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They are carefully packed in straw in plain wooden cases, 12 doz, 10 doz and 8 doz per case. Decorated basins with floral designs are increasing in quantity.

The spittoons are of various sizes; one coloured, two coloured and with or without a floral design or ideograph.

They are packed in cases of 3 doz.

GLASS BEADS.

being Austria, Italy and, recently, Japan.

BRONZE POWDER,

There is a great demand, the chief suppliers

There is a small trade in this article,

Germany is almost

almost solely from Germany.

IMITATION GOLD AND SILVER_THREAD.

the only supplier. The disuse of official robes after

the Revolution caused a diminution in this trade but

fairly large quantities are still sold to makers of "Old Mandarin Coats" and native shoes.

LALPBURNERS, These are imported in large quantities from Germany and Japan.

PAPER.

There is a very large trade in this article, which is mainly in German hands. Scandinavia is by far the largest exporter, followed by Austria. All papers Lust be so prepared that colours (aniline dyes) brushed

on the surface do not penetrate to the other side. Thin coloured papers are also imported.

Thick white papers, 28" x 48", 38 lbs and similar sizes and weights are chiefly used for 'joss raper', or- naments and visiting cards. Thin papers such as 25" x 50" 221bs, are used for the manufacture of firecrackers and

Cap paper, 22" x 51", 18 lbs, for book printing.

ARTIFICIAL LANURE.

siderable business.

Messrs Brunner Hond and Co do a con-

Messrs Carlowitz and Co are agents

for the German Kali Werke, who keep an expert in Canton to travel in the country.

LEATHER.

There is a growing demand for foreign boots

and shoes, which is supplied by Singapore and American ex-

porters.