     It is my pleasure to learn from Mr. J. R. Miller, our business friend, 
of Hudson / Company of your city, that you have a well-established company 
and represent a good number of manufacturers of other countries and you 
have had very good business connections with all the large African import-
ers of hand tools and hardware.  Our company is the sales agent for the 
largest hand tool company of Taiwan.  I am pleased to enclose for your re-
ference a list of the hand tools that our principal procures.  Our catalog, 
free samples and the price list including your commission, will be sent to 
you as soon as we hear from you.
     The industries of Taiwan have produced a good variety of products for 
the world market in recent years, and the total exports amounted to us$ 
5,600 million in 1974.  According to a reliable source, the total will be 
about 6,500 million dollars this year.  You will see that Taiwan's products 
are competitive against those produced in other countries.  Recently two 
Japanese department stores have sent their buyers to Taiwan for competitive 
commodities.  Many foreign buyers are here booking their requirements every 
day.  And, buying offices and agents of foreign importers are increasing in 
Taipei City.  You will see that many Japanese products are not as 
competitive as they have been and that it may be the time for you to start 
the push of the sales of Taiwan's products in your market.
     So far as I know, electrical and electronic products find a very good 
market in your country.  Should you find the two lines of business inter-
esting, just let me know.  You will be interested to hear that we have been 
able to obtain a further supply of Bragilian Coffee of the same quality as 
that supplied to you last year.  The total consignment is only 1,000 lb., 
and we are pleased to offer it to you at 300 per lb.  With the increase in 
freight costs which become effective this week, the next consignment will 
be dearer, so we recommend you to take prompt advantage of this offer, 
which is firm for three days only.
     Many auto manufacturers everywhere are scurrying to fill the demand 
for diesel powered sedans in this day of energy shortage.  Mercedes-Benz 
has pioneered in this field since 1936 with the introduction of the 260D 
diesel sedan.  And today Mercedes-Benz diesel sedans are the most admired 
and sought after cars.  Other manufacturers are also rushing to meet the 
demand.  Taiwan presently ( as far as I know ) only manufactures one model 
diesel sedan, the Yue Loong 2200.  I'm sure it would constitute a blessing 
to the consumers and the energy conscious Industrial Development Bureau to 
develop and manufacture more fuel-efficient diesel cars in Taiwan, or at 
least, to encourage their importation over the importation of gasoline 
powered models.  I can suggest some excellent choices:  Mercedes-Benz die-
sels.
     My office is situated at Chung Shan N. Rd. Sec. 2 and my house is at 
Chung Shan N. Rd. Sec. 6, Tein Mou.  Everyday except holidays I open my 
office at 9:30 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.  There is only one bus route 
No.220 operating between my house and office.  In the morning the said bus 
is very crowded, but one manages to get into it, but in the evening it is 
very very crowded and one cannot get into it.  It is very surprising that 
there are many bus routes to Shih Lin and many of them are empty in the 
evening hours, for example route No.269,301,310 etc.  I hope you will 
publish my letter in your newspaper to attract the attention of the 
transport department.
     As foreign residents in Taipei we have been happy to see the great 
progress made by this island nation.  Progress under President Chiang 
towards democratization has been noteworthy, while economic and social 
progress has been especially impressive.  Naturally we were happy to see 
similar cultural progress then the organization of the Taipei Philharmonic 
Orchestra was announced.  It seemed that Taipei was about to make another 
step towards becoming the world city it should be, towards growing up 
musically.  The several concerts given last year by the orchestra were full 
of promise; excellent progress in the difficult task of building an 
orchestra was being made.  We were consequently very surprised and saddened 
when the Taipei Philharmonic Foundation precipitously decided to dissolve 
the orchestra.
     In spite of many rumors that your newspaper reported, the directors of 
the foundation have only claimed that their funds were insufficient.  Why 
then did they refuse a substantial grant offered by the Ministry of 
Education, and why did they allow the orchestra to perform charity concerts 
for the Police Radio Station and the Taipei City Music Season?  Why were 
funds from other sources not sought, thus making it a real community 
orchestra?  As each concert was sold out, why were more concerts no 
scheduled to increase ticket income?  And finally, if funds were not 
sufficient to support the orchestra, why are the foundation's directors now 
trying to expand the range of activities they wish to support?  These are 
questions we find difficult to answer.
     "It demonstrates clearly that Northern Ireland is a powerful 
contender for inward investment from the Far East... The province is now 
internationally recognized as an ideal foothold for servicing the 
European and other markets."
     The launch capped four years of negotiations to bring a major job-
creating project to the province but it has been dogged by allegations 
that the project is uneconomic and resulted from political pressure from 
the British government.
     It also evoked memories of an ill-starred project by John De Lorean 
to build futuristic cars in Northern Ireland.  The plan collapsed because 
of irregularities and a lack of cash in 1978.