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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVIII, Issue 4362, 3 December 1897, Page 2

An interesting Consular report concerning the trade and finance of Danzig states that a remarkable change is to be noticed during the last few years in the increasing demand in the provinces forming 'this Consular district, which is about the size ot Ireland, for articles made in Great Britain. This applies more especially to luxuries, which hitherto the German did without, or was satisfied with the inferior qualities produced in hiil own CQUjjtrv. The > shops of Dant_g i give great prominence to goods manufactured in Great Britain, and the shopmen always carefully explain that th^y are of British make, and superior to similar goods made elsewhere. The report contrasts the way in which the British merchant seeks new trade '.lis. un'eis in fci'u . ia with that of his foreign rival. The British subject obtains from his Coubul, or from a directory, most probably out of date, a list of the local traders who deal in what he wants to sell. These Jp bombards with price lists in the Bugljsfa language, wbfsh thpy cannot read, ? and then W{* f*»|». M|w4 that they pay no attention to his communications. _ne forefgo ijya.l. on the contrary, sends a '-«-SUW to gantaig, „pg»kißK OeF"Wn i„.. " ~ ***..__ thes? same traders Luently, who «-- the ' vith samples, aud explains to .... ooSsca_ be forwarded to them mth the east possible delay and expense sad^ols lis wares to such an extent that he seldom ( eaves without getting an order. (