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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931.

· BRITISH MISSION

ENTERTAINED.

MR. GORDON MACKIE ON TRADE DIFFICULTIES.

THE SILVER SLUMP..

When Mr. Archibald Rose, for- marly Commercial Attacho at Shanghai, addressed the members of the Manekestor Chamber of Commerce in 1917, he then ad- vocnted the appointment of a Com- misalon to visit China and Japan to study the requirements of the market. As events have turned out, it is unfortunate that his ad- vice was not acted upon at an car- Her date. It would have been an annier proposition to tackle then "We in Hongkong fully realise than it is to-day, when auch heavy the very extensive changes, in Inroads have been made into our addition to great financial ancri- trade. We, on this side, who for flees that would be necessary years have been struggling to before Lancashire could reason- ably hope to compete with Japan,tain our hold on the market, and have done our best to explain the for the bulk of business, so vitalnos

position to to our trade, if, indeed, she is are indeed glad that His Majesty's our suppliers, at Home, ever able to do so," declared Mr. Government has at last takeu C. Gordon Mackie, Chairman of nction. The members of the Mis- the dinner which the Hongkongsian may rely upon our heartiest General Chamber of Commerce co-operation. and the Hongkong branch of the China Association tendered to the British Economic Mission at the Hongkong Hotel last night.

"Oft-told Tale."

Since they have made very thorough investigations during North Members of the Mission present thoir tour of Japan and were:--Sir Ernest Thompson, China in the lust few months, I am (Chairman), Sir Thomas Allen, afraid much of what I have to say Mr. James Bell, Mr. William A. may seem to them an "oft-told Crowther, LL. Col. Reginald Mortale," but I hope that, at any com, Mr. Louis Beule, Mr. Joseph it will not be repetition."

Wild, Mr. F. W. Birchenough, Mr.On many points we can but con- A. Duxbury, Mr. J. L. Edmondson, arm what the Mission has been Mr. George Green. Mr. Arthur told elsewhere as to the main rea- Reiss, Dr. S. H. C. Briggs, Mr. T. son why Britain has not retained St. Quintin Hill, Mr. N. A. Gut-her proportionate share, in recent tary, Mr. F. A. Barnes.

years, of world trade with China,

It must have become increas Other guests invited were the ingly evident to members of the Colonial Secretary (Mr. E. R. Mission in the course of their in- Ballifax), the Director of Public vestigations, that China is now Works, (Mr. H. T. Cronsy), Vice-essentially a price market, and Chancellor of the University. (Sir that our manufacturers are being William Hornell), Mr. H, J. Brett, beaten continually by Continental, Commercial Secretary of H. A. United States, Japanese and Chl- Lexation, and Mr. D. A. Clarke, sese competitora, on price. Secretary to the British Minister. Peking..

The Hosts.

do not propose to elaborato that point at the present moment, because inembers of the Mission are interviewing representatives of various local firms who, I have no doubt, give them chapter and verne for the statement in regard;

goods, engineering products, etc.

to

Price Consideration.

Our traditional alogan in regard world trade has been the superior quality of British manu- factures, but unfortunately, In the Beighbouring country in which we are all so deeply inter

The hosts were:The Hon, Air. C. Gordon Mackie, (Chairman), Mr W. H. Adler, Mr. S. A. Arthur, Mr. Frank Austin, Mr. Jamra Ho many kinds of manufactured Backhouse, Mr. W. II. Bell, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy. Mr. A. C. I. Bowker, Mr. T. H. G. Brayield, Mr. Allou Cameron, Mr. P. S. Cassidy. Mr Chau Yur

IL. Teng. Mr. T Crapnell,

Mr N. V. A. Croucher, Mr. N. M. Currie, Mr. H. R. 1. Dowbiggin. Mr. W. A. Howley, Mr. H. Dreyer, Mr. G. Beated, a series of misfortunes, poli- Dunnett, Mr. A. H. Ferguson. Mr. tien) and otherwise; hus ao re- W. N. Fleming, Mr. Fung Kong duced the purchasing power of the Un. Mr. J. Fleming. Mr. W. G.

people an to make price now the Gorgin, Mr. B. M. Gregory. Mr. P primary consideration rather than C. Hail, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. W. J. quality. This being so, participa- Hansen, Mr. J. Harrop, Mr. F. G. tion in the cheapest grades com- Herridge, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. Hemanding bulk deraand is; admitted- Leung, The Hon. Mr. J. Owenly, a vital necesalty, not only to Hughes. Mr. M. A. Johnson, Mr.secure 'a reasonable quota, but M. T. Johnson, Mr. J. Kotwall, also na un pahatlai to low pro- Mr YT. King, Mr. H. M. Kew,ducing cqg this connexion, to Mr. S. Lack, Mr. E. J. Lucon. Mr. more parita with regard Paul Lauder, Mr. B. Tander cotton textiles, I will quote some Lewin, Mr. C. M. Manners, Mr. A. remarks which were published in E. Martin, Mr. J. R. Masson. Mr. the Annual Report of the local G. E. Mitchell, Mr. T. A. Mitchell, Chamber of Commerce for the year Mr. G. Miskin, Mr. K. S. Morrison, 1929; Mr. L N. Murphy, Mr. G. C. Moxon, Mr. 3. Ormiston, The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paternon, Mr. T. E. Poarce, Mr. G. A. Pentreath, Mr. A. Piercy. Mr. J. A. Plummer, Mr. T, Ramsey, Mr. A. B. Raworth, Mr. H. R. Remington, Mr. L. E. N Ryan. Mr. T. II. R. Shaw, Mr. W. F. Sinumons. Mr. A. B. Stewart, Mr. R. Stock, Mr. E. Stone, Mr. T. S. Tim. Mr. G. G. N. Tinson. Mr. G. B. S. Thomson. ir. F. Syme Thomson, Mr. M. St. J. Walsh, Mr. J. P. Warren, MA, M. A. Williams. Mr. S. T. Williamson, Mr. S. U. White, Mr. Wong Oi Kut, Mr. M.

the F Key, Hon. Secretary of Chinn Association and Secretary of the General Chamber of Com→

merce.

Chairman's Speech.

The Chairman (the Hon. Mr, C. Gordon Mackie) said:

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"It is sincerely to be hoped that the formation of Com- bines now proceeding in the spinning and weaving acctiona of Lancashire will prove more effective and competitive than the efforts of individuals. In much bulk trade the dispurity between the British prototype And competitive counter-type Is sufficiently broad to dispel hope of any carly British par- in quantity. To the

tiespraudent on this side,

It would appear futile to ex- pect success to attend efforts directed only to the spinning and weaving section of the In- dustry Mass production mo thods in that direction ean only be effective granted closest possible co-operation on mass production lines with Bleachers, Dyers and Print- era. Most of the latter have hitherto turned a deaf ear to warnings regarding competi tion and have resolutely refus- ed to counter by price reduc- tion."

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combinations have been the order reasonably hope to compete with manufacturers and merchants, on of the day. In the light of that Japan for the bulk business so a keenly competitive basis. Tex- fact we can review the position vital to our trade, if indeed, she tiles cannot be transferred to up- in regard to producing costa vis- is ever able to do so.

Distribution Methods.

country points by foreign import- ere anything like so cheaply as by Chinese, who to-day assume the

a-vis our principal competitor- Japun, whose cotton textile indus- try-from raw material to the It has often been suggested that risks of credit, up-country cur Anished article is carried on by the distribution methods of rencien and transit (with its at more or less mans production mc-Tobacco and Oll companies might tendant possibilities of brigan- thods.

be followed in regard to textiles, dage and piracy), for a margin at Members of the Mission have but It must be borne in mind that which no individual Europesa seen this for themselves in Japan, commodities such as cigarettes or merchant, or special marketing and the subject needs no further oil, in relatively small standardia- organisation, would care to con-

more sider the business. olaboration from me. I would, ed units, lend themselves are

however, like to say that we here readily to up-country distribution, Generally, the methods of distri- fully realise the very extensive price-fixing and stocking, than do bution in China aro similar, whe changes; in addition to great fin- textiles, which vary greatly in ther the distributor is a British, ancial sacrifices, which would be character, range of quality and de- Continental or Japanese firm. nacessary before Lancashire could sign, and are handled by many' (Continued on Page 13.)

Gentlemen,On behalf of the Hongkong Branch of the Chine Association and the British mem- bers of the. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, it is my privilege to extend a hearty we come here this evening to Sir

As we all know, the cotton trade Ernest Thompson and the mem- bers of the British Economic Mis-in Lancashire so far as the spin- sion to the Far East (Applause).concerned, has hitherto been carri-

ning and weaving sections I trust they may find their stayed on independently by numerous pleasant and helpful towards the object they have in view, namely, separate organisations, and it is the furtherance of British trade only In what are termed, the finishing sections that any large in China,

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