HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
BOOKBINDING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only offles in China having European taught workwon. Equil to Home Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
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Contrai.
JEWELLERS
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40
LATS is
10 LET
TO LET,
FLA MORETON TERRACE,
Causeway Bay, facing the Polo Ground. No. 2, RIPON TERRACE (in FLATS). GODOWN at BOVRINGTON
(PRAYA EAST) HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD. Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 8th June, 1903,
TO LET.
71
ND FLOOR, No. 35, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL; suitable for Office. Apply to-
THE FONGKONG. DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGU T 3rd, 1903.
HAMBURG LETTER.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}
Hamburg, 30th Jano,' The elections for the Reichstag which were going on at the time of my last letter bave resulted in the return of these social democrats in spite of most strennous exertions by the partios of order. They can no longer be accused of supineness, since 82 per cent. of the total number of electors woro polled,
But to go on with Professor Brentano's paper; be produertine folowing table, calenlated in millions sterling:
apoița from--Exports to
British Colonies
05
Imports from Exporte to
Foreign Constric 1890...224
WA
96
WING CHEONG, 35, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 10th July, 1903,
1891..:36
216
99
93
1802...320
2210
JA
81
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1893..
315
199
92
1894... 314
195
94
59
GODOWN TO LET
1895. 321
210
35
4696...349
206
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O. 155, PRAYA EAST. Spacious Two- Cals.
1897. 357
107
94
$0
188... 371
2017
100
135 107
99 **
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at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloilo
PHOTOGRAPHIE
M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.
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Tond Central.
PRINTING
"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE
Proofs read by Englishmen.
STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Morciante, Sol Agents for Hartmann Rahtjou's Gopalua Com-
position Red Hand Brand.
BISMARCK & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Slip Churdlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Bil
makere, &.Fresh Water supplied to
Vessels in the Harbour,
EKONG SANG A CO
Blipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers Tools, Brass and Iron Morchants,
144, Des Voeux Road.
MOKE & SHIMUND,
25 and 26, Connaught Bad, Praya Contral. Skipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agent- and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition (Grey- Round Brand and Blundells Spenco & Co's Composition WATCHMAKERS
: DROZ & CO.,
14. Quneu's Road Central, Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competent European experts at moderate ratas
COLD STORAGE,
THE HONGKONG ICE Company, L., have now 40,000 Cabio feat of Cold Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will but Open at 10 8.M. and 4 P.M. daily, Sundaye excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.
W. PARLANE, Manager. Hongkong. Rth November 1901.
R. J. REMEDIOS, FOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP
DEALER,
165
No. 39, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG, Will be glad to sui STAMPS on appeal to any address on receipt of satisfactory rufor.
JANJA,
Is also prepared to purchase used POSTAOK STAMPS in Large or Sunil Quantities for Cash ADENTE WANTED.
1988
1899 378
93
Apply to-
in order to show that the trado of Great Britain THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-with bar colonies is barely one-third of that with
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 11th July, 1903.
other countries and farther that wherous in. ports from the latter base during the abov period increased 16.5 per cont, and experis to them 1.9 per cont., imports from the colonies are only 11 per cent, mors whilst the
TO LET-WITH IMMEDIATE
POSSESSION..
(TWWO SUITES of ROOMS in the Ground
mannfastdyes would diaminish in proportion.
It laying buon computed that the total amount due troos abroad for interest on British capital
W M.
POWELL,
LD.
5
is in round numbera 100 millions sterling, GENERAL DRAPERS AND HIGH-CLASS DRESSM LKERS.
any falling off must be severely felt at home. So far the British espítalist asems to bays pre- forred non-British countries to the colonies for inresting bis money, bat even if it by part of Mr. Chamberlain's scheme to change this, the colonies are not at present in a position to use such rastsus. It is therefore easy to understand why the middle classes show so little onthusinaca for a change in the fiscal policy of the country; still where national sentiment and popular passious are appealed to, it is difficult to gue s even at the funt issue.
Shonk Mr. Chamborlain suoceed lu carrying out bie plans, it would revolutionise trade, and Gerranny too wouldsaffer, for tono otherconutry does she export such quantitios of goods as to Great Britain, although a great proportion of them are shipped in transit. The worst, however, would be the creation of another great protectionist state, containing some of the greatest markets in the world for the goods and industries màich
sale of ita
in many branches still defy competition.
· Wo should see a number of slutes, hedged in by high protective tariffs, wags commercial wars with each other. The inhabitants would
Floor of the Hongkong Club Annox, exports have remained stationary; in fact be compelled to supply their waais by buying
suitabl» for Offlees.
Apply to the undersigned.
C. H. GRACE, Becretary,
Hongkong, 18th June, 1903.
Hongkong Club.
(1757
TO LET.
if the year 1899 be left out, when the war in South Africa may have affected both exports and
home-made goods at prices a little below the cust-price of foreign ones plus the duty; the
Ladies and Gent's Fino Quality PANAMAS, A. Fino. Aworta vat of FLOWERS, MUSLINS, RIBBONS, LACES, £o.
Now CHATALAIN BAGS and FANCY GOODS.
Tho latest in MERCERIJED MUSLINS, ARMEUR. SILKS, ALPACAS,
GRENADINES and Fine BLACK DRESS GOODS.
GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
LIGHT SUMMER SHIRTS, HATS, HALF HOSE, BOOTS, &o, &o,
ASK TO SEE THE NEW MOUNTAIN PICNIC TENT; CAN BE CARRIED AND
+41
A shipment of
FIXED BY ANYONE.
JUST RECEIVED.
PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES
for bousehold ass. Capacity-One and Two Hnadred Cigars each.
Guaranteed to keep Cigars dey in a damp climats, and moist in a dry olimate, combia-
imports, there is no increase apparont. Thers. Profia zanufacturers would thus make in the ing atility with beauty and security, with a perfect preservation of Cigars. Would be plensad
ore British trade with the rest of the world is not only thres times as important as that with her dependencies but has also developed more ROUND and 2ND FLOORS of No. 3, rapidly. The colonies have long felt this and
OLD. BAILEY,
in order to encourage trade with the mother country, Canada a few years ago granted her preferential rates, an exampla which the
No. 10, SEYMOUR TERRACE, No. 24, CAINE ROAD. And others to suit various requirements.
8. A. SETH, Land and Estate Broker. Hongkong, 29th July 1903,
TO LET.
[1396
rpwo SPACIOUS GODOWNS—Nos. 95
and 36, PRATA BAST. Apply to
H. N. MODY,
Victoria Buildings. Hongkong, 2nd Dovember, 1902.
home trade would enable them to sell their
goods at reduced rates in foreign marketa
Monopoly prices would rale everywhere, checked only to some extent by cheap offers from abroad. Competition between the different countries would grow keener than ever. Vast trusts and combines would be the natural out.
to have you inspect these PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES.
KRUSE
& CO.,
Australian commonwealth and other colonies come, but only the inest intelligent manne THEODORO
ment of such world enable a country to hold its own in the struggle.
CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
149
CO,
FACTORY: CAIRO, EGYPT
VAFIADIS
MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES, (Close to H.E. Nubar Pasha's Palace
PURVEYOR TO THE BRITISH FIELD FORCA CANTHENS IN SOUTH AFRICA,
BRANCHES :
som more or less inclined to follow. But in return they expect their exports to be favoured in a similar manner, but as they consist chiefly of foodstuffs and other raw produce which enter the U. K. duty free, it would for that purpo.e become necessary to impose duties, and the extraordinary spectacle would then be witnessed of the mother country taxing her food supplies, not for the bereft of the British farmer, but for that of his enlobial competitor. The Professor says that he has already on a former occasion pointed out the mistake of considering the imposition of a duty on corn as a return to the old mercantile
MESSRS. KRUSE & CO. 1719 system. It was in the first pisce a financial
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GODOWN at West Point. Apply to
+ "GODOWN," Cars of Daily Press Offico. Hongkong, 16th June, 1903,
TO LET.
measure, but the underlying idea was to obtain an ebject of barter with the colonies
The professor, however, is of opinion that too may interests are jeopardised for Mr. Chain- berlain's ideas to be adopted in their entirety; something else may result from them. Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour buying both directed the attention of their audiouers to the danger of the American trusts and German cartels, which allowed manufacturers to sell cheaper in the Earlish markets than at home, and suggested special daries on such articles as the only means of baulking this unfair cəm. petition, the iden elicited general applause."
A further and development application of the principle of surtaxes, as adopted by the con- serouce on sugar-bounties, held at Brussels. would deal & desth-blow to protectionism and met altimately load to general freo-trade.
INTERNATIONAL
O. 1, BARROW TERRACE, Kowloon. the first step taken. successfully, others would speedily follow. The compensation offered by Apply to
the colonies in the shape of a partial reduction of the duties on goods imported from Great Britain is of doubtful value, as owing to the sparseness of their population, their require.sme ments as seen above are limited.
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2113
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[2025
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The question arino, Are the English people willing to make the sacrifice demanded of ther Mr. Chamberlain admits that if they are not his scheme fails to the ground, but he holds out a sep to the labouring classes, whe wold naturally suffer most by a duty on breadstuffs, &c., by promising the that the
THE GROUND FLOOR, No. 54, CAINE proceeds shall go to the creation of an "old-
ROAD. Apply-
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[2150
TO LET.
15 to 25 per cent. Discount Allowed.
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In this he is more age pens on" fand, generous than the German agrarians whom he copies, for they outy purpose devating one- tenth to
that object. What, however, will become of the pension fund, which is to be dependent on the import duties, if the latter, s the supplies from the colonies increase and perhaps in the time
the monopolisa
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ANG HING,
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courey
of
disposed to support them. It has already been shown that the excess of imports over exports has been growing rapidly in the UK, during the last fifty years. The difference has not been paid for in cash, as the imperts of ballion inte the country have somewhat exceeded the exports, particularly during the last twenty yenre, but must be considered apart from commissions and freights, &c., burued by the British merchant and shipowner, as a parent in kind of the interest das on English capital invested abroad. The British capitalist ro. 2, "MAGDALEN TERRACE," occupies a similar position to that of the Irish absentee landlord, whose rant was paid by Apply to
increased exports whilst the native industries SPANISH PROCURATION. Wongkong 1st, July, 1903.
sickened and died for lack of custom and the British manufactures supplied the wants of the abuenises.
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73
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or
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