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The Wine Merchang of the last

NAPIER

'LOSS OF APPETITE.

HOW TO RECOVER IT EASILY. It is a matter of considerable importance when. for some reason, known or unknown, a: individual lesen bis appetits.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND, 191'.

THE TRADE OF CHINA IN 1910. Importations of the principal descriptions of plain cottons, namely, grey and white shirt- ings, drills, jeans, and T-cloths, nocording to

TRADE THROUGH HONGKONG INCREASED

BY 33 MILLION TABLJ,

Mr. J. L. Chelmora, Statistical Secretary of the Imperial Máritimo Customs of Chias, în bis Report on the trade of Clina în 1910 mys :--

The value of the whole trade (excepting only What the sufferer eli is food can be abroad of imports) has

While this loss of appetite may be purely tem porary, it may, severtheless, be so profruated that it may lead to a greater or less loss of weight and a sensation of marked weaknem.

NAPIER JOHNSTONES readily taken, is easily digested and rapidly morked another great advance, azil, stabile for

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1910 at 1,008 million tools. This total consists of not forsign imports, direct and coastwiso, and native oxports, both abroad and coastwise. These conditions are abundently filled by Forcin Trado.-Tho value of the direct Saratogen, the greatest revitalising torie food foreign trade was Hk. Ths. 843,798,222, excoed- known to science. It is admitted by all physising the total of 1909, the highest bitherto cians to be more

tere vanily digested and more rapidly recorded, by 86.65 million trole. Foreign im absorbed than anything else, putting the body ports amounted to I. Tls. 462,964,894, giving in the highest state of nutrition and keeping it an increase of 44.81 million tools, and orperts, there. In addition, it supplies a tonie force to Hk. Tlx. 380,833.328, giving an increase of which helps the stomach to recover its normal

41.84 million tools. powers, thus bringing about a return of healthy appolito,

to

That the value of imports should have ineroased by nearly 45 million tools must A typical example of the way in which soom surprising anyone who is familiar THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN Sanntogen aats in such cases is published in one with the conditions prevailing in certain

of the leading medical journals:-"F.F. com. branches of the

de. The increase is, import trade. plained of palpitation at shortness of breath, in fact, a matter of values, and mainly of opium She lived principally on tea and bread and values, the increase in which alone has added buitor, and it won with much difficulty nearly 30 million tools to the total. The higher that she was able to continue ber employ values of cotton goods will go far to account for ment. She was ordered Sonatogen in milk as

the remaining 15

ing 15 million taels. The flourishing staple article of diet. This she took without condition of the general export trade is the best dially. Her symptoms gradually subsided, and must hopeful forture of the statistics, and And at the sad of a mouth she was able to take-bore the augmentation in valas represonte for her meals with a good appetite and was from the most part a a quantitaties increase. from all appearances of Anmymia.

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Is the oldest and still immeasurably the be Advertising mediam among the Native Community.

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Indo Chius, etc.

Terms for Advertising (Translation fron) can be obtained at the Office, 10, Des Voeur Rose Central, Hongkong 131, Fleet Street, Londin er. from the different; Aguate.

Documente translated from or into Classicy I

or Colloquial Chinese

countries of origin, have been as follows

1908

1909

1910

2061

9067

British

American.

Japanese

Indiou

578,647

840,471

67,9.5 ... 10,785,227 8,224,951 Pieces.

8,544,165

733,456

85.003

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pisces.

Places.

8,993,534 10,691,448

1,586,989

966,982

141,312

6,511,126

3,856,231

1,396,297

133,855

1,385,819

2.389,693

147,952

Total.

20,147,831 9.711,904 11,708.817 16,077,831 10.434,590

Turning to thu tabla which shows the value

Among sundry imports, rice, imported mainly of the direct trade with each country, it is found at southern ports from Indo-China, Siam, and that the trade through Hongkong has increased British India, holds the first place. The quan- by 33 million tools that with Japan direct, byt 31 million taals; and it was inevitable that tity imported was over 9 million picule, valued 27 million tools that with Germany direct, by in a year in which so large a sum had to be paid 12 million taels; and that with Frisala direct by for outside supplies of the staple food, other and 6 million tacks. Iporcase in the rule, with the less necessary imports should decline The Im somewhat vorspicuous exception of the United Slates, whore total is auraller by 8 million tools.1.3 million piruls, or 22 per cent., representing porta of sugar, for example, were roduced by (a) Imports-The net importation of foreign opium, 35,358 piouls, shows the

vale of 5 million tools, and the doprés remarka

able decrease of 13,559 pienks when compared difference.

Bion of the times sueiently explains the

In the kerosene oil market it

with the importation of 1909, a decrease shared by the three varieties of Indian as well as hy anderstood that the rivalry Between Persian opium, Kyungtung ports took 6,570 the two leading importing companies Las pianis (35 per cent.) less than in 1909; Fukien thing to do with the increase in importations canted to war, and this may have had some 1,206 piculs (19 per cent.) less; and the of oil from 145 to 16 million gallons. The ports, porta supplied from Shanghai, 6,713 piculs (24 per cent.) less. It is thas spparent that, while growing demand for the native vegetable oils, the por

percentage of decrease was larger or smaller for prport, should, however, have a mers according to local conditions, there was a donid.erful and lasting influence on the kerosene trade nt general decline in importations, pointing sa increased about 14 per cent. while Sumatra a whole. Amorienn eil (96 million gallons) clearly to the success of anti-opiam measures throughout the country. The Hongkong prices Dil stands, as it did in 1909 and 1908, at 431 of Indian opium auctuated greatly. Specula. million gallons. Burma pil, which has been

alment from tha prices between

returns sinc 1907. reappears the 1st January and the middle of April; gailens) appears for the first time, but it le with million gallons, and Japanese oil (19,000 then prican foll rapidly until September,

pand probable that circumstances ware not favourable from which point, with some dovas, they improved, closing the year to new competitors. Of foreign flour, 144,000 50 to 60 per cent higher than at the beginning. picule

were imported then iti The following figures illustrate the rise in

1909. sed this increase, as well as an

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the end of 1910:-

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Per Obest.

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Bur distributed contwise from Shanghai, may

be set down to the unsatisfactory supply of nativo whoat.

(b.). Exports.-There was a strong demand for China white silk lataros in Europe and America, and the supply was large. The in- crease in the export of flatures, as compared. with shipments in 1909, was about 12,000 plouls. 750 or 24 per cent. Of this increase, Canton alaims 1003 ... ... 1,110 1.135 1,070

two-thirds, new uos for Cauton silk having been 850 1909... ...1,385 1,465 1.475 1,150 found both in Europe and the United States. 1910... ... 2,200 2,500 2,500 1,450

The trade in

ie wild flatures and pongees made from Manchurian coroons, of which Chofoo is tho In the quantity of native opinm passing centre, was disappointing and unprofitable, through the Customs, there is also a marked although the export Sgures do not indicate s decrease. The aggregate net importations at serious decline of the trade. There was a sharp the various porta was in 1909 about 33,000 fall

natural Ficuls and in 1910 only 19,875 piculs, while the can in prices, to some extent a

consequence of previous overtrading, and it in supplies of Szech way and Yasnan drug passing feared that the tampering with the quality of Ichang downwards fell from 51,817 to 28,530 the pengess supplied to meet the exceptioun picule. The greater part of this decline in up demend in 1909 may have done permanent barm river supplies ccurred in the last quarter of to this industry. the year,

measures instituted by the Szech that the

There was Viceroy for bringing to an

a good crop of tea end the exportation of opium from that pro pisala. Cortain changes in the proportions exporta slow nn increase of 62.000 vince had, 28 inten ed, come into effectual shipped direct to different countries aro operation in the 8th moon. Native opium, noticeable. Great Britain took 35,500 picnis, like its foreign rival, new great fluctuations

and

in price during the year, and passed through or 45 per cent, more blank tes than in 1909. periods of booms, of disastrona reaction, and of The United States took 37.945 piculs, or 42 per recovery. At Chungking. in May, it reached

cont., less black tea, and 27,675 picul, or 23 por the high figure of Ts. 1,120 a pical, to fall in cont less green tea, making, for those wo June to Tls. 540. At Amay, in the same quar. Blads, a decrease of 65,620 piouls, or 31 par ter, it was quoted as

cont., of which 20,000 bins were made good, highest quotation reported import. was $2,100

spical for Kweichow opium, at porta took 27,685 picule less black tea and 32,000

importations from Japan. Nanning, in the Decomber quarter.

The deficient

pients more brief ton, the total shipments to American cotton lin ont supply of

as low as $950. T 178 as 81,850 a picul, and cording to the Japanese statistics, by larger

abont

57.000 picule, or 6.2 per cent.

Russian Pacifo

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 20th at 4.50 p.m.- Black South Cone hoisted.

At 5.15 p.m.--The depression, which is prob by situated in the B.S.W. of Hongkong in deper. Its direction of motion in not yet from 19 to 20" Latitudo, is apparently becoming

determined. Strong E. and 8.E." winde with burd squalls expected to-night.

1910 appeara

to be an adequate explanation of by all routes showing an incrusse of the very noticeable decline in importations of European and American cotton fabrics. High prices prevailed for the raw ma'erial, and Man chester quotations for picoc goods never rear hed a level suited to the Far Eastern Market. This was Japan's opportunity, however. The im portations into Japan of raw cotton, drawn chiefly from ndin and China, were increased by million picule; while the foregoing tables show that Japan sent to China 937.908 pics of yarn, as compared with 674,654 picals in 1909, and 2,389,693 pievas of the leading varieties of piece goods, na

compared with 1,396,297 pieces. It i

that the is noteworthy that the success of these Japanese manufacture has hitherto been practically confined to the nor- thors and contral provinces; and in the case of Japanese cotton cloth of narrow width, which ALLOWB a decline of some 6 million yards, per cent. of the total import went to Manchurian ports and 10 per tion, cent. to Shantung and Chilli cotton was plentiful, but its price shared in the general rise, and this may, in part, explain the drop in imporiations of Indian yaru from 1,575,000 to 1,304,00 pies. Of raw cotton, chiefly from India. 206,000 plonls carne in as compared with 114.000 pious in 1909

aver RD.

Indian

On the 21st at 5.45 a.m.-Black South Cone and Ball hoisted.

At 9,15 a.m.-Black Ball hoiated,

rise in Hongkong and to fall at Wachow..

At 12.15 am. The barometer is inclined to

The depression, moving in N.N.W. direc

has reached the coast between Masso and Kwong-chau-was.

Sea of Japan, and moderate increases have Pressure has increased considerably over the

taken place over Formosa and Luzon.

The bighest pressure is shown over tho Pacific in the neighbourhood of the Bonias.

English grey and white shirtinge each doclined Very strong mous00a may be expected over

by about 2 milli. 2 pieces, or 50 per cont, while the N. part of the Chins Sea.

the leading American fabrics, mainly sheetings

Hongkong rainfall for Lao 24 hours ending

and drills, fell off by 64 per cent, Against the at 10 am. to-day, 1.34 inches. decline in plain cottons, there is a considerable

increase in finey picco goods, especially in

cotton italians.

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