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TUB SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, i920.
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doubtful If thero la another Important
port In the world bolonBlntt to a Power
concerned In the Great War.whlch has
readjusted Itself so readily and. easily
to post-war conditions as Hong Kong.
While the colony waa directly concerned
In hostilities only to a limited oxtent,
its. trade and very life have, been pro
foundly affected by, the struggle. On
the other hand, since Its trade and gen
eral existence depend upon other coun
tries and are In fact a reflection of
general conditions In all this part of the.
world, the manner In which It haa re
sponded to now conditions Is most elg-,
nlflcant 4r
During 1919 there was a constancy
expanding trade, constantly Improving
j .ii.ii s.nnriltlnn1. an1 a.
BOCUll Bull Jivm-v.." -""""i I .1.
constantly Increasing confidence In the
future. The general spiru u.
slon and lassitude which characterized
everything at the beginning of tt.o year
gave way to a spirit ot optlmrsm and
enterprise, and In practically every
line of business there Is evertf prospect
of a successful future.
On tfc whole the year was, a gooa ono
In a business way. Trade was not so
- i. ta4. iiiiv Imv.i In fiOme of
tho more or lesa stapleHnes, but on
the other hand there was a special de
mand for other South Ctlna goods' which
was very satisfactorA Tho year's
record exceeds In voJuo that of 1918,
I. H n V, A -,, nf nrnfltn thern Is
mint) 11. ' ( w - ' i
nothing to complain 'of. The depression .
In some linos of y.-afle which followed
the armistice has, been overcome, and,
stocks acquired a, high war prices have
been worked off successfully with a I
mlAtmiim nf ffi If ftflV ftt all. TTlO
maintenance c'C prices, where indeed
prices did not advance, enabled dealers
In almoot all, 'lines to conduct a success
ful year's bnalness. With very few ex
ceptions, local industries had a very
successful year.
The cofany In general haa found Its
feet after tne war and bids fair to main
tain Its 'hold upon the great trade with
all this part of .the world which haa
made 1t what It Is. In social and poli
tical lines, too. there has been an awak
cnlnjj. The colony now has in hand
mora public Improvements, especially of
th sort that work for general social ad
vancement, than ever before In Its his
tory. There is more of a eplrlt of general
' nrrirrf99 nhmnd thnn hfta heen notfvl for
many years. The reaction from tho war
Is In full swing, and there Is every rea
son to anticipate that It will have
notable results.
CHINAS--CUSTOMS SYSTEM
GROWING MORE SCIENTIFIC
Practical Explanation of Methods of Levying Duties
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The monthly Increments by which
Japan's advene balance of trade has
rapidly mounte to an approximate
total of 1130,000.000 for the first three
months of 1920 were roughly 114,000,000
during January, $48,500,000 during Feb
ruary, and 167,500,000 during March.
This Is one of the principal factors
behind Japan's financial disturbance.
An activity In the Japanese cement
market early In March, unusual at that
season of the year, was reported by
Consul General George H Scldmore.
In 'View of the prospects of an Increased
demand to meet the needs of the ex
tenslvo construction of factories and
other buildings, apeculatprs were evi
dently buying up air the available
stocks, which were not large, since
manufacturers generally disposed of
their output the latter part of 1919, at
from $3.49 to 13.93 a barrel. A sudden
rise In price to about 17 a barrel was
the result The present annual produc
tion Is estimated at from 6,000,000" to
7,000,000 barrels.
As the demand for cement In India
has considerably Increased with the
projection of numerous irrigation and
harbor construction plans, and the ex
tensive building operations, and as, at
the same time, importations from Eu
rope have been restricted, owing both
to the increasing dally demands and
the prevailing high freight rates, sev
eral concerns are Investigating the
posslblltles of increasing the output In
India, as the prospects for cement
manufacturing there are said to bo
distinctly good.
It Is believed, according to Vice-Consul
Carl C. Hansen of Bangkok, that
there will be an Increasing demand In
Slam for brushes, especially tooth and
hair brushes. Bristles are not listed
among the articles Imported or ex
ported, and brushes are not manufac
tured In Slam, the supply In former
years coming largoly from Japan and
the United Kingdom. However, cer
tain American makes have recently be
come so popular that supplies aro not
always equal to the demand.
That Investments In public service
corporations In (Thlna which do not re
quire Government loans are not always
safe Is demonstrated by the fact that
although an electric light plant has been
Installed by Japanese Interests In a cer
tain city In China, so many Chinese In
stalled Email gasolene or kerosene
driven units and sell light to as many of
their neighbors as can be included on
the circuit that the financial future of
this municipal plant has 'become problematical.
The Chinese laws provide that all
agreements or contracts regarding
mines, railways,, or other public prop
erty, made between provincial authori
ties or Chinese private Individuals nna
foreigners are invalid unless they have
received the sanction of the' Central'
Government, in Pekln. Misunderstand
ings have arisen on the subject, and
hence Acting Commercial Attache C. C.
Batchelder suggests! that all Americans
who are Interested in such matters
should take steps to become thoroughly
familiar with conditions before taking
any definite action.
-The principal waxes required in the
Najroya consular district are stearin
and paraffin, and as these have been
imported largely from the United States
In the. past. American exporters may be
Interested in the fact that Increasing
quantities of stearin ore now being re
ceived from Australia and of paraffin
from the Dutch Bast Indies and British
India, and that the oleln is also In de
mand for soap making.
American Motors for Stancharla.
1 Mukdin, May 4. American motor
trucks will soon be furnishing Manchuria
with much needed transportation, for
ConsuKIeneral Baker has resigned from
the American consular service to form
a 8 In o-American transportation com
pany, which will operate a line of motor
trucks fee twee n 8immln-tun and Cheng-chla-tun.
Another company is now
placing m operation a fleet of Ore five
ton motor trucks to ran between Chang
chun and Harbin.
Dy G. PAS8E1XI,
.Written Especially for Tub Sim and
New York Herald.
Tho systems of taxation in vogue in
China for levying duties on Import and
export goods as well as on tho Internal
trade of the country, form the subject
of a very Interesting study, as their
characteristics cannot be properly de
fined without Introducing many singular
traits of tlio history of her foreign rela
tion But It would not be within the
scope of, this article, which is written for
practical purposes, to dilate more than
necessary on this aspect of the Impor
tant question. Tho working of the sys
tem Itself, In its odd details, Is In general
little known by the foreign merchant,
who Is only concerned with the amount
ofduty that he has to pay and does not
Vorry about the manner In which the
expression of this amount Is arrived at
The knowledge of the Intricate meth
ods of taxation existing in China to-day
may, howover, be of use to the American
business men wishing to extend tho
scope of their activities to China, partic
ularly to those who will eventually pene
trate Into the country to cooperate with
the Chinese themselves In the develop
ment of her resources.
In the early days of foreign trade re
lations with China no fixed system of
taxation existed and foreign merchants
were compelled to go to a great deal of
trouble and had to stand for all sorts of
vexations from the unfriendly mandar
ins In order to trade with the few native
merchants of old Canton, who had been
allowed the privilege by the rapacious
officials. After the war with Great Brit
ain and the treaty of 1812 foreign mer
chants began to enjoy a certain amount
of freedom and were allowed to deal
with tho najtlves without unreasonable
extortions or undue Interference.
It was not. however, until 1862, nt
the time of the Talptng rebellion that
the status of the foreign merchant was
well denned and a system of uniform
taxation Introduced. The officials, fright
ened, by the unexpected spread of the
Talplng uprising. In their anxiety to
fly to safety, did not forget their ma
terial Interest, and before leaving their
posts they arranged with the Consuls
of the nations Interested, for the col
lection of duties on tho basis of "a
moderate 5 per cent" Tho system, how
ever, notwithstanding the strict ad
herence to their obligations on the part
of the foreign traders. dlanot prove
very successful, and one year later In
1854. the Chinese authorities consented
to appoint a commlBslc-n of merchants
to supervise the customs. This commis
sion was composed of an American, a
Britisher and a Frenchman.
Under Foreign Control.
These are the origins of the
"Chinese maritime customs" as ex
isting to-day with a mixed staff
of foreigners and Chinese, pracll-i
cally under foreign controL In 1859,1
after a series of peculiar incidents, thej
rule was enforced that a "uriusn sud
iect shall be selected for the post of
high officer to administer a uniform sys-
tem of customs at the ports and tot
supervise the service of lights, buoys
and beacons." The first Inspector-Uen-eral,
Mr. Lay, Is responsible for the
(D..tia n rrvntA' nnrl 4hA "tftrlfT of
itua va a " -
1868, still In force to-day for exports
from China. Treaties with foreign pow-
trs allow the Chinese Government to
reduco this tariff, but no power ,1
granted to Increase It The tariff for
goods Imported Into China from forelgjn
countries was established In 1842, re
vised In 1858, and was In force unf.ll
1901 at the time of the Boxer rebellion.
An Indemnity of 4ti0.000,00a taels fas
imposed on China at the time as a rtnn
lshment for the support given by 'the
Chinese Government to the above Men
tioned uprlsinsr. It must be menttjoned
here Incidentally that tho United Slates'
share of this punitive Indemnity was
returned to China a few years later by
the American Government and wba ap
plied to defray the expenses for Uie edu
cation of Chinese students In thli coun
try. The security given by Crlna for
the payment of the huge sum sras the
"revenue from the Chinese maritime
customs" and consequently thi foreign
Powers In order to enhance the value
of that security allowed a newf revision
of the obsolete tariff still baseon prices
for commodities that had txlen ruling
forty-three years before. AW the time
an agreement was entered Into with the
Chinese Government stipulating for the
revision of tho tariff every ton years, in
order to allow of a revenue j to the cus
toms based as nearly as passible on a
"5 per cent." But It was only in 1918.
seventeen years later, that the foreign
Powers consented to a revision to com
pensate China for having entered the
war. The new tariff is Hasod on the
prices of commodities rusting In 1912
1916, and China Is therrtaore far from
geetintr even now the fujlt "5 per cent"
duty.
A More Scientific Tariff.
In the new tariff attempts at scien
tific classification have jbecn made, but
Depreciation of American
Dollar in China and India
Makes a Field.
have not been carried too far, ao their
introduction would have puxiled the
Chlneso merchant accustomed to the
old schedule. '
Tho American tariff is based on tne
ad valorem principle and tho correct
value of tha (roods Is ascertained by a
staff of experts residing in for
eign countries constantly checking;
the cost of products ot their ori
gin. In China tho majority of
articles pay a fixed rate and the
application of the tariff gives In this re
spect little trouble to, merchants, while
a practical solution has been found for
tho assessment of tho ad valorem
duties, valuations being based on tho
c t. f. prices for goods as appearing
In the original' Invoices. When contracts
can bo produced to thu customs authori
ties an addition of 12 per cent to tho
price is made to cpver freight and
charges.
The system Is far from being satis
factory, 'and while it is the best that
could have been devised under the cir
cumstances, It frequently gives occasion
for disagreements. It Is peculiar that
while disputes of this kind are settled
in the United States by customs courts,
In China In the board of arbitration tho
interest of the customs, and, there
fore Chinese Government's Interest, is
in tho minority, as two of the three
members represent foreign Interests.
Tho duty on goods borne In foreign bot
toms and Imported Into treaty ports
is subject to the revised tariff. In case
goods are reexported from one treaty
port to another an "exemption certifi
cate" is issued by tho customs, enabling'
tho merchant to reexport the goods free
and to Import them elsewhere In China
without paying Import- duty. In caso
of reexport abroad the refund ot the full
amount of Import is obtained for goods
In their original packing. This provision
automatically makes ot the whole of
China a free port
It is when goods have to bo moved
from the treaty ports Into the Interior
that difficulties are encountered. It Is
said that tho so-called "ltkln" In China
Is one of the strongest handicaps to the
development of the trade of the country.
The "llMn" is the duty to be paid on
goods at every provincial barrier. No
fixed tariff exists for the levying of it, as
It is within the rights of the provincial
authorities to tlx their own schedule.
Many efforts have been made for the
abolishment of this relic of ancient
times, but have eo far proved unsuc
cessful, as the Chinese Government
could not deprive uie provinces of this
large source of revenue without offerliuf
a substitute. Foreign merchants have,
however, tho privilege to move goods
Into the Interior without the payment
of the llkln. but by tne deposit of a sum
corresponding to 2 per cent ad val
orem, enabling tnem to obtain through
their consulates the so-called "transit
pass."
Free List Is Ilestrlcted.
With regard to exports from China,
It is well for the American business man
willing to go and look for his goods In
the interior to know that .
pass" allowing him to avoid llkln can
tbe obtained from the Chinese nuthorl-
companled by a statement as to the
quality of the goods and the place where
they are to be purchased, and a deposit
of a certain nmoiir.t to- cover the duty'
payaDio. ine only goods on the free
list In China are gold and silver
bullion, coins, books, maps, periodi
cals, plants and cereals.
Those foreign countries that from their
geographical position have a land
frontier trade with China, like Russia
In the north, Japan nt Antung and
France In Tunan, are granted a reduc
tion of one-third of their Import duties
to cover the heavier expenses of trans
portation. Great Britain has never
claimed such a privilege at Hong Kong,
but as Hong Kong is a British colony
goods shipped from the port hm con
sidered as foreign goods, and they enjoy
therefore the privilege of the uniform
revised tariff and of the transit pass.
It Is for this reason that Chinese mer
chants in many Instances send their
goods to Hong Kong to bo reshlpped to
treaty ports In China in order to be able
to claim the privilege accorded to for
eign goods. Both Chinese and foreign
Industrial concerns can obtain tho ex
emption from all other duties by paying
to tho proper Chinese authorities 6 per
cent ad valorem on their output at the
moment of production.
Besides the maritime customs China
possesses a complete system of native
customs of her own, relics of the old
Chinese system and still operating In
the case of "Junk borne cargo" from
unopened ports to unopened ports. Their
tariffs are not uniform, and although
not as vexatious as the llkln, they are
the cause of many complaints and
delays. The native customs operating
witnin a ramus of nrty li (seventeen
miles) of the treaty ports aro controlled
by the commissioner of the maritime
customs.
The present depreciation of the Ameri
can dollar in China and India la opening
n irrent markets for American export,
eccordlng to a statement by the National
Foreign Trade uouncii. ruruiii
the native buying power has ihore than
doubled' In the last four years.
In China alone It Is estimated that 150
Amorican firms have established offices
slnco the war. The older established
firms, both European and American, are
not worrying over tho possibility of In
.AiiA -nmntililnn. There la tflenty of
room for all that may wish to come; but
the general belief is mat ine newcome
have not the necessary patlenco to deal
with tho Chinese and to wait two or
three years for definite rewitts.
In a recent Interview Mr. lieu En
Yuan, the Chlneso presldont of the new
n.. AA.i.n TtnnV fWlnred : -"Both
OIMU-AUIIVI '
In tho Chlneso Government and outside
It is felt that small dependence can uo
niox.,. nn Amprlcnn business or financial
policy. About once In every five years
American men of business Decomo .mol
ested in China, but this Interest does not
last long. Something always happens to
frighten the bankers away. First It is a
ohange In political affairs at nome, nm
International politics are lo blame; then
nrmln iKn VlialnAfl mn ntvl fln&nClal rOP-
resentatlves sent to China become Impa
tient at the delays ana intrigues niwuya
present in Chinese affairs, grow tired of
the interminable negotiations, and go
home."
China, with Us awakening population
of over 400,000,000, is a field that the
American manufacturer cannot afford to
neglect Tho future possibilities of Its
markets are so tremendous that they
readily merit tho study to be given them
n ff.A aavantti natltnnl fnrlfrn .rarld
. b tllU UJ , aw. f" " '
convention to bo held In San Francisco;
May 12-15 next. Both Chinese and
American experts on Oriental trade will
bo on hand to supply Information and
advice.
COMBINE TO 'AID
RUSSIAN TRADE
Two Strong Crganlzationa
t Here, Ignite.
Announcement has Jjust been made of
the amalgamation off the Russian Eco
nomic League and th t American-Russian
Chamber of Commence tinder the name
of the latter. This (marks an Important
step In the promotlctd of future commer
cial and Industrial reflations with Russia.
The work of Uie American-Russian
Chamber of Comnnrce is well known.
The Russian Econwmlo League, formed
by Important Russian business men In
this country, whllei'less well known, has
performed Import fnt services In fur
nishing reliable iconomlc Information
and bringing arjmt contact between
American and Russian firms. By com
ing Into the Ame tf.can-Russ.an Chamber
of Commerce trwse representatives of
Russian trado ard Industry bring to the
organliatlon thfflr intimate knowledge
of Russian economic problems and will
therefore add toithe effectiveness of the
organization. '
William C. Redfleld. until recently
Secretary of Cfcsnmerce, is president of
tho Amerlcan-IfiiBslan Chamber of Com
merce, and S. IfR. Bertron of Bertron,
Qrlacom & CO. is the chairman ot tne
executive comjnlttee. Its membership
includes a ntrAtber of the most import
ant business men and enterprises, who
reoornlze thef growing Importance of
Russia as an Kmerican problem and the
necessity of kijeplng In close, touch with
economic de'nslopments there prepara
tory to futuiri work. The headquarters
of the Amcialcan-Russtan Chamber of
Commerce ai In the Woolworth Build-
Inc. f
I
Far EsJ it DoylnE Jetrelry.
Travelling representatives of American
Jewelry hoi.J;es report a largely Increased
business in J all lines ot the Jowelry trade
all over (lie Far East especially Jn
watches Ptrid clocks. Heavy buying Is
reported, jlirtlcularly In Japan, whero it
Is stated 6hat In addition to the greatly
Increased Import of watches for use in
Japan Jts-ilf large Importations are being
made foiS Chosen, where a new tariff
schedule jkoes into effect In the course of
the current year. Similar iaereases in
trade Inji Hongkong- also are reported.
JAPANESE WATCH
EXPORT PRODUjCTS
Seek to Protect Good Name
of Manufactures.
Special Cerrtnondenet to Tns Sox ikd Nsw
Tosr HiijvLD.
Tokio, April 10. The Federation of
Pencil Manufacturers' Associations of
Japan has Instituted a system ot exam
ination of all pencils for export to elim
inate the possibility of Japanese pencils
getting a "black eye" In the markets of
the world.
During the war and since the demand
for Japanese manufactures In all parts
Of the world hail been nn trrc-nt flint mnnv
manufacturers took unfair advantage of
tYin alfiffltltn aA ntilrtnA mii.k u t .1
dlso which was disappointing to buyers.
Scrunuloim mfl.niifitrtiirir nrimlt M
charge and offer no defence for their
erring oroiners, wnom tney say have
their counterpart In every country In the
world which hn. hwn ahfnntntr
Japan during the same period. They
say, however, that this practice on the
part of Japanese manufacturers has been
more wMelv advertise., than ih.,.
-.. vaivog vi
manufacturers In 'other countries.
other associations of Japanese tnanu-
ffll'tllrera r nnn -Mrln n- almltn. i
- -(. A,.A...AM,4 1IUU1.I
and tha Craambers nf rrtmmowA .M
terested. Representative men In Japan-
AmA " I A A -Mr -.A M..1 a'
japan- to snaicate ruu value.
I ,
Bit? Rte Ifleld Promised la India.
A yield J per cent greater than In
1918-19 (a. Oredtcted of Indln'a t-i- i..
' - 4VU IIU1
vest for the season of 1919-20. This Is
the finol official estimate, based on re
ports received by the Department of
Statistics from nrovlnre wMM.
tain 9 per cent, of the total area under
rico in unusn inaia. -rno area Is but
3 per cent larger than In the preceding
year. The total area renartivl la i us ivw
- - i - .iMna.wi
acres, as compared with 79,608,000 acres
for 1918-19; tho total yield Is estimated
at 35,718,000 tons of cleaned rice, as
against 24,651,000 tons,
v y ,
Oar 11c Barred From Temples,
Signs before some of the Buddhist
temples In Japan read "Garlic and sake
aro excluded from these precincts."
GIVES WATER POWER
TO MAKE FERTILIZER
Dutch East Indies Govern-
ment Makes Con
cession. A concession has Just been granted by
the Dutch East Indian Government to L.
A. Sand, a Norwegian residing at Pagl-
laran, Pekalongan, Java, allowing him to
divert the whole of the waters of the
Mocsl River at or near the village ot
Despetah in the residency of Benkoelen,
Sumatra, through a proposed short tun
nel under the Barlsan range of moun
tains and thence into the Indian Ocean
a little to the north of the port ot Ben
koelen. The concession has been granted pri
marily for a period of forty years and
for the purpose of admitting the genera
tion of electricity needed for tho manu
facture ot fertilizers.
A yearly payment of one guilder per
theoretical horse-power has to be made
to the Government, beginning in Novem
ber, 1925, the number of horse-powers
being fixed at one seventy-fifth of the
product of the number of liters of water
passing the turbines per second ond the
number of meters of static-head.
The concession carries with It the ex
clusive right to mine, for the purpose of
manufacture only, 'the coal and lime
stone known to exist around the proposed
site of tho station, as well as tho right to
build the forty kilometers of railway
I't.ecdcd to connect 'the proposed station
with the Poclau Bay of Benkoelen, un
less the same' is built by the State, as In
ell probability will be tho cose, the line
forming part of the railway which will
connect Benkoelen with Telok Betoeng,
Palembang, Podang and Medan.
AUSTRALIANS WAS" CACTUS.
Pasture Lands Inflicted With Pest
From America. .
Queensland, Australia, Is resorting to
chlorine gas, as used In the war, to rid Its
valuable pasture lands of the prickly
pear, or cactus, Introduced there from
America about fifty years ago, Edward
G. Theodore, Premier of Queensland, said
yesterday. About 20,000,000 acres have
become Infested with the pears and the
problem of preventing their further
spread Is a grave one. Tho cactus was
Imported for use as a natural hedge.
Arsenic has been used with partial suc
cess but Is slow, Mr.- Theodore said. The
Tremler is staying at the Hotel Wolcott
and will leave for London in a few days.
It Is understood that the Premier Is
making the trip to London to obtain
money from the London markets In order
to establish Government steel and Iron
works In Queensland and for tho develop
ment of the country's railways, harbors
and roads. He will also seek to make
arrangements with tho Imperial Govern
ment to accommodate returned soldiers
who may seek agricultural land grants.
DE0UGHT HURTS AUSTRALIA.
Lack ot Water Affects Mlnln as
Well as Farmlnor.
Like the wheat harvest and tho wool
clip, the mineral output of New South
Wales In 1919 la expected to show con
siderable decrease and mainly for the
same reason tho drought says the
Sidney Morninsr Herald. Water for
mining operations was almost as scarce
as for, pastoral and agricultural pur
poses. ' Many mines were' forced to shut
down or curtail operations.
Reports of the Bureau of Mines in
dicate a decrease of 19,462 ounces In the
gold production. Flgnres for copper and
stiver lead are not yet available, but
will doubtless bo lower than 1918.
South African Malse Area Less.
Consul Fred D. Fisher reports from
Johannesburg, South Africa, that the
area of maize under cultivation this
season over the Union of South Africa
Is 21 per cent less than the previous
season, the low veldt districts In' the
Transvaal alone reporting an increased
acreage. A yield of 12.807,400 bags of
maize may be expected, provided the
conditions under which the crops mature
are normal.
Usefal Product From Waste,
It is reported than an Australian man-
iiffif-tiiror hnn invented nni. nntntA,i
new composition, called "Keltona," made
partly irom woaio prouucis, wnicn can
be used for veneering, imitation tiling,
chair bottoms and for most purposes for
which thin woods and stones are now
used. The cost Is low compared to any
of the materials for' which it may be
substituted. The composition, which can
be made from any vegetable fibre, takes
a high polish.
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AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
UBLBOtnunA Minister ot Defence Pearce,
eoB-BvaaUiig ea Uw eaMtd rtport that tha
British Air Mlniatrjr officials were surprised
at Australia's refusal to accept the airships
presented by the Ministry, declared that the
craft ottered were not ot the type required.
But Australia was not ungrateful. Mr.
rearce polntsd out. The Teasels offered were
small non-rlftd coastal balloons, known as
"Wimps."
ADELAIDE The All Australia Peace Ex
hibition, the mast comprehensive display ot
Its kind ever 'held In Australia, has been
opened her by Premier Peak. Th most
IntertsUns specimens of Australian made
goods from the various States an on vlenr
and the whole collection fives a food Idea
ot th Industrial progress made by the Com
monwealth. The display, which Is under the
auspices of the South Australian Chamber
of Manufacturers, will last eight weeks.
SYDNEY The Pope, according to de
spatches here, received In private audience
Mar. Michael Kelly, the Archbishop ot 8yd-
iney, who made a report to Ills Holiness on
...alilAiia l 1 ii . I Fn 1 1 . Un h tmtrt -Alla.tA..A
and political standpoints.
MELBOURNE Replying to a question In
th House of Representatives, Sir Joseph
Cook, Minister for the Navy, said that Aus
tralia did not Intend to follow Canada's re
ported exataple, namely, that ot rejecting
IiOrd JelllCM's report. Inquiries In other
quarters Indicate that Lord Jelllcoe'a recom
mendations may possibly 1m modified tn
favor ot an Increased number of submarines
and aeroplanes for coastal defence.
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lives -has passed without a division the
Labor motion In favor of Introducing the
Initiative and referendum in Australia. This
proposal, which has been discussed In Aua
tralla for some years. Is based upon the law
at present In force In certain of the WeMfrn
Amorican States. It provides for the Initi
ation of legislation through the desire of Hip
people expressed In a referendum, the Lec
Islature bring compelled to take action n Ith
In a certain specified time If the referendum
Is favorable.
MELBOURNE The price ot sugar haa
been fixed at 12 cents a pound retail In An
tralta, according to an announcement hy
Prime Minister Hughes. The wholesale price
has been fixed at 140 per ton (normally
about 1238.11). Strong protests are belm;
raised against ulml is described as tho
heavy Increase In the retail price of sugar
According to advices from Brisbane, the
Commissioner, under the Profiteering act.
has fixed the price for sugar In Queensland
at 7 cents per 'pound.