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WAR'S AFTERMATH.

WEAKENING SOLIDARITY BETWEEN NATIONS.

THE LIFT

position taken up with regard to Chine, but the moral influence of Powers, collectively and impartially exercised, is comiderable.

In the

MANCHESTER MARKET.

LATEST REPORT.

American P. M. 8.21d. laat week 8108 *Egpytian Sakellaridis F.HLE 17.500. last week 17.754.

Yarns-Prices show no change at the week.

Cloth-The Labour question over shadows all other features this week, and all a settlement of the Cest dispate is effected, po large business can be looked for, tha

The European political situation also has a considerable influence on the market, and a "solution of the international. Complications would give confidence to buyers and sellers alike.

The volume of enquiry remains

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Notwithstanding the difficulties of the position, a small business has come to book. India, China, Java, the Levant, and South America, have all made purchases of small sorting up lines.

Bleaching prices have been reduced during the week by 2015

Some stocks have been cleared and reported sales from consuming markets are better. Buyers have ap-

prices. Parently more confidence in today's

SUPERSTITIONS.

EYELASHES AND WISHES.

One way to get your wish'” is to place an eyelasin mor “eyewinker” as it is minetions called on the back of your hand and blow it off. If it files of the firss pull you give it you will get your wish. Another is to but an eyelash down, your bada, sehing as you do so; and stil another is to place the eyelash th your finger and, me you wish," carry

the Ange three times around your

head and then "throw the “winter” over your shoulder. Some people, inatead of trying to blow the eyelash off of the back of the hand try to knock it off by striking the band with the otter. This saperitition is common in New England and, Femsylvania and is known in other sections of the country. ** ** get

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Following a quarrel with another man, a 19-year old Chinese youth was admitted to the Gavernment “Civil Hospital on Saturday for treatment of injuries to his head. His assailant has absconded,

days when there was an much' talk in Japan of a revision of the

· Mesra, Morreau and Spiegelberg, treaties which should give Japan 121, Princess Street, Maxchester judicial and fiscal autonomy, much reported as follows on May 47. 3 was made of the injustice of imposing Our last report was dated April

definite rate of duty on imparted (279) XENI goods, and of withdrawing foreigners Cotton-Sales have boen very from the operation of national jaws. small, and prices remain at figues To-day the Japanese have forgotter very near to last week's rates, all these highħ moral sentiments, in

Liverpool spot-prices yesterday their attitude towards China. They wares agree with other foreign Powers that it is just to impose on China the principle of "equal opportunities for the commerce and industry of all nations" and to withdraw thisie mbjects from Chinese Courts. I the case of Japan the principle was broken down by destroying the solidarity existing amous for eign Powers. Britain was induced to enter into separate negotiation

drigin is to be looked for in the and a treaty was framed which yield

far days of the lost gods and in that ed all the demands of Japan. A

primitive idea which considered the British Consal has declared the treaty

hair as a vital and integral part to be the warst-drafted instrument he

of its possessor so that it was often had ever seen, and some of the most

offered. in sacrifice, sometimes striking blemishes were corrected in

even -95 ** &· substitute for the the treaties subsequently negotiated

sacrifice of the man himself. The with France and Germany, of which

| important, although very little comes eyelashi is a hair and it comes from British subjects received advantage to book. Spinners, manufacturers, the eye; and the eye was one of the by the most favoured-uation clause and finishers are not äixious to book | symbols of Osiris, the great god of The lesson of the loss suffered business until they are again assured | the Egyptians. Therefore the eyelash by the abandonment of solidarity of a coal supply

is offered as a sacrifice to Osiris that apparently had its effect for a time,

he may be propitious to the wish of as when the dispute over the house

the suppliant. - tax question cropped up, due to the ambiguity of treaties made in- dependently, Britain, France, and Germany co-operated in demanding redress, and on carrying the dis pute to the Arbitral Court at The Nor is it only in regions of high Hague were successful in their cou

Nevertheless, when the politics that the change is to be tentions. observed. The war has left almost treaties came to be revised in 1911, again forgotten. all nations impoverished. Even the lesson was Japan, which made such unexampled Germany sought to co-operate with gains during the war, is suffering Britain and France in the revision of from a reaction which involves much the treaty, only to learn that the unemployment, and with industries Japanese Government had extracted paralysed at home sets her looking a promise from the British Foreign One of the most remarkable and abroad for new markets while pro Office before the negotiations began significant results of the late war has tecting her own markets frem foreign that they would be carried on inde been the weakening of solidarity bet- competition. Britain has abandoned pendently and without co-operation ween the nations which conducted her old free trade policy for the same with any other Government. It might that war in courton as Allies. Dur reason. She also desires to build a have been supposed that on being ing the progress of the war mach was tariff wall round the country while asked to give such an undertaking. heard of the hifluence which it would at the same time exploiting markets the Foreign Ofice would have com have in riveting the bonds of friend-abroad. The United States having a sidered that if Japan desired this ship between nations engaged in a tarifi already in existence, makes it course of independent negotiation to common purpose, expressed by English higher, though the only way by be followed, it was because she be statesmen as the upholding and which she can remuneratively relieved it would be to her advantage. strengthening of the doctrine of public ceive the interest on her loans and But the ratiocination of the Foreign right in international concerns. At investments abroad is by goods. Office cannot be expected to go so LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. the time we ventured to express some She also desires to capture foreign far in drawing conclusions even scepticism as to the probability of such markets, and to export while not though a Japanese Minister had.. an outcome of the application of force to importing. The effect of all these declared in the Diet that as Britain the settlement of international dis-manceuvres is to replace the war was a freetrade country there was

The s. "Pakhoi," Br., cleared potas. Unhappily our prediction has in the field by commercial com-

no room for concessions, to be, bees abundantly justified Today flict, in which nationalism enters inte made to her. Independent negotiato-day and will sail for Shanghai at

6 2.m. to-moSTOW. - relations between Britain and France commerce as it pervades politics. tion was therefore accepted with

are more strained than since the days In the Far East it is dividing the the

result that the remaining of the Fashoda incident, and Notes merchants of different nationality, concessions in the old revised exchanged between the Governments who form themselves into national treaty were abandoned altogether. of the two Powers are sharper in groups as rival Chambers of Com As an example we may point cat that tore than those exchanged between merte, instead of dealing with cues the existing treaty gave British Britain and Germany prior to the tions of trade on the basis of a fair vessel the right to carry carro and war. Italy is known to be an far field and no favour. The result can passengers between Nagasaki, Kobe, from amicable terms with France, only be a weakening of the mer and Hakodate. The concession was and to be intriguing with Turkeycantile influence which has previously abandoned, thou h Japanese vessels against .Greece. France and been exerted in common. With the claimed and exercised the right of and passengers Belgium have signed a military treaty disappearance of the most-favoured-carrying cargo which they refuse to register nation clause from treaties, there is between Boogkong and Singapore, With the League of Nations an increased temptation to take Singapore and Colombo, Colombo Mishima, from which the inference is that it concession with the object of obtain and Calcutta, and indeed between this morning at 5.50 am. from Chin-

other British may be used against the Allies. Thereing benefits for national trade or y

ports: It wantac with 650 mas of coal. believe is difficult to

that if... is more latent hostility between enforcing discrimination against a

The s.s. "West Ivan," Capt. S. J. America and Britain than for many rival. The Anglo-Japanese Alliance there had been co-operation between years past, a material change having Agreement, a

the Powers in the negotiation of the Linnaner, 3466 tons, arrived this come over the relations of the two

number of other diplomatic revision, the strong card which Brit-morning at 6.30 am, from Shanghai

ain held in the matter of the control with 20, tons of paper. countries since the exchange of instruments, purports to ensure courtesies in 1913 în celebration "the principle of equal

of ports between Japan and Europe

the

EFFECTS IN THE FAR EAST.

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COMMON

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The enforced stoppage of millis owing to lack of Coal, decreases pro- action and thus helps to a healthier condition. Bar Silver is quoted at

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34d last week 34§d.

Exchanges. Paris 50.60 Amsterdam 11.30 New York... 3.984 Calcutta

... 1.3 Hongkong.. 2 64 Shanghai... 3.-3

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LEARINCES.

53.50

11.31

3.951

1. 31

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The 3.5. "Kaifang," Br., cleared today and will sail for Haiphong via Hohow at 9 am to-murow.

The sa "Perlent, Br., cleared to-day and will sail for Wai-Hai-Wei at 1000 jo-morrosi

ABRIZILA.

The s.. "Taishin Mara," Capt. Y. 1,006.35 toas, arrived

DEPARTURE.

The ss. Suruga," Capt. W. H. of the hundred years' peace, des portunities, for the commerce and would not have been employed to pite the fact that the forces of industry of all nations in China.secure the continuance of this very Walker, 2,714 tous, tried this

two Powers have recent- ly been fighting in common on the Why not in Japan? China was not a small concession on behalf of foreign morning at 8.15 am, from Shanghai same batticheld. As to America party to this treaty. If Great Britain vessels There are many other with 600 tons of general cargo.

in which the treaty have been substantially and Japan, both participants in the and Japan had entered into a com- points pact endorsing the principle of "equal might late tostilities, relations between them are so strained as to lead opportunities for the commerce and improved matters in which no in industry of all nations" in their justice would have been done to Japan, to much talk of an inevitable war. respective dominions, they would but where the result would have Instead of making for solidarity have taken a step which was perfect been some approach to reciprocity. among the Allies, the

war hasly justifiable. But, though the United This weakening of solidarity, which, apparently produced the exactly Kingdom before the war provided as we have shown, was evident before opposite effect. The explanation is such equal opportunities for the com- the war in the political field with di- sastrous results, is now affecting the probably to be sought in the disapmerce and industry of all nations, field of commerce. Merchants are to/Sailed for Shanghai, via Wenhow at pearance or obscuring of the moral they had long disappeared in Japan be grouped not by the nature of their 4 p.m.-to-day with 1,300 tons of

The s.s. "Dunera," Capt. Walker, sailed for Bombay via Singapore at 10 am. to-day with 560 tons of general cargo.<

The ss. "Hsinfung" Capt Ross,

issues which at the beginning of the How long can they be maintained in business but by virtue of their na

| general cargo. war were kept in the foreground, China with the various Powers purtionality. If they were grouped by leading in the end to a struggle for suing an exclusive national policy?. material objects in which the desires

their complexion, it would probably

The s's. "Laomedon,” Capt. Hea-

of one State came into violent opposi Now the reason Japan no longer be less harmful to their general inney, sailed for Hankow vie Shanghai' tion with those of others. So far provides equal opportunities for the terests. The effect of such a policy at 6 p.m. today. from international law or public right commerce and industry of all nations must be to stimulate not the healthy having gained by the conflict, the is due in large measure to the emulation of quality and price, reverse has proved the case. Inter weakening of solidarity among the but the jealousies of nations. national law, or the application to Powers which was evident long before United, foreign merchants are in other and endeavouring to use international affairs of the law the war. We do not suggest for a strong position to defend their legi-political inficence to gain advantage applied to private relations, bas moment that any nation should be timate interests, and in China to in the struggle the only result must received a set-back from which it compelled to provide facilities for protect these against Illegitimate be a general weakening in which it soon recover, says the foreign manufacture or trade within competition. But divided, with each is very certain the victory will not lie Japan Chronicle.

its own borders, though that is the nationality waring against the with the Western merchant..

will not

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