The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01


lions In China have led to the establish
ment of great many Chinese manufac-
turing concerns In various industries
This will no doubt have a tendency to
create a keener competition In certain
lines of goods.
It Is reported that Japanese industrial
organizations have requested the De-
partment of Agriculture and Commerce
to reestablish the commercial attache
service. At the present time information
regarding markets and general CONNER
cial conditions is reported only by
commercial or Industrial students of the
Government (consuls eleves) at consul
lates abroad, but on account of the lin
tied appropriation many Of their reports
are not available TO the business men at
home.
The Hongkong Government proposes
to build a number of small apartment
houses and a hotel in Kowloon, at an
estimated cost of $1.500,000.
Business men of Manila, p l., are en-
deavoring to have established in that
city Itock exchange and also a prod
uce exchange.
A new mill for the manufacture OF fine
thread Is to be established In Shanghai
China, with capital Of s1.600.000.
Chinese owned spinning and weaving
plants are also taking steps to enlarge
their present facilities. and this offers a
field for American cotton machinery.
While the rice situation throughout
| the Orient is very serious at present. 1t
is expected in many quarters to be even
worse next year, because the summer
crops in many important rice growing
centres are but so per cent. normal
In the mountains of Sumatra, Dutch
East Indies, there are said to be ap-
proximately $4,000 to 10000 tons OF rice
that cannot be brought out to the
hungry people on the coast on account
of lack of transportation facilities.
A prominent Boston bank has facili-
ties for obtaining information about the
credit standing of Chinese concerns. and
will obtain and transmit such inforTna-
ton free of charge to responsible in
quirers.
The American Consul General at
Sydney. Australia. reports that the pub
lie library of New South Wales, sgd
ney. is very anxious that American
manufacturers continue to send their
trade catalogues and journals. so that
the American section of this collection
in the library may be kept up to date.
Such literature may be sent to the
American Consul General at Sydney,
who will gladly forward II to the
library
The fact that the Bombs. Electric
Tramway Company. Bombay. India, re-
Gently placed an order for 100 tram
trucks in America on account of the ad-
vantageous prices quoted indicates that
there is further opportunity for the mar
keting in India OF this and kindred lines.
The first general meeting OF the Tai
wan Electric Power Company. Ltd. was
held in Taihoku, Taiwan. recently, when
the corporation elected its officers. Work
on this company's plant which is TO be
located at Lake Candidius. is to begin
at once, and all inquiries regarding the
possibility of furnishing materials should
be addressed direct to the company at
Taihoku, Taiwan.
There has been formed IN Shanghai.
China, a new chamber of commerce
which. upon its organization. enrolled
2,700 Chinese firms, and to this list It
expects to add 10000 more members.
While these organizations, which are
composed of small retail firms. give
the impression of being unions of shop
keepers, rather than chambers of COM
merce in the Western sense. their In
iuence on political and commercial life
is, nevertheless likely to be very great.
The 1919 barley and wheat crops of
Chosen show increases over the harvest
of 1918. The survey, recently COM
pleted by the Government General, puts
this years barley crop at 27.6s7.eS6
bushels, or 1,375,196 bushels more than
last year. and the wheat crop Is esti-
crease of b1S.75S bushels over the
previous year.
The paper trade of Hongkong is very
large. the imports of news and other
paper exceeding 100000 in value in
1918. Previous to the war the largest
imports of all grades of paper were
from Europe, the news print grades
from the Scandinavian countries through
Great Britain and Belgium and the
better grades from Continental Europe.
Most OF the stationery has also come
from Europe and Japan. While Ameri-
can manufacturers OF fine writing paper
and stationery have a fair share OF its
trade, It is said they can very materially
increase this business Dy u more HDeral
advertising campaign.
There have been received in the Far
Eastern division copies of Chinese Iron
Mining Regulations, relating to pro-
visional regulations governing the grant
ing of licenses and regulations concern
ing the experimenting power and func-
tons In the establishment of mining
companies These laws contain various
provisions affecting foreign investors
and are available to all interested
persons.
There Is an extensive demand in
Slam for tools and cutlery due to that
countrys agricultural End Industrial
development, and the fact that there is
practically no local manufacture Of
these goods offers an opportunity for
the Introduction of the American article.
The import duty on cutlery and all kinds
of metal manufactures Is 3 per cent. ad
valorem, levied on the entire cost OF the
shipment inclusive OF all charges to the
port OF entry and cost of packing ma
terials.
LABOR EXTREMISTS FAIL.