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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1917.

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JAPAN AFTER THE WAR and America to become still mor

PREPARING FOR THE TRADE STRUGOLE.

In the coura of lung and interesting communication to the forming at the Tokyo correspondent of that journal writer :--

this is expecte ar, the problem ...pt | Beute after the w

amelionation under disc

Press The

VISITORS AT THE NOVELS.

HONGLONG BOTIL cussion in the Angi-Japanese Alliance is expected to Mr G E Anderson Mr L. Hope do something toward reconcile British Me FL Atkinson Mr. S. L. Horrobin and Japanese interests in Chin but the Mr H. Murray Bain Dr and Mrs Haward worst weens to be feared from the air J. H.

Saring Mr and Mrs. A. B. Americans' si

Mr W. L L. Barker Hykes & children.

M. Bartlets Mr F. M. Joseph

Mrs J. Me F. E. Kules

Mr N. R. Karanjis Bim H. A. Mr C. King, G. A

RELATIONS WITH Russia,

The burden of the public mind in

As to Russin, the possibilities of Japan now is inaitly conernes with what is to happen in the Far East after Japan's capturing and holding the

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, the war. Menwhile, the constant influx markets formerly in possession of Ger

TAXIKU PASENGE AND CARGO TO

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SAILINGS DIRECT TO

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of gold and the atormal

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of

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and child Mr Renvan

And

and Mrs. F. L Me

Kaight

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many are not so bright, chiclly owing t MR. H. to British and American competition but MR. E. Bahros

Japan is none the less actise in preparing Mrs E. R. Belilios that direction Elor for progress in

3r and

Mis C. Dra.T. Knocierev Beswick

Capt. H. & Laver method is to study the policy purated

Birbeck by Germany in dealing with Russian Beck,

Mrs Leatherbarrow customers; bat Japan finds it very ft F. D. Bistoker

Mr and Mrs J. J. Kificult afford the long credits which tothe Germons gave Bussian purchasers, Capt. B. Brauch Mr S. T. Bitting

Leiria Feapital with which Japanese manufactures work does not permit it. The Japanese however, and Although the nation's specie reserve plating the establishment of

that they are anxious for the munitions to ecase. In course of time, however, cease it must: and then what is to happen to Japan's inflated in dustries and the new markets she has been capturing retain for her wares 2. In this c Japan is not

is not without prophets who are somewhat pessimistic as to the future

andjo

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Mr Peter Callagher Mr A. Lunnings simists hold that post bellum conditions financial accommodation for trade with Mr D. E. Cappleman Major D. Macdonald

Whiss Chisholm Bussi They

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Mr F. B. Marshall prommedation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in of specie movement. With a diminish experience in this respect through the Miss Clarke

Japanese

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Coonat ties of payment to Bussin. But a

still Mr H. A

Maze her forcin debt and the demand for

for cap-ties ital in the financially exhausted ountries more discouraging difficulty is Japan's Mr G. L. Courtney Mr & Mrs McInnes D. McNicoll of Europe Japan expects to suffer from inability to compete with British and Mr. D. Courtney Mr I

to Mr W W. Cox Mr G. Mellis a depression similar to that following the American manufacturers in regard to

Mr. Mereaki. the war with Russia. Lens quent, quality of goods, to say nothing of her Mr. N. Crouches

De C. P. Morgan- ly there is an increasing degree of usual neglect not only of uniformity of a J. 31. Curtice

quality, but

but of regularity of

supply:

"Miss M. 8. Curtice Me G. Morrow apprehension lest the close of the war

Morse and will see increasing instances of financial Attention, however, is being given to Mr W. B. Davenport Mrs G. 4. 3

this defect,

And

Mr. may be remedied in and MF E2 children disaster.

Mr A. 8. Murch feels that her main hope lies in time. The situation leaves Japan look-

Cant. J. Dewar Mr J Nicolson securing fools that main in ing mainly to China, where quality be dustrial output, so as to keep up, if pour output is not so easily detected and Mr and Mrs D. C. sible, a favourable balance of trade and where Japan bus greater hopes of bold- give her increasing population semething ing the ninrket. to do besides agitating log immigration privileges in America and Australin take precautions against adverse contin- gencies of trade the

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trude on the Coablishing numerous of Formosa is now branches throughout Chinn A hig Japanese school in Shanghai is

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supposed colossal effort a the most!

alone can hope to be successful.

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odds. The suspicion

·wealth& that

enormosa

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the

America has through ex

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largely to

to extend trade in China, to finance that country and 30 secure political influence seems to be also worrying the Japanese mind to no mall extent. Such a possibility is some thing that Japan. would not at all wel come. Bence the present agitation that American investments in China should be under the suspices of Japan or in co- operation with Japanese financiera

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LONDON BANKER -The "Union of London and Smiths Bank, Limited.

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bays and sells and receiver for collection Bills of Exchange, w letters of credit on its Branches and correspondents in the East, on the Continent, in Great Britain, Ameri and Australia, and transseit, bankill- business of every description Te

GY. VAN BEES,

Agents. Hongkong, Feb. 6, 1915.

AND

NOLIJE

HIGH-CLASS PRINTING

BOOK BINDING

662,500 DONE "AT - 550,000

"THE “CHINA MAIN" OFFICE.

BOOKS &

SPECIALTY