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THE TIENTSIN COTTON CONTRACTS.

CIVIL GOVERNOR DESCRIBES FOR WARD CONTRACTS ILLEGAL.

HOW TO GET RICH QUICKLY.

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BY A STUDENT OF THE ART.

I am just a poor-and when someone is watching me-fairly honest scribe. A lew weeks ago a rich merchant, a friend öf mine, gave me a drink. After finishing it I said that when I became rich 1' wild give him one.

All you have to do to get rich is to

said he. work,

You ought not to waste your time writing nonsense that nobody reads. Why don't you go into quanteree. Buy cheap and sell dear You'll get rich quick enough if you do that."

Well, I took his advice as far as 1 could, but no one seems to want to boy the things I have to sell, or, if they do, they only offer me about half what they cost me

Mr. E. C. Peters, Chairman of the Tientsin General Chamber of Commerce, in the course of his address at the nausal meeting of the Chamber last week, dealt at length with the repudiation, last autumn, by dealers and Tsaus, of forward contracts for raw cotton, 585,000 pieula were contracted for. 145,800 by foreign firms, 100,000 by Japanese and 45,000 by local mills, at prices ranging between Tls 27 and Tls, 5 a picul. Shortly after the earthquake in Japan.. Japanese hogan buying frantically to replace destroyed gcods, especially for quilts and clothing This, and the had crop reports in America, drove the prices up to Tis, 45, "This temptation," declared the Chair was too much for the greed of the unscrupulous dealers and Tsans. Cut tun destined for foreigu fems, who had, in good faith, bought and sold, was During diverted to Japanese buyers." October the Committee of the Chamber approached the Consular body, asking them to bring the seriousness of the mat- ter to the attention of the Civil Caverhor, In the meantime," said Mr. Peters,

"Yes," I replied, "now I understand. the cotton dealers tried by every means, such as using false chops, exchanging and But just one thing more. How am I to destroying transit passes at the last cus-study the markets so as to know when things are going to get cheaper or dear- tons harrier, to keep the cotton away

erf from the legitimate hitzers, "

man,

The Committee had many stings with the Civil Governor and the Police Administrator, General Yang teh, and Although they appeared to be giving very

man went on.

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It didn't take me long to dis Assisted by MES.DR. BROWN and PROFESSOR Electrical and Wireless Telegraphy Fittings cover that I wasn't getting any richer, and I think the 'mere fact that I was so quick finding that out shows that I have got the commercial instinet all right if lean only get started. So I went to my merchant friend again, and told bins how things were with me. He didn't give me another drink, but he gave me some good vice which, of course, is far better than any arount of drinks. He said

You ought to boy, you've been had. study the markets and avoid buying when things are getting cheaper. Buy when they are getting dearer."..

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He got rather stuffy, I thought, nt this simple question, or perhaps he thought I was going to ask him for another drink at any rate, he only replied: "Read the commercial telegrams in the Dailys Baf active assistance, affairs remained at a deadlock right up to the middle of Decem" and then went off to make more her. When you remetaber, the Chair money.

A that contracts mostly

Well, any way there I had it. enlled Idr October-Noveinber-December have to do is to study the Daily Bulletin, shipment you can imagine the great loss and I have been studying it hard all the suffered by exporters. Eventually Yang Jast three days." I mean to start with a 7-teh obtained a promise from the Tsaus good grounding and not be one of those to deliver up to 50 per cent, of the con- fellows who seem to expect to jump to tracts, either in cash or in cargo, the the top rung of the ladder right away, THEATRE- balance to be subject to negotiations. I am working it all out for myself. In this connection Yang Itch suggested a levy of five mace per picul should be made on all cotton cuming into Tientsin thereby to create a fund which would be used to reimburse losses on defaulted con-

tracts. A special committee of this Chamber," said the Chairman, drew up a scheme which was passed at an Extra- ordinary Meeting on December 21, 1923, and duly transmitted to the Senior

Consul. It was, however, not supported by the whole trading community and was dropped."

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In connection with this matter Mr. Peters said, "Negotiations with the dealers were trade aure difficult by the extraordinary attitude taken by the Civil Governor in stating that forward con- tracts were illegal, as they constituted agare. This statement of his could not be allowed to pass and the Committee made representations to the Consular Body. There are several of the targe Trans, who could easily fulfil their con tractual obligations, but there is no machinery to force them to do so. The matter is still under discussion, but with no solution in sight."

Later in his report, . Peters said, I think the cation crisis proved that this Chamber does not represent all vari- us national interests in the Port and later on I shall being forward a proposal that this Chamber be dissolved and re- placed by a Committee of Chambers."

GLONMY TRADE PROSPECTS. Referring to prospects of trade in 1921: "I am afraid I must strike a pessimistic nute. The disorders and banditry throughout the country, coupled with fear of civil strife are causing nervousness anong Chinese merchants, which is re- flected in the very bad state of the im- port trade. It is the bops of all foreign merchants, and I am sure niso of our Chinese friends, that a strong man may arise and give the Central Government the requisite authority throughout the country, to enable it to put its house in order.

MONGOLIAN MINES. RUSSIAN DISCOVERY OF RICH GOLD VEIN.

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Advices from Hariin, says a Chinese news Agency, indicate that the Russians have been paying Special attention to the mineral resources of Mongolia since their cccupation of Urzz and Kiakhta.

The telegrams usually begin with a lot of stuff about rates and prices of things. that you can't really buy. T.T. and fine trade bills. Well, hills may be very finc for the trade, but I know they're not so fine for other people. Any way, I never did care about them, so there is no need for me to study them. Then come share quotations, which don't interest me either, for I have none: Silver is next.

and that ought to be more in my line, because I was told confidentially tha other day that if you know what silver is doing you know what the dollar is doing, and then you have only to make a contract and your fortune is assured.

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So I am studying the Jahdon Bar Silver column very carefully. Bar" means bar of silver; not as in 2 to 1 har one. I get that all right; but don't quite tum- ble to the way it is shown. Apparently. if you have the "ready" you have to pay more than if you say you will "for- ward it later. Perhaps it is done like that in high finance, because everyone BOOKING ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD Cheloo trusts everyone else.

"Bank of England returns" really ought not to be shown at all. At least not now that Philip Snowden is the Chanceller of the Exchequer. He'll profe ably pinch half of their bullion if he notiers what a lot of it they've got. In fact, by the last return I see that some one has already been getting at it to the extent of about five millions.

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The metal market is easier, and I think that metal merchants must be very honest men, for they say outright what sort of stuff their'e is, and don't try to deceive you. If they have spelter they say

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Gond ordinary brand," so you knoW just what you're getting. I must find out why they sell copper brasiers. You would 1922 WOLSELEY 15.9 EP. Tour- ing, Salf Starter, Completely never have thought that there was any Equipped, Recently overhauled, Splendid Cen- demand for them. Probably it's only indition. 2,000 Miles. Owner leaving Colony. the cold weather-what they call a "Seasonal demand.”

The cotton market is the most difficult

Sakellarides middling good

Fully Talaris per Cantar "that's the sort of thing you get in the Cotton umrket, and I'll make you a present of the loc if you'll tell me what on earth it's all about. Probably its soine secret cule by means of which the cotton men all over the world keep each other informed of whit a. happening. Or is it just showed in by

the Bulletin fellow to make people like me think that there is something dificuit about it all?

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There are lots of other things in the paper, too, but I have not yet quite got A large number of experts have been to the bottom of their meanings, though sent out all over Mongolia to discover no doubt I soon shall. Things like Sam-

pin mines, and they have found the large

exchange. Of course, they mean irou mine, nine coal mines, two copper "Sampan," and I have written to the TURNISHED. For Term to be Agreed mines, one crystal mine and one gold mine. Editor to point out that the same mis-CARNDONAGH The last mentioned mine has astricted take is male in every number of his valu- BOAD, PRAX Newly Built. Furnished their special attention, because the are able journal. But isn't it strange that throughout by LASE, CRAWFORD, LAD. Flush contains a large proportion of gold and there should be such a thing as a Sain- Sanitation, Facing E. and B. the veins are excestingly rich, richer than nan exchange; like a sort of motor mart. these found in Siberia,

1 expect. You can get all sorts of silk... The Russians are asing a very large too. I bet you never heard of Ostrich capital and will crabark on the inter-wilk. I never know wh a thing existed. prise on a large Heal

but it's there «li right, and 8 is another kind called Tratlce rereels. New style, Sheep and Flag" It costs 27/6 a pound, which sounds pretty clay. One day 1 may buy that.

QUEER CHRISTIAN NAMES.

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For queer Christian names it would be Now if you want a tip 1 know enough difficult to beat the gipsies, Mrs, Breight about the market already to give you a wen, in her nutobiography, tells of a jolly goul one. Here it is: "Watch fully giper woman of her nequaintance pamed good fair to milling standard ordinary Trinity Bmith who had a bevy of daugh-brand Sakellarides dollars on the Sqm- Leris, Centina. pan exchange, aril when you see them Cinnaminti,

and rise you sell ostrich silk spot forward and Leviathan It

brand"

·ters named dereita, Siberende,,che buy intuiz melni P.D.Q" Do that, and

reards, to hear the another say to the you'll have everyone talking about you child the lady carry the pitcher for I asked the father one day. how he came to give his child such a name

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