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AMERICAN TRADE IN ASIA.
PESSIMISTIO VIEW OF PRESENT SITUATION. The somewhat hoctie persis
with which - American diplomacy has been backing up the placing of the American dollar in China is in marked contrast with the flagging energy American export irado."-
of
In this striking sentenco a writer in the "Times" concludes his introduction to an interesting articlo on the doclino in Amorien's Asintietrade. Briefly summarised his findings are these:
Alas for expectations! Against 4,143,071 pieces of American groy olotl, or say 165,000,000 yards, exported to China in 1897, tlio total export of the same fabric for the calendar year 1910 "was only 65,500,000 yards. In 1905 12,500,003 pieces of plain cotton of American origin were imported into Chips, no against 13,518,025 piącos of British origin. In 1908 the figures wore 8,544,105 "piecos"
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spinning and weaving machinery, leather making and minting machinery, and also equipmont for stoel plants and iron works, hivo been placed in Euopo. (T How it will be should the present ambitious plans for londing American money to Chins over mature romains to ho scon, espo cially as there is always the off-cliance, na in the rocont cuso of a largo transaction between American bankers and Bolivia, that the loan would be, promptly transforrod to London.
SAN FRANCISCO AND
THE PLAGUE.
San Francisco, casting aside red-tape, robuffing the grafters, and dipping freely into its trou- Bury, conquered the pluguo. Its spread was halted and then apparently tho disenso was crusher. The city, having, but recently passed through the torrible crisis of earthquake und fire, met the newer emergency and was onto more victor."
The fight of San Francisco will of American goods, against stand for many a year as a high 10,785,227 pieces of British. example of concentrated energy, But na Sir Alexander Hosio, the common souso and officiency. It Acting Commercial Attach to is well to have that examplo be H.B.M.'s Legation at Peking, has shown in a luminous report on the cause there are chances of the subject, while the normal demand same ordeal coming soon to other for those goods in Chin might be communities. The opidomic in placod at 17,000,000 pieces por eastern China brings the possibili annum, the actual import for 1905 ty closer than when the plague amounted to 27,721,980 pieces, and that for 1906 was 20,247,223 was contored in India and only pieces, During those two years, slightly troubling China, Japan theroforo, the excess imported and the Philippines. Thoro is over the already established ave- constant and little noted, com- rngo was 18,468,480 pieces, moro munication betwoon Asia and the thin onough to suffico for the whole
northern part of the United consumption of 1907.
Forgólfulness of those facts as added superfluous gloom to some rocont comments on the subject horo. That is to say, the decline of American trade in China is not
OUR DIARY.
FOREIGN BANK'S AC- TION RESENTED: TELEBBARE" CORRESPONDENT
Canton, April 17,
TELEGRAPH TUESDAY
Entimations.
A Silly Saying. "It is a common bal silly opluien prevalling amooga rorista, cines" of As the result of n current people that the worsen romoly tastes, rumour that a foreign bank in smells or hurts, the more offevoluus Shameon intends to issue notes of it is. So says n well-known English subsidiary coin value for circula- physician. He further adds "For tion in the interior of China, a oxample, let us consider cod liver ofl. meeting of tho Banking Inves as it is extraolot from the fish this oll tigation Society was hold at tlicis ro offensive to the taste and smell hall of the Bankers' Guild on the that almost everybody abhorn it, and 15th inst with the object of many cannot use it at all; no matter passing a number of resolutions how badly they need it... Yet cod liver against the reported stop of the ol' is one of the most valuable druga foreign bank. It was resolved at
n the world, and it is the greatest-pity- the mooting that a joint petition should be sont to H.E. the Vicoroy, thint tro have not thus far born able to who should be requested to free it from those peculiarities which so communicate with the different periously interfere with its usefulness."" Consuls at Shancen as to whether This was written years ago; the work there was any ground for tho
of civilizing and redeeming it however has since been triumphantly accom- plished; and as a leading ingredient in the ramedly callou
mout. If the rumour was found to be correct, no time should be lost in inking steps against the action of the foreign bank. Those
Wampole's Preparation present at the meeting contended that the bank's action did not only constitute an injury to the prestige the oil retains all its wonderful samlive of China, but was calculated to propertios with no bad small or taste involve the banking concerns in whatever. It is palatable as honey financial ruin. One of the mom-and contains all the nutritiva and sum-
THE PANAMA CANAL.
ANOTHER BIG LINE QF FREIGHTERS TO BE
bors suggested that the assistance tive properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, of the Canton Chamber of Com-etriciel by us from frosh cod livers, morce should be solicited.
| combined with the Compound Byrup of Hypophosphites and Extracts of Mait nud Wit Cherry; creating a modicine u un quilled power for the diseases inot prevalent and fatal among men, women and children. There is no other remely to compare with it. It in- orosos the digestivo power of the inch and in Blood Impuritios, Weakness, Loss of Flesh, Throst and ung Troubles, Nervous Dyspepsia.
STARTED.
The opening of the Panema Canal is very much in the aninds of Americau shipowners just now, and several now lines have been inaugurated in preparation for the event.
Francisco.
MERCIAL BANK,"
NOTICE.
FROM April 15th the Offices of this
Banking Corporation will bo located in the rebuilt premisos of Ground floor, Corser Des Voeux Rond Mesars. David Bassoon & Oo., Ltd.,
and Ice House Street.
C. WOLDRINGH, Manager.
sexpected that thesostomers will On the opening of the canal it
make the voyago from San Fran- cisco to Swanson in thirty days.
Prentice, Sorvice and Hondor- son of Glasgow aro interested in Hongkong, 14th April, 1911. [1056 the now line, and they are now Tuesday, 18th April, having vessels built on the Clyde for this servico. Balfour, Guthrie Coronation Mooting, City Hall, & Co. have made the announce- 5.30 p.m.
mont that while the service would be maintained on Wadnosday, 10th April.
a monthly A. S. Watson and Co. Ltd., schedule at first, fortnightly sail- the opening of the Panama canal. inge would be established before
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HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.
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C'THE HALF-YEARLY MEET halu on SATURDAY, the 22nd April, 1911, at 12:00p.m., 10 Offique of the Jockey Club on the Ground Floor of the Hongkong An-
noxo, Chator Road.. By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course:
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·AMSTERDAM AND'
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Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service. Exrness Extra Fre......Y8.00 SLEEPING CAR Súrrlament............ YB.00 TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and sloamor tickets are obtainabla at all the Agension of do International Blooping Car & Express Tmin Co., Messrs. Thox. Cook & Son, and Reisebureau der Hamburg-Amerikas Linio.
RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL. (Tel. Add.: "Yamato ") at Dairon-Port Arthur, Makdon, Fushun and Changaben, all under the Com-
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FUSHUN
COAL
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DAIREN.
Serofalous Affections, Thinness nud The latest is a line of high- Slow Development in the young, it States by way of Canada. Toledo power freight steamers to run gives quick and cartain relfef and ours. will remember the Chinese smug botwoon San Francisco and Euro Dr. G. C. Shannon, of Canada, says: gling cases which were investig-pean ports. The owners are shell continue its use with, I am atod hore a few years ago. Only Messrs. Balfour, Guthrie and Co. last winter it was discovered that
Steamers of the Harrison Lino, pare, great advantage to my patients correctly indicated by a bald Chinose were again being guided of 10,000 tons capacity and mak and satisfaction to my ell." Has all statement of the export figures for into Michigan when parts of the ing thirteen knots, will be put in the virtues of cod liver oil; nono of its the Inst ton yours. As a matter Detroit river were ontirely frozen the sorviec. Until the canal is faults. You nay, trust it fally; it of fact, more than half the valuo over.
opened they will go by the Magolcannot disappoint or fail. One bottle lan route, witli scheduled voyages of the cotton goods axports to
It cannot be expected that of sixty days betwoon San convinces Sold by all chemists. [11 Chian of 1905 and 1906-valued citios ronto from the present Francisco and the first European at $33,500,000 and $10,700,000 torrible outbroak will propareport of call. The Centurion | NETHERLANDS INDIA COM NIGHT OARS as on Week Days, pany's management. rospectively-should be distri
against tho haled over the threo sucesoding
appearance of the oponed the now service, sailing yours, and the losses which they plague within their precincts. from Antwerp on April 2, calling ontail may in part account for the It will do no harm, however, to at Glasgow, Liverpool and Swan- low stato of the trade, at the consider the probabilities of its ses, and at San Pedro, Victoria coming and to remember how and Vancouver, in addition to Sun presont moment,
one city onlisted the aid of The purchasing power of the science and closed at least one Chinese millions hus boon in-chaptor of the struggle with paired by the fall in silver, by death-The "Blade," Ohio. the demoralization in the copper: coinago duo to the pornicions activity of provincial mints, and by other influences which noed not be detailed here. Cheap Japanese imitations, usually des cribed as "execrablo," havo thus had an exceptional opportunity to oust the more expensivo fabrică, and the making of nativo cloth in the homes of the people has ro- ceived a new impetus, to the manifest advantage of the market. for Indian and Japanoso yarn.
In the other leading article of American export to China- kerosene oil the doclino has been almost equally marked, but horo the Standard Oil Company is plainly putting up fight for the American product whose issue it would be rash to prodict. How bitterly the contest hins hoon waged may be gathered from the fact that while the 65,705,865 gallons of illuminating oil export- od to China from the United States in 1909 wore valued at
tho $5,030,094, 84,019,402 gallons exported in 1910 word valued at only $5,365,208. But it is probably true, as the author of an artiolo on "American Dofoat in the Pacifio" gloomily
Extraordinary Geuoral meeting, 11.30 nm.
Billiard Match, "Telegraph " Trophy', 9 p.m.
Thursday, 20th April.. School Sports (Hoats) at Race Courso, noon.
:
Saturday, 22nd April.
Annual Meeting, noop.
Gos. Fouwick and Company Y.M.C.A. (Chinese Department) Annual Sports.
Voluntcora' Dinner, Hongkong Jockey Club, Yourly Meeting, 12.30 p.m.
PROPOSED CANTON- 'MACAO RAILWAY.
The right of building a rail- way from Canton to Macao luns already been seenrod from the Portuguese by a Chinese mer chant surnamed Leung. At the end of last your, porniission was granted by the Board of Com munications to the Chinose mer- Half-chant to form a public company.
Monday, 24th April.- Criminal Sessions, School Sports, Finals, at Race Course,
...
Tuesday, 25th April.
remarks, in the two items Hongkong Electric Company
Annual Meeting, noon.
Sanitary Board Mooting, 3.45 p.m.
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ODOWN No. 5A, DUDDELL J STAKET.
As the question of delimitation of the Macao boundary has not yet been settled and as the construction of this railway is absolutely nocoasary,
Mr. Loung, has asked the Board of Apply to Communications for permission to commenco work on the line
from Canton as far as Heung Shin district and to link up the line from Macao after the settlement of the boundary disputo. Yestor- Wednesday, 26th April 2 day, the petitioner received replies Union Insurance Company from the Board of the Com Meeting, noon.
munications complying with his
where, the decline is noted by the American Governmení→→ namoly, colton and oil-India, Russia, and the Dutch Settlements liavo profited by nearly the whole. of America's loss, Tho further romark is equally true that in stool and manchinary Great Britain, China Traders Company Mest-roquest. Germany, France, and Belgiuming, 12.30 p.n. ~~
have taken the trade. It is mainly in the control of industrial devolop
Friday, 28th April, Stockbrokors' Association's Sol-
mont in China by European tling Day for April. capital that America has been defouted in the Chisso market| since the Russo-Japanese War." It is vory much of a commonplace, foreveryboily but Americans appareatly, that the trade follows theloan, so that, because themoney came from Europe, China's orders
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