2425000] rhe administration of the Harbin, Dee. 24, the Japanese production from thst genuine Chinese one. 'There is string of Japanese goods to those of European "and American' production, having marks and Jabels, and even sometimes trade marks, in English, without any Indication that the goods have been produced. in Japan. In many cases, the Japanese manufacturers place the words "made i Japan" or "made in Nippon" in such a place and in such tiny type that the origin of the foods can hardly be noticed.
21022,0° harbin Railway has organised a Besides all the above methods of motor-bus service between Harbin supporting Japanese trade in Man-fand the port of Tungkiang, at the churia the. steamship Vines from mouth of the Sungari River, Japan are giving preferential rates to Goods ard passengers will be car-'Japanese houses and the Government ied, and it is proposed to maintain has reduced the duties on goods the service with caravans. of four-which are very largely manufactured teen "buses and trucks, which will in Japanese industrial centres, "Special series on Manchuria oF be convoyed by special guards armed with "machine-guns and ies Very often also the marks and some cases trade marks of the goods of Japanese production are exact imitations of thave of well-known foreign factories and firms. Thus, for instance, in Harbin socks of the famous "Bear Brand" mark are to be found with almost the same type the world-known "Bear" mark, thermos "flasks with the "Eagle" mark, and other imitations, thou some cases the word is. wrong-spelt, a5 in the case of "Lodnon Instead of "London."
Tu many cases the work in the production of the goods is so excel-Tent that it is dificult to ascertain that they are imitations, except by these who are specialists and exper: s the business, but at the same tim? such marking of goods has great importance in the. matter of the development of their sale in the yes, he is getting on very nicely!"
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