Each brought a price ten or twenty times its cost. Imported things sold briskly, and could lead to quick fortunes. From trunks they moved to importing, first by the crate, then by the container.
「由於這裡全是第一代華僑，子女年紀都不大」，李肇洛統計當地人口，發現七歲以下的小孩約有五百個；適婚年齡的男女則有將近一千人。