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'INCREASING DISPROPORTION:
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SECTION.
INTERESTING INVESTIGATION 0 that the traffic of 1925 exceeded
exchange of commodities between the countries of the world has increased, so far as yolume, is con- cerned by 6.7 per cent. between 1918 and 1924, and in the following year declined by about 2 per cent.,
that of 1913 by 4.3 per cent. Thus, } as the Reich: Bureau emphasises, Some interesting and instructive the maritime goods traffic of the light is thrown upon the disparity world has assumed a moro favour between the world's available total |able development than is shown by of cargo space, and the total volume atatistics based on values, which, of merchandise offering for ship according to the publications of ment by some tables compiled by American Department of Commerce the Statistical Bureau of the Ger-und the League of Nations, indicato man Roich. It la true that the figures that the trade of 1924 was 4 per do not at present reach beyond the cent. behind that of 1913, while year 1925, but as practically the 1925 exceeded 1913 by no more same, conditions prevall to-day--Ifthan 1.7 per cent. anything, in an intensified form the deductions to be drawn are by no means out of date.
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Traffle Distribution
It must always be borne in mind that the increase in the quality of The Reich Statistical Bureau has goods shipped has not been equally made
an effort to condense Into distributed among all countries tabular form the merchandise traffic The searching, inkjuiry carried out of the world as carried along the by the Bureau into trade according The tables published to countries show that the so-called sen routes, in the last few years by the League"de-Europeanisation"
of world
SOME TAKEN OFF
PASSENGERS OF THE C.N.C. "KWANGSE"
*SEQUEL TO GROUNDING
From H.M.S. "Bruce", Testerday.
Some of the passengers on the China Navigation Co.'s 8.6, Kwangse," which grounded during the week-end off Ping Rock, were transferred in the ship's lifeboats! to the same company's 3.8. "Linan,”
the
and the latter vessel sailed at 4 p.m. for Shanghal.
Another
vessel, C.N.C. "Chinkiang," arrived here at 12 noon and has taken the "Linan's" place in standing by.-British Naval Wireless.
Messrs. Butterfleld & Swire in- form the "China Mafl" that there is no change in the "Kwangsc's" position. The Taikoo Dock tug, which left with salvage gear, yeserday, under Mr. C. S. Cameron, is expected to reach the spot to. night.
etc.
H.M.S. "Bruce," leader of the 8th Flotilla Destroyer, is also standing by. The "Kwangse's" position was given as Lat: 26.10.30 N., Long.
110.17.30 E.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1928.
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of Nations and the American De-traffic-that is to say, the fact that partment of Commerce, do not give European traffic has declined, while sioner of Foreign Affairs at Can-Hong Kong Manlle
Dr. Chu Chao-hain, Commis- the quanities which are of so much America, Asia, Africa and Auston, who arrived here from Can- Intereat to shipping, but are based tralia have increased their tran on values and relate to world trade sport demands has made consider-ton yesterday is leaving for Shanghai by the "President as a whole, whether over land or by able progress.
Pierce" to-day. It is understood that Dr. Chu will take part in hich is to be held at Nanking.
sea.
In 1913, over two-thirds of the Statistics such as these are much sending and receiving of the goods more easily compiled than those composing the world's traffe fell which relate to the maritime or to the shares of Europe. In 1925, aca-borne traffic alone. In the on the other hand, in spite of the Reich Bureau's figures the traffics shrinkage of European trade the of the despatching and recèlving Continent's share of the total im- countries, are divided and..the ports was still about two-thirds. results compared together, and it le but not very much more than one- thought that by this method the half of the exporth. The American sources of error are reduced to a traffic, on the other hand, has in- minimum.
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Main Conclusions
exports and 14 per cent. of the im- Limitations of space make it pos- ports to 34 per cent, and 23 per cent. alble to give only the main con- respectively. In the African ex- clusions of the Bureau's inquiry, porting trade and in the Australian which are us follows: With the trade as a whole, there have also exception of two groups of mer been changes which are of extreme chandise, the maritime goods importance to shipping. traffic in the years. 1924 and 1925) The practical application of the
the of
Reich remained considerably behind that investigations of 1919, which was not regarded in Statistical Bureau to shipping is
The Bureau It- shipping circles as a particularly easily to be found. favourable your.. Shipments of self, in its report, alludes to the wheat, rice, flour, timber, wood disparity between the increase in pulp, cellulose, coal, coke and ores the world's mercantile tonnage, have very considerably declined in which is about 40 per cent, as com comparison with the pre-war period. pared with 1913, and the world's There has been an increase only in maritime goods trafic. The in- the transport of mineral oils and quiry establishes the fact that there those goods which come into the has been an increase in the length Reich, Bureau's 'category of "other of the routes by which goods are forwarded, but this does not give merchandise."
A comparison of the total over- any compensation for the disparity. eeaa goods traffic shows that, in Even after the deduction of the the year 1913, excluding the trade tonnage laid up in 1925 the dispro- within areas (formed for the pur- portion is very considerable.
The Bureau also draws attention pose of the inquiry), on the aume coasts and with similar or equal to other factors which tend to return freight conditions, 300,000, aggravate the disparity. In the
000 tons of goods were shipped, in first place there is the increase in 1924 814,600,000 tons, and in 1918, the utilisable net tonnage in pro 804,800,000 tons. This means an portion to the gross tonnage due to increase in 1924 of 14,600,000 tons the technical progress which has as compared with 1918, and in 1926, been made since 1915, also the in- after a decline in comparison with crease of speed in the freight carry- the previous year of 4.8 per cent, Ing business, and the,, technical, an increase in comparison with the improvements at the various "ports pre-war period of 1.6 per cent, which have appreciably shortened Adding the traffic in the special the periods of leading and dis- arcas, that total seaborne trade charge. All these factors must be shows the following quantities regarded as an actual increase in
Tona. Inder the avaliable tonnage. 1918
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