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inde at Ottawa, beginning || countries. It Britain buys mere: on July
hen the imperial from empire countries in preference. fees are 2,100 hp. thres-engined
soonomic conference opens,
to these foreign countries, her ex. "Iris biplanes which carry a crew
The trade of the empire amounts or coal and textile trades ms of five and can remain sloft on one to trac two to three milliard
suffer. She must consider seriously fuel load for 121 bours. In that pounds sterling annually. Twenty counter balanes) by greater empire whether these possible losse will be time they cruise, more than 1,100 five per cent of that trade is inter
imperial the remainder between empire countries and foreign
A special long range amphibious fying boat has been despatched from Southampton to San Fran cisco, whence the Japanese pilot Seijo Yoshihara, famous for his foo fight in a days from Berlin to whic
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the fully laden nations, these big planes: concreta of #lasping quarters for offloors
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Japan and an round the world.
The oraft is a
is a "Cutty Bark,"
similar in main detalle of construc tion to the standard amphibian of
same name, but equipped with
water and
storage tanks for long-range operations and
a fully equipped navigators compartment Bach boat is also armed with machine gun emplace
In the capital of every British country: government officials, trade exportal and economists he burn ing midnight oil, laying their plans to mcrease the inter-imperial quota. of that global trade and degresac the trade with foreign countries.
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purchases from these islands,
Other empire: countries have the no problems. The United States Newfoundland best oustomer. Jamaton sells more to the United States than to any other count and also buys more from the States than from any other:
Indiafy Exporta
"Canada:
Préfarenon Problems:
ferences. unable to hold her own with: United
the of these Higher preferences would mean duded purchases from sbly followed by States, Canada's best
Statee paraksts
Okanda tarida on
Cadapt ritish instanot
increased to 20 per cent and then ito 386 per
Now Canada bpa thres ra tariffa British
preferential;
countries, while two-thirds of her nation Agreements), and
tariff
general
The urge in stronger in some
India sells almort twion ke muchable to Britain and most other car a single Armstrong Siddeley 250
empire countries than in others but to foreign countries as she does to of the empire on intermediato Ep. "Lynx Major" engine inabend
that in most of them there is s
| the empire. Bribinh Malaya senda tarin, applicable to countries with of the usual two 190 hp. units.ment for movement on the water as preservation lies
mouts and carries elaborate equip-fairy general feeling that economic four fifths of her exports to foreign whom Canada has most favoured, Thas powered, and furnished with'
ies along the road of well as in the air, including life buying from those who buy from extra fuel tanks, the machine can
In most cases that means buy- belts, emergency wireless serial, 16. remain aloft in still air for distances
ing within the empire. non-stop of between 1,200 and 1,300 miles, cruising steadily at 105 miles an hour,
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bilge pumps and collapsible hoats. In its latest form the "Tris,
No Antagonian which is intended for open, sea Emphatic statements have been reconnaissance and constal patrol, madd on all sides that in trying to increase inter-empire trade there in has been fitted with three more no question of antagonism against powerful water-cooled engines, foreign countries." But if the Rolls-Royce Buzzard"!
Ottawa conference succeeds dele which bring the total power up to
terious effects are bound to be left
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imports come from non-empire coun- tries.
In the old days British countries
which are now dominios ranking in every respect, with; the United Kingdom concentrated on the pro duction of raw materials and food, with Britain bought from them The dominion then bought their manufactured articias from Britain The situation still obtains to large extent with the colonies but. ing countries of the world in most of the other important traduit puk kepenak
B. PIEZTESSLYSŁY amalier degres with the dominions, Most of the
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powerful craft has been down In particular most of the empire dominions on here their own within the last few days. from the countries are dismayed by the fact manufacturing industries. They Blackburn: Company's slipway on that they continually buy more still export raw materials largely the river Huber at Brough to the from the United States than the but they supply some of their own Air Ministry's marine experimen-
United States buys from them domestic requirements from manu tal station at Felixstowe, where it at out of any ill feeling toward
factured articles. will be put through extensive the United States or dissatisfaction Britain's idea is not that the trials. The increase of power
with products bought from the dominions should scrap well estab. United States, but because indelished and economically sound manu- means considerably improved per finitely continued adverse trade facturing indfades and go back to formance and greater power
ler, and the islands possess an ovi reputation. More than one big flight has terminated in the cold and misty Aleutians.
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tured goods from Britain, but that, the dominions should dovetail their industries with British industries.
Suggestions have been sent to the
pplicable to good from ail other countries,
has never had a basilik United States, with
About one third of Carey A ports, however, are not dugable
rate of Brit
varies on different artic in most cases substanti the intermediate tariff whi most casas substantially low the general tariff
Canada, did not hesitate spti-dumping duties against British.
goods when Britain suspended the
gold standard, but British prefer once was nevertheless still effective.
Despite these preferences, the per odotage of importe of British origin dropped from 38 in 1890 to 99 in 1914. Between 1981 and 1930 about 15 per cent. to 17 per cents of all Canada'a impor Britain
came from
Decreasing Proportion. This decreasing proportion of im- Forts into Canada from Britain was due partly to the rapid growth of imports of petroleum, vehicles, wilk and manufactures which Britain either was not in a position to pro dues, or in which either the United States dominated the market or there was a vigorous home industryi
Mr. Yoshibara is expected to follow the western coket of North Amerion as far north as Alaska and to reach Japan by way of the Aleutian Islanda, which form a series of stepping stones between the neck of land called the Alaskan Poninsula and Kamsehatka." Thence ta Japan the airman plans to follow. the Kurile Islands, chain that offers. convenient landfall at in tervals all the way to Japan. Un doubtedly if the weather conditions wern better throughout the year this route between America and serve on that accor
account alone, but balance with the United States can the old system of buying manufao- Asia, would demand at once serious the designer has alan discovered not be cocnomically, endured, these consideration. But
ways, notably in the planning of countries are determined to remedy for many months fog menaces the air travel-
the engine nacelles to carry the the situation. more powerful units and of the British Malaya and India are struts that support them, to ra- about the only British countries dominions, that they should con- duce, the head: resistance of the which normally have favourable sides the possbility of not protect machine. This again has resulted trade balance with the United ing their secondary Industries which in improved performance.
States due to the fact that the are economically unsound and the The landing wheels that fit the
One fixing Boat squadron of the United States buys large supplies output of which in their countries craft for amphibious operation from R.A.F. is at prosent equipped with of rubber and in from Malaya and is not likely in any reasonable Jand or water are being sent to oraft. Much is expected of huge quantities of jute, hides and period of time to be sufficient to From 11807 to 1930 imports from Japan, where they will be installed these and similar big air boats in skins, he and seeds from India
enable satisfactory economic units British increased 543.4 per cent, în for the fater stages of Mr. Yoshi- any future emergency, particularly Most of the other empire coun
of manufacture to be set up.. value but imports from other coun- hara's long journey From San in the defence of the long hoperial trics And themselves continually For instance it has been suggested tries, chiefly the United States, in- Francisco to Tokyo the machine will sea routes and the hunting of sur importing large quantities of com that Australia should cease manu
creased in stilli greater proportions, .. be operated purely as a flying boat face commeres raiders of the "Emmodities from the United States, facturing her own naile, buying
In the year ending March 31, 1831 Smallest of the "Baro" group den" type which did 80 much with the other side of the ledger them instead from Britain. On the the United States supphad 64,3 per of amphibious air boats, the stand damage to Allied shipping during unbalanced by United States pur- other hand Australia would continue cent of Canada's total importa ard Cutty Sark is a pleasant little the war of 1814-18. Many experts chases of their goods.
to manufacture screws, putting a The previous year the United States vehicle admirably suited for air forecast that they will largely sup-
A Post-War Situation,
prohibitive duty on the importation proportion was higher still yachting, though it is successfully ersede nasal cruisers, their im
of screws.
Between 1990 and 1014 Britain employed in the Royal Air Force mensely greater speed and superior
The present situation has arisen Any wholesale and immediate retook from 47 per cent to 60 par for navigation instruction and by vision giving them advantages in chiefly since the war, the result of distribution of empire trade is out cent of all Canada's exports. This certain air transport companies reconnaissance which surface war mass production methods in the of the question. But if the proper percentage later declined from abroad. On the normal power in-ships can scarcely counter.
United States and also to large rroundwork is laid as Ottawa the per cent in 1927 to only 25 stallation of two 190 hp moto it
extend to high powered United oventual redistributions with five or tent in 1920-30% Brisau carries four ocoupants at a cruis
States inleemanship. The United ten years, is likely to be drastic ing speed of eighty miles an hour
Kingdom in particular wants to get and can hold the air for four hours.
back some of the markets she lost without alighting.
to the United States during and since the
MISSING CLUBMAN,
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE
TO PRESUME DEATH,
"A notice in the Personal Column? of the London Pream has given rise to much speculation.
An appeal was made for informa tion to the whereabouts of M Thomas Stephenson, aged about ed a member of the Constitutional Club, London, who, it was stated, had been missing from his.home fa boarding house) in
pheason, aged 65 (announcement delayed at his request).".
Mr. Herbert, J. Darby, a partner in the firm of London solicitors, Bell, Brodziak and Gray, who was responsible for, the - announcement said:
war
tion declined partly because manu factured articles began to ent -Anglo-Canadian Trade.
more and more, into Canada's How to increase Anglo-Canadian ports to other countries, but not trade will be one of the most im Britain since Britain ( did Britain consistently buys more portant and difficult problems to be her own manufacturing from the umpire than she sells to tackled by the Ottews imperial the empire. Her unfavourable trade economie conférence, The way of export bat forest; balance with the rest of the ampire
ated but the difficulties sludi shows a informa-gressively
that empire Lavé, granted!
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thing as
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Boscombe, sinos Jan last, and told was feared to be suffering from loss- of memory.
On Jan. 8 a death notice appearin
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But that
notable exception nating trac xport, being
barley, chesse, fruit, skins.