Eight Months Trade Boom in Philippines 1918 Exceeds All History
The first eight months of 1918 saw record foreign trade for the Philippines with imports valued at 62.15 million dollars and exports at 86.04 million, driven by price increases and a surge in coconut oil shipments. Cotton products, foodstuffs, and transportation constraints shaped the trade balance as import demand outpaced supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
J. F. Boomer
Manila
United States
Japan
Plantations Expand in Philippines Sugar and Fiber Exports
The 1918 report notes new plantations and large capital in the Philippines, with sugar exports for eight months near 1917 levels. Tonnage shortages eased as government controlled vessels joined trade, boosting cargo space though fiber exports lagged due to price controls and copra bans. Ship arrivals helped move stocks, and officials say no actual export shortage remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philippines
Vesgola
Sailora
Provinces to Open Food Markets to Curb Living Costs
Following Manila’s two year plan to maintain city markets for buying and selling food at controlled prices provincial treasurers are authorized to use provincial funds to establish similar markets across the islands to curb the high cost of living.
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Manilla
FP. L
Manila
Iplandas
Farm Labor Division Created In Federal Employment Service
Federal Directors of the United States Employment Service from forty one states report week ending December 14 with 182 798 registrations and 127 415 referred. 40 026 placed in positions, men 20 026 and women 14 943. Farm Service Division named to direct harvest labor, M A Coykendall of Nebraska named director, John T Connell of Mississippi assistant director. The division will recruit harvesters for the western wheat belt and assist farm labor supply nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
TLF
Department of Lavor
Department
M.A. Coykendall
Nebraska
John T. Connell
Mississippi
Federal Employment Service
Western Wheat Belt
Department of Agriculture
Tientsin Aims To Be China’s New York Under Plan
General Yang I t h, commissioner of the Native City, says Tientsin will become China’s New York through the San Tiao Shih Cutting and river relocation. The project includes tearing down houses, laying tracks for a miniature railway, and reclaiming land for modern housing and streets. Yang envisions safer streets and boosted trade, with education for poor children emphasized via sixty schools run by native police officers and military training for pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
New York
Yang I Th
North China Star
San Tiao Shih
Chihli
Yang
Tientain
Buth
Eral Yang
Safery Il En
Worth Attention of Women on Kidney Health
An advertisement urges women to heed tiredness dark eye shadows and pains signaling weak kidneys. Mrs T J Bucknell of Hardy Nob reports recovery from lumbago with Foley Kidney Eye, claiming it helped her.
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T. J. Bucknell
Rowte
Hardy
Nob
Foley
Ady
Anglo American Co operation in the Far East
G Charles Hodges outlines Anglo American cooperation as a model for future allied effort in the Far East at the American University Club of Shanghai on October 22. The well attended meeting included guests British and American attachés, bankers, and church and business figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Charles Hodges
Far East
Charles Hodges
American University Club of
Shanghai
H. H. Mot
Bishop Home Stunts
W. C. Lane
Ralph Dawson
New Asia Banking Corporation
Julian Arnold
Hodgen
United States
Pacific
Anglo American cooperation and the Far East outlook
The speaker argues that Anglo American cooperation shapes a new world order beyond governments to reach the people. He predicts closer Britain United States ties are essential for peace, economic aims, and China’s potential, urging mutual aims and avoiding a politicized trade. The message emphasizes unity, shared purpose, and a strategic Pacific alliance.
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Pan-American Association
United States
Americas
Alles
England
America
Orient
State Department
Washington
Downing Street
London
Peking
Fvel
Destrucon
Fyrmer
Far East
Great Britain
China
Britain
Pacific
Mage
Atlantic
West Front
Monument to a Famous Venetian Family in SS John Church
A seventeenth century monument in the Church of SS John Venice uses varied marbles and lavish sculpture to honor the Mocenigo and Vendramin families. Central statues depict two doges and a wife. yellow marble drapery and African marble columns emphasize opulence, reflecting Venice’s peak, yet contrasted with fading simple values.
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Ss.john and Paul
West Overcomes Fragmentary Report In Cooperative Context
The note asserts a call for unity in the western region and urges cooperative effort to achieve a stronger collective stance. It hints at coordinating actions across areas to advance shared goals.
Post Office Provides Soldiers Information Center Network
Post office departments join with the labor department to turn all post offices into information centers for discharged soldiers. Bureau locations in home towns will direct veterans to nearest job bureaus and provide employment opportunities details. Representatives are now at 73 camps with 25 more covered. thousands of men are registering daily.
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Post Office Department
Department of Labor
United States Employment Service
National
Department of iIabor
Feeder& Employment Service
Chinese Postoffice Progress Report for 1917
The 1917 report by Co-Director H. Picard-Destelan shows progress despite unrest, floods and plague. Mail matter and parcels posted reached 278,281,400, up 28 million from 1916, with increases in ordinary, registered, and express items, and a rising postal network to 1,102 offices and agencies. Money orders issued valued at 321,523,300, up from 40,066,500 in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Picard-Destelan
Millona
Kwangtung
Increase in payments to families of Chinese labor corps abroad
In part due to this department being used to pay families of the Chinese labor corps abroad, the practice has grown. The aim is to streamline aid, though concerns remain about oversight and equitable distribution.
First Chinese Merchant Ship Arrives in Seattle
The Hwa Hwa, a free Chinese merchant vessel with five to seven hundred tons, arrived in Seattle from the Straits Settlements and Hong Kong. It marks the first Chinese steamship to display the flag of the Chinese Republic on Pacific waters.
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China
Seattle
Hwa Hwa
Straits Settlements
Hongkong
Chinese Republic
Pacific
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Promises Cough Relief
An advertisement from Henry Willis at Sandy Point Texas touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughing. It claims one bottle provided relief after prior medicines failed. The note warns the product may contain opiates and says it is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Hee
Henry Willis
Sandy Point
Tenas
Ady
Canton Names New Over Governor for Kwangtung
Canton reports the mill government appoints Chale Wang as civil governor of Kwangtung. He was installed October 20 and received the office from Li Yau Yan who remains supportive of the Constitutional movement as commander of the Situ Hing troops.
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Canton
Chale Wang
Kwangtung
Mill
Li Yau Yan
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Capitol Avenue
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Boyd
Formosa
Bureau of Education
Islands
Provinces
Republic
Mocenigo
Vendramin
Venice
Tan
Post Office
Pook-Kes
Cheyenne
Postoffice
Pionacer Avenue Model Cleaners
Watters H. Shuman
the Palace Cafe
Carey
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