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FRENCH MISSION TO CHINA.
London, May 3.
The following are the members of the French scientiñe nd technical mission leaving Havro for China on May 11 via.. jan Francisco on the invitation of the President of the hinese Republic: Paul Painiere, chief; M. Barel, Director the scientific section at the Iligher Training School, Paris; German in Martin, Professor of Law, Paris; Abel Bonnard, distinguished poet and novelist; M. Nadaei, chief engineer of mines and stata railways and a Chinese Governmea: delegate. Interviewed. M. Painleve said Frenchmen regarıl China as a charming dreamlanal They profoundly misunder- atood the Chinese intelligence which was active and penetrat ing and possessed an assimilative faculty equal if not superior to Japanese genius. More thoughtful and more peaceful than the Japanese, Chinese had a marked tendency towards the mansi generoas and disinterested idualism. He would do his best to make China better known to the French people.
AMERICAS MERCHANT MARINE.
Washington, May 2,
The Commerce Committee & the Senate has ordered its botitate measure to the House of Representatives merchant marine Bill to be favourably reported. The Senate's measure provides that all coastwise shipping and all shipping concerna engaged in foreign trade must be American owned and American vessels must not hold foreign interests without the -nonsent of the Shipping Board unless commissioned over ten
tears and upd-- 100 tons Deadweighin
SEAPLANE'S LONG TRIP.
New York, May 2
A Navy type seaplane has arrived from Miami, Florida. 15 hours. De minster, with one hal: at Moorhead City, Sorth Carolina For roking. I app with a 40 h.p
berts engine. It enrosstered heavy rainstorm from Virginia of program may not impeded.
New York, May 2
The araplana prem of three arrived fret. Miami, Florida. La ditern bors
MAY DAY IN AMERICA.
New York, May
May Day passed without serious discrder anywhere despere thecleares of widespread Bed plots with plans of various kinds of virkarik The New York police hare sot reported a single radical outbreak. Federal agenta zad private detectives quårded public boddings and the homes of
bria's and millionaries.
AMERICAN SHIPS.
New York, May 2. The Bankers Association of Pinehurst has passed a resolution endorsing the sale of Government owned ships to Ameritas corporations and individuals. The price will be payable in instalments.
AMERICAN FINANCE.
New York, Mar 2 Uommittees Lave been appointed to confer with the federal reserve board rekording the defation of credits and „"study a means of decking the depletion of the notional gold
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MANITOBAN LOAN.
Winnipeg. May 2 Messrs Morgan have taken up the Manitoban provincial box per east, bonds to cover the expenditure sacationed by the legislature last ersalva.
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
Aguaprieta, May 2.
Chibahas City is completely in the hands of the revolu tionists who control the whole north west of hibashes State except Juarez.
AN AMERICAN · INVASION ".
London, May 3. The American invasion of Britain has begus. Thousands landed on Saturday. Fabulous passages are being paid. Many promineat people have been obliged to travel second
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U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET.
New York, May 2 The United States Atlantic fleet has arrived from Caba.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
from Our Own Correspondent).
ROME-TOKYO FLIGHT,
Shanghai, May 4.
Lieutenant Ferrarin leaves here for Tsingtan on Friday at nooA...
WORLD SHORTAGE OF RICE,
SCHEME OF DISTRIBUTION.
The following is extracted from the Times Trade Supplement of 13:h March
The outstanding fast in this connection is that Rice is the (principal food of more than half the vast population of the Indian Empire, and also enters very largely into the distary of the other moiety.
In 1915-19 the all-India area under rica fall to somewhat leas | than 76,000,000 acres, as against. $0,000,000 acres in the previous year, but the average yield per arte which in Burma is normally; |about 1,400 The fell by 314 lbs.) with the result that the crop only yielded 23,300,000 tons, as com pared with 36,250,000. The Idifference was due to the de-
festive monsoon of 1918. In. [consequence of the resulting depletion of stocks, Peninsular India absorbed last year almost the whole of the Burma surplus, taking 1,750,000; tons in nine months, while a small balance went to countries į having a large emigrant Indian population. The Burma surplus is ordinarily some 2,500,000 02. 3,000,000 tons. This season it is estimated at about 1,600,000 tona. The two other considerable ex- porting countries are Siam which usually ships about 1,000,000 tons and Saigon which supplies from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 tons. This season the Siamese
crop is
an absolute failure, and export has been prohibited. The Saigon erop is beyond the average, but the deficiency of Burma, and Siam in exportable surplus is equivalent to at least half the normal supply.
Late in December the Govern- ment of India announced that the control of Barra expos would continue through the present year. It was pointed out that though prices in India roled high, world prices were very much higher. If exports from India were unrestricted, the demand of | foreign countries would probably draw our stocks required for replenishing the reserves, and prices would be forced up to a level, causing hardship to the
home consumer.
Hence it was decided that ex- ports to foreign countries should be limited to the surplus estimar- ed to be available after providing for India's needs. All sales and) purchases from Burma are made sbrough the Rice Commissioner. who bas fixed his maximum offer at the equivalent. of Rs. 180 per 100 baskets of paddy. In 1919 when purchases were made for the Royal Commission -on Food Supplies the price was ixed at Ra. 105 wbieb W 35 taken to ba the mean of the normal price. The advance of Rs. 75 "give the cultivator a substantial share in the advantage the producer of inadquate supplies, and Rs. 180 is consider ed the highest limit to which prices in Burma can be allowed to rise without sprions detriment to the consumer. With respect to the surplus available for foreign countries the Government view is that it is reasonable to expect foreign consumers to pay a fair market price for what is now 2 scarcity article..
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After meeting the estimated Indian requirement of 700,000. tona, there is a balance of some 530,000 tons of cleaned rice for other countries. It is justly held that the first claim is for Indiao popalations in British colonies, Cerlon, the Straits Settlement, | Mauritius, Fiji, ete. The original allotment for Ceylon. was 360,000 tons. but later estimates of the surplusesilable naces- sitated pro rata redactions, and in the middle of last month) Ceylon was informed that the revised quota would be 280,000 toas. Apparently the original allotment has now been restored. The cost of the rice to the Govern- ment, fob, Rangoon is Rs. 9. per cwt, and the minimum rate of charge is Rs. 13.
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A NEW STOCK OF THE ABOVE IN VARIOUS COLOURS IS JUST TO HAND.
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345- been- Ceylon,90,000, Straits Settlements 60,000; Mauritius. 14,000; the United Kingdom 50.000; other countries, 85,000; total 299,000. This leaves a balance of 281,000 tons to meet requirements outside India: The United Kingdom will certainly not receive any further
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