The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
TRADE BRIEFS.

The American consul at Colombo. Cey-
lon, reports that requests have been made
at the consulate for catalogues OF cocoa
and chocolate making machinery. There
is at present but limited quantity Of
these products manufactured In Ceylon.
but efforts are being made TO increase the
output. Catalogues should be forwarded
TO the consulate.
A bill has been presented to the Italian
Parliament for extending to private COM
panies and contractors, II the necessary
guarantees are given, the right to under
take draining operations. BY the law now
in force such work. II not directly as
sumed by the State. can be carried on
only by the provinces, municipalities or
the syndicates formed by interested pro-
prietors. 1t Is believed that such n meas
ure, II made law, will lead to more rapid
and energetic action in carrying out the
| drainage programme. there being about
], 900, 900 hectares which are awaiting by
gienic and agricultural redemption.
The japanese Government has appointed
four experts and one secretariat In Tsiwan.
| Formosa. TO promote the tea industry
, there.
Chilean business men wish TO secure
agencies for automobiles. ONCE supplies.
| marine and fire insurance. steamships and
sheep dips Correspondence may be in
| English.
| Japan Is now In position to manufac-
| ture betting IN quantities nearly SUFFICIENT
| to supply the local market of suitable
| quality and at prices too low to admit OF
| much further foreign competition. The
| following figures show the marked de-
| crease in the imports of leather betting
/ during the past three years, despite the
tn1, .trgn nato lab, 49,
| scterIzed these years: 1915. "a. 900 pounds
valued at $4,000; 1915 $4,000 pounds val
ued at 100000. and 1917, G,5o0 pounds
valued at $1,000.
Tho Zeitschrir f1r dnOeuandts Chemie
states that raw bones are now being made
into glue by treatment with sulphur diox-
! ide, the fat being removed with benzine
! and the mass being boiled in water under
| pressure. The resulting substance Is a
very good one. German papers contain
numerous Advertisements for glue ard
| other adhesIves. Frequently the ndNe =
| tisements state that the material is -.
| quired for army orders. 1t is unders I'd
that no more animal glue Is being relic ed
| for the civilian shoe trade except In I'm.
tied quantities for the manufacture Of ar
tihcial sole leather, but that this ma eriaI
Is reserved exclusively for factories which
|
| to reports tho Government carefully ap-
| portions tho limited amount OF different
| kinds Of adhesives among the various con
Stunning trades.
! The Governor General of Chosen, Korea
| has just issued a decree authorizing new
| real estate bank in Chosen. which will bt
formed by the amalgsmation OF the pres
| ent real estate banks under oficIal pro.
lection. The new consolidated bank, called
| the Development Bank. will have CAPT
tai OF 100000 yen (about So 900. OOO)
and viii be authorized to issue debenture,
up TO ten times Its paid up capital. II
will start business on October /.
The Military Government OF tho Do
| ninican Republic has authorized the in,
| stallaton of a sewerage system In Santi
ago dc los Caballeros. The work will b,
| carried out In accordance with plans pre-
pared by Engineer Bogaert. The expens,
Of installing the sewers will not be paic
from the funds OF the ordinary budget, hui
! by means OF an imposed contribution from
all landlords.