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HONGKONG TRADE.

OFERATIONS.IN.1919-

REVIEWED.

SATURDAY, JANUARY-

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SHARE MARKET..

Japan

This market in common with

boldezalakaun shot....

Territorial Divisions that have not Empire" owing to the fact that it

1918, we left the local market any for riceperists. In yet been formed and may never be has overlooked that Central Message.

thing from 25 to 50 per cmt. under the East Indies and the Straits Settle formed. There may be only half The Roman church overlooked it at

Manchester and Bradford replacing ments has to be taken into considera- that number of divisions eventu one time, and lost ground. "Now

casts. We can almost leave it in the tin. The effect of this will probably" ally. At present there isn't that it is again devoted to it, le is

same condition to-day at the close of be that a decreased amount of rice one, and for

Central some months galing ground. The

1919 but, in the interval very much will be passing through Hoogkong. these generals have been drawing Message is the teaching of Jesus as

It is difficult to outline the trade has transpired. Lancashire mills In addition to the the requisitioned over £2,000 a year each, for marking practical politics and as a guide of of Hongkang during the year 1919 held out with their sigh prices till ships have been released, so it looks time. The prospects for demobilized conduct to be taken literally. Not without continual reference to the March last when it became apparent as if there will be ample tonnage on officers just now are rotten, so we Atonement but at one-ment is the influence of the high rate of ex-that they must either accept over the coast for all requirements, a can congratulate these favoured ones, central message. That is the clear change. It has bad its bearing upon seas orders at approximately the position which does not indicate that if not Mr. Churchill.

intention of the New Year messages every commodity whether imported prices overseas markets were willing freights will reach any high level. One of our valued reported in our telegraphic news, or exported and for the future ex- to pay, or they were faced with the A TERRIBLE contributors Баз Ab-one-ment.” means, being at one perts in the various departments of alternative of closing down the mills. The beginning of the sill seaso

PICTURE. sent in a story with the purpose of the Teacher.

commercs qualify predictions for the As a consequence many mills accepted this year was tharacterized by the which is labelled as

It fa quite usual in forthcoming year with the prefix orders at a loss in order to keep Canton market being loaded with a quotation from the China Mail of THE NEW YEAR Bewspapers new to" according to the rate of exchange." going. This state of affairs however large stock, left over from the pre- April 1, 1920. 1 B·a sort of pro- HONOURS. And jeers at every | A review of the past twelve did not last long as it also soon des visus sexson composed mostly of phetic picture of what might happen

new list of honours, months shows that the after effects came apparent that it was a case of marks exported to the Continental. at Hongkong after a Labour Govern- Let's be different. Let is ignore the of the war have been both detri- *Greek playing off against Greck." markets, whence the demand was ment comes into perrer at Home, long list of nonensities and fix our mental and beneficial to trade, which, While the mills were holding out for moderate. A brisk demand for Parts of it are amusing, 28 where attention sa coe deserving case that as in every thing else, must be what now prove to have been very America existed. {reward contracts Col. John Ward comes out to govern we are sure of. Frederick Lugara în | based on the law of supply and moderate and reasonable prices, absorbing the majority of the us, and Ends the Adversarialist acting made a Privy Councilor. There was demand. For metals the year has the whole world, and China in part crop. Prices from America as Chief Justice. But on the whole a man, a real, man: Modest as he been a bad ons in view of the ticular, had been keeping back orders were better than those ruling for it will not do. There are things it was brave, level-headed and single fact that the main sources of pre-for much useded supplies, hoping the Continent, consequently there was It that might offend Friendly Power, minded, he was a devoted servant of war supplies from Great Britain vainly that the end of the war would little produced for the latter market and the general effect of it would be the nation and deserves well of it. and Belgium have been stopped. be followed by a general fall of and a resulting shortage of supplies needlessly to alarm the populace. Respectful congratulations.

For piece goods. local dealers have prices to prewar levels Thus it for Continental marks when the pre- goes back to its witty author,, with:

reaped a rich harvest, the high dollar came about that, in March Shang-vious season's stocks had been ex- the usual editorial regrets, couched

Seme time ago we enabling them to purchase from hai was compelled to start the hausted. At the end of May, almost EMPLOYEES published a petition the home markets at profit producing ball rolling by buying heavily, and the whole of the first two crops had in' that Insincere and annoying

OF GERMAN from the Portuguese rates. It is interesting to note in this this particular Prt has continued been sold to the American market formula that so frequently spoils a

FIRMS. who had been connection that so long as the pre- to buy freely ever since Shanghai after which a full ser in all the end day in the life of the journalistic

ployees of German sent high rate of exchange pertains was soon followed by other Chi of June when things became brisker. free-lance.

firms whose assets were taken by

centres, and by. May/June) The middle of August” saw the Con- An old and wise friend the Government. To-day we publish the tone of the eastern piece goods nese FRIENDLY of the China Mail a letter referring to the result of it. market will remain firm, the increas all the chief markers of the world tinental trade almost at a standstuf writes in about the case The Government has decided thated cost of production has naturally had begun to pour in orders to principally due to the rise in the of the taipan who, be the Portuguese employees' shall only but should the exchange depreciate such a state of affairs there has during September after which a enhanced prices for replacing stocks. Lancashire and Yorkshire. With f Little business was: done cause he disliked the general tone of have what they can win at law to anything in the rexion of 3. naturally been a persistent rise ia arrong demand for the Ly ana market the paper, ordered the withdrawal of and even then it Ltd the advertisements of business for not to .go to

dollar there will be a very bad slump cotton values. In fact the sterling set in but was subsequently retarded โป unless

prices as quoted would. in the nidia- by the advaning exchange There which he is agent. Humour," they are fully armed with proofs, since the Manchester merchants are writes our old friend, "is good in its We remember the petition well. It governed more by the cost of pro-ary course, be quite beyond the hat however, been an active demand of our native during the last three months for place; but your flippant reference to was drafted by Mr. Goldring, and duction than the rate of exchange. purchas ng power this incident at the beginning of the was quite plain. It claimed nothing Turning to freights the year has population. Had it nor ben for the America The outstanding feature holidays suggests to me that you by legal right, but asked the Govern been disappointing and although the continued rise in exchance which of the season has been the introduc have overlooked at important prin ment, which had the assets, as an release of bottoms" from Govern-off-sets the increased values at tion of re-recled silke which his met ciple, as important to the public as act of grace to do what private ment service has eased matters home, the market would have been with great favour on the New York to your good selves. Had you not firms had done in similar case

for home trade nothing like adequate a very poor one all the year. Ex- market. The yield of the seven is better consider it in this light, and to recognize easily verifiable cargo space is in view for future change has helped matters more than crops for the present season discuss it in a dignified manner?" | moral claims. Take the casa of an

contracts. Coastwise failure of rice anything. We are inclined to think estimated at 52,000 bales which We will consider it in that light, employee who was entitled, by ad- crops and big demand from other that recent buying has been rather is considerably above the average. and do our best, though dignity mitted custom of the German firm, countries are likely to have an adverse overdone, and the inevitable slump Special efforts have been made to seems always to us an impostor, and to $2,000 for 25 years service. He effect on the local freight market. ln will take place as soon as goods obtain the confidence of Chinese pro- the case of Canton silk the year can-arrive a little more freely and begin ducers by a scientific improvement any association with it distasteful. Į served 24 years, and but for the war, This is not flippancy; it is a quite and the Government's action, would not be said to have been adverse to pile up in the go lowns. However, of silk nurseries, an elimination of serious conviction, based on a reason have gut his ban. Is he not morally although there has been a much bet. for the moment everything in plece disease to increase production and able sense of proportion. What entitled to 24 25ths of it? Or to someter demand from America than from goods is going like greased fight the Pasteur process has assured a very human insect would or could pretend of it? There is no "grace" about the the continent as the statistics given ning. Whole cargoes are cleared considerable increase in production. dignity or think of it in the presence Government which has taken over, below show. Taking it on the whole from ship's side and shipped right The export figures of raw silk to of God? With an abiding sense of with the German assets, this poor Hongkong may be said to have ex away to consuming centres, such Europe for 1919 show 22,598 bales

the shortage of up-country stocks, a decrease of 1,870 bales, to America that Presence, the writer can still joke Portuguese clerk's share of them. It perienced a prosperous year.

'SUNDRIES. or try to, as a child might before Its can recognize, it says, only claims

The Japanese boycott is also giving | 34,432. bales, an increase of 18,587 parent. God makes men joke, be that can be substantiated in the law In this section with few exceptions cashire was beginning to despair of bales, an increase of 1,625 hales, and a fillip to many cloths which Lan-bales. Waste silk tó Etrope 9,534 cause it is good for them. God courts by agreements and similar trade has been very slow. It has ever ranking again for China. We to America showing a decrease of never made any man dignified. It documents. We are very sorry. We not yet got into full after war swing think the year 1919 will be remem 13,563 bales, as compared with 1918. did not occur to Him. This as re- condole with the men who have had many difficulties seeated. to present bered as a good one by most people. I make it. To be in earnest needs no public would like to shame the a satisfactory. trade has been the It bas however not been without its others has been much affected by

verently as sincerity of belief can suck hard luck. Perhaps a generous themselves, and the chief obstacle to interested in the imports of Cottons. posing. Many a joke springs from Government by making up their ever increasing coat of manufactured dificulties; one of the chief sources

articles, due to the continual demands of irritation has been the pers stent the soaring dollar which offered put forth by workers for increased delith cables, causing untold tea at id fer to lure advantage Denying, therefore, the

•-own-decimny years; "a TVA LETTO"

RUTTURES- der Phat WE SZIG WELLS"

menats and higher cost of living ducing an altogether unwelcome of the abnormal exchange. A com appalled him; they showcture that

serious if it was humor

all round. Deliveries have been very extra-speculative element Into When he ous) we propose, at an early date, to

Formast ports are no longer uncertain wing mainly to lack of business, which, at the best of times principal stocks on January 3 and parisno in the price of some of the discuss and unfold that matter in

declared infected.

shipping facilities As the year is fraught with speculation. It is December 24, in given below It was New Year's Day, such a way as we think will meet the

closes there appears to be a satisfactory to note that the British Hippy but nice. He approval of our friendly critic.

Mr. N. L. Smith is appointed better feeling and more enquiries textile trade is keeping its end up so slapped his stomach on Meanwhile, we must first procure second police mag strate.

HK & S Bank are coming out for general sun well all over the world, We actually ing Corpora getting up, and whistled | certain data from our business staff.

dries, with the exception however hear that Japan and America, our Mr. R. O. Hutchison takes Mr. of Japanese sundries. The Japanese most formidable manufacturing com- After a perfectly plea C. McI. Messer's place as treasurer.

boycott persists in being a very real petitors in cottons, are now indenting sant dinner party on

thing, and is assuming very serious for a goodly supply of Manchester Union Insurance the Peak on the Peak, -It is reported that Kung Sam preportions The Chinese in many Faccies. However, conditions are sarialist was inveigled into the Hong still in Kowloon.

mark you the Adverjarm, the ex-Premier of Peking, is places are going to the length of exceptional and we believe the

Society of Can- ton Etd... kong Club on New Year's night, and

...$490 sa. burning Japanese goods. With the tendency will soon be for matters to Douglas 8. Co. $822 b. baycort a corresponding movement even up, and it will not be long China Sugar Re somewhere about one o'clock yester wages at

inaugurated, but is not apparently deal more about Chinese native-made HK & Whampoalit for "made in Chins goods" has been before British makers hear a good breakfast, spoiled the caddies by

fiuing Co.....$924 6. feeding them with chocolates, and his

making much headway, owing to the cloths and Japanese productions golf by chuckling all the way round

Dock Co. $155 b. Lack of manufacturing facilities in Also Italy should soon be in a post H.K. Hotel Co. over his plans for astonishing the

The Kowican Cricket Club An-China itself. The boycott is being tion to compete again, but memwhile Ebeneezer Scrooge office. In the evening he asked for here. Scriptor." said he, "they told nual Children's Sports take place carried to such extremes that it it is pleasant to make bay while the Ewo Corton Spio.

Ltd. $90 CHEERIO 1920, was Hongkong the China Mail, and was just a little you were an impossible person this afternoon, commencing at 2.15 appears to be bringing trouble to the

taipan, an able man peeved to hear that there wasn't one.

who never bath'd, didn't know what

deors of many Chinese themselves. but a hard one. No dam nonsense Then his brow cleared.

a tooth brush was, and so forth, and lecture entitled "Women's Owing to the boycott the large de about him. Full of driving force, he paper," he murmured.

that you ought to ix in jail. Whereas Work in the War" will be given by partmental atores are all suffering

the year for the metal trade has drove mer, and circumstances as he 'em a chit first thing, and tell 'em to Knocking the gentleman down, we Institute on Monday Jan. 12 at 5.30 with purely Chinese capital, we think Armistice found Hongkong with you seem to be quite respectable. Majas Bowen at the Helen May severely, and as these are all financed been a bad one. The signing of the drove golf balls, in his own way, and print all my advertisements double left the place at once. on his own way. It rarely occurred size, and blow the expense. Every it over in the richa, we

Thinking to him that he was mortal, and then body remarked on his altered, happy to the conclusion that we were

it will not be long before the natives heavy stocks, held chiefly by the find that boycotting is a very expen- small dealers who had "come in " not vividly. His position political fate. At the Cathedral he listened to too hasty. If this paragraph Man," which esca, el to diphong, is has been made with American aus something in the nature of a panic Cand commercial seemed as sure is a sermon that made him smile. should catch his eye, as our fist did, still interned by the Ferch authoriores, but the business has been ensued and stocks were disposed of HK. Electric Co.

It is stated that the gunboat "Posive luxury to indulge it. Progress during the war and with these, his stance on the links. In the eyes "What shall it profit a man," the of all beholders, and likewise in his preacher asked, "if he gain the we hope the gentleman will accept ties in spite of the requests of the interfered with greatly by strikes, at whatever prices could be obtained. own, he was a Gibraltar of a man. whole world and. Icse

our apology. It was all a mistake. Peking Government for her return and resulting delays. Also the un- Consequently the market dropped Any enemies he made took pains to own soul?" The preacher talked of

After all, we have for twelve months The officers and the cagineers have favourable rate of exchange quoted heavily, in some cases below actual conceal their enmity. Yet something dividends of the heart, of Increments been steadily building UP 4 left the ship owing to shortage of for gold dollars has proven an replacing costs for new supplies very simple and very human hap of love, of wealth of good fellowship. Bolshevistic Pickwick, and it is our of the crew are in great distress.

mythical character, a sort pened to Mr. Scrooge, who thought Never heard a better sermon in my fault if people have been misled.

of supplies The commander and most obstacle to trade. British sundries For instance round mild steel he could not fall. He did fall. He life," said Mr. Scrooge, who had often That sort of journalistic camouflage

are beginning, to find their way bars, the pre-war price for which through in increasing quantities, and was about $18 per picul fell to some fell asleep. And dreamed.

before heard exactly the same one, has to be done, for if we had let out a general holiday in Canton. The comparing British trade with Ameri- picul. The decline in the market liquidations by holders of stocke

New Year Day was observed as what must not be lost sight of la thing in the region of $4 and $5 per The ghosts of New and signed a chit that afterwards the true facts," that we are a tilled Military Government entertained the can progress, is the fact that many continued, until the. small dealers to realise for the OLO NEW Years long ago turned made a church official whisper things Cambridge man, and of such a high, MP, The members of the Provincial of the American goods are very gradually disposed of their stocks remitting to England, prompted by

old thronged about to the Bishop. God bless us every historic family that we have had to Assembly and the principal merchants showy and are him, and reminded one," said the Bishop.

"Amen," says use a purser's name to conceal our of the city in the Tung Yuen Garden deal of attention, whereas the back arrive from Great Britain and Bel- somewhat affected by the Shanghai of such a when an upward tendency set in the favourable rate of exchange. him of the good resolations he had the China Mail.

connection with such a vulgar thing yesterday. Dr. Wo Tingfang will

nature as to attract a great aided by small supplies beginning to The local money market has been The Chisa Mail as the Preas, our object would have entertain the Foreign Consuls to day bone of British trade consists of gium. Consequently during the latter Cotton boom which left Hongkong staff has been can been missed. Our "nom de plume The Yamena and all, Gavernment mere solid but less showy articles, part of the year a much better tone abort. Morey, during the latter part spiring together. It as the Freach do not call it, was not offices have been closed for three As one walks along the street one is has prevailed. The future is difficult of the year has also been held back has drawn up some meant to mislead honest gentlemen days, The New Year resolutions, and agreed like the one we assaulted, but to

fnclined to notice American motor- to predict and it mainly depends owing to the Chinese New Year ne ghosts recalled for him the love he from now on (1) to be chronically

cars, electric light fittings, and similar upon freights and labour condicions requirements, after which it is ex- was capable of feeling, the love that cheerful and good humouredno day disapproves of our profession. Now revolt in Fuklen, it is reported that notices that the iron cover to the fire approximated 1,300,000 which Is

save the face of our Family, which In connection with the military articles, yet in the same street who at Home. During the year imports pected to cheapen. moyed his thinking, the love that without its laugh no laugh without that we have started dining out, on the People'e Army-mutinied and at bydrant has been made in England, almost double the value of the made him desire to leave the world its substratum of kindliness. (2) the Peak of all places, we want it tacked Fong as the Army alleged ill- and who notices the British plate exports About one third of the better than be found it. He was to be as frank and truthful as the understood that we do take a bath treatment. The mutineers, who are glass in the windows of shops? British imports comprised in consigaments leaner then, and had nice eyes, into Law allows and as its sources of occasionally, and that we don't drink now under the cotamand of Sung/ Roods for the most part consist of from French Indo-China and the port on Friday reports the rescue of flexible lips, and people listened to always to keep Hongkong's moral kindly note. which people liked to look. He had information permit (3) to strive from the fingerbowl Hostesses Yun-yuen, a member of Parliament, what one might call invisible" Straits Settlements, American trade four fishermen from a wrecked junk the outpourings of his heart with courage up, and by example and

have not been punished and the goods which do not catch the preponderated in Iron and steet off peculiar pleasure. The ghosts com precept to make local life brighter

It is very heartening whereabouts of Fong Sing to are un eye. It is impossible to imports. pelled him to contrast young Scrooge (4) to be neway and chatty but

toses such New known. Commander Lam Poyik, of report in detail on the many articles

The inmates of House No. 43, with old Scrooge. Old Scrooge turn never malicious or bitter, and where MSSAGE those Reuter-reports proposes to send gunboats to Fükden but we would again advise anybody with no immediate bright prospects tion of dreaming over and over agai

NEW YEAR Year messages the 1st Squadron who is a Fukichese, which can be classed as sundries,

Wyndham Street, went quietly to bedt ed and moaned in bis sleep.

A somewhat disappointing year on New Year's night with the inter bad men have to be censured, to do Then he dreamed of it as Izaak Walton handled his Premier and colonial statesmen. The

as coming from the to restore order.

interested to secure a copy of the THEN THE the ghost of the New worms, as though he loved them."

Import & Export Returas for they be said to fairly sum up the the happiness they had had that day. central message of Christianity A Grand Now Year Concert will Colony as soon as it is published, year has seen a decline in freight out from their comfortable beds to position of the freight market. The They were disturbed and brought OTHERS. Year Present and the New Years To-Come,

Truth considers that was never more welcome or wanted be given at the Seamen' Institute which we expect will be early in rates, which expenses such as banker answer loud, raps at their door. It who showed him himself as he had

KHUSHI JOES. the 530, officers than now. May we urge our this evening under the kind direction January: The Agurse for 1919 coal, repairs and wages have all was announced by the European never seen himself before. They various military missions in Russia it is not enough for Christians to at 8.30 p.m. All seamen, both of they are now so arranged that it will of a recovery

employed with the preachers to dwell on the point that of Mrs. C. H. P. Hay, Commencing should have particular interest as shown an increase Prospects Warders living directly opposite that sarried him as Asmodeus carried and Siberia are not necessary. Their regard Christianity a respectable, the Royal Navy and Merchant Serbe possible to estimate very accu rate have not beep brightened by the the house. A lot of inconvenience of the market fire, was amouldering on the root of Cleofas, so that he saw and knew pay, allowances, and travelling ex but that they should also discover and vice, soldiers, and friends, are heartilyy the actual effect of the Japanese failure of the Siamese rice crop to was given, not only to Asidents the secrer hearts of men, and learned penses must come to at least £1,500 realize that it is True." The central invited. There is no charge mad. boycott. Up to the present we have such an extent that the authorities nearby, but also in the Fire Frigade. their real thoughts of him things a day, getting on towards a million message of Christianity" means a mission. An is usual, after the con not heard of any goods coming from have prohibited the export of that The cause of all this turbince was he Tad not guessed before They sterling a year. A score of military reat deal to the Ching Mail, which cert the Institute motor launch Day Germany, for which marey let us be commodity, which means that there a Grand display of fireworks by the

howed him the inside of the home attaches are all that are now really in its own way tries to preach it string will convey back to their ships truly thankful of the office staff, of his Portuguese needed. The country really needs. At present the Engian church kas joy officers and men who wish to Clarke of his Chinese servants, and to economise In this end in other last the confidence of the majority of avail themselves of this opportunity the manner of life of his European ways. Mr. Churchill appointed the fellow citizens of the British of a good evening's enjoyment.

ants. They showed him his fourteen major-generals to command

CASSIDY OF the 2nd. Cassidy, awake

son.

A FRESE START.

The China Mail.(a thing he hadn't done since he was

ÚKNUTE, ADATICH, FELIS BEVIĆA. "

ECHOLONG, SATURDAY, JAN. 3; 1970.

YEARS

ADVERSARIA.

made in the innocence and good faith

of his youth. In those days his mind was open and receptive. In those days be did not begin, all his sentences with a but

a boy.) He whistled out of tune, but that didn't matter. Nothing matter. ed. Ta-tumpty-ta-ra-re, tumpty tee. He shook hands with his bath coolie and left a dollar in that astonished fellow's band. raised

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his" boy's

GOOD RESOLUTIONS.

He

Excellent

IN VINO VERITAS.

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day morning a gentleman addressed has obtained sanction to form a The Superintendent of the Mint him with candour begotten of bever special guard for the Mint, ages that the unfortunate. Pussyfoot Johnson does not approve of. "Look

THE

came

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FISCH-GOODS

Last year, as we went to press

with the review on plece goods for

sun shines,

A

-METALS.

FELIGHTE

Jan Dec

tion $725. sa $545.b. Canton sur-

ance Office...$405.

ning & Wear

$390

$185 $90

$208

$174

$110.

jeg Co.........Tis.185.b.. Tk. 600.. Kang Yik Cotton

Spinning and

Dairy. Faria Ice

Weaving Co. Tls. 154 Thu 31

& Cold Storage Co...$262 az. $22 b. Green Island

Cement Co...$910bsa $6.80 b

Ltd $67, basa. $83 b. Cottons and Sugars have greatly It will be observed from this that appreciated during the year.

THE MONEY MARKET. During the year, the high exchange has tended to deplete the local Market of cash, owing to large

purpose of

The Tean" which arrived" in

Hinchan Island

will be little if any chartering for people and their wests next door. has been an excellent one but the civilized people ta merry without that market. The Indo-China crop which started at 11 am, Cannot tact

demand holy, dangerous gunpowder i