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BAMBOO "AND RATTAN

Exports Keep Up

The following account of the year's business in rattanz, rattan ware, Canes and bamboo wares is supplied by a leading dealer in the

Colony :-

Reviewing the trade in these kindred Baes, one will and that the lowest ebb reached during the last decade was during the year 1932. During the last twelve months, as shown in the table „below, a marked improvement could be seen. The figures given being general and approximate.

Exports to the United States and Canada:-

1933:-Bamboo and Rattan ware,

THE HOUSE OF HAIG

ramifications

Ro-

bert Halg denied he knew any such thing as was laid to his chairge, The witnesses deponed unanimous- ly that they saw the caldron on the tyte and a stand reiking and that they heard he goodwife say the lasse has put on the caldron and

played some afterwort and she knew not gr. her caldron was befor on the tyre on a Sabbath day and had she been at non it should not have been done (for she was byt patlle cam'd from Alloway Church). So it being only some pynts of small drink played by a servant lasse natther master nor mistresse accessorie to it, upon engadment of Christian carriage for the future, rebuked befor the Session.

There hundred and ten years, Christian: Eason, Witneses. ago, in a crudely, improvised still, hidden away among the heather, the first Haig Whisky was pro- duced. That was the genesis at. the House of Halg. It was a modest enough enterprise. Never- theless, it laid the foundations of an industry whose have spread to every corner of the civilised world. The sponsor of the enterprise, Robert Halg, a member of an old and distinguish ed Border family, was haled be fore the local church authorities and rebuked for Babbath-breaking But, being, a Haly, and possessed of that tenacity which is generally supposed to be the peculiar at- tribute of men of northern birth, he persisted in the laudable endeavour to supply his friends Whisky distilling at this period and customers with what his and for many years afterwards friends and customers wanted, and was a precarious business. Those if the truth, were known, it was who were enterprising enough to doubtless this tenacity and per-set up stills had to contend with alstency that ultimately won official smugglers, who

specially Rat-recognition for the distilling in numerous in the Highlands. There is little doubt, however, that these activities fostered the taste for the true whisky and kept alive

4500 packages; Rattans, 7200 pkgs; Canes, 4000 pkgs... 1932: Bamboo and Rattan ware, 7200 packages: Rattans, 4300 pkgs; Canes, 2100.pkgs. To Europe including Britain:- 1933-Canes, 31.000 pkgs:

tans, 6500 pkgs. 1932-Canes, 30,000 pkgs: Rat-

tans, 5500 pkgs. Making the total exports" in the above commodities some 53,200 packages during 1933 as against | 39,100 packages during the pre-

vious year.

Judging from the enquiries re- ceived during the last couple of months, it augurs well for the coming year, and it seems that 1933 has started the demand on the upward trend again.

Exporters of these lines, like

others in the trade; are constant- ly worried by the uncertainty of the exchange, but one cannot but hope that the really slack years will soon be just a matter of the past.

FIRECRACKERS

Encouraging Outlook

We are indebted to a local ex- porter of Are crackers, for the following report on the year's busi- ness in this line:-

Notwithstanding the world's de-

dustry, which in the course of time was to provide the Exchequer of the Country with untold millions

in revenue.

were

process of distilling."

For centuries before the incident On 4th April 1894 John Haig and recorded the Halg family was a Co., Ltd, was registered at Edin- power in the land. Their con-burgh as a Limited Company. The

Directors nection with Scotland dates back first

included:-Hugh to the day of Malcolm Canmore, Veitch Halg of Ramornie, Lady- who ruled in the eleventh century. bank; Charles Taylor, Markinch, And throughout the ages the name who was the frat Secretary of of Halg has Egured conspicuously John Halg and Co., Ltd., and later in peace and war.

appointed Manager; and Captain (afterwards Earl Douglas Haig Halg of Bemersyde), who was then serving in the 7th Hussars at Mhow, India.

Robert Haig, the first distiller of Scotch whisky, fought gallantly at Ancrum Moor. The Haigs were in two of the Crusades, and for this service were granted the right to use the Cross of St. Andrew on their Coat :of Arms. And through the centuries, and in the building of the British Empire, the Halgs have fought with brain and brawn for their King and Country, their record culminating when the late Earl Haig of Bemersyde rose to supreme command of the mighty and victorious armies of Britain in the Great World War. Thus are history and romance interwoven with Industry and commerce in the story of the House of Haig.

Robert Hair, with whose exploit this record opened, spent his early years in Holland, where he learned the art of distilling. He left Bemersyde in 1623 and settled in Thorsk. Stirlingshire, and there set up the first Haig Whisky still. It was for operating the still on a were exported from Hongkong, Sunday that he was summoned to

pression, these little harmless shells and their way into peace- ful countries of the' world.

Statistics show that 103,584 cases

Viz:"4

•

1932 7626, cases

January

February

25079

March

22224

April

*7504

#

May

5306

June

359

July

7628

August

13641

September

7633 t

October"

4155

November

December

862 1548

of which U. 8. A. imported 71532 CASES:

During the first half of current year, a total of 51032 cases has been reached of which U. S. A absorbed the "greater portion with 41273 cases. Statistics for the sec- ond half of the year are not yet available; however it is safe to reckon on 35,000 cases as the quota.

Orders. fox next fourth of July celebrations in U.S. A. have been extraordinarily large and the business would be financed under trade acceptances which is the revie cognized medium of payment in that country. The exporting Arms with such facilities granted by the banks, would obviously be in position to command the trade with higher selling prices whereas sales effected under foreign letter of credit are incult to obtain from dealers and jobbers in America because of the trouble to get it from the majority of banks who do no foreign trade,

H

Moreover this business would

appear before the Church author- ities, and from the records of the Auld Kirk we cull the, follow:-

"St. Ninians Parish Church,

Stirlingshire, Session Record, Vol. I. November 22nd, 1853-February 5th, 1667.

Haig whisky had now became very well known both at home and abroad, and on 11th October 1906 the Company received a letter of appointment as purveyors of Scotch Whisky to the House of Lords. On 16th February 1911 they receive the were privileged to Royal Warrant of Appointment to King George V.

A few months later the Company to receive the had the honour Royal Warrant of Appointment from His Majesty the King of Spain.

As will be sear from the fore- going, the Arm of John Hatg and Company comands unrivalled "ex-

the perience in

distilling and blending of Scotch Whisky-20 experience that is reflected in the high quality and consequent great popularity of Haig Whisky to-day That "No finer whisky goes into any bottle" is the modestly stated claim of the Company.

The popularity of Hair Whisky is world wide. It is served every- where--an eminently

uitable beverage for all climates,

The efforts of the firm are con centrated on placing two brands "January 4. 1665. Compeared before the public Halg "Gold Robert Halg being and for Sab- Label" and Haig "Dimple"-each bath breaking and Wm. Reid, pre-eminent in quality, favour, John Groby, William Harley and and mellowness in its grade.

RAW SUGAR MARKET IN 1933

Decided Falling Off in Shipment of Java Sugar

That the sugar business has not, ment of a domestic industry. Or been very promising in 1933, 18 ders have been placed in Honolulu revealed by one following report for one Mill to be erected in Cans on the local raw sugar”market. ton during the coming year and For the third year in succession others will doubtless follow, pro- Sugar has been a losing proposi-vided the experiment is successful tion for all who have been trad- ing in the product. The principal reason for this has been the con- tinually falling prices in Java

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CORDON BLEU.

Unfortunately for those in the trade the Chinese seem to be able to dispense with Bugar as part of CORDON ARGENT their diet and in times of depres- our main supplier of Raw Sugar. sion it is one of the first Commod- As the Dutch East Indies still d-ities to be given up. This is borne here to the Gold Standard, the out by the falling off in the ship- prices of all their Commodities | ments of Java Sugar to Hong Kong

have declined in order to compete and China Combined from 650,000 THREE STAR with the Straits Settlements and tons in 1930, 500,000 in 1931, 350,000.

FMA

The downward trend of prices in Java was reflected. and often

have been larger but for the un- certainty of the "modus operandi” of the NRA. fireworks code but once settled we will see more anticipated, in Hong Kong, as dur- business in spite of the abnormal cheapening of the America dollar.

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CHINESE TIN

ing the whole year local values of Raw Sugar have seldorg been on

In 1932, to an estimated maxlum- um of 800,000 tons in 1833.

a parity with replacing costs. This YARN MARKET

has led to the whole Raw Sugar business being worked on a hand- to-mouth basis-dealers no long- er contract for forward positions but buy only for shipment by nearby named steamers.

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The following is a report on the Yarn Market during 1933:--

Imports of higher counts yarn from the United Kingdom were A leading dealer in Chinese Tin

The heavy duties on Raw Sugal considerably less in 1933 than sends us the following report on

into China are undoubtedly re- during the two previous years. this line for the year 1933:

The volume of exports has been sponsible for a large falling off in This was due party to the ac- about the same as in the pre- the Raw Sugar trade of the Co- cumulation of old stocks, also to vious year, 1.6. about 7,000 tons, lony, in spite of the fact that restricted business by local knit- and the principal consumer nas, much of the Bugar smuggled into ting factories as a result of in-

Chinese China is taken out of Hong Kong | creased

import duties sa before, been the US.À........

The shipments of Java, which have practically olosed this The local price ductumted, be- stocks. tween HK4123 (in March) and Sugar to Hong Kong "during the Important market to locally manu- factured socks, singlets, etc. HK$181. (in June) per picul and past three years, are:-—-

1931-348.650 toris

Several Hong Kong knitting · fac- the average has been higher than

tories have closed down in con- that, of 1932 by about HK$60-1932-240,941, **

1937-200.000

(estimated): sequence. Approximate figures of per picul

Notwithstanding the rise in In addition to the above some Yarn imports into Hong Kong are

as follows:- price the dealers in Hongkong 10,500 tons Cuban Raw Bugar were

Cotton Yarn (Over 2/40's Count) have had a poorer year than 1932 Imported, of which only 3,100 tons

lbs...

Value (which was a good year) because went into direct consumption, but

1033 1,050,000 82,500,000 of the Exchange restrictions In- it is reliably reported that a fur-

$8.109.000 troduced this year by, the Govern ther 10.000 tons Cubans for the 1932 5,000,000 ment of Yunnan, where this Tin open market will arrive before the Calton Tarn (p to and includin 18 mined. The miners are the end of February, and as these Single and Double de Count) people who have bean much bene were purchased at a very favour

1033 47,000,000 821,300,000 fited by the rise in price.

able price, there is every indica

1932 48.300,000 925,200,000 Lion, that we, aball see a further

WOOLLEN TARNOZARK! drop in local values during the

Value: next few weeks.

$2,100.000

The increase in price has been brought about by the successful restrictions enforced by the La- ternational Tin Control Commit-

tee.

The Prohibitive duties on fore ign, Bngar are bound to develop-

Value

1933 1932

1,150,000. 1878,000

·$3,600,000

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