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NOTICES

RECEIVED

PER

8. S. INCONIUM

A New Shipment of

VICTOR RECORDS

Dance Records by Smith's Or-

chestra, Fuller's Jazz Band,

Waldorf Astoria Orchestra.

Eps Trio,

McKee's

Van

Orchestra,

Markel's Orchestra, etc.,

MOUTRIE'S

VICTOR

AGENTS.

Lists forwarded on application

COOKING RANGES BRITISH MANUFACTURE.

DOVER Nos. 6. 7. 8 & 9.

Also No 3 with side boiler

DURBANIAN:

A Large Size Range Suitable

for a Hotel Prices to Suit All

ཡམཐཱ;

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

Nos. 30 - 32, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Established 1900,

JAMES STEER.

9. ICE HOUSE STREET.

WITCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.

CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS REPAIRED UNDER MY

PERSONAL SUPERVISIONİ

TEL 3577

TEL. 2877.

LE VITREX"

A serviceable and inexpensive SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS. suitable for windows, shelters folding-screens, partitions. swing-doors, etc..

Fast colours, washable, unbreakable. Very easy to fix

wanted

Can be sewn with cloth border-Can be cut with scissors. -Stocked in White or blue (to keep off son glare) is not affected by main or sun--Atmost indéanactible

BEITER and CHEAPER than GLASS !!! For particulars, samples, prices. etc. Apply to:-- UNIVERSAL IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY. P. O. Box 348. Hotel Mansions (Top Floor) Tol. 349.

THE COMING. HOT DAYS WILL CALL FOR

REFRESHING BATHS.

WE ARE NOW CARRYING LARGE STOCKS

OF

HIGH QUALITY BATH SOAP

&

AT

EAU DE COLOGNE,

ATTRACTIVE PRICES.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY

14, Queen's Road Central,

Tel. No. 1877.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

OUR GREATEST REPORT MARKET.

THE NEW (OMPETITION IN INDIA.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1820.

COTTON YARNS AND PIETE

GOODS.

and cotton piece goods. In 1918– suppilas, and not 'on' the grounds v119 Amarican shipments stood at of better quality or more economie mearly £11,000,000. During the production in Japan; so that pasitwelve months a furthergrent Briffah makere-provided that izowase has been made, princip-|their prices are competitive** ally in

and steel, (shanid regain their position in machinery, "bardware, motor į tuose trades. The war han brought about am and provisions. Many many changes in the ebarsoter Causes have contributed to this and direction of ont axport trade, expansion. There is no doubt but the statement may be made tion has coms lo stay. A déter-trade with India-viz. cotton whatever that American competi It is in great Britain's staple (writes Afr. Thomas M.Äïnscough, OBE, H. M. Senior Trade Commined effort is being made to yarns and piece-goods, that the Fraissioner in India, in the Board valuable trade of India, in steel made, and that Japanese com- a large share of the most serious inreada have been of Trade Journul) with as great and steelwork, machinery of all petition truth to-day as in 1914 that of all

future the markets of the world lodia kinda fincluding machine tools), is likely to be most permanent presents the greatest outist for mill stores, and hardware, canned insistent. The imports of eatton the products of British labour and provisions, motor cars, lorries sams and cloths during the year enterprise. It is not generally impossible at present even

and cyoles, and lumber. It is ending 31st March 1920, have, it realished that ladia was before the estimate their probable future but there is little doubt that tois believed, fallen aff considerably, war, and stillis, the most important

when the market for United Kingdom United Kingdom suppliers are goods will be faced with increas- usual certain classes of Lancashire manufactured goods. In the last

TRADE DURING THE WAR. Despite all the handicaps under which our trade suffered during

secure

SUCCINA

maters to. quote

23

retained

OS

jn the

pre-war calendar year, 1913, the in a position to quote normaling competition in the future. United Kingdom shipped to India prices and deliveries, and when The entry of Japanese bleached, over £70,000,000 worth of goods the usual channels of trade are dyed, printed, and coloured waren of United Kingdam produre and opet up This will entirely goods into the maket on a fair manufacture, of which no less depend on the shilty of oar scale is an earnest of the com than £67,000,000-i.e., 96 percent rates. In my Report on the later years when the extensions competitive petition which may he felt in -represented manufactured

Conditions and Prospects of to the machinery articles. In the year 1911 the British Trade in India at the in Japan, now either planned and plant Ögures were £50,000,000 and

close of the War" will be found oris execution, become operative. £57,000,000 respectively. Tha measure of the value of the considered suggestions as to the The fact that Lancashire can. Indian market to the British thoda United Kingdom firma barely cope with the volume of should adopt to teet this export basiness at present offer- manufacturer can be expressed

competition, and I shall be glading does not affect the question. in the percentage of the

to give advice to individual firms When the world's overdue de- shipments to that market ane OVTE)-

who may care to approach memands for textiles have, in course pared with the total shipments to

while I an in England. To of time, been met, it is only to be all parts of the world. In 1913 16 per cent, and in 1917 13 per stated that the competition of will again arise, and the recent summarise briefly, it may be expected that teen competition cent of the exported manu-America and Japan has largely enormously increased capital- factures of the United Kingdom elutionised buying methods in isation of Lancashire milk will were shipped, to India No

war period.bave, to some extent discounted India during the apology, therefore, is needed in Many United Kingdom makers the impregnable Baancial posi- reviewing our position in the great Dependenty, as it will be and export house, prior to 1914. tion of the Lancashire industry. considered that it was a waste of obvious that the prosperity of time and money to leave London, DEVELOPMENT OF INMAN INDUS- India and the maintenance as they were able to secure all

TRIES AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. the purchasing power of Indian the orders they wanted from pat- people is of mis vital import- chasing agents in the United the new era which is dawoing Mention must be made here of ance to British industry.

Kingdom. This policy. alfor India-the era of industrial though Lot progressive,

**expansion, during which the understandable

long

great Dependency will gradually the viralske Her place as an important the war, many of whieb are stil! manopoly of the trade. India Imanufacturing country and a to-day must be considereda highly valuable industrial asset to the operative, the United Kingdom

The visitor to India to has maintained her position to Competitive market, and requires Empire.

remarkable the Indian market in a marvellous be treated with as great and day would re

painstaking attention 35 manner. In the year ending 31st other market where we may be and in the outlook of its business!

apy change in its industrial position -March 1919, her share of-the-im- port trade was still 40 per cent, as of the trade. Assuming that our directly attributable to the struggling to secure a fair share me as compared with 1913. This compared with a pre war average industrialists are in a position to lessons taught by the war. of 63 per cent her share of the

quote competitive qualities, prices,dificulty of securing supplies from total trade was 35 per cent as

and deliveries, the only way suc-the United Kingdom, together compared with 40 per cent. while cessfully to meat American com-with the risk of an interruption of the British Empire, taken as a

pasition is to be actively represent communication whole, actually increased

by sta. share of India's overseas traded by a trained staff in India. brought home to officials and whether by the maintenance of the business men in a most forcible by one per cent. The recovery exporter's own branches and since March 1919 bas, been most distributing, organisation, or by outlying portion of the Empire manner the great danger of any striking, and although the com-

being dependent on the Mother pleted figures are not yet availa- ble, there is evidence that much

Country, not only for the mun- of the ground which was lost

itions and allied manufacture during the waris being regained JAPANESE COMPETITION.

necessary for self defence, but also for the vital requirements of The most remarkable and its industrial life. When war significant feature of India's broke out it was found that prac-) been the prodigious expansion in country was dependent on over- import trade doing the war hastically every industry in the importa from Japan. This will be seas supplies not only for its seen from the following figures of machinery and plant, but also for the total values of imports from the stores and material used in to be carefully studied, and manJapan during the years 1913–14] its daily working. changes bare taken place in the

to 1913-19:- past few years as a direct resul: of the war which tend to weaken our position in the market, and which call for special efforts and revised methods and organisa- Ision in order to meet them.

INDIA NOW A COMPETITIVE

MARKET.

its

While it is true that our trade with India is showing remarkable recuperative powers, there are mang new factors which require

one

tely

of

the employment of energetic agents aided by salesmen and experts from the home works,

enormously, and it is hoped that

to

遣

THE FUTURE

The

bas

WET

a British suppliers are gradually] able to make deliveries, the use it will be observed, therefore, of Japanese substitutes will be that considerable changes are discontinued.

likely to take place in the charac- ter of the import trade in future. #bich will require many read- justments by British exporters to articles is bound to decline, and India. The import trade in several

FUTURE OF JAPANESE TRADE.

I

NOTICES.

The "MADELEINE"

CORSETS

THE LINE OF THE

PERFECT FIGURE

+

combined with real comfort is

assured for the wearer of the "Madeleine" Corset. It gives a

supple smooth cantour, monida

the figure as a sculplar monlði

his clay and forms. the ideal

foundation upon which to build

the fashionable gown..

Prices $3.50 to $18.50

SPECIAL CORSETS

for all kinds of SPORT

fitted with unbreakable steals

$3.50. $5.50. $12.00 and $13.00.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

WATSON'S

STONE GINGER-BEER

The only fermented Slune. Glape-Beer in the Før End.

The real charm of Stone Ginger-Baer is the flavour produced by partial fermentation; without this no Stone Ginger-Beer can be said

$1.00 per

to be gennins. dozen.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. Telephone 435.*

FRENCH LESSONS.

G. MOUSSION, 15, Morrison Hill Road,

ENGLISH BATHING CAPS.

345

A NEW STOCK OF THE ABOVE IN VARIOUS COLOURS IS JUST TO HAND.

THE PHARMACY

This is the

The work of the Indian Munition Board during 1913-14 £3,187,000 1916-17 the war operated as a great stim- £7,965,000 ulus Indian manufacture. £3,839,000; 1914-15

£13,175,000; 1915-16 This was followed by the indust- 1917-18

rial share boom of 1919. when £1,998,000 1918-19 £22.349,000.

hundreds of companies As I indicated in a report last India most пож be counted year, the figures for 1913-19 Boated both in Calcutta and Tel.

Bombay for local manufacture the competitive probably indicate the high-water of all kinds. On all sides in India markets of the world. Before the mark of Japanese exports to India war. in consequence of the old for many years. It is now cer one meets & firm resolve to make established connections with the tain that Japanese shipments the country as self-supporting as British merchsat firms in the during the past year declined! possible. country, and also on account of the fact that the development of India had been conducted by British officials on British stand ards and methods, our trading supremacy was practically unas sailed. Although Germany and Austria had increased their

Japanese importa fob very shipments in the years immedia- largely consisted of cheap, show

preceding the outbreak articles for the bazas trade. of hostilities, these, were which have replaced German and competition in many more ft on & scfficient scate to ease Austrian foods of similar type however, stands at the commence plant you have

with be exceedingly scate, Fudiart any uneasiness. and British ex- These article bave pot, as a rule, ment of aners of great expansion. porters very largely controlled compared with British goods. So The increase in her wants in likely the market in manufactured far as can be ascertained at pre- 10 be goods. During the war, however sent. Japan will probably retain

great that

the been looking for, number of this trade, as, owing to beavy owing

general volame "of to a great causes, such as the diversion of taxation and labour troubles, the trade with ner is likely British industries to war pro duction, the shortage of tonnage. countries is bound to increase changes in the character of our

cost of production in the Central increase rather than diminish. Works smoothly

Although there will be some &c.. buyers in India were and the articles in question are unable to secure their require peculiarly suited to Japanese shipments. I look forward with ments from the United Kingdom, conditions of industry. These confidence to a great expanision and no need of and consequently were forced to remarks

in our export trade to India when Biso apply in the seok

other sources. Buring case of matches and silk proof reconstruction in Europe have foundations.

the difficulties and preoccupations offices and agencies were ducts. Japanese minerals, such established in the United States copper, sulphur, and brass been met, and particularly when nod Japan, and these

will probably continue to be im labour conditions at home enable countries were enabled by force ported in fair quantities. There British manufacturers to quote of circumstances to secure.is bound to be a considerable de competitive prices and give rea- wilbout particular effort, clice, however, in such articles sonale deliveries. stronger footing in the market as electric cables, wire, ad The extension of industries in Stocks arrived. than could possibly have been accessories; paper, hardware, India will not only increase the acquired by years of effort in iron normal times.

AMERICAS COMPETITION.

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oor

and steel, machinery, general prosperity of the country, cullery, paints apparel and haber-and thereby raise the standard of dashery, beer, tes chasis, cement living of the people but will tend and chemicals. It is to bel is the long rùn to raise the stand- In 1913-14 American shipments anticipated that there willard and widen the range of com- to India only amounted to just be greater competition than was modities imported from OTSISSER, over £3,000,000, of which 50 per apparent in 1913, but the importa and will make the country a cant, consisted of mineral oils during the last few years have more valuable member of the and the balance principally iron born inflated solely on account Empire than she has ever been and steel, machinery, hardware,] of the shutting-off of normal hitherto,

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(Fletcher & Co., Ltd.)

22. Queen's Road Central.

Tel.

345-

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Its a IK,W.

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