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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6ra 1916.

KING IN THE THAMES

BRAVALLEY. TESTS FOR AEROPLANES

RUSSIA

ASIA

TRADE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

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state defence, and rated in a special list Petitions

or licences are submit Department of Trade and Industry and there examined by a special commission. formed for the purpose. A certiute of

suthorized public body as to the degree of Boosssity of the goods in ques tion for the satisfaction of the require. mente of the Bussian market must ba e import of goods are valid for appended to the petition. Permite for period of four months from the date of popula8debisighments of goods which

spent an interesting «in - the Thames Valløy, Te cently part of it at the National

TRADE CONDITIONS IN BIBERIA Physical Laboratory, and part at an The outstanding feature of the present der - engine instructional workshop trade situation in Siberia is the shortage which the Ministry of Munitions has set of nearly all kinds of goods necessary for up in the district of Twickenham Hi, the requirements of the civilina Majesty was received with the utmost tion. With a view to rolie

destion at the ports and on thel the regulations of the Government: cerning the import of merchandigo into Bussin by private persons hava gradually

drrive in Russia, and for which the nece Bary licence has not been obtained, will be ways lindle to confiscationt. These regulations however, do not apply to goods, received one dispatch before September 14th, 1917.

The King went through the shops, and saw a large number of girls busy at their

In addition to the necessity of securing. tive tasks. Some had become so

a special permit, importers have to face ert that they were able to do their

tool-setting, as well as to control been made more stringent The marked the datulties of obtaining funds to pay machines upon which they fall in the exchange value of the rouble trons for foreign exchango are examined for their purchases abroad Applica. ged. Aeroplane engines İN BA various tagea completion were bas increased the difficulties attending by a special commission, and art only examined with marked interest.

granted in cases of goods urgently, the securing of funds for the payment required. It usually necessary for

AESTHAN A GALE.

Going to the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington, his Majesty went first inip the testing room to nots the very minute and careful testi of the gauges of shells, fuses, and aero:

-plane parts and then, in another de

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of purchases abroad ́ ́ It has thereford | private importers to prove the existence become practically imposible to obtain of funds abroad to pay for the goods in NOEFENIRALEP question These funds are then › ear- fores merchandise for ordinary com marked by the Government for their own mercial purposes. On the other hand the use the importer being allowed an ussian manatdetürets in the industrial equivalent; amount of foreign exchange at. districts uninvaded by the enemy are the Government rate.

be saw the even more delicato procenpind with supplying the needs of OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE TRADE.

of In view of the circumstances outlined.

above Canadian exporters cannot hope to do any considerable busines: with. Siberia under present conditions. It is also difficult to make plans for the future reason of the uncertainty as to what factors are likely to govern the carrying, important question to be considered is on of trade with this market, Au

probably regain the trade lost to them the extent to which the Germans will during the war. As is well known, Ger

trude with this market Among these

Cal proximity, enabling German export ers to make prompt delivery and to quote prices franca a Siberian town. Especi German manufactures and trade methoda ally important was the adaptability of to the requirements of the Siberian market The Germans above all others had a thorough knowledge of the condi tions under which business is conducted: in Rustis. In this connection they warn

of gauging the gauges. The King remarked as he looked on, You the army and the civilian pepalation. talk of the millionth of an inch It European Russia, and owing to the lack 1206-2 sechs almost impossible to imagine such of raw material and the disorganized onnute divisions. In a dark room the transport facilities in the interior, are visitors saw some of these gaugings many not in a position to afford much relict timos enlarged and projected on to to the situation in Siberia With the A spproach of winter the shortage of so The great testing tank at Teddington serious The most noticeable features of many necessary articles is becoming is the largest in the world, 600ft in the majority of the shops are the empty length, with a depth of over 1911. of shelves and the general absence of goods water. It is spanned by a moving to be sold. In many of the Siberia towns bridge, on to which the King and his the system has been introduced of selling an goods comprised a large shares of party climbed and made & trip down cloth, articles of clothing and other nec Germany had important advantages over the annual turnover of trade in Siberia. the tank and back in the actual carrying any supplies by cards along the same out of cerning methods of mine-sweeping and other provisions are distributed only advantages may be mentioned geographi. an important experiment com lines along which bread, four, butter and other countries in connection with the the counteracting of the submarine certain amount being permitted to be menace. In another department his hold to each person, Business house for Majesty and others occupied an unor the most part are confining their efforts mous wind channel during the carry to preparing for future trade after the ing out of actual tests of aeroplane war only along such business ass parta Exact models of the deroplance practicable under present conditions to be tested ate hung in the wind Canadian firms desirous of trading with channels, and there subjected to such this market should bear these facts in wind tests as the operator may desire, mind and make their plans accordingly. In this case an electrically actuated gale In view of the uncertam political situa of fifty miles an hour was applied to tion, and the increasing difficulties of the theas models and their behaviour and country, it is dificult to fortell the lines atly assisted by the large number of that of their parte indicated precisely along which trade with Siberia will be are of German origin and who for an

Russians from the Baltic provinces, wlloi, what would be the behaviour of the cur conducted after the war. The following important element in the business com responding full-sized machines and tendencies, however, appear sufficiently munities of Biberia. These German their respective parts. The test was a marked as to deserve mention speaking Russians naturally have a pre- companied by an almost deafening roar, which gave some idea of the conditions

(1)It is probable that North America forence for doing business with German under which flying men carry out their will be used to an increasing extent les fims and for pushing the sale of German duties. Corda

the source of supply for many of the goods. In this way the Germans were articles formerly obtained from other able to avoid the mistakes of improper, countries. NGANG representation, or of wrong trade (2) In order to restore the equibrium methods, of which the exporters of other of the exchanges, the policy of the countries seeking business with Biberia Government will probably be to dis have been accused. The above factors. courage by means of duties, eto the should greatly assist the Germans in their importation of all auch manufactured efforts to regain the large share of goods as may possibly be produced within Siberian trade which they formerly held. the country

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FINE OLD ESTATES SOLD. LARGE ESTATES SACRIFICED IN

LARGER CAUSE,

A London newspaper in a single issue recently contained advertisements over fifty square miles of farms for sale, practically all in England.

It is only necessary to observe the real estate advertising to understand in a

important bearing on the future trade These two tendencies should have a

relations between Lanada and Siberia.

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INDUSTRIAL SITUATION,

Since the outbreak of the war, Swedish,

The Japanese are handicapped by the have secured a foothold in this market. Japanese and United States' exporters.

poor reputation for quality, which has been acquired, for Japanese goods in policy of commercial opportunism pur general throughout Siberia, and by the

the other hand Sweden and the United sued by certain Japanese traders. On States should be not only in a 'position to retain, but also to increase, the respec

men are anticipating a greatly enlarged trade between North America, and Siberin similar to those of the United States after the war. Canadian products being should also succeed in finding an increas. Canadian firms adopt the proper methods ing market in this country, provided. for trading with Baberia

general way what is going on. Here in The industrial situation in Siberia is a single column of announcements from which one gathers that the Duke of labour. The demands of the labouring marked by the difficulties with regard to Buccleught is selling 2,800 acres of his blasses have been especially felt in con- land in Warwickshire, that Lord Bonnection with the mining industry, and borough is putting thirteen square miles most of the companies have been com live shares of Biberian trade Business of his Lincolnshire Land on the market polled to curtail their operations, While in parcels of various sizes that Lord the position is largely bound up with the Shrewsbury and Talbot will well 8.100 hores of his Cheshire estate that Lord that the present state of affairs cannot political situation, it is nevertheless felt de Sanmerez will sell Lawshall Hall and continue, and that with the decrease, in 1,000 seres of land near Bury St. Ed the demand for labour after the war mund's, together with a lot of adjoining matters will gradually adjust themselves. property; that Lord Winchelsea has dir. On the other hand labour difficulties octed his agents to dispose of a large arm must be considered an inevitable cir in freehold parcels at Harlech, which "overlooked the royal St David's golf for some time to come.A promising stance of the present postion, at least, conrso that Lord Holden's erat, Nun feature is the report that a large amount appleton Hall, near York, with 3,600 of foreign capital, especially American Lure will be sold in one parcel, while a number of smaller parcels later will he sold separately

Previous to the war Western Biberia was subsidiary commercially to Euro Dean Russia, and there was but littl One of the tendencies during the last few direct trading with foreign countrice. 15 seeking investiment in permanent properties in

in Siberia. It is stated that rears, however, has been the growth af United States capitalista are taking independent wholesale houses, ordering ******___* TENANTS' CHANCE TO BUY advantage of the present low value of direct from the country of origin. their requirements of foreign goods. the rouble, and the demand for American Lord Combermere is selling 3,200 acres funds, for obtaining control of the most Included among there houses are several of his estate on the Shropshire border promising Biberian properties. The of the foreign arms formerly engaged in of Cheshire, and an immenso are investment of American capital in the export of butter from Siberia. These lands owned by the Marquis of Crewe Siberia is regarded as bound to be an firms have been extending their organiza. went under the hammer, The Crew important factor in the development of ins and are now prepared to deal in lands were offered in 187 parcels, each trade between the two countries. Un the all kinds of goods for which there is a parcel being a farm, residence or a whole it must be said that Siberians are demand in this market as well as to tute area while a large share of the looking forward to the future with conducts of various kinds. Certain of these undertake the export of Siberian pra- Bandbeck village was also included in fidence that when once the present Arms have offices in New York in coance. the offer,

difficulties are overcome, the development tion with their North American pur of the territory will be rapid

RULES The

The disposal of these great English estates results from many curious andren, Thus when the Earl of Scarborough Lincolnshire properties were offered it was explained that the estate had beention managed for to fuzny years by an agent Vla who recently had died. The parcels were s so numerous and scattered that although the they lay in the same district required through sjoneney of over one hundred miles to been visit all of them. Lord Bearberon stock therefore decided to dispose of the land, See. and issue inatrustions that in every case the tenant occupying the land was to depa bave preference as purchaser.

with for the certiaca

chases and sales. The names of the prin GOVERNING IMPORTATION OF GOODS

eipal commercial houses of the above cins9 may be obtained on application to the gulations governing the importa.

through the port of Ottawa (Roter File No. 17251) In Department of Trade and Commerce gradually being made Eastern Siberia the position.

diferent, eclude the possibility of this district being commercially indepen private merchandise dent of European Russia. The trade in - The same rules have this section of the country is largely 11. with regard to Vladivo the hands of a few large form with head to the ports of the White quarters in Vladivostock, the names of rtain amount of tonnage has which may also be had on application. ted to each of the Government G nt and publio bosties coueerned

IMPORT CHAMBER supplying of goods Übcessary irposes of State defence A one of these bodies is nece

WAE MAKES NEW HILLIONSTERS. Whether one goes to Christie's in Lonary in don where paintings statuary furni, through Curetanestries rngs, all manner of artficates, are

fects, are sold under the thoc real datata auctions Les MBTy aries old are dis State persed in few hours, precisely the Bame phenomena are to be inheritances

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ESTABLISHMENT

As stated above the future trade policy of the Government will prolishly be to the importation into Russia of all articl

ich can possibls te pr duced within the country. This tendency in reflected in the establishment Int monthyp

Russian, Import, chamber under

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chamber

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of those

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