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THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ** 22,- "1929-

THE SINCERE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE LARGEST EMPORIUM IN THE FAR EAST.

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OF

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THE SINCERE COMPANY, LIMITED.

Telephone 1967-8

'NOTICE.

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& CO.

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Telephone 1967-8

tioner in the industry has never ex down to two. But the figures are perienced such prosperity. Cotton even more significant of a high Teve! is no such boon on as wool, but of production than at first sight the mills are running on the whole appears.

almost at their full capacity, and The percentage of unemployed very nearly all the spinners and among the members of Trade Weavers are now at work again full Unions giving out-of-works benefit time. The exports of cotton piece that is, mostly skilled man-is down A striking article in the New gocks during the last three months to 2.2 per cent.; and is as high as Statesman shows that "taking the were, in quantity, at a great a rate that only because of the temporary whole industry of the country, it is as during the whale of 1917.

slocations due to the Torkeure not true that there is a stoppage of REMARKABLE EXPORT TRADE. Local strike: In denly ab industries production. It is, in fact, the very "The export trude, in lact, is re-it is less than 1 per cent, indicating, reverse of the truth. The available covering itself with quite remarkable practicaly, that there are no siled figures indicate that the actual pro- rapidity. Certainly the financieren to be lid. "The unemployed, duction of commodities and services who have lately been buying up cot-in fact, now consist with the ex- in the United Kingdom during the ton mills at extraordinarily big ception of less than 1 per cent. of past three months, measured in prices are counting on exceptional the total wage-eaming population- quantity as well as merely in money prosperity. We are apparently still of 885,000 demobilised soldiers dearly value, hus not only been greater than producing 20 per cent. more steel all without specific trades, whom the in 1918, but also greater than at any thun we did in 1913. The rapidly Employment Exchanges have not previous period. Why then this talk, increasing number of manufacturer yet been able to plan. There could of national bankruptcy?

of motor ears frankly confess that not be stronger confirmation of the ABTONISHING INCOMES FOR FARMEES. they are producing more ears than general bigh level of production.

Our largest industry is agricul- ever, and yet not enough to keep ture, which employs, roughly speak-pace with the orders they are receiv ing, one-toath of our people, and 100-

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OUR. INCREASED WEALTH,

"The final test is,. What is the produce, we may say, something PROFITABLE CLOTHES AND MORE COAL.ggregate value of all our for- Like one-tenth of the National In- And if we turn to the big item tunes?-wibat would our executars cane. How is it with this not un-of dothes, un which we spend twice have to pay Death Duties on if we important part of our material well as much as un aloholic drink, the all, eluding every person in the being? In the aggregate, the Times figures of the drapery companies' ration, were to die? De. J. C. expert tells us, the crops are better sales, and the profite they are malt Stamp, late of the Inland Revenue, --that is to say, greater in quantity, indicate a volume of profitable than whom there is no higher author. tbon those of the last two years; business that has never previouslyy, puts the aggregate increase in the farmers are knoan to have been been ratched in the whole story our individual wealth, comparing it making astonishing incomes; as of the country. Even in coal-mining with what it was in 1918, at not less lately as June last biere were actuals to which the Coal Controller than five thousad milion pounds by 49 per cent. mare con in milk Publishes figures so scandalously against which the Government, than in the previous year, and far misleading us to make even official which is ourselves collectively, more than at any other time in the statisticinas blush-pera miners are in debt to the extent, measured in history of the Empire (yet how often still being kept it by the mine the same currency, of six or seven are we been told of authenticated management, or went back without thousand million pounds. What we cases of quiry herde being given up 1); being allowed to hew by reason of should like to see are the Inomme aboep show a dedine, but pigs an the shortage of plantor of radway Tar statistice for the current year, increase, and the new capital that Wagon the production is now not which are, of course, not available. being put into land purchase is be far shortin March, and May 6 was But it is an open secret that these Fond, a procedent.

actually in excess of the 10 mil returns are, on the whole, simply lion tons per four week on which astonishing to those who are watch If we go from farning to ship though the mechanical improvements Exchequer is even hoping what Mr. Justice Bankey counted; aling them; and the Chancellor of the building, we find every shipyard at on which he partly reed have op- with booming receipts from all the its busiest; production for civil prparently not been effected by the taxes and the high prices realised poses going up by leaps and bounds, Coal Controler and-erders enough to hand at most profitable prices to keep this import-

EVERY SHIPYARD AT ITH BUSIEST.

FACTORIES WORKING OVERTIME,

NO UNEMPLOYMENT.

Let us see how this conclusion

from the mountain of (auplus of all kinds to mnie both enda much more nearly meet than be feared

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ant industry at full speed for the is bome out by other evidence three months ago." next five years. The profits of the. What about the employment of the shipping companies, whether with people? Owing to the State Un liners or tramps, are, indeed, notori employment Benefit we know, pretty ovely still fabulous; and the world's courately, how many gurners · hunger for teenage makes not caly are in work and how msay unen- the shipyards, but also all the pors ployed. In the last week of August, WHEN you have a bed old you want industries, prosperou

epite of the attraction of the

remedy that will not only givA State Beneft, and of the demobilised relief, but effect a prompt, and perman- If we fuam from the porte to the army, out of every 100 men, women ent clire, Aremedy that is pleasant to fabtories, wa And every kind of and young persons, 87, were at work fojurious Chamberlain's Cough Remed

take a remedy that contains patbing AVAILABLE woollen manufacturer, working full fat; full wagen, and 3 only were im-cecal these requin meta Itacts on tane, doing his best to extend his employed. It should be explained Nature plan, relieves the lungs, alde plant, and eagerly demanding more that, during the beat quarter of a expectoration, quens the secretions and asads and mare overtime, to cope sentry, the average percentage of sion. The remedy has a world widarale restores the system to a bolthy condi with the pressure for delivery, at unemployed hoo-been just about când use, and can always be deperded most any price that comes from three, and it is only. In the very best zapom. For asla by all Ubemiris and overy country. The oldest practi- yestes of the trade erole flat is gata Biorskoopsen,

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