The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-29
German Enterprise.

A recent number Of the New York Nation
contains the following paragraph relating to the
rapid progress of Germans in Asatic ports.
All who have travelled or voyaged through the
Pacific, will see how applicable the remarks are
to this ocean as well as 10 Asia. In this group
as also in other groups OF this ocean, they have
settled and conduct large share of the agricul-
tural and commercial operations, and, as general
rule, prove TO be the most industrious and sue
cessful residents. The ease with which they &C.
quire the language of the people among whom
they settle, has often been remarked and this
may account in part for the success which attends
them as merchants and agriculturists. The Ma
lions tribute to German enterprise will be en-
dorsed by every traveller Of experience in this
part Of the world
1.-The success of the Germans in establishing for
themselves commercial positions in foreign countries
is beginning TO attract good deal of attention In
England. In recent speech in Scotland, Sir Bar
tie Frere made statements pointing to their actual
supremacy in certain parts Of the East, and num-
Der of letters have since appeared coTroboang him.
An "EN-President OF the Liverpool Chamber of Com
merce says that ii is asubiect to which he has for
years given close attention, being connected with
firm employing large number of apprentices, both
English aud German, and has "no hesitation in
stating that young Germans make the best business
men, and the reason is, they better educated
He says whatever the young Germans do sis well
and accurately done, and no detail is too small 10
escape their attention. and this naturally engenders
a habit of mind and thought which In after-life
makes them shrewd and thorough men of business"
A Singapore merchant writes to the Times that
"having resided many years in the StraRs settle
ments and China he "cau bear testimony to the
rapid strides made by German merchants in the
Eastern and China trade He says that when he
first went to Singapore, there was only one German
firm there; nov they nearly equal the English in
numbers, wealth, and importance. In Penang it is
the same while at the French colony, Saigon, in
Cochin China, situated midway between two British
colonies Singapore and HongSOng) the Germans
have absorbed the larger part of the valuable rice
trade; and though during the Franco. Prussian war
the local government expelled every German mer-
chant from the place, they came back as soon as
the war was over and resumed their former posi-
ton, zone ofthem being in fact the acting British
Consul of the place. few months since. In Hong
kong there were last year p German and only %
British mercantile firms and 1.-THE larger portion of
the carrying trade of the coast of China" is 10 their
hands also. "Cheap German hardware is also i'm
ported in immense quantities in the East for the
native market This correspondent attributes the
superiority OF the Germans in trade to their superior
natural intelligence, education, and devotion to
work. "German OF many years residence in
England" writes also TO point out that the CONNER
cia success OF his countrymen is due principally TO
the "Realschulen system. The discussion is not |
without its bearing the spread OF Germans in this
ountry."