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INDUSTRIES OF HONGKONG.

THEIR RISE AND DEVELOPMENT.

[Specially Written for the "Hongkong"

Telegraph *]

VILA

IN VAUMATI

To anyone visiting. Yaumați after a few yeur' absence, nothing can be more striking than the great changes which have bofalled the Yaumati district, comprising the coast live from that township right through Mongkast and Samaipe villages, as far eastwards as the new Oriental Brewery and the Standard Oil Company's premises, and as far northward as the bottom of the foothills. Not only have the malodorous foreshores been reclaimed and converted into solid building sites, but the hip-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4 1910

genatal lo Chida, for you will find gld-fashioned methods of manufacture alongside' establish!! mnts fired, dp with the most moderate ma- chin ery

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COMMERCIAL.

WERKLY SHARE REPORT,

Ia one match factory visited by the writer, match silcks are turned cut in untold millions every day. The process of cutting these masch-sticks is not generally known. In theThe week noder review has been, doll, first place the 'soft wood from which they are

One in local stocks. Docks show a declide, made in imported figm Chinis in logs. Those are cross-cut into lengths of about a foot in length. The block is then placed in a latha and there is pressed down upon it a cutting edge which reduces it to a shaving just ths thickness of a match. Before the shaving leaves the machine it is slit into the proper length of a match, so that five or six shavings emerge separately. There are broken off almost indiscriminately and are handed over to a

terland area has been transformed, hom in crowd of girl workers, who pile the shavings aggregation of rugged granite and sand bills, one upso another into frames about three feet into a level space, upon which have sprunglong-something after the fashion of a com- up not an incongruous mass of nondescript positors' stick--and when about 20 shaving structures looking crosswise at each other, have been thus pilad they are run into the cul- but on the contrary the nucleus of a well- ting machine whi h throws off the finished ordered town with properly defined lines of matchstick as fast as a mill-wheel throws off streets and substantial rows of teurmen houses water. and works..

This rapid development may be traced largely to the construction of the new road to Taipo in the New Territory, as, it was the cause

of the cutting away of many of the abounding blocks, the filling up of foreshores and.

swampy ground, and gouerally making smoob the rough places from Yaumari to Simsuipo, The result has been far-reaching, - Lir it, bas

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meant the levelling up at an extensive building area, within easy reach of Hongkong, and offering every advantage to the builder who

could find little trao cope in the overcrowded

establishment of factories, whose numbers now,

When the match sticks have been thus? pre pared, they are taken in hampers to the finish ing works, where they are dipped in the mix- tures of phosphorus and chicrate of potash which forms the head. Bere also the matches are boxed. The box-making may be said to form an altogether separate industry and any day che. may, sec in Youmati beaps of match-boxes freshly gummed and label led spread out to dry on the side streets and pavements. This work is mostly done by little girls add it, is a curious reflex on Chineas life

that you will often see engaged' in the work

·USORY.

MR. C. O. ALABASTER'S LECTURE,

At the Union Church literary club last avoD-

Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co, write this, after, Mr. C. G. Alabaster read a paper on "Dacity," which was followed with considerable interest by those prasent,

In Introducing bis subjact, the lecturer said I feel I owe you all a very great apology for selecting such an unlateresting subject to talk about to-night particularly as it is subject which does not lend itself to illustra tlon by lantern slides. I selected it partly because it is not entirely threadbare, partly because it has always fascinated me, but chiefly because underneath its dull com- mercial exterior there lies always a human often a pathetic add, sometimes, atragic-inter

but Unions and Hurons register a small ad vance. With these exceptions the market bas been nearly stagnant, possibly due in part to the near approach of the China New Year boildays. Rubbers have been active and the medium of a considerable business,

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghal Banks have weakened to Sops at which they close with sellers. The London rate has eased down 9935/- Nationals show a further advance

dog, are now wanted at $731.

Marine Ipsurances-Canton bare agala been dealt. In at. $145 in sma 13, North Chioss Dave buyers at Tis 145, and Yangistes At $230 in Shanghai. Ucious have been sold at the improved rate of $910 and more cap probably be placed.

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Fire Insurances-China Fires are a wanker market with sellers at $148, Hongkong Fires are also casier and on offer at $365

Shipping-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats can be had at $314. Todos are probably obtainable at $63. The London rate is £3.15/- for the preferred and £1.15/- for the deferred shares, while in Shanghai, they are wanted at Ti. 46. Shell Transports have been dealt in to a. fair extent at 68/9 at which they, close with further inquiries. Both China and Mallas and Douglases are unchanged and

· Religarles-China Sugars are quint at $158, during the week at $11 and $17, closing slightly easier. Perak Sugarstave inquiries in the North at the improved eals of Th. 430, but bone are obtainable.

without business to report:

test." Afterquoting from Blackstone the quaint. est definilley of usury, the lecturer elaborated on the practice of lending money atinterest, and stated that it was the legitimate companion of Commerce and is as necessary to the well- being of a State or community as usury is

picious.

per.

"There is nothing inmmoral or contemptible

in lending mosey," said the lecturer,

iend i la itself more honourable than to

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borrow. And to make a reasonable profit on a loan is in a commercial age as necessary and right ar to make a reasonable, profit an any other transaction."

Concluding an exhaustive discourse, Mr Alabaster said:The uaual method of checking the power of usurers have bean by what is called

Usury Laws. Thatis, laws which fix a maxim loan. In Roras at the time of the Empire Jus

rate of interest which may be deminded for a

tinian fixed it at four per cent. for ordianry

greater. Similar in bave in former times to merchants because their hazard was existed in England and still exist in

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 4th February, 1910.

Intimations.

CHEESE

CHOICE CANADIAN

STILTON.

60. Cents per lb.

THE

DAIRY FARM

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Hongkong, 12th January, 10ta

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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to

be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of February 1910, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Pubile

the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 21 adjoining R. B. L. 107, Barker Road, Peak, in the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN. LAND

liland opposite. It was small wonder, then, little lots of apparently four and five years of Luzons are è firmer market and have been sold transactions, but be allowed a higher rale Works Department, by Order of His Excellency that this area should have been chosen for the age whe in Europe would hardly be expected to have broken' free from their purses' apron strings

An industry which flourishes well in Yaomati is the making of

are hardly less remarkable than their

· MULTIPLICITY OF INDUSTRIES, The growing demand for building land has bad the effect of driving away from Mang-kak - the local tribe of boat builders, who have been compelled to betake themselves fuster eas! and west, to Huoghoni and Samsu po, where they can still pursue their calling on innd

leased at squatters' rental rates.

But if the boat builders have disappeared. their ptices have been taken by several modern shipbuilding yards -all Chinese owned-in- cloding such yards as that of the Kwong Hip Loong, who under ale all kinds of ship construc tion and bave, concluded contracts for build- ing a number of gunboats for the Chiness Government, including two of the shallow draught cruisers now patrolling the West River, An adjoining yard has also a Chinese 'guo boat on the stocks at present, Numerous

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WALKING CANES-

and umbrella handles. The sticks are imported great quantities from Chine, and although there is no great factory where the industry is pursued exclusively, the visitor will find whole Tows of shop houses devoted to the calling, The cases are brought 'own to Hongkong in their autoral state, jul as they have been

Mining, Sales have takes place of Chinese Engipeerliga at Tls. 17. wanted at F.id. Raubs have eased down to Headwaters are Sgt at which rate they can be placed.

Docks, Wharves and Godowas.-Kowloon Wharfe continue wank and on offer at $61, without inducing buyers, Whampoa Docks were sold during the weak as high as $55 but

several European countries and in some of the states of America, also I boljeve in Chian, But

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think the principle of the laws is wrong. It certainly unworkable. The value of a load of money, as of everything else, is what it will latch, and however high you fix the legal rate of interest you may be sure it will be evaded. It is evaded in all countries with usury laws and even in China waere the legal rate is thitty-six par cent, and the punishment

pulled from the ground, with the bulbeat the close an casier feeling provails and there for avasiou is one hundred blows of the heavy!

reois jotact to form the handles, and with plecty of length to spare for cutting dressing and finishing.

In the first instance, the sticks are passed over a charcoal fire and charred, after which

they are scraped smooth and straightened, and in this state are put into bundles ready for ox fioal toucher are administered, resulting

are sellers at $52. Shanghai Docks are on offer at Tls. 83, white for forward they have been done at Tis. 84 for March. Hongke Whatis are in request, at the reduced rate of Th125.

Hotels bave strengthened and are inquired Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong for at $83 and 553 for the old and now shares, difficult to objais. Humphreys Estates are on

bamboo. We in England have abolished our

laws for die protection of debtors, the powers of Usury Laws, we have instead our bankruptcy,

the Counts of Equity to watch over and protect the interests of beira, reversioners, expectants and unconscionable bargains and also a and others who are liable to fall a prey to barsh Moneylenders Act, which might advantageous-

moneylenders to register and gives the Courts

years,

'PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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AN APPEAL,

light craft to meet the requisements of the Portation to Europe and America where the respectively, but shares are firmly-held and ly be adopted in the Colony, which requires Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind

Harbour and the Canton River trade are turned

BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERG

"SOLIGNUM."

Stone, and Brickwork......'

staln for Wood

out every year from these and the smaller yards, the fine beat, cane, gold or silver-mounted offer at $7). Kowloon Lands can be placed power, to revise and to some extent control that she will be pleased to receive orders for monials, of the Governments of India, the

whose establishment Las aids led to the calling into existence of many adjunct boiler-making and engineering shops.

A uriking feature of many of the factories that one comes bcross in Mongkok is that they no often present in the eye singularly

"INSIGNIFICANT FRONTAGES,

with vast interior premises hidden away behind them. Of such are the ginger factories-the Tai Loong, the Mas Leong, and the Sun Stog whose products are famous the wide world. over. In Great Britain itself, not to mention the Continent of Europe, the ginger jurn from there factories may be purchased from soy

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at the case may be, beloved of the promenador. in Piccadilly, Sauchiehall, ar Prince's Street. This is a very thriving industry and is growing in its dimensions every day.

FEATHER FACTORY,

Another of the many and varied instacces of industrial activity in this district is to be found in the "feather factory" lying just on the outmost boundary of Mongkak.

Here one sees in full swing the process of cleaning and dressing feathers of all kinds for the delectation of the fashionable Society ladies io Europe and the United States. These frathers sue imported by way of Canton mostly and comprise almost every variety of feather that goes towards the beautifying of a lady's headgear or neckweat. Needless to say, South China offers splendid collectiog field for such noibological trophies and the promoters of this business are respion a rich reward as a result of their enterprie in opening up ibis

trade.

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at $98.

their bargains."

Alabaster for his excellent paper,

A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr.

Events Coming...

It protects against Decay, Fongas, Pry Rot, the Ravages of Insects and Vermin TCONVENT, DAIKE ROAD, begs musther. THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN (especially the white ant) and the action of the Inspectially to APPEAL to the Residents of

"Bolignum" really does what is elnímaá patronage and support, and desires to stait for it, as may be seen fram thm teszi.

all kinds of NEEDLE WORK

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Caßi and Gollare renewad on old oneill

Ladles and Children's Under-clothing, Chil dren's Dresses, and- all kinds of Embroidery, from Materials can be suppilod, if required.

The Superloresis will also be most gratefu for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made Into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools,

Gather-we are taught by the Sistars,

been sold at $6. In the North, a firmness has Cotton Mills. Hongkong Cottons have again

18t in in Ewas, and buyers' offer Tis. 131. Ac-** cording to latest mail advices to hand from Shanghai, changes in other Northern Mills are as follows:-Internationals, Ths. 68; La Kung-Mows, Tis. So, and Soychess, Tla, 400.

Miscellaneous.-China Light and Powers

- Friday, 4th February, are in demand at $63 and China Providents at

St. Andrew's Church Vestry, Social after sales of the latter. Sales of Grena Ising, at the Kowloon British School 9`p.m. laud Cements havaboon effected at 573 and pos sibly more can be placed. Hongkong Ropér áro offering at, Szt, while Dairy Farms have buyers at $16. Langkats have been sold at Tis. 1,020. Sumatras are firmer with buyers 'at Tis." 1jak,"while for forward, only Tis. 148h. has been accepted for Juas, during the early

part of the week. · :,

whiqleiale merchant or dealer. In imported specialties from abroad. It is a curious fact, by the way, that when one goes to buy a jar of preserved gingar & Home; one will always find the name (say Man Loong) accepted as a guarantee of quality whilst the label

The dyeing of cloth ja likewise a aqurce of

Rubber-Allagars are slightly firmer and plainly describes the manufacturing com-

employment to many scores of Chinese in. CaO be placed at ss. Anglo-Malays continue pany as belonging to Caston. As a mat. Mongkok, and it is no unusual spectacle te to improve and sales at 25/- have taken place. ter ol:fact the, Loopy" ginger as imported see the billsides, spread with long pawly Balgownjer have no sellers under $95 (Stralis). into-Europe is prepared and made ready dyed widths of the blue coloured cloth

Castlefields-wate quoted 85/; during the 'week, so much in demand, among ake Chinese at for exportation in Hoogk • g, or, to specify the,

an aricle of averyday dress. The Chi but at the close can be sold at 81/ Damansara locality more explicitly-in" Vaumafi and Mong- Bese and European styles of «dyeing cloth have niso declined to 107j6. During the work kok. True, the raw root ginger is brought are practically identical, the only ineterial Highlands and Lowlands touched 100/-; but "Toto the Colony from Canton, being a staple difference being observable in the drying pro

are easier.at the close with sellers at 97/6. cers which ia Western countries is done by anticla of production in the Southern Provinces

machinery to a great estent whilst the Chinese Kemunings are to request at 6/6. Koala "of China, but it is in this Colony mostly that

continue to rely, wholly on suuheat and Lumpurs were taken off the market at 137/6 it undergoes the process of preserving and open-air drying, There are immense quanduring the early part of the week, but packing. When the raw ginger has beentities of this clotb sent down anòually are now obtainable at #za/. Ledburys have delivered at the factory," it has to be from the Two Kwang Provinces to be dyed and ihoroughly cleaned and soaked before being this stuff in the main returns to Cintos after changed hands at 60/- for the fally paid shares while the partly-paid shares are wasted u: 39/6- mixed with the sugar

with which it is having undergone the colouring process.

Sekongs have found-boyere at agf- and Sandy» afterwards boiled in coppers. When boiled, theis another staple sticla of production that crofts at $13 (Straits). Shelfords bave weaken- ginger is stowed away in húgo casks in the Yaumati.cau boast about. This commodity is ed to 41. Sungei Kapars have been placed brew for so many days"ontil it is ready for made from ground outs of which plentiful crops

at 101/-, Bertams were sold during the early packing. In the next stage, it is filled into. are got from the New Territory and Southern

Chias generally. The oil produced from part of the week at 63/- and now have so sol- jars so, many to the case or inte

ground puts compares very favourably with fers under 69/6, United Serdange have been the best natural oils coming from Europe dealt in at 891, 91, and 92/6, closing easihr had being edible as well as illuminative is

at 89/6. Carey Uniteds are in demand at largely in request among the Chinese. The 15/1d, with sellers at 18/3 prem. Stogapore (oil" is squeezed out of the nuts by leverage

the raw material and it flows out below In a clear stream of oleaginous liquid all ready for use. It is a simple.rrocess.but one which has everything to commend it in the way of cleanliness as well as effectiveness. Not õit is largely used locally.

'BARKELS IN THE BULK -- roudy for shipment. The same mode of proce. dure is followed in preserving the famous Chinese "chow chow;" in this instance, the

NUT, OIL

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Saturday, 5th February.

Hughes and Hough, suction sale of the Goods and Effects at the late Sergeant Candelt,

II B.M..

Chios Provident Loan and Mortgage Co.,

Ltd., Aboual Meeting, St. George's Building,

11.30 R.,

Hongkong Volunteer Corps, Gascoigne Shield Competition, al Tai Hang Range, 2.30 P

Sonday, 6th February, Lusitapo Recreation Club, Walking Com petition.

Monday, 7th February. The Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting, at the Company's'office, Vic- foría Building, 12 o'clock.

Gao. P. Laminert, auction sale of house. hold furahures, i Caption Terrace, Kowlooo, 2.45p.m.

Land Sale, P. W. D., R. B. L. 107, 3 p.m. China Association Annual Meeting; at the City Hall, 4 p.m.

lovestiture, Government House, Sir Henry May, at 5.40 p.m.

Tuesday, 8th February.. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., at Company's Office, Hotel Mansion,

Humphreys Estate and Finance Company,

stone.bas to be beaten out of the frail before applied to, a hollowed-out log containing and Joboias are quoted buyers at $43 (Stralis) = Ltd, Annual Meeting, Alexandra Buildings,|

the fruit is preserved.

No mention of the industries of Yaumati" would be complete which emitted to make mention of the

SAMSHU FACTORY,

but shares are scarce and difficult to obtain, United Singaporei, after sales at 51,30, are nowW offering at 5 (Straits). Glepéalys have been dealt in to a fairextent during the week at Stan (Straits) but at the close none are available under St.zo. Pajams were placed at So), with sellers at the clone at $94 (Straits). Pogobs have experienced sharp rise and can probably be placed at $30 (Straits). Sandycrofta, are also firmer at $14 (Straits).

Exchange The Banks selling rate on Lon don is /pon demand. The T/T rate on Stang.

There are many of these factories scattered over the Colony and in describing any one of them the writer finds that he has described them all. Without going into details, it may be roficient to say that in the prepartion of this rice spirit | bai lu 74 1/2. the Chinese follow valy much the same method of still and warm that one finds in the whisky distilleries of Scotland, Samabu is produced at a remkikably low price from the staple grain of the country and if an alcoholic spirit can be said to possess my virtus at all," sambu has the all-sufficient virtue of purity," for there is no call for his adulteration by drags

A DRESSMAKER'S CLAIM.

Very, much less fragrant in s pervading aroma is the Moogkek zei factory. Chinese esi, it may not be generally known, is the main constituent of all der famous English sauces and, it is exported in large quantities every year from Hongkong to the big Euro. pean sauce-making firms, In its initial stages, at any rate, sof is not pleasing to the olfactory sense. It is manufactured from a conglomerate of vegetables and seaweed, which undergo a long process of saline soaking before the resultant liquid is boiled and clarified. It la rather notable thing that, as one leaves that part of the factory devoted to the soaking process and gets within the precincts of the department where the finished soi is mado ready for exportation, there is a distinct smell of mushrooms, although these adible delicacies are said not to enter into the man-in preparing whiskies and brandles for certain case was again mentioned in which Madame 'facture of the rellab. To the European taste, markets abroad. The Yaumati samsbo factory | Flint, of Queen's Road Central, sought to Chinese soi is not generally considered to ba product mostly goes to me at local requirements recover from Miss · Olia, of 23, Lyndhurst very palatable, being rather harsh, but when and demands. treated with mushrooms and spices it attains neighbourhood may be instanced the crafts of

Among other industries thriving in this Terrace, the sum of $124 for goods sold and

delivered. the get that bare made such sauces as Wor- cestershire, Yorkshire and Lilly & Edwards be... loved of the spicare,

MATCIL-MAKING.

or foralgo agents such as are employed

SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

moon.

Theatre Royal, Cathedral Choir Concert, 9.15 p.m.

Thursday, roth February, Theatre Royal, Beseft Concert, 9.15 p.m.. Daylight Boxing Contest, at the Bells View Stadium, 2.45 p.m.

Saturday, 12th February. Hongkong Rope Manufactoring Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting at the Company's Office, Si, George's Building, Noon.

Volunteers Smoking Concert, 9 p.mp

Tuesday, 15th February. Jockey Club Races,

Wednesday, 16th February. Jockey Club Races

At the Summary Court this morning, these side Thursday, 17th February,

the workers in brass and gold-leaf. Numerous When the case was called, defendant's crastimen ply these callinge in the by-ways and solicitor sialed that the case had been seilled, high ways of Yaomat and Mongkok: and, as An arrangement had been arrived, at whereby s matter of fact, the better one comes to ba

►Match-making is quite dourishing to acquainted and familiar with this siting off. defendant agreed to consent to judgment for shoot of Hongkong the mare one discovers the $100 and $ío costs, to be paid by instalments," dustry in Yaumati and is carried on 'In a way many now, channels in which the industrial "that consorts" with: tha, tesad" of things "in" activities of the Colosy Are Kawing,

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Jockey Club Races.

Saturday, 10th February, Hongkong and Shanghai. Banking Corpora

tion, Half-Yourly Meeting, at the City Hall, Noos.

Jockey Club Races, off-day..

Saturday, 26th February. "National Bank of China Limited, Extraordi- the first instalment to be due on the 15th inst. | mary General Montlag, 19.30 p.m. sad the balance on the 1st of March,

Phonix Club Sucking Congest, 9 pm:

Kanakane, mand Awell, vans

Sudan, &c.

In Drums and Barrels of various colours. Prospectus and all further Information

SIEMSSEN & CO. (Machinery Dept.). Hongkong,

Sole Agents.

Hongkong, 7th December, 1000,

SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,

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FIRST APPEARANCE IN HONGKONG

OF THE

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Miss ADA KING,

AND

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· IN THEIR NEW REPERTOIRE.

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MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price.

Hongkong, 29th January, 1910,

STATE

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