COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Tobacco Duty to Korea. The excise duty on tobaoco in Kores was increased on July 1 from 10 per cent, on the sale price to 25 per cent. It was expected that the price of cigarettes cald 'be raised proportionstely.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 1918,
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The Hanko British Chamber of Commerce circular for June 281
been no tates -There bas change in conditions in this MONEY WILL market since car last report, and very little doing. The wood oil! Honkow Money Market. mörket is still active, but other-| The weekly circular of the wise we have nothing of interest Hakow British Chamber of to write about Piece Goods and Commerce for June 28 alates - Tarn-Sales of blaokeand wbites We have to report another very from stocks are reported, and quiet week, with bat few bills clearances of these two lines have offering, and a email demand for improved. Clearances of greyu wer loan investments. Otherwise are poor. Prices of yarn have there bas been very little doing dropped during the period under Taels T. Ton Shanghai have review Tls. 4 to Tls. 5 per bale, eased to 96 75. and the rate is with clearances very poor. quoted lower on the Chinese market owing to the fact that se the settlement day this month
Java Sugar. Colombo, May 9.-There is s falls on Sunday. Chinese remitters shortage of Java engst in the are forced to settle among them | Colombo market and consequent- selves. Native bankers lock for ly the price has gone up consider- bigher rates next month. Dollerably. One of the largest fell away from 70.1 boyers, 70.3 importers of the commodity. sellers. Chinese market, to 69.9 informed a press representative and 70.2 respectively, but have that fature prospects were not firmed up a little to day. Native too bright. Shipments were ex- interest, four per cent. Casagsba *robange. 53 (nominal).
Cardboard "Tins." In the summer of 1917, owing to the shortage of tin plate in England, steps were taken to find
peoted, but they were small onee] ard it was his opinion that the island would have to fall back on the locally manufactured article to s grester extant than hitherto. Ceylon used to import direct abetitate for packing army from Java as well as from jim. After experiment a oard Singapore, which board container was evolved for transhipment port when Dutch the purpose and manufacture was abipa
not available commenced on a small scale in August. The use of the container wes gradually extended to other
were
B
for the voyage to Colombo. But the recent withdrawal of Datch shipping has had the effect of
aupplies than jam and marn keeping ont usual shipments,
facture developed outil, in hence the abertage in the local
April last, there
딩 an market. The price of sugar from
output of more than 3,000,000 R 40 has gone up to Rs. 5,
coutsiners weekly. The bulk of while some dealers, taking advantage of the state of the market, are saking as much as R. 55 and Rs. 56.
these are of 21b. sizi,but a propor; tion are of 1 lb. and 5 lb. sizes, the three sizes being used as "substitutes for tinned packages. A further great saving of tin plate
Tansan v. Noble. is anticipated by the use of a large Mr. Wilkinson, representative cardboard box, of specially pre-of the Clifford Wilkinson Tapesn pared material, for packing bis Mineral Water Company, No. 82, caits and dried vegetables, sn Kiomsohi, Kobe, has brought order for 200,000 of which was suit against Mr. Soyams Noba- placed for experimental packing. take, President of the Noble The use of this box is expected to Shokai of Honminatoche, Kio- save at least 100 tons in tin for bashi Ko, Tako, demanding every 1,000 tons of biscuits pack-payment of damages amounting
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to Y20,668.56. The reason given in the plaint is that the plaintiff registered a trade mark "Tansen "(in white) lettera on a red oval] in August, 1915 and has been using it for bottles of light| beverages such 89 Tangan, lemonade etc. The defendant has endeavoured to encroach apon the New Zealand "Resident's Plans. plaintiff's market by selling beverages of very inferior quality,
A well known Bathority ou using a trade mark Noble
concrete construction, Mr. A. G.
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When Embargoes Benefit. The import restictions in the United States had the most sarions effect on the merchants in Nagoya of all cities in Japan, since their business bas been chief ly done with the United States. The principal line affected was toys. The merchantsand manufact arera in Nagoya, however, have made successful efforts to sell to other countries the gooda formerly in white letters in red oval] which Clair Labieter, of Auckland exported to the United States. At is spt to be mistaken for that of (N.Z.), has devised a new method present superior quality tore the plaintif. Thereupon the for the building of concrete ships. originally intended the plaintiff, through his represente-He claims that by his method American market are being ex-tive, asked the defendants to
larger vessels can be turned oat! ported to South America, and the abandon the use of the trade In his opinion the one piece plan obesper quality to the South Sea mark in question, but the latter of construction must be abandon Islande and the Straits Settle attempted to gloss over the ed, and pre-cast sections ased, is ments. It is even reported, says matter
to give order to give the finished vessel the Japan Chronicle, that any definite reply whatever. The the necessary elasticity, exporta have now incressed to plaintiff was naturally compelled
The inventor's pisne cecessitate about double the quantity export to bring so motion against the the use of plates or planks of ed before the American import defendant for infringement of his restrictions were imposed. Na- trade mark. The Court, having concrete, to be joined" by 2018 traders expect that the given a decision in favour of specially designed dowel. The
ship would be made watertightį United States will sooner or later plaintiff, prohibiting the further by felt or other suitable caulking, interdict the import of porcelain, use of defendant's trade mark The plates of concrete, mana and are accordingly making the plaintiff provisionally sized factored under factory conditione, efforte to obtain new markets the defendant's property against oan compare favourably with the abroad, especially in South Africa.damage thereby sustained. The one-piece method in the matter
Perhaps not too old to be of plaintiff now or mands compense of strength and cost.
tion of Y20,686 on the ground Only a small quantity of steel, interest is the following from the that through the defendant's as Mr. Labister claims, would be Manchester correspondent of the of a similar trada
mark,
needed for the dowels, and there is Beonomist, of May 4:"The the sale of plaintiff's beverages at present, in New Zealand, a firm Board of Trede has this week shows a decrease of 266,654 manufacturing pieces of reinforc iseded fresh regulations with battles for a period from Septem-ed steel oat of ectape. Mr. Isbister's regard to the buying and selling ber 1915 np to April this year and plans have been submitted to the of raw cotton. In fatare all trans that the reputation of his table New Zealand Government, and if actions have to be reported on the waters has been considerably in they are approved the authorities day they occur to the secretary of jured. The plaintiff estimates that will use them in whatever manner the Liverpool Cotton Association, a profit of Y10,686 could have they think beat in the interest of giving the grade, growth, and been realised by sale of those the Empire. In the event of the staple, and the price. It is 266,684 bottles. The above matter being rejected, or if it is TT understood that this notice mentioned total amount is in thought to be too big a proposition Demand........
with been
the clusive of 10,000, claimed to launch in the Dominion at the 30 dis idea of controlling dealings compensation for damage to the present time, the plans will be to a greater extent than formerly reputation of Tansan. The case forwarded to the British Ad- "The raw cotton situation in was to come up for hearing in miralty by the Naval Adviser,
Tokio on the 28th, alt.
Sales Control in Lancashire.
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EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 11th March, 1918;