYERS.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. SAILINGS, SUBJECT TO· ALTERATION
"YATSHING". Mon, 9th Jan, 10A.M. "...HOONSHING" Tass 10th Jan, D'ight LOKBANG * Tod.. 11th Jan, 10 AM
OHAKBANG
The Fortnightly Market Report issued hy the Hongkong General Chamber of
In the ports of British Trade Com. Commerce gives the following informa-missioners and Consular representatives, abroad frequent reference is made to the obstinate adherence of many British frus to business methods which impose on them a heavy and often fatal handicap in com- peting against more enterprising rivals. Striking examples are quoted by Mr. J. K. V. Dible, Acting British Consul-Gen- | CALOUTTA LINE:-Thin Lma, affords regular mailings to Calentia. Fening OO eral at Algiers. „
COTTON PIECE GOODS AND FANCY COTTON GOODS-Some sales of dyed goods-most- ly blacks are reported and there is a. good deal of business. offerlag but at rates which are impracticable at the' moment. Greys and whites are entirely neglected and no revival is anticipated until about the China New Year.
COTTON YARN.-A very modersia busi- during the earlier part news and value frmed" ap of the about $9 to 83 per bale. Latterly there has been practically no business. Guota tions are as follows:-No. 10 $160-$196. No. 128 $178-3206. No. 188 8105-3995. No. 200 $200-$225. "
ARBITALS 9,500 bales." Bales 3,000 bales. Shipments nil
UNSOLD STOCKS 8,000 bales. Bargains 7,000 bales.
WOOLLENS.-The market is very quies and clearances poor.
BANGKOK via SWATOW SHANGHAI WA SWATOW HAIPHONG HONOW STRAITS & CALCUTTA - TINGTAO VÍS SWATOW & SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Vis SWATOW... YOKOHAMA & KoзI BANDAKAN.. si
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#YUENSANG
* KWAIBANG."
Wed, 11th Jan, 2. P.M. Thars 18th Jin, D'light.
19th Jan Noon.
Tuca, 17th Jan, 10 x "MAUSAN »": Wed 18th J, Noon.
Singapore'; returning from Calçapta steamers, proceed via Stealta and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally, calling at Shangbai-- All steamers have velkou poger scomodation, 12 Atted with Mestrie Light and Fans, and carry's fully qualified SHANGHAI LINES approximately erury Ave days, woan-Canton and
It must, he writes, be admitted that many British firms which profess them- selves to be anxious to increase their ex- port trade continue to pay little or no attention to the requirements of the local market. In the first place, Algerian Arms still remember that before the war Ger MANILA man exporting houses used, to quoto pried
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Shanghai, powstimen; calling at Swatow Through delete ond bo - obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northera, and Yangtsso Ports via Shanghal LINE :—A, weekly, servios in maintained with Manila by regain with good -
s from, both, porta avery. Fokiny,
calling at Bolbow when inducement altars LANE :- Fortnightly sailings and a MAUSANG both stemmers
in local currency and local language, and HAIPHONG LINK – gano, tor passengers, and cargo,
to include in their quotations the delivery
of the goods at the door of the buyer. | BORNEO These methods were greatly appreciated, and were successful, and they form a vivid contrast to the following five ex- amples which have been brought to notice by a local merchant:
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HAW COTTON. There is hardly any change and values are nonimal as under: Indian descriptions at 824-830. Chinese descriptions at $30-$37 per pical.
METALS. Very little business reported, and there is little prospect of much may- Manufacturers of beer offer their product ing for a month. until after Chinese New in starling, in pints, and fo.b. at a British Year. Small lots of wire nails 133 have port. To establish a market for this com been reported at $8.50. Steel plate cut-modity would in any case be very difficult, tings have been done at $3.75, but, buyers but it becomes impossible when the buyer are not keen, even at the very low is completely mystified by terms which he quotations. Stocks in dealera, hands does not understand and when he can have accumulated, to fair proportions, obtain, no quotation for freight. and until the lawlessness in the consumanufacturers of stationersundries ing districte allows of better clearances, it is unlikely that fresh offers will be
made.
FLOUR MARKET Stock: About 860,000 sacks, Quotations:- American Patent
$3.80 per sack.
American Straight ****** 2.95 American Cut-off...... 3.00. Shanghai Flour .... 3.15 2.95
Australian No. 1
Australian No, 2
Australian No. 3
TRADE EXHIBITION IN JAPAN. SPECIAL DISPLAY OF BRITISH GOODS:
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A Trade Correspondent, writing to a London paper says:-
An international Peace Exhibition is to be held at Tokyo next March and at rangements are now being made to estab lish a special pavilion for British ex- hibits.
KATORI NARD (Nagasaki direct)) JARSBILVES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Penang, exhibits.
Colombo, Sues and, Port Said
17th Jan, at. 11. a.
19th Jan
7th Feb.
YOSHINO-MARU
Tuesday,
MISHIMA, MARU
SADO MARU”*...*
Tuanday, Friday,
24th Jang, at, 21: 8.m
3rd Feb, at 11
HAMBURG, vis LONDON & ROTTERDAM.
한
LIMA MABU-
Thursday,
"MATSUMOTO MARU
Tuesday,
LIVERPOOL við MARSFIILES.
MALÃODA MARU,“
Island, Towns
NIKKO MABU
AKI MABU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE,
9th Feb.
Thursday, Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday
Tuoaday,
Tuesday.**
NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA & CUBAN FORTS,
TAKETOYO MARU
NEW TOBE via Bues.
Middle of Feb.
17th Jan, në 11 am. Feb, et II a.m,
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES
KANAGAWA MARU......
End of Mar.
BOMBAY via Bingapore, Fenang" and Colombo, DALOUTTA VIL Bingapore, Penang & Rangoon
NAGANO MABU ·
TATSUNO MARU
Monday,
Tuesday
NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
GENOAMARU (omitting Bhaaghai)
INARA MABU
CAPA.
Wednesday, 11th Jan, at 11 am
Bunday,
Triday,
MAYKRASHI MARD; (calling Moji) Wolnenday,
15th Jan,
20th Jan, ad.11 en
and toys send s catalogue printed in Eng- lish, with English weights and measures, and prices, quite unintelligible to French buyers...
Coffee merchants offer their produce in sterling and English weights, and there fore are unable to compete with French firms quoting in French weights and cur-
rency.
Furniture manufacturers, send a cata logue printed in English, with English sizes, weights, and measures, and with prices free on rail" at an inland town in Great Britain and "subject to varia- tion."
This is a waste of time and money.
Pottery manufacturers, quote £.o.b. and refuse to provide samples; in view of these obstacles in an already difficult market ao, business, results.
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It is not suggested (adds Mr. Dibio) that the foregoing instances are typical of the ways of all British Grms, although they certainly are common examples. the present difficult times too much em phasis cannot be laid upon the fact that unless British exporters will take pains to satisfy the requirements of their clients and to seek, by advertisement and otherwse, to obtain new ones, they can not expect to achieve much success.
THE LANGUAGE OBSTACLE
There is at present in Japan a marked tendency to favour British goods. As regards the Exhibition itself, it is under stood that all countries will be repro sented and that large exhibits are ex- pected from America and Germany, but Great Britain bas secured the advantage - Discuming the same subject"in rela- of being the only foreign country to tio to the Iberian Peninsula, and the possess a special pavilion for its own Latin-American countries, a writer in the Board of Trade Journal remarks Realising the value of this Exhibition that the Consular and Commercial Diplo from the point of view of Beitah trade, matic services incessantly point out that, the Federation of British Industries is in the majority of cases, correspondence Cooperating with a view to securing and circulars in English will only serve collective display of goods representative to enrich the waate-paper baskets of the Exhibits recipients, and that, more especially in of all our great industries.
of the Spaniard, a sense of should be dispatched not later than irritation, and personal. resentment is December 31st Arrangements are being often aroused by the indifferance of our made whereby substantial rebates will be exporters to a rich and widely-spoken allowed on exhibits forwarded by certain language. But, in face of all warnings Japanese steamers.
incessantly repeated, letters and exta- logues in English continue, day by day. to leave the United Kingdom in
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the
BRITISH CONSULAR SERVICE | whose knowledge of
IN ASIA
LORD. NORTHCLIFFE'S CRITICISM.
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BANGKOK
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to and from Sandakan by two, 5,000 tone
excellent BUL af
Pasenger accorsmodation, Cargo lakes, 40 for Kadet desselton, Labuan. Tarso and Labad Data, LINE -A regular service da run from March to November betwstą
Hongkong and Tiantain, calling at Weihaiwel and Chefoo LINA-Ackly servics la provided between Hongkong and Esagtor vip Swatów, by four steamers ätted" with up-to-date. VAJRUIKE Locommodations,
CALOUTTA
LINE
*. 'CHAKSANG” will be despatched on or AOSUR Tuesday, 11th Jan, at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE. PENANG
&:CALCUTTA,
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET, TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST, INDIES,,
For Freight or Passage:apply, torr
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Jardine. Matheson d Co., Ltd.
GLEN
GENERAL MANAGSUDST
AND
SHIRE
Joint Service of Steamers,
U.K.—STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE,
"GLENADE" "GLENAMOY "OLENTARA
Tetzel
MV. “GLENAVY"..
·M.V. *GLENTUGE* SA. GLENSHANI,“
OUTWARDS,
HOMEWARDS). Leave Hongking.
Das Hongkong
22nd Jan,
B1st Jan,
15th. Foll
Dischargée :
28th Jan. Gatos, LospoŃ, ROTTERDAM, & Hamrun
8th Feb. Loos, Forizsban, Antwere de Hansono 19th Feb. Ghun; LONDON, HOTTERDAM & HAMBURG"
Movements arejeabject to shanga without nation' For freight or further particulars please aguły ba cyni
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd. The Glen Line, Ltd.
Telephone No. 215 sub-er, 23 sąd: 8536
Kawskiesa, Kota.
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addressed to prish may be, and in many cases probably is, no greater tham, the scuders knowledge of Spanish. It is rare that the German exporter will be found to commit the commercial:
Latin- with German. bee of specting bir correspondent Lord Northelige, speaking at a dinner America and the Iberian Peninsula are at Bangkok during recent visit, made full of German traders who were pre- the following reference to British Consuls veated by the activities of the British abroad Turning to a matter of our fleet from rejoining their country as the domestic affaira-in which Siam is scarcely outbreak of war. British commercial concerned. I have hardly been to any houses may be assured that these traders place on this journey where I have found will let slip no opportunity of emphasis Cable Address our Consular affairs on a satisfactoring to their basiness friends the differ basis. The majority of our Consuls ence between the British and the German lack have met are very, active and able repro methods. Great Britain has also a
in the sentatives of our country, But I have of commercial travellers trained also found this that the farther away languages of the countries which they from London, the less the home support are to visit. Not so the Germans It is common to encounter in Latin of the Consul. When I went to Java. found our Consul working, se np. man should be obliged to work anywhere living in a second-rate hotel. I feel that my journey will not be without some value on my return home I can do some thing in my newspapers to draw attention to the fact that we are not the only pebble on the international beach, that we have very alert competitors in every country of the world, and that our Consuls in the far places are not in the sime position. M.
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further information spply - NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Further. East, I have found our Consul
Telephons Hos: 209.A 233
YAMASH
KISEN
KAISHA
(THE YAMASHITA S.S. Co, Lrp:)
REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER
"BKFFEREN
SERVICE
KEELUNG HONGKONG & HAIPHONG.
Bailing from Hongkong.
FOR HAIPHONG via Holhow & Pakbol
88. TAIKWA MARU”
FOR KEELUNG, vla Swatow & Amoy
B.B. BOZVI WABU”,
Toe further particulars," nies
Branch Of Bonham Birund, Wert,
165,
an or about 19th Jan.
on or about 19th Jan,
8. ĮMITARAI,
“Lawri, Flear, King's Tel. No
able to make known their wrongs by a quick visit to London.
TOURTKÉK HUNDRED MILITARY CROSSES UKULÄIMED. The War-olica states" that there are 1,400 Military Crosses which it is unable to distribute on account of the failure of officers and men to whom they were awarded to keep the authorities informed as to their changes of address-Other gallantry awards are still being returned through the post for the same reason. Officers who are entitled to any of these awards should at one communicate with the Secretary, War-office
· PEARSON MEMORZAJ, FUND YOR
erics German travellers and retail dealers speaking finently at least three four languages, one of which is in. or to variably the language of the country in which they are trading.
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The German shopkeeper, large, or small, is to be found in many a Latin. American town and village, living with poople one of the people, and frequently united to them by marriage. Each of these traders is not only contre for German distribution, but also for German propaganda.
Great Britain, lacking aber of large in the case of a limited exporting houses with branches in cer tain of the more important cities), must strain every nerve to recapture the trade. which during the war she lost, and to obtain that further custom without which her increasing population cannot hope to prosper. And the corner stone of her endeavours must be the use of the langu age of her customers.
MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS MARY: .
It is stated in reliable circles, says a telegram to India, that the wedding off Princem, Mary, will be solemnised in the last wook in February. It is understood that Propose Mary'a wedding ring will; bo made of the gold mined in the Welsh mountains. The Queen and Princes Mary have returned to London. Front ai
It is short rimit to Harewood House stated that this State ball, which will be held at Buckingham, Palace to celebrate, Indy Pearson, in a letter to the Press Princes Mary's wedding, will be the only suggests that a Pearson Memorial Fand Court ball held by Their Majesties next should be raise all over the Kupire and year. There will be no courts in 1923 for be divided as follows: une third to Baint reasons of economy. Garden parties at Thanifan's one third-to-the-Nationa}}|{{the=Palaon-will-probably be substituted: Instituta for the Blind, and one-third tales during the war. The number of lovers other charition for the blind.
Will End be redwood.
"and Boott's Godas.
KAWASAKI
KISEN
Telópkins SayinİY
(KAWASAKI SIKAMSHIP (CO.)...
KAISHA
CAPITAL: PAIP-UP!--2--4 • 120:000400-
Prodents Mr. Y. KAWALAKI.
Vice-President: My, MO MATEIKATA WE Managing Director: Mr. Masaya" AXE
fama, Changnancy, humit, on handən, Lazya Nambar, of
EW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS HEADY FOR A CHARTERS ‹ of vall descriptions;
The following ar • comprised in the Clomipitury's Block jus
Bleven steamers of 8,100 tong asch deadweight.
Ant under the Qompany's Manngarunt
Zwenty steamers of about 9,100,tons deadweight sach.? Two steamers of about; 6,400 tona, doads,
Malingmgzis the Kawanyi Dyökyazi Upi, Tal.)
Gand-ul · other partienicus neply to the
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISBA.
PIONINⱭ2 APION NO. 3
OF BAL BADG
TXEND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
"WAYKLY, PREHB, Jaruïlyštą ÷ +Tarm
1921