THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH NOVEMBER, 1887. 1273
her ascendency, unfortunately for India, up to the present time, and throughout the astonishing in- crease in the utilisation and consumption of Tussur silk, but India has at last awakened, and the two countries are on equal terms as to the supply effort.
A reeling factory has been established at Chefoo by Herr Otto Anz, and pernyi silk of very good quality is reeled there.
Too much emphasis cannot be given to my suggestion for exhaustive collections persistently sus- tained from time to time of wild silks, as although the cocoons of some species may not be reelable, all can be carded and spun, and there is not only a good European market for them, but a ready and eager demand.
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The only illustrations of purely sericicultural work. consisted of working models of reeling machines such as are used in China.
These machines were quite simple. There was a reeling table at which sat a figure of a Chinese reeler, and upon which was fixed an imitation of the basin in which the cocoons to be reeled are softened in water.
Behind the figure was a reel which, in one of the models was made to revolve by clockwork, and in another had to be turned by hand, and which drew the fibres or baves from the cocoons, winding them upon itself in skeins.
A very complete series of silks in the early stages of manipulation was contributed by Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co., of Hongkong, Canton, and of London. They comprised specimens of waste silk under the head of "Punjam," and a most interesting series of raw silks such as the European and other markets are supplied with. The following is the list of them in its completeness, which forms a most desirable addition to the published nomenclatures of silk
No.
Size
in Deniers.
How produced from the Cocoon.
Punjam
"
waste silk
for spinners.
"
50
Canton Tsatlee Curio
51
No. 1
5+
-52
Curio
"
Loonkong..
""
Loongshan,
53
No. 1
23
+2
54
No. 2
"2
55
No. 1
""
56
No. 2
19
57
No. 2
"
Kodngon.
Soeytang.
58
No. 3
"
59.
No. 4
60
Canton Long Reels
Lacklow.
61.
>
Mahang.
62
15
Kowkong.
100
Kwong Shun Cheong
∙13/15
Canton Steam.
101
Min King Lun
14/16
Filature Silk.
102
Ü Han Cheong
10/12
103
Kai Cheong Loong
10/12
104
Yee Wo Cheong
13/15
"
105
多多
14/16
106
Hing Loong Cheong
****
10/12
**
108
Chong Kee......
13/15
109
Kwong Hing Lun
10/12
HO
22
10/12
Canton Steam.
IM
Kam Lun Cheong
13/15
Filature Silk.
112
Poo Cheong Woo
13/15
21
113
How King Cheong
10/12
**
120.
Wing Wo Lun
12/14
118
King Wo Cheong
18/22
114 Wing Kee
10/12
1-15
"
14/16
416
Shun Po On
13/15
117
Lee Han Sang
10/12
119
Ko King Lun............
10/12
1214
Ohn Ching....
10/12
122
Sin Lun Cheong
10/12
*
123 King Cheong Loong
10/12
124
Lee Ching Cheong
11/13
125
Yaen Hang Lee.....
10/12
126
Lun Kee...
10/12
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