THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936.
"Made In Hongkong" Goods That Are Made In Japan TEXTILE RAMP UNEARTHED IN HONGKONG: AMAZING FRAUDS
HOW CHINESE DEALERS IN COLONY ARE DEFEATING P.I. CUSTOMS
JAPANESE MERCHANTS ARE NOT TO BLAME, SAYS CONSUL GENERAL IN HONGKONG: CHINESE ALSO STATE VIEWS "Telegraph" Special Representative
ALLEGATIONS THAT JAPANESE TEXTILE MER- CHANTS ARE USING HONGKONG AS A BASE FOR OPERA- TIONS IN ORDER TO DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE "GENTLEMAN'S" AGREEMENT BETWEEN JAPAN. AND THE UNITED STATES WERE CATEGORICALLY DENIED BY
·MR. K. `MIDZUSAWA, CONSUL GENERAL FOR JAPAN IN HONGKONG, IN À LETTER AND SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Mr. Midzusawa states in his letter that he believes the allegation to be totally unfounded and a gross injustice to bona-fide Japanese merchants in this Colony.
"My investigations reveal that no Japanese merchant has exported cotton textile from Hongkong to the Philip- pines since November 15 last, when the agreement came! into force," said Mr. Midzusawa,
"I know that cotton textiles imported from Japan into this Colony, and the cotton textiles re-exported from Hongkong to the Philippines are increasing in quantities in recent inonths.
"It is not, however, the fault of the Japanese mer. chants. They are faithfully adhering to the agreement and are very much embarrassed by the situation."
The "Gentleman's" Agreement, which is between! Japanese and United States' textile merchants, seeks to limit the export of Japanese téxtiles to the Philippines.to 42,000,000 yards per annum.
It has been practically nullified by the action of certain unscrupulous textile merchants in Hongkong.
Purchasing textiles in the Japanese open market for export to Hongkong, they have immediately re-exported them to the Philippines.
The "Telegraph's" first article line of cotton textiles exported on this subject, published on from Hongkong to the Philippines | Saturday, has created an extra-since the beginning of the year has ordinary amount of interest in increased as follows: business circles in Hongkong.
-It-was-re-published-in-the January
majority
of the vernacular
papers in this Colony.
Since then I have made fur?
February
March
Yards -416,07J 906,028 *1,851,681
Volur.
'April
4,161,363
$ 78,994 130,756 307,942 $79,648
The figures for April incidental-
ther investigations. As a result, ls, represent a tenfold increase
I am able to reveal the amazing lengths to which certain Chinese and other merchants in Hong kong have gone in order secure entry for Japanese tex- tiles into the Philippines.
to
since the beginning of the year.
MADE IN HONGKONG
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I understand on good thority that only A small quantity of these goods were invoiced as being of Japanese origin.
HONGKONG'S
FAVOURITE FILM
STAR AND HER HUSBAND PART
Ginger Rogers, twenty-four-year-old film star, Hong- kong's Favourite for two years running, partner of Fred Astaire, and her husband, Lew Ayres, are parting.
RADIO BROADCAST
Talk on Future of Empire Air Transport
HAWAHAN MUSIC
The separation, the couple say in a joint statement 355 metres (845 kilocycles): is amicable, and a divorce is not contemplated.
Ayres said that the situation was the fault of his new | job as a director, as a result of which his wife had become
"career widow.".
"One of these days I hope to become reacquainted with Ginger," he declared.-Reuter.
GINGER ROGERS
Both couldn't wear the pants,
THE broken romance of Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres raises the hunan problem of the balance of fame between hus- band and wife.
Ayfes was one of Hollywood's most-i sought-after young men. To-day he in not in the first light of stars. Ginger Rogers, when she married him, WAR a promising but still minor starlet. He
was the star of the family.
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of
4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. my p.m.
The Berlin State Opera Orchestra.
The Operaball--Overture (Heuber ger); Jubel-Overture (Weber); Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck);
Ginger Bread Waltz; 2. Witches Ride; From Foreign Lands (Mosz- kowski), Korjus (Soprano),
7.46 p.m. A Recital by Miliza
Polonaise No. 2 (Liszt, arr. Muller);
(Chopin, arr.
1. Nocturne, Op. 37, No.
Selder-Winkler); 2. Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin, arr. Sprinkler):
3. Funicull-Funi- cula (Denza).
8Pmi Announcements.
Time Signal, Weather Re-.
port
8.03 p.m. Hawaiian Music. Drifting and Dreaming (Gillespie); and Palluhi; The World is Waiting Chiquita Waltz (Wayne)....Ferera
for the Sunriso (Seltz).... Len Fills; Smiling Eyes......King Nawahl's Hawaians.
Today, thanks largely to her partnership with Fred Astaire, she la carning-4600 a week and has few equals in her own line of business. Her future is secure for several years. at as much, if not more, money.
She in fact, in exneily the same position as her husband was (Vocal)." ive years ago.
He was playing a banjo in a Los Angeles cafe dance band at £6 a week when a "talent scout" found him.
With a year he bad played oppo: site Garbo in "The Kiss, and starred in one of the greatest pictures ever inde. "All Quiet on the Western Front." And even then he was only twenty-two.
It is the second marriage of both
of them
8.15 p.m. From the Studio. Billy Mayor Transcriptions played by Lindsay A. Lafort.
The Mills Brothers.
8.35
p.m.
Eddie Peabody (Banjo),
your mother; 2. Banjo Solos--Many 1. Vocal-Don't be afraid to tell
Away: Happy returns of the Day: Blaze Since we feel out of love; 4. Banjo * Vocal Sleepy Head; Solos Some of these days: St. Louis Blues; B. Vocal-Miss Ouis
0 p.m. A Relny of the (Copyright by Reuter), News Bulletin and Announcements
9.20 p.m. Musical Comedy Sélections by Debroy Somers
Lucky Break; Glamorous Night; Seeing Stars,
last four months between Hong- Band. kong and the Philippines ZELENT stop.
"How" is could answer.
M.
Curtis,
10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry. 10 p.m. Dance Music.
A question neither 9.40 p.m. From the Studio.
"Aviation" A Talk No. 1-"The "The Japanese textile mer-Future of Empire Air Transport" by chants are anxious to keep to the letter of their agreement with U.S. manufacturers, be cause it is to their advantage," said Mr. Midzusawa, when I Interviewed him yesterday afternoon.
"Whalever is done, however, will
11 p.m. Clore Down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
Special
from Zevsen as -11-£9.74-m-15,200 ke-1.30-3p.m♫ 19.74 m 15,200 ke 4.45.8.15 p.m. 31.40 m
9.540 ke 4.45-8.10 p.m. 19.74m 15,200 kr 9p.m.-12.30 am.
DOUTTI ABIA ZONE
אנש
manu-
DJN
have to be done by the merchantsteners will be rondenst
programmes for Far Eastern Agreement with the United States themselves, because ike Agreement follows: manufacturers..
is not between the two Govern- DJIL ments, but between the facturers of the two countries, cae.
"A representative of the Japan- Cotton Texile Guild has already visited the Philippines to enquire into the situation.
col.
South Aula Zone, Lroadcast from DJB, (15.74 metres) and JN (81.66 metres).
456 p.m. German Folk Song Sp.. A Generation's Changes in Ger-
many 1
2.15 p.m. Let us slog a Folk Fong to.
gether!
6.10 p.m. News and Review In English. 5.43 pm. Announcing the New Month, 6.30 p.m. Hitler Youth Programi, A
Little Cantata.
4.45 b.m. Nowa and Review in German,
Concert of Light Manic.
8 p... News in English.
8.15 p.m. Greetings to our Listeners, A.20 D.M. Concert of Light Masle (ron-
tinued).
EAST ASIA ZONE
UNDERCUTTING HONGKONG
Japanese textiles, designated as being "Made in Hongkong" are being sold to the Philippines at n price that undercuts the The chief obstacle to ensuring genuine Hongkong article by that the Agreement will succeed three to five cents per yard, ac- seems to be at present in Hong- cording to une source.
kong, which is somewhat outside Actually, a lesser quantity of the jurisdiction of the Japanese xenuine Hongkong textiles are merchant in Japan: You may rest entering the Philippines to-day assured that noue of his than during last year, although leagues in Hongkong have a hand "officially" the trade has increased in this business." The greatest quantity was enormously. exported to the Philippines as Amazing methods are being em-
MERCHANTS PERTURBED goods manufactured either inployed in order to falsify customs
Genuine Hongkong Chinese tex- Hongkong or South China. declarations.
tile manufacturers are also frank-10.63 metr (16,280 k.e.) 1.0-3 p.m. Concert, East Al Zane.broadcast through DJQ on But-
Prominent Chinese manufac-s perturbed by the situation. turers told me yesterday that these
"Illicit Japanese textiles, import-1 Hongkong coltun weaving methods included the cutting ofed into Hongkong by unscrupulous It is anticipated that this quota
mills have not anything like the Japanese brands and trade marks Japanese, Filipino and Chinese: will be filled within two or three
capneity to produce such large from the textiles as soon as the them to the Philippines as Hong- merchants, and re-exported by months, after which no further quantities of textiles for export. jare imported into this Colony, and shipments of Japanese textiles will
ubstituting brands purporting to kung products, are undercutting be admitted,
Statistics over A period of show that the textiles were manu- the genuine Hongkong article by months reveal that the surplus factured in Hongkong.
as much as five conts per yard," Approximately 36,000,000 yards production in the Colony, after
one prominent Chinese merchant of cotton textiles have already domestic requirements are met,
told me. been exported from Japan to the does not allow more than 150,000 Philippines.
yards of local textiles to be ex- ported.
It should be mentioned that the; "Gentleman's" Agreement between Japanese textile manufacturers and the United States stipulates that all Japanese gouds, frrespec- tive of the country from which they are lauded in the Philippines, shall be included in the quota of 42,000,000 yards per annum.
In the first four months of the year, Hongkong exported 17,784,- 100 yards to the Philippines..
JAPANESE ORIGIN
...
FALSE TOP LAYERS -- Another system, it is alleged, 'is)
news at 2 p.m.
0.0
p.m. Carmen Folk Song.
2.10 p.m. Creetings to wor Llateners in
India,
9.15pm. News and Review.
0.30 Famona Artista,
10 p.m. Nowa and Eterlaw. 10.15 p.m. To-day in Germany. 10.10 p.m. Cavalieria Rusland, 11.30 p.m. Concert af Light Mowie.
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
Warthingth 49.59 metres 45.55 metres 31.30 matres 75.53
matre 15.28 metres
10.82
metren
Blan
In
GRA GSU
to
ПВС
G8D
GIE.
CBG.
Freydenry 0.050 k.. 1,510 k.. 9,485 11.750 11.865 18,140.c. 17,700 k.
CAN'
GSI
13,7to ke
1.60 metros
G83
CAL
21,500 kr. 1.5
4.310 kr.
43.10
Trausmission. I
metres
21.470 kc.
1680 metres 11.37 metres
"It is hard to know what steps are observed by Daventry.
The following ware-lengths and frequsucias to open bales or boxes of Japanese can be taken. One way would hel goods, take out the top layers and for the Japanese merchants Similarly, imports of
substitute genuine Hongkong tex- Japan to surtax all exports cotton tiles. Cursory examination by the Hongkong over, the quantities ex- textiles from Sorth China have customs authorities in the Phillpported last year. never exceeded one million yards pines leads them to believe that "Another way out would be for per month,
the goods
were actually, manu-a recognised Chinese Association factured in Hongkong.
to 'chop' all genuine products, and A method that is alleged to for the Customs authorities in have leapt into popularity is Manila to accept only this 'chop. stated to be due to the lenient "For this latter scheme to auc- view taken by Customs authori- ceed, however. It would be neces- ties in the Philippines to sary for the Philippine authorities omissions to provide consular to give their fullest co-operation, declarations.
I am afraid this co-operation Goods entered into the Philip would be hard to obtain."
That the greatest part of this It becomes evklent, therefore, Hongkong total was of Japanese that at the most only 1,200,000 origin is proved conclusively by yards, of the 4,464,363 yards ex- Government statistics, which show ported to the Philippines during that most of Hongkong's imports April could actually have been of were from Japan.
South China, or Hongkong mana- facture,
The balance, if It syns labelled
.
It is estimated in one quarter{ that fully 80 per cent, of Hong-Made in Hongkong" or "Made in kong's cotton textile exports to South China," was irregularly donerines without a consul declaration
the Philippines during the past so. four months were of Japanese manufactured origin.
Yet, from an unimpeachable source, 1 learn-that the greatest part of these exports entered the Philippine Islands as goods "Made in Hongkong" or "Mado in South China!”
Investigations disclose
that
mny be delivered to the importer
If a bond of 100 pesos is posted s an amazing system of falsificna guarantee that the declaration tion has, in fact, been employed will be forthcoming within
certain period,
"
If the declaration is subsequent-
WATER LEVELS STATE OF RIVERS IN KWANGTUNG The following returns have been the River Conservancy
Highost Lowt
by several unscrupulous textiles merchants In Hongkong, may not forthcoming the only re-issued by jority of whom are said to be dress left to the Customs author-Comunicaton for Kwangtung Province Chinese, In order to secure entry tles ia to acquestrite the 100 pesoshowing the water levels in English of Japanese textiles into the bond, which represents Comparatively little "Made In
Philippines without disclosinggible percentage of the
a nerfeet at
the places of observation Japan" textiles have entered the
that they are of Japanese origin.transaction involved in the actual
nained: cash hilippines from Hongkong. Any uantity that has done so has been Hongkong are as embarrassed by Chinoso textile manufacturers in
shipment.
recond record June 1 June 2 added to the quota-limited textiles the threat to genuine Hongkong Hongkong and the genuine Chinese North her at
ALL AGREE
West River at
6klubing The Japanese Consul General in North Iver: mt
+41.0 0 xported directly from Japan. loomed textiles as are the Japanese textile merchant are agreed on one
24.0 23.0 Tyloryzon Statistics complled in Manila textile
10. L isclose that the quantity of one threat
Gemahul the point: that the gigantic illicit a River at to their "Gentleman's" trade that has sprung up in the
15.6. .18,9.
4.7
manufacturers by
110
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(G.S.N.. G.S.D.) it.30 p.m. Bir Ben. A Recital by Natold
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"Foreign Affairs: Bir Frederick Whyte. x.co.in Lind. 1.15.p.m. Hegianld Forsythe and Bla
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Transmission 2
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7 pim. Big Kan. A Recital by- Gwan
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The B.U.C. Empire Orchestra. 8.15 p.m. "Elving in the Past,” 8.30 9.m. "Eont the Tiger."
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30 p.m. ille Blen. Short Story. 10.15 p.m. The Bournemouth Municipal Dr
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