British and other foreign merchants in this Colony are hoping to re-capture the market from the Japanese. The latter have dumped 2 good deal of their merchandise in Hongkong and take advantage of the ipping facilities and the propinquiry between Japanese ports and. Hongkong. Another point in their favour was that the Japanese were very skilful in imitating the goods of other countries. In the department stores, one will find many cotton and iron goods that look very much like those from " cashire and of lending hgs>.eceived many
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