(Publicity Bureau for South China) has been transferred to the Federation of British Industries. Mr. C. Montague Ede, general manager of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, is responsible for inducing the Federation to assume the direction of the bureau in England. The bureau was an organisation set on foot to provide an essential link between the home manufacturer and the distributing merchant in China. The bureau established its Ri own organization throughout the four provinces of Kuantung, Kuangsi, Yunnan, and Kueichow, with the result that it exercises a controlling influence over nearly 100 newspapers published in the vernal cular. It proposes to introduce British manufacturers at home to British merchants in China, or vice versa. The direction of the bureau's activities in London will be under the superintendence of Mr. Henry Hobden, formerly of the Eastern Extension' Telegraph Ca., and more recently of the Board of Trade.
New Industries on the Pacific Coast The—_ remarkably diversified nature of the natural resources of British Columbia is well illustrated by a recent review given by the Commissioner of the Provincial Department of Industries, of projects which have come before him since the inauguration of his department.
The Department came into being following the appropriation of $2,000,000 by a vote during the last session of the legislature. The money was allotted to be expended in assisting industries in which the natural resources of the province would be developed or which would be of material benefit to the whole people. While scores of proposals have been put forward, only $500,- 00 so far has been advanced ani! this mostly in small amounts. Thus far efforts have been directed to wards utilizing the fund as a measure of re-establishment for returned soldiers, as far as possible preference being given to industries which would give the most employment.
Assistance has been given to a variety of industries, among which are the following:—Cordage factory to make rope, binder twine, and fishing nets; two box factories: two furniture factories;.paper-bag and carton factory; pulp and: paper, mill: herring curing concern; two toy factories.
The largest loan yet made was that to the Canadian Western Cordage Company whose plant is now being erected at New Westminister at the mouth of the Fraser iver. The company is managed entirely by returned soldiers who formed a ce-operative concern and obtained a loan of $200,000 from the Department. It is expected that the first product of the factory will be on the market by July next. year.
At present there are under consideration two projects looking the establishment on a large scale of an iron and steel industry on this coast. It is well known that great deposits of hematite and limonite exist and the urgent need for such an industry, order to make possible, among other things,
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