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The sun., 1919-09-03
SOUTH CHINA SILK TRADE.
Exports for Season Ending May 4
Larger Than in 1918,

The silk trade of South China for the
season which ended May ! was fairly
successful on the whole. The total ex-
ports of silk of all grades are placed at
4l,70O bales. as compared with $1,000
bales in the season ended May /, 1918
and 27,1O0 bales in 1917. OF the exports
during the last season the United States
took 2O,700 bales, as compared with 2l,-
600 bales for Europe. In the season OF
1918 the United States took 1900 bales
and Europe 1900 bales. and in 1917 the
United States imported $4,000 bales and
Europe 14,100 bales.
Although considerable stocks of old
silk are carried over into the new season,
the exports have been profitable, and the
Indications are that the new crops will be
short enough to enable consuming mar
kets to take all silk on hand at a good
price. The first of the new crops is re-
ported at about 5000 bales, compared
with 1000 bales last year and 5000 in
1917 High exchange continues to be
the chief drawback to an active and
profitable trade. as it benefits neither the
American or European importer nor the
Chinese exporter
American importers are showing rather
more than ordinary interest in South
China silk piece goods. Comparatively
little business has resulted. but inquiry
has been very active and the prospects
of more than ordinary trade are consid-
cred good.
The sun., 1919-09-03
SLAM MARKET FOR LAMPS.
Steady Demand for Low Priced
American Makes.

Siam offers a good market for Ameri-
can lamps. says Vice Consul Hansen, at
Bangkok, who writes:
During the five Years ended March
81, 1913, the average yearly value of the
imports OF lamps and parts into Siam,
through the port of Bangkok, amounted
to $137,379 gold. against a yearly aver
age of $112,575 for the following five
years. The quantities and values for the
latter period were 220,SS6 kilos valued
at S145,999, in the fiscal year ended
March 81. 1914; 147.122 kilos valued at
$131.S7s in 1915; 1876 kilos valued at
1,063 in 1916; 1885 kilos valued at
$140.250 in 1917, and 50,061 kilos valued
at s63,6s7 in 1918.
Neither natural nor artificial gas is
produced in Siam, and Bangkok is prac-
tically the only city in the Kingdom
supplied with electric power and lighting
plants, and furthermore, as lamps are
not manufactured locally, the demand
for foreign lamps is likely to continue as
in previous years. Low-priced lamps
and lanterns OF simple construction find
the most ready sale for upcountry use.
An American wickless lamp of durable
qualities has continued its popularity in
spite of a clever but Worthless imitation
which sells for less than half the price
The import duty on lamps and parts is
per cent. ad valorem, ana these goods
are handled by the leading importers
and merchants of Bangkok"
The sun., 1919-09-03
METHYLATED SPIRIT
FAMINE IN ISLAND
Scarcity Confronts 100 Trades
Which Use 1t.

An unsatisfactory condition is said TO
exist with regard to supplies of methy-
lated spirits Industrial alcoho) in Aus
tralia. For months the public has eN-
perienced considerable difficulty in Sc
curing adequate quantities of this neces-
sary commodity. The condition became
acute toward the end OF last year, and
now, after a short period OF temporary
relief, another famine has arisen. There
are more than 100 trades in which ex-
tensive use is made of methylated spirits.
There are only two sources from which
methylated spirits are obtainable in the
State OF Victoria--the Australian Distil-
lery Company in Melbourne is probably
the principal manufacturer, while an
other firm distributes supplies that come
from the Colonial Sugar Company's re-
fnery at sydney. The spirit is all methy-
lated from alcohol distilled from mo-
lasses.
The Australian Distillcry Company has
pant in Melbourne that can turn out
10000 gnnons ~ rfthyiatcd rr'rit- =
week, while the supplies that come from
Sydney are estimated at 5000 to 1000
gallons a week, but the Melbourne plant
is at present not working at. all owing
to a strike and the lack of coal supplies.
The firm has not. however, at any time
this year been producing 10000 gallons
OF nnethylated spirits a week at the
most II has been turning out only few
thousand gallons. The reason for this
Is stated by the Melbourne Age to be
the shortage OF shipping.
A large quantity OF the molasses used
has TO be brought from Queensland and
II has been impossible to secure enough
freight space. The demand In normal
times exceeds the supply. while at pres
ent the demand is three or four times
greater than the supply.
The sun., 1919-09-03
THROUGH JAPANESE EYES.
American Spirit of International-
ism Analysed,

In what it's editor calls IAN American
number" OF the JitsUOUo- nO-Nihon Ain
dustrial Japan. DIR. Kazutami Ulkita, a
professor at Waseda University, under
takes to name some salient American
traits which the Japanese ought to re-
member when making a study OF that
people, says the East and West Netcs
He contrasts American "humanism"
with japanese patriotism. The Ameri-
can people. he thinks, tend toward in
ternationalism, humanism and fraternity.
This is a natural course for America
80 natural that the Americans them
selves can hardly explain it to others.
Americans are composed of sixty diff
ferent peoples; they cannot. therefore,
maintain peace and order in the country
by a narrow spirit of patriotism. II is
natural, therefore, that the Americans
should advocate internationalism and
humanism. In Japan one may talk of
patriotism as the fundamental principle
OF the country: but such principle is
too narrow for the Americans. The
principle OF simple patriotism does not
lead to the development of America.
which embraces a medley of different
races.
In defining the differences between the
national life of America and that OF
Japan. the professor says: Public opin-
ion is the highest authority In the United
States. This should be remembered. be-
cause public opinion is not omnipotent
In Japan as 1t should be. The power of
an American President Is often over
ridden by the authority of public opin-
ion. In many instances public opinion
has stronger force than the law-one
may safely assert that President Wilson
led his country into war on the authority
OF public OPINION
The sun., 1919-09-03
RAW SILK MARKET
PRICES ARE FIRMER
Yokohama Reflects Settle
Tnent of Labor Troubles.

Last week noted a period of more or
less stagnation in the raw silk market,
although there were signs OF interest In
some quarters. This was due to the an
ticipation Of revival of activities both
among buyers of manufactured goods
and also of the return to work of the
majority Of those elements OF labor which
here and there had temporarily retarded
production.
The dyers report that labor is return
ing more freely and that the outlook for
a settlement OF the strike In the immedi-
ate future is favorable. This condition
was reflected in the Yokohama market
which over the holiday showed distinct
signs Of strengthening. and cables are
expected within the next two days indi-
eating still further advance at Yoko-
hama.
There is no change in the fundamental
condition that the silk industry is in a
fair way to be extremely active and that
the consumption of raw silk will far ex-
coed anything heretofore recorded. 1t
has been seldom the fact that all
branches OF silk goods are in active
demand far in excess OF the supply. To
take care of this II will be necessary to
coordinate the productivity OF labor to
its fullest capacity. to expedite the de
livery OF machinery. some OF which has
stood on order for more than year,
and TO develop all elements of the indus
try to their highest efficiency, as produc-
ton is now 25 to 80 per cont behind the
normal capacity that exists even at the
present time. Prices of Japan raw silk
are as follows:
The sun., 1919-09-03
LEPER COLONY NOT
ADISMAL PLACE
Settlement Enjoys Many So
cial Activities and Up to
Date Movies.

Life in the settlement of that little
portion OF Molokai. which is devoted to
the segregation of lepers is not SO sordid
or so frightful as the world may have
been led to believe, for much of their
idea concerning unfortunates of this
class was derived from the pages of
Ben-Hur
On July and ON June IL, when the
birthday of Kamehameha the Great, khe
Hawaiian conqueror, Is observed. and
on other holidays. everybody turns out
to witness tho horse racing events. On
these and other holidays the inmates
have athletic organizations. They have
strong men who build human pyramids"
and others who run foot races.
The settlement brass band is one of
the features of life there, while their
glee club and other amusement societies
are all made up OF the sufferers About
twice a week in the evenings everybody
attends the moving picture shows, the
reels being supplied from Honolulu, and
in this way the lepers learn much Of
the outside world.
The only time they are really i'll Is
when they have a bad cold or the
humps, or something like that. The
government of the territory of Hawaii
provides a superintendent and physician
and other administrative officers for the
settlement, and food supplies are OBJ
tained through them. Many of the lepers.
however, have their little kulianas of
land belonging to themselves, where they
raise taro, from which poi, the national
dish Is made.
Kalaupapa is the little administrative
town OF the settlement where steamships
make landings. Six or seven miles
away Is the little town of Kalawao
where many activities for the benefit
OF the inmates are carried on, such as
the Baldwin Home for Boys where
Brother Joseph Dutton, one of tie
unique figures OF the Pacific, makes his
headquarters. Brother Dutton went to
the settlement from the mainland about
thirty-four years ago. He went to
Kalawao and only once in this long
third of century has he left Kalawao
and visited Kalaupapa. He has never
had the desire to leave this out of the
way but beautiful spot of the world.
He has enormous correspondence with
people abroad, and does It all with pen
and ink, and refuses to utilize the mod
ern typewriting machine. The kindly in
tentions Of people to provide him with
a typewriter have all been met with a
friendly refusal.
He says he has never been inside a
motion picture house and has never seen
movie and hopes he never will. He
hoped the same thing with regard to
the automobile. but DR.. Goodhue, the
settlement physician, determined that
Brother Dutton ought to see something
modern and drove his car directly into
the Baldwin Home compound, and before
Brother Dutton knew It, his eyes had
beheld the modern juggernaut
They have their little dabble in poll
tics about every two years With good
motion pictures and libraries, music and
entertainments, horse racing, baseball
leagues and other forms of amusements
the inmates of Kalawao and Kalaupapa
have a reasonably good time.
The sun., 1919-09-03
MORE CARE NEEDED
. IN EXPORT PACKING
Some of the Merchandise
Lands Across Seas as a
Lot of Junk.

THE Sun has observed the arrival of
American merchandise in the principal
ports of seventeen foreign countries for
a period Of four years to learn. II pos
sible, the faults Of American packing.
So much has been written and spoken
concerning American failure to pack
properly that the general impression is
a total failure on the part of our export
ers to even approach reasonably good
packing.
AS a matter of fact. the packing av-
erage of America is very high Cased
automobiles which arrived In Vladivos-
tok at the outbreak of war were I'M
packed just a few months ago and
found to be as perfect in condition as
when they left the factory years before.
These cases had enjoyed open air stor-
age" for more than three years through
Siberian summers and winters. Not
much wrong there.
Something wrong here though. Cases
of popular priced watches for boys land
cd in Australia. They just landed
that's all. The watches never left the
wharf except in the pockets OF steve
-dors and hangers on. The light cases
were splintered en- route. Bing! The
sling set them on the wharf corners
first Come on, boys-the company is
rich! Strike me pink-look at EN- tick
ers Everybody grabbed and before the
next sling came over the side the wharf
was strewn with little yellow cartons
and the pockets of the men bulged.
There's a business side and a moral
side to such packing. Deliveries were
delayed four months. Trade was lost
the salesman lost his pep and dealers
substituted Moreover. an irresistible
temptation was placed in the way OF
men to whom watches were luxuries
and carelessness and pilfering were en-
Outraged Every such shipment encour-
ages there two evils OF transportation.
More strapping and a little heavier case
would eliminate these troubles.
When II comes to small tools like scis-
scrs, small wrenches, nedles, knives and
other cutlery. and such things as pack
aged lacks, rivets and eyelets. American
packing is the best Stout cartons whose
covers fit and strong, well strapped
cases assure the safe arrival of the mer-
chandise and the cartons assure the per-
manent good condition Of their contents
and prevent loss in the store, shop OF
factory.
Piece goods packers as q rule use toe
light case, but when cases of this
kind are well strapped or center wired
and end strapped they usually &C
through all right One thing should be
remembered. however. and that is orur
cleat diagonally across the end bords
of cases built with frame ends and
clinch the nails on the inside. This
prevents the accidental or intentional
driving in of the boards and the result.
ing opportunity for the removal of the
goods.
Small stuff like wood turnings ant
such specialties should never be shipped
abroad In barrels with burlap tops
Such packing is all right for railway
and motor truck transportation, but
comes to grief in the slings of ocear
liners. The barrel idea is all right, but
safety requires wood at both ends
Undoubtedly we shall soon so over
the top In the matter of packing. A few
more good pushes and we shall have
eliminated all cause for complaint.
The sun., 1919-09-03
NEW ADELAIDE POWER PLANT.
Bids to BE Sought for 10000
HOrse-Power System.

The Municipal Tramways Trust ot
Adelaide, South Australia, an organize
ton which is incorporated under the
control of the municipalities comprising
the metropolitan area of Adelaide and
which owns and operates the electric
street railway system. will shortly ask
for bids for the installation of a new
10000 horsepower electrical unit for It's
plant. 1t is> planned TO have the new
equipment in operation within eighteen
months.
movement has been started to have
the charter of the trust enlarged SO as
to allow II to furnish electrical power
in competition with the Adelaide Elec-
tiical Supply Company, Ltd. private
corporation which furnishes Adelaide
with light and power.
American manufacturers of electrical
machinery and equipment should address
their inquiries to the general manager,
Municipal Tramways Trust. Adelaide
South Australia.
The sun., 1919-09-03
DEMAND GOLD SUBSIDY.
Australian Mining Men Want
Government Aid.
\ Canadian reader says:

A Canadian reader says:
Production is now the watchword of
the nations that have been at war. They
have to buy much from other nations
and they have not the manufactured ar
tiole to give In exchange, hence the cry
Of increasing production.
Great nations like America have not
the same urgent need as the Others bat
1t is evident she must not slaGken Ia her
work. The other nations may catch up
quicker than is imagined-some of them
will
THE great gold mining industry of
America may possibly lag behind, not
indeed through want OF skill or perse-
verance OF her mining men but through
the difficulties of production, increased
cost of living and Of all necessary min
ing supplies, while the sold produced is
always the same price. 1t is the stan
dard OF the worlds values.
Australian mining men are alive 10
these problems. Seeing that their own
gold production has decreased from S79,-
192.1s4 IN 1908. the greatest on record,
to so.060,220 In 1917, they are petition
ing their Government for a subsidy OF
IS an ounce on their output"
The sun., 1919-09-03
VICTORIANS PREFER
OPEN MEAT MARKET
Producers Will Extend Con.
tract With Britain if Prices
Are Increased.
WISH ARGENTINE SCALE
Storage Stocks Will Reach
100000 Packages by
End of 1915.

At conference held by the victArisn
Minister for Agriculture with the ad-
visory committee of the meat produSsrs
organizations It was stated that Ire
Victorian producers would prefer "a
open market for their meat when bss
present contract with the Imperial CO.
eminent expires, three months after dc
declaration of peace, provided thEl SO
long as the British Government hs& con.
troll of shipping a guaranty Is given the
the same amount of insulated freight
would be made available as would %
provided II the contract was extended.
Failing an open market, the Nictoriaa
Government Is prepared to extend tia
contract IL prices were increased TO the
level of those received by the Argentine
and other sources of supply, the Nal
bourne Argus reports.
The Minister also placed before the
meeting the present and prospective po-
sition concerning the stocks of meat held
in cold storage and the opportunities for
shipping IL. II was intimated that at the
end of the fiscal year 1919 there would
be approximately 1,500,0 900 packages Of
exportable articles (meat. butter rab-
bits, So In store. and that 1t would
take thirty ships. carrying $4,000 pack
ages each, Ito transport these goods 1t
was therefore not to be expected, he said.
that the stores could be cleared before
the end of January next.
In the meantime both the butter and
meat export seasons would arrive, and
the Minister suggested that the storage
accommodation at the Victoria Dock be
increased by an additional 900, 900 cubic
feet This was strongly supported by
an advisory committee. This additional
storage space could be provided at a
cost of $4,000, and be completed by
the end of November.
The third question dealt with was
the need Of slaughtering accommodation
for the export of meat on account Of
producers direct. 50 that there could be
an extension Of the system that was
carried out in a comparatively small
way during the past season by the pro-
ducers undertaking their y own export
Communications from two cooperative
companies, offering to provide this
Strengthening accommodation II advances
OF capital were made by the Govern
ment. were received and considered.
The committee, however, was of opin-
ion that the Strengthening for producers
should be controlled. SO far as the met
ropolitan centre was concerned, by one
strong organization. Smaller companies
would mean larger STATS and overhead
charges.
The Governments encouragement
probably will be directed toward help
Ing the present producers cooperative
organizationsNto combine for this pur-
pose.
The sun., 1919-09-03

ing. carriage tires. drilling machines,
face powders, perfumery, leather sub
stitutes, mining machinery, mirrors,
glass, shoe ribbons, soap, thread, tooth
paste. tooth powder. tooth brushes,
trunks, carpet sweepers, hair ornaments.
hairpins. heels. hatpins, hosiery, meat
choppers, shoe forms, agricultural I'M
plemcnts and machinery, bed springs,
beverages, wines and liquors, blankets,
braid, coffee, collars, confectionery, bis
cults, crayons, fur hats, baker supplies,
hoes, chewing gum, cigarettes, cots,
handkerchiefs, lemons, millinery, mus
tard and yeast
Big orders could have been taken on
these items II delivery could have been
promised. While mentioning soap do
not think that the ten cent cake was
sought, It was the higher grades that
had the demand that could not be
supplied.
Japan was in evidence at the fair and
not less than 100 Japanese statesmen
were taking orders on many products
that Germany will no longer manufac-
ture. They were getting big orders ON
toys and cosmetics and on face powder.
Japan's principal big orders we're in
shoes, watches, jewelry underwear,
gloves. buttons, hosiery, linoleums,
framed pictures, fountain pens, pencils.
perfumery., pianos. talking machines,
Photographic supplies. metal lampware,
sewing machines, saws, locks, hardware,
iron cooking utensils, scissors and even
windmills.
All the principal merchants of the
Far East seemed to be In evidence at
the fair. 30 that they, could not fear
difficulty for the future in delivery as
It takes some weeks to reach this fair
from Siberian Russia
The sun., 1919-09-03
URGES TRIESTE SPUR
TRADE WITH CHINA
Letter Urges Steamship Ser
uice Be Established.

The IRfofmdtore Economtco OF Trieste
quotes letter received from the corre-
spondent Of the Commercial Museum OIL
Hankow pointing out the necessity OF
promoting trade between Trieste and
China. The letter does not directly con-
Germ American trade, but 1t contains IN
formation regarding the future of the
port of Trieste which may be interesting
to American exporters.
1.-THE Commercial Museum of Hankow
observes that Trieste has not in the past
taken enough interest in Chinese trade
The German steamship companies had
the monopoly of Chinese business, and 1t
appears that the Lloyd Triestino Naviga-
ton Company was unable to extend Its
trade on account OF the restrictions i'm
posed by the Austrian-German Naviga-
ton pool.
THE Lloyd Triestino should establish
steamship service with China, 30 that
Trieste could become the transshipment
port Of central Europe for Chinese trade.
Trieste itself has no products to be ex-
ported to China. and In order to have
the Italian merchandise from Lombardy
shipped through Trieste It would be ne
cessary that the italian State Railway
Administration establish especially low
rates for such products.
'The Lloyd Triestino should also try
to obtain the transportation of exports
to China from countries of the former
Austro Hungarian monarchy. The
Lloyd could at least take care Of cargoes
for Bombay and Shanghai, where 1t
would be easy for its vessels to obtain
cargoes for China. 1t is feared that II
the Lloyd does not make these efforts
the export trade from the countries Of
the former Dual Monarchy will pass
through the German ports of Hamburg
and Bremen"
treaty with Austria is signed and the
italian Government will have released
the Lloyd ships which were requisitioned
last November after the armistice was
concluded, the Lloyd Triestino will rees1
tablish the steamship service Il had with
the Far East before the war.
The sun., 1919-09-03

Owing to the effects of war expert
enced abroad. manufacturers and deal
ers here encountered year Of unusual
fluctuations. During the early part OF
the year the market was very brisk, but
this was followed by shortage OF ships.
high freight rates, increases in the price
OF fuel and rice and the embargo placed
By the American Government upon the
export Of gold bullion, which, though
partially lifted, had an adverse effect
upon the exporters as well as the makers
OF pottery. However. In spite OF these
hindrances, exports were IN greater vol.
ume than had been anticipated.
The sun., 1919-09-03
yApAN's CERAMIC INDUSTRY.
War Made shipment of Pottery
DImcuIt

According 10 the published reports OF
the Nagoya' Guild of Earthenware and
Porcelain Manufacturers ands Dealers
the products of the local ceramic indus
try in 1913 included 45,252.340 -toys.
1,696.960 household utensils. 21L2le,752
pieces of tableware, and 1,4Ss.s44 orna-
mental pieces. The total value Of these
was S5.6s9,660. Total sales included
1tltb4.S5s pieces, netting s6.l2e.s7s.
The sun., 1919-09-03

The China market has reached a pro-
hibitive figure at the moment and the
available supply OF Italian raw silk
IL hardly a factor In lettering the mar
ket from going steadily higher.